Tag Archives: Gentrification

A Hatter in a Changing Hood

Posted on May 11, 2009 by The Changeling

I’ve passed by Al’s Men’s Shop many times and I’ve always admired the hats displayed in the window. I am not sure why I like looking at the hats in this Fulton Street shop–maybe the colors are what draws me, maybe it is the variety, maybe it reminds me of the old hat shop [...]

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Bed-Stuy in the News

Posted on July 28, 2008 by The Changeling

Only One Way to Go (Up)
No doubt that by now you’ve seen the The New York Times piece on Bed-Stuy in Sunday’s Metro Section. In my opinion the reporter, Manny Fernandez, accurately captures what is going on in this area.  He talks about gentrification the way it really happens: two steps forward, one step backward, tension [...]

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