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Category: Gentrification in Brooklyn

Posted inLocal Voices

Top Black Real Estate Broker Shares 3 Affordable Alternatives to Buying in Brooklyn

by Black Bishop November 16, 2021November 17, 2021

Twenty years ago, it was possible to buy a brownstone or multifamily home in central Brooklyn without being a millionaire. Sadly, that is not really the case today. Even if […]

Posted inGentrification in Brooklyn

‘Don’t Be a Karen:’ Celebrated Crown Heights Marching Band Fields Rash of New Complaints

by Jessy Edwards July 16, 2021July 19, 2021
Posted inGentrification in Brooklyn

Controversial Crown Heights Rec Center Project Creates Tension in Community, City Council Race

by Emma Rose June 3, 2021June 11, 2021
Posted inCrown Heights

Crown Heights Residents Complain, Generators on President St Pose Noise and Safety Concerns

by York Chan May 6, 2021May 7, 2021
533 Franklin Ave. Adreinne Waheed
Posted inFeatured News

For This Bed-Stuy Homeowner, a New High-Rise Next Door Has Meant No Justice, No Peace

by Nigel Roberts and Jessy Edwards March 9, 2021February 11, 2022
housing, affordable, bushwick, preservation
Posted inFeatured News

‘Stop Selling Our Community,’ Bushwick Leaders Plea, Call On Residents to Join Fight for Housing Preservation

by Anna Bradley-Smith December 1, 2020January 25, 2021
Brownsville Plan, Semi- Annual Report, mid-year update, affordable housing
Posted inBrownsville

Mid-Year Update on HPD’s Brownsville Plan Met With More Concerns

by Sage Howard February 21, 2020January 28, 2021
East 25th St Historic District Initiative, landmark status, Julia Charles, Landmark Preservation Commission, development, gentrification, Farah Louis, Rodneyse Bichotte
Posted inUncategorized

As Area Falls Prey to Development, This Historic Block in E. Flatbush Makes a Pitch for Landmark Status

by Brooklyn Reader February 21, 2020January 28, 2021
Crown Heights, High Fidelity, Zoe Kravitz, John Cusak, Lisa Bonet, Hulu, streaming service, Rough Trade NYC
Posted inGentrification in Brooklyn

HULU Series, ‘High Fidelity,’ Starring Zoë Kravitz Will Take Over Brooklyn Record Store

by Brooklyn Reader February 10, 2020January 28, 2021
affordability crisis, homelessness, housing crisis, unaffordable New York
Posted inGentrification in Brooklyn

Unaffordable NYC: What Are the City’s Elected Officials Doing About It?

by Anna Bradley-Smith February 3, 2020January 28, 2021
affordability crisis, gentrification, rising rents, New York City, Brooklyn, expensive city
Posted inGentrification in Brooklyn

Unaffordable NYC: Why Residents are Leaving … And Why Some Choose to Stay

by Anna Bradley-Smith January 24, 2020January 28, 2021
affordability crisis, housing crisis, New York City life, living in New York, New York City housing costs
Posted inFeatured News

Unaffordable NYC: The Rising Cost of Calling New York City Home

by Anna Bradley-Smith January 19, 2020January 28, 2021
Bushwick Neighborhood Plan, Rezoning, affordable housing, gentrification, Brooklyn, Mi Casa No es Su Casa
Posted inUncategorized

Bushwick-Based Coalition Mounts Campaign, Starts Petition Against City’s Rezoning Plan

by Brooklyn Reader November 8, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inGentrification in Brooklyn

After Years of Planning, Central Brooklyn Moves Closer to Launch of Food Coop

by Keishel Williams October 28, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inGentrification in Brooklyn

‘Cuomo, We’re at War!’ Brooklyn Tenants Demand Rent Control

by Alex Williamson January 24, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Has a Changing Flatbush Put its Culture up for Sale?

by Alex Williamson October 12, 2018January 28, 2021
Mi Casa Es No Su Casa sheds light on gentrification with artistic signs and potent messages.
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

‘My House Is Not for Sale,’ Says Bushwick Anti-Gentrification Collective

by Matthew Allan October 3, 2018January 28, 2021
In 2016, members of Transalt launched a petition for a bike lane along Flatbush Avenue.
Posted inPolicy & Government

New Bike Lanes on Flatbush Avenue? Neighbors Weigh in!

by Alex Williamson September 27, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inPolicy & Government

Bushwick Residents Devise Plan to Address Neighborhood’s Rapid Gentrification

by Andrea Leonhardt September 25, 2018January 28, 2021
Protestors at The March Against Racism, Police Violence and Gentrification
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Brooklyn Residents Rally Against Gentrification, Chant, ‘Brooklyn’s Not for Sale!’

by Matthew Allan September 17, 2018January 28, 2021

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