Revival Of Harlem's Ravaged Heart

Plagued by poverty, drugs, and violence, 129th street is undergoing a dramatic transformation as a revival sweeps across Harlem.

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February 21, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"As the boom fueled the real estate market, and the city failed to buildmuch new affordable housing, prices in better neighborhoods zoomed out ofreach. At the same time, housing officials, community leaders and landlords,determined to break Harlem's resolute concentration of poverty, to transforma ghetto into a neighborhood, were recruiting a new type of resident...The years have brought unprecedented economic growth; a startling decreasein crime; the ebb of crack; the remaking of welfare; an influx of immigrants; acity drive to redevelop the housing stock under its control; and the rise ofneighborhood organizations focused on restoration."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Embodied by One Block, Harlem's Ravaged Heart Sees a Revival

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 in The New York Times

Community / Economic Development New York

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