Quote Originally Posted by n2ize View Post
That's the whole issue. An entire culture has been driven out of NYC because of high prices and greed. To many people who are not from NYC it doesn't matter NYC is just another one of many shitholes. But,. to those of us who grew up here, who lived here, and who developed an appreciation for the sense of culture and soul that the city has the loss of these places is difficult to adjust to, These things have meaning to us. It is where we grew up, it's what we remember, it's what we are a part of. It's not easy for us to simple say, "well fuck it", and it's all over.
And the patrons of the stagecoach inn where Mick's used to be, I'm betting felt the same way. They were being "driven out" due to these newfangled motor horses...

The culture of cities change, the develop. It's not a matter of saying,"Fuck it", it's a matter of adapting to today's time, and not expecting everything to stay the same for over half a decade.

Now I understand that times change, prices go up, and we all have to move on with the times and forget the past. I also understand that the purpose of a city is to generate revenue and not to cater to "feelings" or "culture" or "soul". I am willing to accept that and move on. But, guys like Paul and myself do have a right to say it is a shame. Especially when so much of the outlandish pricing and over-regulation, and the driving out of the middle class culture the art, the music, etc. has more to do with greed than just the natural progression of change with time.. I don't expect people to understand because It's the sort of thing where you would have to have lived here, grown up here and been a part of.it all over the years to understand. It would be sort of like if you were to tell me about the culture and atmosphere of Buffalo and how it has changed. I doubt I would really understand because I am not from up there so I can;t appreciate things about Buffalo that you might. Same thing with NYC and many of the great and uniique things that have been lost too time and, in many regards to greed and a "get rich quick at all costs" mentality that has thrown away some of the very good and wonderful things that have made NYC a great place in so many different ways.
Gentrification is a feature of every city, and every neighborhood will face it eventually. It's the nature of the times changing. You might not like it at all, but neither did the residents of 5 Points, Freedom Tunnel, Alphabet City Squatters, et al.