"I see racism in the market": Brokers get candid on race in a new study

… where real estate brokers have offices how they steer home buyers overtly and otherwise based on the racial makeup of … is 119 agents per tract nearly double the average of smaller cities upstate which reflects the more expensive and … interviewed explicitly acknowledged keeping AfricanAmerican buyers from seeing certain apartments but he like others …

By Nathan Tempey |October 16, 2017 - 12:00PM
Beyond Starbucks: 3 signs Crown Heights has hit peak gentrification

… delicious baked goods but it wasnt even the best option for all of those items In Crown Heights on the other hand the idea of buying meat on my walk home from work is thrilling Union … on Nostrand Avenue again I saw a simpler commute especially since we have a second baby coming very very soon It …

By Georgia Kral |July 26, 2017 - 1:00PM
Why does infrastructure lag so far behind gentrification?

… roof For instance its no secret that many of New Yorks socalled emerging neighborhoods are food deserts where … groceries or fresh produce And with markets shutting down all over the city the problems only getting worse The same … near my apartment but nowhere to pick up a prescription or buy fresh fruit In many cases the reason for the disparity …

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

… and one of the priciest Which makes this picture seem all the more unlikely peeling paint broken windows and … in redlined areas resulting in residents or prospective buyers in minority neighborhoods ineligible to receive … School At the same time housing policies ensured that buyers in green neighborhoods were receiving …

By Emily Nonko |December 29, 2016 - 9:36AM