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Lewis says the owners didn’t know she’s be doing the taping, but felt it was of personal importance to her as she was recently informed that tenants of her studio and home are being asked to leave. “I feel like displacement is just happening exponentially. I’m truly aghast at how quickly NYC is being monopolized by the wealthy.”
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Nita Nita IS gentrification. Some gentrifiers have their head so far up their ass they think they are the ones being gentrified. Unbelieveable. Sure, greedy landlords displace people, in part because the city taxes them on the market value, not the actual value. Nita Nita was full of it, their drinks were too expensive, staff smug, and food inconsistent; I gave them multiple chances. Fear ye not hipster friends, you can overpay for crap food & drinks in Bushwick now, try Enids…just kidding, that POS closed too, but Montana Trail house should give you your fix.
I’m getting too old for this