Queens author Joe DiStefano on where New Yorkers can go to be a tourist in their own city

… as Indonesian sushi rolls and Uzbek stew He also leads food tours of Flushings Chinatown and Jackson Heights Himalayan … New Yorkers and total newcomers visit in the borough … How long have you been living in Queens … Ive been living in … there Plus the Ramones came from this neighborhood … And how did you come to write this book … Ive been writing about …

By Alanna Schubach |February 8, 2018 - 2:00PM
Beyond Starbucks: 3 signs Crown Heights has hit peak gentrification

… that was very community driven It also helped that many of our friends lived in the same area and that the Grand … Market was just a 15minute walk away But those perks I soon discovered just couldnt compare with what we had in … my husband and I had our daughter two years ago we would take cabs to her pediatrician in Boerum Hill And when you …

By Georgia Kral |July 26, 2017 - 1:00PM
Redlining: How one racist, Depression-era policy still shapes New York real estate

… streets pristine townhouses Its one of the most desired neighborhoods in Brooklyn and one of the priciest Which … published an article that found biased lending practices alive and well throughout the East Coast One New Jersey bank … Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline   … LiveNeighborhood Intel … Best of Brick … gentrification … neighborhoods … …

By Emily Nonko |December 29, 2016 - 9:36AM
Can "self-gentrification" help communities stay ahead of predatory development?

… of Slates Placemakers podcast host Rebecca Sheir talks to Majora Carter a bornandbred South Bronx resident who now … South Bronx residents were taught to measure success by how far we got away from our community This phenomenon … hardworking smart kids that they need to measure success by how far away they get from their communities Then when …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 6, 2016 - 12:59PM
Talking gentrification, and why "New York City is a real estate story," with the director of HBO's "Class Divide"

… living four to a bedroom and others living in $10 million townhomes just steps from one another Brick Underground … an artist in my building who was also a contractor realized how the area was changing A group of us got … a lifestyle for me as an independent artist  … So real estate is at the center of this whole tale … This is a real

By Kelly Kreth |October 31, 2016 - 9:59AM