Having lived in New York for more than 3 years, I'm ashamed to say that I did not know about this neighborhood. I guess it's hard to pull yourself out of povert

Having lived in New York for more than 3 years, I'm ashamed to say that I did not know about this neighborhood. I guess it's hard to pull yourself out of poverty when you are born into it. Being a foreigner in this country I feel I have no right to criticise it.