Gentrification
Special Report: In Our Backyard
Crown Heights – Franklin Avenue
Episode 1. Crown Heights activists fight for sunlight, fear gentrification despite lack of affordable housing,
Features
Mott Haven residents use their voice and art to tell their stories
Neighborhood women,street vendors, chefs, activists, teamed up with art collectives to trace their journeys to Mott Haven, their home.
News
Brooklyn protesters say no to gentrification
Brooklyn is changing.
News
Protests against redeveloping Crown Heights’ Bedford-Union Armory continue
Neighbors are worried that development plans could lead to further gentrification of Crown Heights.
Features
Artists get priced out of rising NYC rents
Rents have risen and so have the cost of artist studios.
News
A community victory in Loisaida
A sign supporting the return of the CHARAS community center to the people of the Lower East Side. Photo Credit […]
Multimedia•News•Slideshows
El Taller Latino-Americano faces eviction
With rising rents, the cultural center is about to be driven out of the area.
Audio•Features
The art of gentrification in Bushwick
With each next big gallery opening, Bushwick’s art scene moves a little closer to being a pricey twin to Williamsburg’s art scene.
Business•Slideshows
Hair salon reflects changing neighborhood
Diversity has brought hope and new clients to Crown Heights.
Features
Amid brownstones, neighborhood morphs
Carroll Gardens, a Brooklyn neighborhood, has changed drastically since Stuart Zagnit moved there 20 years ago.