Is Downtown at Risk of Going Backwards?

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Ah yes the MSM always a trustworthy source of information...

Where can we get better news than from the NYT? On a daily basis, nationwide? I agree they're imperfect, but who's better? I'll happily accept sources that only cover local news.

“OMG DOWNTOWN IS DYING” is a joke. Man up people.

Downtown's not dying. It's getting real [[again). Like a filter whether you can handle it. The ones who stay are true. The ones who only see it on the local news don't know. Those who come next will profit too.

Hooliganism must not be permitted. Crack down on ATVs.

The article evo shared was about NYC, only. [[Do you know what you can get in Detroit for the price of a rundown studio apartment in NYC?)

It's true: In NYC, the pendulum has swung back toward suburbs. Temporarily. That's been a trend the past ten years or so in NYC -- for families.

But NYC stockbrokers have a truism: When your cabbie pumps a stock, sell [[if you haven't already)!

It's finally the moment we've been waiting for: NYC, more affordable.

Billionaires contribute little good to the culture or society. Many are a negative.

Very different but also negative: recent college grads. They descend from all parts. Some say it's for their careers; most often for fun. Almost all have parents who generously support them. They pay grotesque tuition. Within five years they're almost always gone.

They're privileged, and/or don't know better. They pay high rent. They've arrived in hordes.

NYC has never suffered from lack of talent. Perhaps until recently. Recently, it has suffered a trend of dystopian economics that favors the wealthiest few.

Temporarily, maybe that's ended.

Let's hope downtown attracts more talent and encourage it does. People who want the vibrancy and stimulation of a cosmopolitan city and choose Detroit instead of somewhere like NY.

Your influence is far more potent when it's not dispersed in cul-de-sacs. Your community is far more likely to be long-lasting in Detroit.