This place used to be called The Commons. Now any ...

This place used to be called The Commons. Now any common folk are scarce to be found. Wealth and gentrification are taking over to the detriment of everyone else in the community. They spent 15 million dollars renovating this pedestrian mall for the 3rd or 4th time in my life time. Then they gave massive tax abatements for 2 huge, luxury housing developments that no one from this community can reasonably afford. All so wealthy hipsters can walk to $12 cocktail establishments and call themselves "sustainable". The only place worth going to down here is Autumn Leaves Used book store. Use the rear entrance and avoid the stink of "Downtown Ithaca".