I was born in what is known as the city that "Never Sleeps”. To tourists it is a wonderful place with many locations to socialize, eat and shop inspiring many to pursue a luscious life. The city itself is full of diversity in every borough but manages masks the economic disparities in smaller minority communities. In my own experience I have witnessed many of my neighbors move into more cramped and other states because of how difficult it was to find a well-paying job that can accommodate to the increasing rent prices. My family has also been impacted by this moving about three times around 2010 because of a rapid increase in rent prices, almost leaving us homeless on the streets. Thankfully a friend of ours took pity on us and gave us a temporary home. Sadly, not everyone can have this great opportunity, there are also many homeless people on the streets without any help, because no one stops to do so. This is mostly stimulated by gentrification occurring as more people immigrate and flood the city and a high demand for low income, and minimum wage jobs that can barely supply one person with the means to live, let alone a whole family. The lack of work and income takes a heavy toll on people mentally and physically. Everywhere you look there is someone or something new, and in my community the Hispanic population is starting to diminish, which is not a bad thing, but it does become troublesome when the community begins to look like a ghost town after years of life. With an influx in population there is a demand for more housing and little accommodation, with the fear of being evicted and homeless for the insane rent prices. The city truly never sleeps.
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