Brooklyn News Service
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Brooklyn
  • Multimedia

gentrification

High Rent and Low Steps Squeezing Williamsburg’s Small Businesses

November 13, 2026 Editor 0

By Esther Boileau   Another wave of closures and openings is reshaping Williamsburg’s commercial landscape, as long-time businesses shut their doors and luxury businesses claim …[read more]

The Art of Gentrification: the Link Between Public Art and Rising Rent

December 13, 2024 Editor 0

BY: AMIRA TURNER   For some New York City residents, new murals popping up are simply fresh new pieces of art to brighten a neighborhood, …[read more]

Controversy Strikes Windsor Terrace Community Over Proposed High-Rise Apartment Buildings

September 12, 2024 Editor 0

BY CAITLYN  JONSSON   Hundreds of South Slope and Windsor Terrace residents filled the Community Board 7 meeting Monday evening at the Holy Name of …[read more]

No Image

Weighing Mayor’s Housing Plan 3 Years in

December 11, 2016 journalism 0

By ISAAC MONTEROSE As Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first term comes to an end, housing experts have a mixed view of his 10-year plan to …[read more]

No Image

Gentrification Was the Issue in Uptown District

November 5, 2016 journalism 0

By LISA FLAUGH On a September afternoon in Washington Heights, shouts of protest could be heard in Spanish along Broadway. “Here we are! Here we …[read more]

No Image

Cleaner Gowanus Could Lead to Higher Rents

December 22, 2015 journalism 0

By SEAN EGAN Swimming through the sewage-infested waters of the Gowanus Canal, Christopher Swain had to paddle through a thick layer of dirty yellow foam …[read more]

No Image

`The Rent Is Too Damn High’

December 19, 2015 journalism 0

Kat Lloyd interviews Jimmy McMillan, founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party and frequent candidate for public office.

No Image

Heat’s on for Adams over Brooklyn development

December 16, 2015 journalism 0

Slideshow: Eric Adams is president of a borough that’s changing quickly. (Jherelle Benn) By JHERELLE BENN The president of Brooklyn began the morning in a …[read more]

No Image

Columbia plan speeds Harlem changes

December 13, 2015 journalism 0

Iconic statue of Frederick Douglass looks toward new Harlem construction.(Reza Malek Photos) By REZA MALEK For 20-year-old James Dillard, a business major at Columbia University, …[read more]

Search

Categories

Site Archives

Search

Latest News

  • Students React to Film Set Safety Rules Adjusted By Brooklyn College Film Department
  • Museum Employees Fear Losing Jobs to AI
  • Christa McAuliffe School Out Of Space But Not Out Of Demand
  • Mayor’s New Free Pet Food Program Promises to Keep Families Together
  • High Rent and Low Steps Squeezing Williamsburg’s Small Businesses
  • Rising Housing Costs Put Pressure on East Flatbush Residents
  • With Democrats Taking Control of Congress, MTA Hopes for More Federal Funding
  • Former Corrections Head: Closing Rikers Won’t Solve Jail Crisis
  • MTA rejects local artist’s proposal to replace Subway tiles
  • NYC Department of Sanitation Prepares for Potential 2027 Winter Snow Storms

Categories

Site Archives

Archives

Categories

Search

City University of New York | Brooklyn College
bc logo
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Brooklyn
  • Multimedia

Copyright © 2026 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes