The Effect Of Redevelopment On Times Square

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In my opinion, the question whether Times Square become a better place as a result of its redevelopment or not depends on the person that being affected by it. I think it had been a ‘better’ place for people who spend enormous times in redeveloping Times Square, but not for the people who had been ‘wiped out’ from Times Square because their activities seems threatening to the people with power. People who redeveloping Times Square find Times Square had become a better place because they think they helped with the economy. They also cleaned up people who make the street sleazy, such as the hookers and junkies. Plus, they think that they helped to reduce tawdry and any illegal street activities that they think as threatening, as they have the

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