Opinion | Simon Moya-Smith: 'Gentrification is just the latest iteration of colonization. But now it comes with eggs Benedict and bottomless mimosas.' - NBCNewsTHINK
They call it RiNo but, for those of us who grew up in Denver, Colorado, it’s still Five Points. Coined the “
Gentrification, however, is not that. It’s a corporate-driven beast that bulldozes through neighborhoods and displaces both families and time-honored shops and eateries. It dislodges lower-income families on fixed incomes with higher property taxes, and forces the evictions of renters whose parents had lived in and rented the very same house before them.
Now, four years later, as a result of bullish gentrification, Sunset Park has been renamed by those with the money and power to clear out blocks like a crushing tsunami. It’s now referred to as “South Slope” because Park Slope — a seriously wealthy, brownstone-clad neighborhood in the vicinity — is symbolic of success and wealth to outsiders flocking to the area, crowding out long-time residents with Louis Vuitton bags and $550 trio sport tandem strollers on narrow sidewalks.
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