[mschwar99]

I don't know about New York, but in DC gentrification is pushing many of the urban poor to the older suburbs like Prince George's County in Maryland.

As the process continues it might be that some of the first suburban areas built in the 50s and 60s become the new "inner cities." Transportation costs serve as a pressure to drive people back into re-developed spots in the city and next lowest cost of living are many of these first suburbs that haven't seen development and investment keep up with the times.

[petercooper]

This has already happened in a significant way in many European cities (often fuelled by downtown destruction during or post WW2). The suburbs of St Denis, Sarcelles and Aubervilliers in Paris are good examples or the manufactured suburb of Thamesmead in London.

[Duff]

That process started happening in NYC decades ago, depending on how you define suburb. Suburbs are awful places to be poor, as you need to be able to maintain a car to get by.

Parts of Nassau county and even Westchester (ie. Southside of Mount Vernon) have been rough for a long time. Ditto any of the cities in North Jersey, which have been swallowed up and discarded by the greater New York metropolis.

[peterwwillis]

Portraits of the 16 people killed last month in PGC: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01...