displacement
Video: Rezonings and Gentrification in East New York and Beyond
Jarrett Murphy |
Some wonder if rezonings cause the very rent hikes, evictions and neighborhood change the mayor says he’s trying to prevent. What does the evidence say?
auto repair
Council, Advocates Brainstorm Ways to Protect Auto Industry
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Bronx Councilmember Vanessa Gibson introduced a bill to protect auto shops from bad leases, a measure that could be useful in the event of a rezoning.
Art at the Limits
Gentrification and Homelessness: A One-Man Drama
Melissa Rose Cooper |
In a span of three weeks, Kilusan Bautista experienced the fear and rejection of being evicted, living on the street and being denied for new places to live. From that dark place, he created a one-man show exploring the human impact of gentrification and displacement. A video story by Melissa Cooper.
Affordable Housing
How Other Cities are Fighting the Displacement so Many in NYC Fear
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
From Boston to Portland and in places like Vancouver and Sydney, local governments are taking aggressive steps to prevent development that uproots people of limited means.
Brooklyn
Call for Halt to Aggressive Real-Estate Tactics in East New York
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Elected officials and community groups—some of whom blame the recent rezoning for what they say is an uptick in harassment of homeowners and renters—want the area declared a ‘cease and desist’ zone.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Gowanus Rezoning Must Defend Against Displacement as Well as Climate Change
Dave Powell, Ed Tyre, Alyssa Aguilera and Jeremy Saunders |
‘Any re-zoning that labels itself environmentally ‘resilient’ or ‘sustainable,’ while failing to protect the residents and businesses who built this neighborhood from the concurrent crises of displacement and environmental racism, will not pass muster in our community.’
displacement
City Takes Time With Inwood Rezoning Process
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The Economic Development Corporation seems to have slowed down the process for rezoning the northern Manhattan neighborhood amid a complex mix of support and skepticism among local residents.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Real Community Planning in NYC Would Let us Talk About Race
Tom Angotti |
‘This problem didn’t start with the current mayor but it’s not ending either. Now is the time to stop zoning without planning and frankly address racialized displacement.’
de Blasio
City Agrees Displacement is a Worry, Disputes That Investment is the Cause
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
At a conference on displacement, the city and advocates split over whether public and private development is a cause of residential displacement, or a potential antidote to it.
Building Justice
Building Justice: Racism in NYC’s Housing Market is not just a Black-and-White Story
Christopher Kui and Lydia Tom |
‘These early battles at the intersection of race and housing within the Asian-American community are identical to those fought by other minority and immigrant groups.’
