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Originally Posted by NYer34
This whole neighborhood used to be fundamentally nice, even if the buildings needed a powerwash and a slightly more upscale retail mix.
Unfortunately with the proliferation of Kaufman and Poon set-back budget hotels it's becoming pretty awful.
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Wait, what? Are you referring to like 1900 or something?
This neighborhood was terrible, one of the worst in Manhattan, until maybe 20-25 years ago. The neighborhood's rise coincided with the proliferation of boutique hotels on former parking lots and taxpayers. Broadway was basically a third-world bazaar of questionable legality, now it's getting Ritz Carlton and other luxury hotel towers.