"How is one to reconstruct a memory of a place that doesn’t exist anymore? I mean the buildings are still there, but the faces are no longer the same. Gentrified NYC has pretty much eviscerated the nuances of particular neighborhoods, like El Barrio…"
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On the effects of gentrification in New York City in “Rule-Breaking is a Conscious Decision: an Interview with Willie Perdomo” in The Common (2018 Nov 12)
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