What to know about the ongoing discriminatory practice of redlining in NYC

… studies have found evidence of racial discrimination by banks against home loan applicants in dozens of cities Bias … rather than actually provide the loans they should In an open letter  the New Economy Project  suggests the focus … you are being denied a loan based on your race the best starting point is to contact the  Fair Housing …

By Emily Myers |January 20, 2025 - 10:30AM
Chinatown: The insider's guide to living there

… New York City neighborhood boundaries are constantly changing but few have transformed as … for July 2022 Karlin Chan a community activist who has lived in Chinatown for over 60 years describes the … Park and Bay Ridge in Brooklyn and Elmhurst and Flushing in Queens Today Manhattans Chinatown has two fairly distinct …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 25, 2022 - 2:30PM