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BuzzFeed's Emmy Favilla recently published a powerful essay on her experiences as a forever Ridgewood resident and why her background makes putting down roots in the neighborhood as an adult a complicated thing to do
BuzzFeed's Emmy Favilla recently published a powerful essay on her experiences as a forever Ridgewood resident and why her background makes putting down roots in the neighborhood as an adult a complicated thing to do
BuzzFeed’s Emmy Favilla recently published a powerful essay on her experiences as a forever Ridgewood resident and why her background makes putting down roots in the neighborhood as an adult a complicated thing to do. At the heart of the piece are Favilla’s fascinating thoughts assessing the gentrification of her home and an explanation of why choosing to remain in this city as a New York native is a more complicated thing than many transplants may imagine.
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