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

… and much more We spoke to DiStefano to learn more about what he discovered in writing the book and where hed … I live in Rego Park right by the border of Forest Hills … What do you like about the neighborhood … Its very … cooperative garden apartments in the United States You can see the Spanish and Romanesque detail on the buildings Its …

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

… But those perks I soon discovered just couldnt compare with what we had in Cobble Hill our previous neighborhood Namely … York City neighborhoods change quickly just as people do Whats not lost on me is how much my opinion and needs have … Terrace or Ditmas Park but Crown Heights is starting to see restaurants open up that are unique and outside the box …

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

… you likely came away with this image leafy trees clean streets pristine townhouses Its one of the most desired … initiative in 1985 was such Were creating more than just apartments were recreating neighborhoods Were revitalizing … housing liveable and fighting against abandonment said Sam Beck a Cornell professor who studies gentrification in North …

By Emily Nonko |December 29, 2016 - 9:36AM
Talking gentrification, and why "New York City is a real estate story," with the director of HBO's "Class Divide"

… tracks a symbolic line that bifurcates two worlds Yet we see children from both sides enjoying the High Line and … you originally find your apartment all those years ago and what drew you to the area originally … I had been living in … studios It is now the art capital of the world So I was seeing all these things on my daily walk to work and taking …

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