Mott Haven In The Bronx Targeted For Remake : NPR
You know your neighborhood is up for a remake when a developer wants to rename it. One is targeting a Bronx neighborhood for revitalizing, but locals worry it would displace those who live there now. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When big money arrives in a poor neighborhood, lots of things change. We're exploring that issue in a summer series from the NPR Cities Project . (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: I was a part of the community. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: You need to move out. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #2: Fix up these properties UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Revitalize the neighborhood. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #3: Support the community. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #3: I may not afford the rent. SHAPIRO: Today, part of the nation's biggest city has struggled to shake an image for a long time. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) KEITH JACKSON: That is a live picture and obviously a major fire in a large building in the South Bronx region of New York City. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: 1977, game 2 of the...