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Home » rising rent

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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

More than 8 million of us call New York City home, and there’s one truth we all know: This city isn’t cheap! The cost of living is going up each year. And while the number of luxury high-rises continues to grow, so does the number of homeless residents. There are increasing reports of homelessness and […]

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