With the rapid rise of gentrification we are seeing an increase of foreign investors buying and monopolizing specific sections of neighborhoods. Downtown Flushing is the hot bed for Asian investors to pour in and watch their money circulate and grow while they displace those who had been calling Flushing home for more than two decades! In recent year the trend of forcing people out by having major construction down in and around the building while the tenants are still occupying their homes is on the rise. Unfortunately this strategy is very effective, a lot of people/ families are forced to move because of unbearable living conditions. It seems like the city is in favor of the new infrastructure such as condominiums, high end restaurants, trendy markets, and shopping centers. They could care less for those people that are well integrated in their own communities.
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