Artist's Rendering Draws Out Gentrification Fears

A controversial billboard for new condos at a construction site outrages residents.

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July 30, 2006, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"If something seems wrong with this picture, thatâ€™s because a picture is all the scene was â€" a large artistâ€™s rendering, posted at the construction site at 111 Central Park North, where the condo will soon rise...Bill Perkins, a former city councilman for the area who is running for State Senate, said that local outrage at the rendering was so great that he had threatened the buildingâ€™s developer, the Athena Group, with demonstrations if the image was not removed."

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Sunday, July 30, 2006 in The New York Times

Architecture Social / Demographics New York

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