Michael Blake: “Unemployment has been going down [in the Bronx].”

“Do we like what's happening in the South Bronx? What are the problems and how are we addressing it? There's a lot of good things happening. Unemployment has been going down [in the Bronx]. People are getting opportunities. But this is opportunity where we have to make sure we set the record straight. Sometimes we toss around the word gentrification and people are not appreciating what it actually means.” (09:34–09:36)

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