Taylor Mead an iconic Beat generation poet and star of films by Andy Warhol and others stands while posing in his Lower East Side apartment a week...
{"Image ImageDescription": "NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 03:  Taylor Mead, an iconic Beat generation poet and star of films by Andy Warhol and others, stands while posing in his Lower East Side apartment a week before he moved out on April 3, 2013 in New York City. Mead had lived in the $380/month apartment for 34 years and was battling with a developer who is converting the rest of the building's apartments into market rate apartments. The Lower East Side is one of many New York neighborhoods where gentrification is occurring, where landlords frequently employ various methods to remove long time residents from rent controlled apartments in order to convert them into market rate dwellings. Mead said loud construction occurred every morning in the building starting at 7:00 am until evening along with dust problems from the construction. His apartment was in disrepair before the construction began and Mead finally reached an agreement with the landlord before moving out April 9. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 Getty Images"}