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Central Harlem is the second highest gentrifying neighborhood in New York City after Williamsburg/Greenpoint (The Furman Center in State of New York City’s housing and neighborhoods in 2015, 2016). Whereas Harlem was predominantly black well up until the 1980s, demographic change has come along with the newcomers into the neighborhood.
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On the discussion about possible advantages of gentrification see also Byrne (2003) and https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/04/13/the-pros-and-cons-of-gentrification/new-yorkers-need-to-take-back-their-city.
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Zamzow, B. (2020). The Status Quo: Observations on a Gentrified Harlem. In: Housing Policy and Vulnerable Families in The Inner City. SpringerBriefs in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42849-5_2
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