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I looked in vain under the topics listing for this heading. I guess gentrification is old news now. When it comes to Park Slope at least, that ship has obvioulsy sailed! Here’s my question – and please don’t dis me. But who are you people? I don’t mean this in a disrespectful fashion. I’m just trying to understand what has happened to the neighborhood I knew and loved. I moved out of Park Slope after almost 20 years because I could no longer afford to live there. Here I am, states away, still mourning the loss. How can so many folks out there afford million dollar condos and homes? Is it family money, money made on the stock market, or is everyone moving to the Slope a partner in a blue-chip law firm? And why are so many of you flocking to Brooklyn?l I don’t mean to sound bitter, but the presence of so many extremely affluent white families — folks who in a previous day would be heading to Westchester or the like — has changed (seemingly forever) the nature of what was once a wonderfully diverse neighborhood. Again, it is not my intention to slam anyone — I’m just trying to get a grip on the hows and whys . . .