Harlem Residents Fuming Over Push to Rename the Area

[G_j]

http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2017/05/24/harlem-soha-residents-unhappy-name-change-push.html

It's one of the most well-known neighborhoods in the world, but now some developers and real estate agents want to call Harlem something else. Area residents are outraged. Manhattan Borough Reporter Michael Scotto has the story.

Of all the neighborhood names in America, few are as rich historically, socially, and culturally as Harlem.

But now some realtors and store owners are rebranding the area from 110th to 125th Streets as SoHa, short for South Harlem, in an effort to evoke the trendiness of SoHo.

"No real estate company, no coffee shop, no business should be using the term SoHa to refer to Harlem," said Danni Tyson, a Community Board 10 member.

Community leaders blasted the renaming at a news conference Wednesday, calling it insulting to longtime residents and another sign of gentrification run amok.


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[WinkyDink]

1. "SoHa" is ugly in so many ways.

[lillypaddle]

2. K&R nt

[RKP5637]

3. FFS! n/t

[BeyondGeography]

4. I used to live just south of East Harlem in the 80s and 90s

Pretty marginal neck of the woods on 1st Ave. I called it SoHa for laughs.

Turns out Barack Obama lived one block south of me. If I ever meet him I'll tell him I was a fellow SoHa resident.

[NWCorona]

5. While not Harlem, this video is fitting. I can't see this taking hold.

[workinclasszero]

6. "another sign of gentrification"

Exactly what I thought too.

[Dawson Leery]

7. What does Mayor Bill think of this bullshit?

[G_j]

8. he's had an ear full..