On the other hand, there are many race issues: will the economic growth force local businesses, working class people, African-American and Latino people out of Harlem? There are those who have raised these concerns, who are happy about the president's move, but also concerned. Now you have banks, you have ATMs, a theater those are all a sign of progress. Just years ago, you couldn't find a bank on 125th street, where Clinton's office is located.
This is a community that has gone through decades of devastation and abandonment, so any sign of someone in a position of power coming here to establish themselves is a sign that hopefully things will get better, and that's been the case. Maria Hinojosa: Well more than likely if you speak to most Harlem residents they're going to say that they're excited and really happy about the fact that the former president has chosen their neighborhood, the center of African American culture and experiences. Q: What does the community really think of Clinton moving to Harlem?
CNN correspondent Maria Hinojosa is covering the opening of former President Clinton's office in Harlem.
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