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

… New York native Joe DiStefano is an authority on Queens diverse culinary scene On his blog  Chopsticks and … the Golden Shopping Mall in downtown Flushing which is the oldest Chinese food court in what what I consider to be … States You can see the Spanish and Romanesque detail on the buildings Its also a real hotbed of diversity with places …

By Alanna Schubach |February 8, 2018 - 2:00PM
"I see racism in the market": Brokers get candid on race in a new study

… otherwise based on the racial makeup of neighborhoods and what effects this might have on the real estate market The … fair housing restrictions on stating a racial preference … What this means for apartment buyers … These kinds of small … huge ramifications in aggregate Besbris tell us Where you live determines a lot about your life he says For the black …

By Nathan Tempey |October 16, 2017 - 12:00PM
Why does infrastructure lag so far behind gentrification?

… up … The squeaky wheel … If youve ever wondered how you live on a block populated with multimillionaire brownstone … For the community it can become a case of be careful what you wish for says Burkhart Where theres progression … 2016 … You Might Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline   … Live … Neighborhood Intel … amenities … Best of Brick … …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 30, 2016 - 10:07AM
Redlining: How one racist, Depression-era policy still shapes New York real estate

… published an article that found biased lending practices alive and well throughout the East Coast One New Jersey bank … to it  Still many New Yorkers only have a vague idea of what redlining actually was and how it continues to affect … prospects for insurance Neighborhoods where black people lived were rated D and were usually considered ineligible …

By Emily Nonko |December 29, 2016 - 9:36AM
Donate to the Kickstarter for "White Knuckle," a gentrification slasher film set in Bed-Stuy

… the way that slashers present these pristine white suburban environments suddenly obstructed by psychokillers killers who are usually a product of these environments themselves Coleman adds With the way that …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 10, 2016 - 3:59PM