I think there are some very evil things about gentrification.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Gentrification is a form of immigration, though almost nobody calls it that.
I have lived in this city my whole life and have seen the way gentrification has changed it. I'm not necessarily against transplants, as 75 percent of my good friends, roommate, and boyfriend are not native New Yorkers.
Working on the film really made me confront my opinions about change and gentrification.
In many cities, it's become popular to hate 'gentrifiers,' rich people who move in and drive up housing prices - pushing everyone else out.
I think the inhabitants of the past are fighting hard to keep the rents they acquired in the 20th century.
Sometimes I am worried by the thought of the effect that life in the city will have on coming generations.
It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society.
Every generation has a macabre notion that wars, government prohibition, natural disasters or mankind itself could be the downfall of society and the world as a whole.
Gentrification always makes me laugh. People complain about traffic. Live in Atlanta! You can't have it both ways; you can't live in an incredible city and not expect it to get congested.
I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.