Everything You Need to Know About Gentrification"The Rent is Too Damn High"
Every day thousands of people are being forced out of their homes, due to their inability to pay rent. It's not their fault. The cost of rent, especially in a city like New York, has been increasing at an exponential rate. The result, an increase in homelessness throughout the city. But why has the rent increased at such a quick rate? One major contributing factor is the process of gentrification. Gentrification is the process of renewal or rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents. Gentrification doesn't only effect residents, but it also effects small businesses. Due to zoning laws, which are frequently changed, gentrification occurs more frequently then ever. Large businesses, or chain stores, move into an neighborhood and develop in area they deem potentially profitable. These areas are typically areas that are prime "gentrification spots". This website seeks to educate the general public on the causes and effects of gentrification, as well as the rights you have as residents of a neighborhood. Hopefully, through this we can help decrease the number of residents displaced each year. 
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