A Staircase Collapses, and So Does a Creative Community | Queens ...

Crnkovic described the process succinctly: “Artists come in, they are friendly, crime disappears, stores spring up, developers outprice them.” Anki King added that many of the artists were relieved about the financial downturn which caused a glut of ... It is one big shopping mall and developers are turning it into Generic City.” Nina Rappaport, a writer and urban critic, said in a recent interview that the city has given developers great power to change neighborhoods. ...