Lawmakers on the left are fierce critics of the real estate industry. But some are embracing new housing development, even if it’s not fully affordable. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “gentrification”
In Montauk, Big Money Moves In on a Surfers’ Paradise
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2022
The acres overlooking a prize stretch of Long Island’s East End were empty for years. Now they’ve been sold in multimillion-dollar deals. It’s been the talk of the beach all summer. Source: New York Times
What Urban Planners Can Learn From This Idealistic Coffee Shop
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2022
Can a pay-what-you-want cafe exist in a gentrified Gowanus? Source: New York Times
Chinatown Civic Groups Seek Reinvention, With Neighborhood’s Future at Stake
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2022
The groups have held back gentrification in an area surrounded by development. The future of one of Manhattan’s few working-class neighborhoods is at stake. Source: New York Times
Is the Party Over for New York’s Outlaw Houseboats?
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2021
Newtown Creek, a polluted waterway, is set to be dredged, meaning the end of an era for the adventurous community it inspired. Source: New York Times
Why Some in Chinatown Oppose a Museum Dedicated to Their Culture
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2021
In Manhattan’s Chinatown, anti-gentrification protesters are furious over funding granted to a museum that they say doesn’t represent their community. Source: New York Times
The Resilience of New York’s Black Homeowners
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
Black homeownership has declined in the city and nationally in the last 20 years, hindered by gentrification and inequitable lending policies. Source: New York Times
Adams Pledges Support for Gowanus Redevelopment, Boosting Delayed Project
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2021
Eric Adams said he would support one of the signature development plans of Mayor Bill de Blasio, as long as spending to repair public housing is included. Source: New York Times
Why Did Rich People Leave New York City During the Pandemic?
By Gotham Rex on April 15, 2021
Sure, the tax revenue is nice. But …. Source: New York Times
For New York City Rich Who Fled, a Bronx Cheer
By Gotham Rex on April 15, 2021
Sure, the tax revenue is nice. But …. Source: New York Times
‘Battle for the Soul of SoHo': A Debate on Gentrification, Race and Wealth
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2021
The Manhattan neighborhood is locked in a contentious battle with city officials over whether, and how, it should change. Source: New York Times
The Future of Wealthy SoHo
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2020
Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed rezoning the neighborhood in a move that could become a blueprint for affordable housing in affluent areas. Source: New York Times
Industry City Project in Brooklyn Defeated by Progressives
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020
The developers behind Industry City abandoned a rezoning proposal after left-leaning Democrats raised concerns about gentrification. Source: New York Times
Why Alyssa Cole Put Romance Aside and Wrote a Thriller About Gentrification
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2020
“I wanted the characters to be more morally gray, where I could explore some darker areas,” the novelist said of her new book, “When No One Is Watching.” Source: New York Times
New Woe for a Jittery N.Y.C.: Illegal Fireworks Going Off All Night
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2020
The city received 1,737 fireworks complaints in the first half of June, 80 times as many as it got in the same period last year. Source: New York Times