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• [1] Miss or Ms December 21, 2007 - 10:06AM

  Neighborhood change in NYC all the time this has always been true.

  I grew up in a Carribean neighborhood in Brooklyn that previously was an Irish, Italian and Jewish neighborhood.

  The changes aren't the problem, the lack of respect for the people who endured years of neglect is.

  How much luxury housing does any city really need?

  Does this city really need any more luxury high rises thrown up or could we use more affordable housing units made available for long term residents who have lived in this city all during the years living in NYC was considered a great personal risk?

  CBGB was replaced by a luxary hotel?

  That is is disgusting!

  
  
• [2] Robert from NYC December 21, 2007 - 10:52AM

  Strange as it might sound I will miss the old flophouse Bowery. I live just north of it and just looking down Third Avenue to the Bowery is an eyesore with those new luxury buildings going up. I think one is going up now between 6th and 7th streets. Sad.

  
  
• [3] A Hoffman from Heaven December 21, 2007 - 10:55AM

  Its great to hear about people that the rest of society says don't matter making a big Difference. Its like the people are making a revolution. We're saying we are people, we are beautiful and we have all the f-ng answers. Its like how do you explain a pear to someone who's never taken a bite, Mao says that. So if you ain't in it...

  
  
• [4] michael oruch from bowery December 21, 2007 - 11:06AM

  The Bowery used to be the cusp of three major cultures, Jewish to the east, Italian to the west and Chinese to the south ...each had an amazing array of people, food, and long history in nyc . I miss Moishe's Deli, Grand Dairy restaurant , the Italian social clubs , the old New York feel. I especially miss being able to bank at the Bowery Savings Bank which as I write is preparing for yet another major evening event with red carpet, lights and lots of activity.

  Thank goodness Chinatown has become a bulwark against the deculturification of the Bowery.

  
  
• [5] Tony from Bowery between Houston and Stanton December 21, 2007 - 11:13AM

  to continue...the gentrification has forced us to think about the next dollar at every waking moment. Art, for many of us, has had to take a second place to survival. The tenor has changed, and not necessarily for the better. Yes the new buildings are lovely, the spaces grand, but an important part of our culture is being devoured even as it is being "improved."

  
  
• [6] stuart from 5th & Bowery December 22, 2007 - 11:53AM

  So glad that your show devoted some time to an issue that seems to be getting too little attention too late. I wish it had mentioned the mega business mentality of the developers, specifically the hotels, which seem to think that their luxury establishments supersedes the rights of pre-existing tenants. The Cooper Square Hotel (between 5th-6th) has built an outdoor dining and drinking terrace 30 inches from it's neighbors windows (tap, tap, anyone home?)! Developers look at the Bowery like it's a free-for-all, and their willingness to invest is in itself a gift to the neighborhood. We're happy to forgo the gifts, and have things like CBGB, and a store that actually sells what you need.