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

… in Corona and much more We spoke to DiStefano to learn more about what he discovered in writing the book and where hed … Park right by the border of Forest Hills … What do you like about the neighborhood … Its very affordable and its only a … And how did you come to write this book … Ive been writing about food and by extension culture in Queens since about

By Alanna Schubach |February 8, 2018 - 2:00PM
Junk bonds: How losing a massive apartment forced me to face a mountain of stuff I didn't know I had

… and also pretty much the only place Id felt somewhat at home in this cruel world That fifthfloor fourbedroom … sin collecting too much crap We charitably offered a home to every stoop book took in every orphaned mannequin …

By Tim Donnelly |January 19, 2018 - 9:00AM
"I see racism in the market": Brokers get candid on race in a new study

… blacks the broker said according to the report Theyre open about it so its not really worth it to push Other brokers … aggregate Besbris tell us Where you live determines a lot about your life he says For the black buyer turned away from … says That is definitely something anyone would be concerned about The New York State Association of Realtors did not …

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

… neighborhood from the zoning to the physical size of the buildings to outright political and institutional … associations and a lot of participation And some community boards and elected officials are more focused on that type … a senior fellow at the Regional Plan Association Community boards and neighborhood groups have to do it and also …

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

… were abandoned and burntout not to mention the ratinfested buildings on Prospect Park West that were known as a … a variety of data neighborhood terrain ages and types of buildings sales and rental demand and the threat of … in the city so many landlords just walked away from their buildings Tom Mellins the curator of the Museum of the City …

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

… artists priced out of Brooklyn And while one often hears about locals battling  against  their neighborhoods … sure Ill sell it to you for next to nothing Theyre thinking about the long game and were thinking that we need to get …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 6, 2016 - 12:59PM