[mzw_mzw]

"In both cases, Times Square and Lincoln Center, the communities that were utilizing the space prior to redevelopment / improvement were simply displaced."

In the case of Times Square, the "communities" that were "utilizing" the space before were three-card-monte scammers, porn theaters, and drug dealers. Not all change is bad.

[porFavor]

not all porn actors or drug dealers are bad people. you can change a place without forcing out the people.