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Tag Archives: Gentrification
Why ‘Gayborhoods’ Lose L.G.B.T.Q. Residents in Major Cities
Many are choosing to live elsewhere in search of cheaper housing and better amenities. They are finding growing acceptance in other communities after decades of political and social changes.
At Dakar’s Biennale, the City Itself Is the Most Colorful Canvas
The art world has descended on the Senegalese capital for its first pandemic-era biennale, the biggest art event in West Africa, where the greatest creations on view are often found just by strolling the streets.
Chinatown Civic Groups Seek Reinvention, With Neighborhood’s Future at Stake
The groups have held back gentrification in an area surrounded by development. The future of one of Manhattan’s few working-class neighborhoods is at stake.
An Art-World Capital, With Few Places for Artists to Work
A new London exhibition celebrates the creativity of artists in their studios. But ateliers in the city are vanishing, and artists are being pushed out.
How to Create a Black Space in a Gentrifying Neighborhood
Thoughts I had as I watched a white couple browsing books.
Are You Contributing to America’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
Do we need to redefine the American dream of owning a single-family home?
The Role for State Governments in the Housing Crisis
How to solve the housing crisis (part 3).
Inwood Watches Closely as New Zoning Kicks In
Taller buildings are going up, but, so far, developers are making good on their promises to bring affordable housing to the neighborhood.
The Gentrification of Blue America
The troubling interaction between NIMBYs and the knowledge economy.
A Jewelry Hub Hopes Gentrification Won’t Overwhelm History
In Birmingham, England, artisans worry that luxury apartments and trendy cafes may push them out of an area where jewelers have been centered since the 18th century.
Chocolate Chip Cities
Black presence and Black power in America are on a seesaw.
Is the Party Over for New York’s Outlaw Houseboats?
Newtown Creek, a polluted waterway, is set to be dredged, meaning the end of an era for the adventurous community it inspired.
Why Some in This Neighborhood Oppose a Museum Dedicated to Their Culture
In Chinatown, anti-gentrification protesters are furious over funding granted to a museum that they say doesn’t represent their community.
What Gentrification Means for Black Homeowners
In historically Black neighborhoods, owners selling their homes on the open market have to grapple with the fact that accepting the highest bid could mean another step toward Black displacement.
Gem Spa Is Gone. But Its Fortunetelling Machine Lives On.
An example of “how New York eats itself up and spits itself out again,” as one passer-by remarks, “like a living organism.”
The Resilience of New York’s Black Homeowners
Black homeownership has declined in the city and nationally in the last 20 years, hindered by gentrification and inequitable lending policies.
Riots Shatter Veneer of Coexistence in Israel’s Mixed Towns
Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian communities looked past each other until violence and bloodshed forced a reckoning.
Biden Administration Debating How to Overhaul a Trump-Era Tax Break
The president promised on the campaign trail to overhaul opportunity zones, which a new study suggests mostly fueled real estate investment in gentrifying areas in 2019.
Why Did Rich People Leave New York City During the Pandemic?
Sure, the tax revenue is nice. But ….
Affordable Housing Forever
Nonprofits that purchase land, build homes on it and sell them below market rate are giving low-income buyers a chance.
For New York City Rich Who Fled, a Bronx Cheer
Sure, the tax revenue is nice. But ….
‘Battle for the Soul of SoHo’: A Debate on Gentrification, Race and Wealth
The Manhattan neighborhood is locked in a contentious battle with city officials over whether, and how, it should change.
In the Latin Quarter, Paris’s Intellectual Heartbeat Grows Fainter
The closing of beloved bookstores is the latest in a series of blows to the neighborhood’s cultural vibrancy, a long decline accelerated by the pandemic.
Miami Says It Can Adapt to Rising Seas. Not Everyone Is Convinced.
Officials have a new plan to manage rising water. Succeed or fail, it will very likely become a case study for other cities facing climate threats.
Protesters Erect Barricades in Portland to Save a Black Family’s House
The family lost its home of 60 years to foreclosure after taking out mortgages to pay legal fees. Some advocates say gentrification and skyrocketing prices are driving Black families out of the city.
A Crenshaw, Los Angeles Redevelopment Plan That Supports Black Wealth
A quiet battle over retail space is a modern fight for the soul of Black Los Angeles.
What Will New York Real Estate Look Like Next Year?
City planners, developers and local officials weigh in on how the pandemic could change the city’s housing markets, land use and policy.
Growing Scenes for London Artists: Towns and Suburbs
The pandemic has accelerated a creative exodus.
The Future of Wealthy SoHo
Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed rezoning the neighborhood in a move that could become a blueprint for affordable housing in affluent areas.
Industry City Project in Brooklyn Defeated by Progressives
The developers behind Industry City abandoned a rezoning proposal after progressive leaders raised concerns about gentrification.
Why Alyssa Cole Put Romance Aside and Wrote a Thriller About Gentrification
“I wanted the characters to be more morally gray, where I could explore some darker areas,” the novelist said of her new book, “When No One Is Watching.”
Kingston: A City Remade by the Coronavirus
A writer who moved upstate for a slower lifestyle fears that the latest wave of migrants, fleeing Covid, will bring their worst instincts with them.
Riots Long Ago, Luxury Living Today
High-end development has transformed some Black neighborhoods decades after they were scarred by unrest. And not by coincidence.
‘He’s Buying Up Brixton’: Beloved Grocer’s Eviction Sparks Gentrification Fight
In south London, people rebelled when a developer, backed by an American hedge fund, tried to evict Nour Cash & Carry.
New Woe for a Jittery N.Y.C.: Illegal Fireworks Going Off All Night
The city received 1,737 fireworks complaints in the first half of June, 80 times as many as it got in the same period last year.
Does New York Survive the Coronavirus?
A conversation with The Times’s Big City columnist, Ginia Bellafante.