Do people have a right to the city? Do longtime residents and businesses have a right to remain where they are?  If so, how should local governments, urban planners, and other decision-makers ensure these rights are maintained?*

  Jane Jacobs “A city is about people, not building.”

 “My Brooklyn” and “Citizen Jane: Battle For The City”

People have the right to the city and it should not discriminate between roles of class or if you are a small business owner oppose to a chain business. Any city welcomes all kinds of people because these people are making the city grow; therefore creating a blend of cultures to a single neighborhood thus creating a NEW culture.

These cultures in neighborhoods tend to create new businesses like “Maria’s Bakery, who had migrated from miles away for a better future for her family and herself” but imagine if “Maria” had to closed down her business because the property owner sold  it, so that condos can rise up: forcing Maria to leave. This example happens everyday, but these business have the right to STAY. The small business that “Maria” created, developed a straight connection to the families in neighborhood. One solution is to merge the small business to the new structure; therefore each business can promote one another and linking the old world neighborhood the new neighborhood. This idea can come to an agreement with the city planner and local government to come to a decision and allow for a share space.