Assembly Candidate Talks Gentrification's Impact On Asbury

ASBURY PARK, NJ – District 11 Assembly Green Party candidate and Asbury Park resident Dominique Faison recently commented on how gentrification is actually hurting Asbury Park residents.

Faison feels that the local community at large is not being heard.

“Gentrification is centered on wealth, not people,” Faison said in a statement. “This process has changed the town emotionally and financially as working families have no choice but to leave because they can’t afford to live in the town anymore.”

Faison also points out that gentrification fuels housing discrimination and homelessness within a city struggling to improve in these areas.

“People are hurting and need help,” Faison said. “Government is supposed to be a place that represents everyone in the community...and no one gets left behind.”

Faison’s campaign aims to raise citizen expectations for its government to be more equitable, fair and strive higher quality of life for all people.

“It is time for real, meaningful change to come to Asbury Park and other communities like it,” Faison said. “Hope needs to turn into action and the results leading to a better life for all families in the community...we can achieve this if we empower our entire community.”