Sunday, July 23, 2006

Clinton Ruins Neighborhood

"Harlem to Clinton: you're ruining us

Gentrification since former president moved in sees rents rise by 100 per cent, forcing poor black families out

By Nicholas Wapshott in New York

Published: 23 July 2006

Bill Clinton's decision to site his office in the largely black Manhattan neighbourhood of Harlem, as a gesture of solidarity with African-Americans, appears to have backfired.

Dozens of angry blacks demonstrated last week outside the building that houses the former president's staff, claiming that his move had led to the gentrification of the area and increased the price of homes beyond their reach. ."

You just can't let the rich go anywhere. .

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