The vast majority of the 188 responses to last week’s gentrification survey view the “g” word as problematic, but there was disagreement about exactly what’s wrong with it, whether there’s anything right about and what potential there is to address it.
Our survey tries to capture some of the complexity in a debate that is anything but simple.
Ruben Diaz, Jr. believes new affordable housing must serve people with relatively high incomes—not to attract that crowd, but to keep them from leaving.
New research suggests high poverty is a bigger threat to cities. More on that, shoddy charter school finances, tuition assistance that falls short, a vulnerable neighborhood and a new Census tool in our weekly rundown of urban research and reporting.
You can debate whether gentrification is good or bad for neighborhoods. But it’s clear that many low-income tenants aren’t simply sitting and waiting to be pushed out of their homes.
The area’s improvement—thanks to community action and city policy—is undeniable. What’s debated is whether the same displacement seen in Bed-Stuy and Bushwick is headed that way.
We wanted to hear a little of what people in one somewhat forgotten piece of Brooklyn thought about the candidates, the campaign and the city.
Bill Thompson stopped in Brownsville at 2 a.m. and diagnosed the violence that’s a top concern for local residents.
Detecting a spate of shootings associated with basketball games—often involving pre-existing beefs—organizers in Brooklyn are teaching kids and coaches to “hold the ball” when violence threatens.
An extensive community benefits agreement between the developer of the Gateway II project is hailed by many. But some community groups feel left out.
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