Report: Rents Rose, But So Did Poverty
In many of the neighborhoods targeted by the de Blasio administration for a rezoning, rising levels of rent are occurring simultaneous to...
East Harlem Rezoning could be boon for landlords
The city’s bid to rezone a large chunk of Harlem will increase the development potential of at least 50 properties owned by a motley...
Vacant storefronts and shuttered venues plague the once-iconic Bleecker Street
It’s bleak on Bleecker St. for commercial stores. There’s an 18.4% vacancy rate along stretches of the well-known West Village street —...
How Google Street View documents a changing New York City
Think about where NYC was in 2007: it was pre-recession, but also before the so-called “eight digit boom”that led to the development of...
Report shows that residents are leaving Brooklyn en masse
Over the past two decades, Brooklyn has undergone more drastic changes than any other borough in New York. Rents have risen, commerce has...
30% Of The Black-Owned Businesses In New York Disappeared In 5 Years
The rapid gentrification of NYC neighborhoods has led to an economic boom — and a collapse in black-owned businesses. New York's...
The Gentrification of Gotham
A new report from the New York City Comptroller’s office compares economic and demographic profiles at the neighborhood level in the Big...
