The Art of Gentrification: the Link Between Public Art and Rising Rent
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]
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Controversy Strikes Windsor Terrace Community Over Proposed High-Rise Apartment Buildings
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]
Weighing Mayor’s Housing Plan 3 Years in
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]
Gentrification Was the Issue in Uptown District
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]
Cleaner Gowanus Could Lead to Higher Rents
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]
`The Rent Is Too Damn High’
Kat Lloyd interviews Jimmy McMillan, founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party and frequent candidate for public office.
Heat’s on for Adams over Brooklyn development
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]
Columbia plan speeds Harlem changes
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]