![New York City, Now and Then (via peterwknox).
How charming. Another Sephora.
If you find the homogenization/big boxification of NYC depressing, come to our fundraiser for Reverend Billy’s mayoral campaign tomorrow night!
He’s all about restoring NYC as the home of hundreds of diverse, fascinating neighborhoods, a place where people come before corporations. Email me (nora@shermahome.com) for info on the party.
And check out this piece on Rev. Billy from the EFFING WALL STREET JOURNAL:
In place of a system where big banks and corporations enter neighborhoods only to profit from them, Reverend Billy wants to empower small banks and credit unions that hold a stake in the communities they serve by offering incentives and making it harder for big finance to undercut local business. It’s hard to argue against the system he envisions. […]
“The Wall Street experience is parallel and equal to the destruction of neighborhoods through chain stores,” Reverend Billy says. Basic economics are on the Reverend’s side. For every dollar spent at a chain store, studies show only 50 cents stays in that community. By contrast, 90 cents of every dollar spent at a local business remains in the local economy. “It’s a little reductive, but people recognize there’s a truth in it,” Reverend Billy says. “Neighborhoods are economic powerhouses.”](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krko0p0N2b1qz6t0vo1_500.png)
New York City, Now and Then (via peterwknox).
How charming. Another Sephora.
If you find the homogenization/big boxification of NYC depressing, come to our fundraiser for Reverend Billy’s mayoral campaign tomorrow night!
He’s all about restoring NYC as the home of hundreds of diverse, fascinating neighborhoods, a place where people come before corporations. Email me (nora@shermahome.com) for info on the party.
And check out this piece on Rev. Billy from the EFFING WALL STREET JOURNAL:
In place of a system where big banks and corporations enter neighborhoods only to profit from them, Reverend Billy wants to empower small banks and credit unions that hold a stake in the communities they serve by offering incentives and making it harder for big finance to undercut local business.
It’s hard to argue against the system he envisions. […]“The Wall Street experience is parallel and equal to the destruction of neighborhoods through chain stores,” Reverend Billy says.
Basic economics are on the Reverend’s side. For every dollar spent at a chain store, studies show only 50 cents stays in that community. By contrast, 90 cents of every dollar spent at a local business remains in the local economy.
“It’s a little reductive, but people recognize there’s a truth in it,” Reverend Billy says. “Neighborhoods are economic powerhouses.”
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