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There Are 10,000 Cities on Planet Earth. Half Didn’t Exist 40 Years …
Feb 12, 2020 · “Towns are misunderstood orphans that were lost in translation,” says Dijkstra. While “town” versus “city” is a clearly understood distinction in English, he says that Dutch, French, German, and Spanish all lack an equivalent term.
Equitable Cities Reporting Fellowship for Anti-Displacement …
Next City seeks a talented journalist for a two-year reporting fellowship examining the issue of gentrification and displacement in American cities. In this role, you will pitch and report news featur...
Meet the Bill To Ban Hedge Funds From Owning Single-Family …
Mar 28, 2024 · While the overall ownership of single-family homes by private equity remains relatively small, a 2022 report by MetLife estimated that by 2030, 7.6 million single-family rental homes in the United States—more than 40 percent—could be owned by corporate investors. According to a November report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) the estimate of 1.6 million housing units ...
In Brooklyn, America’s Gentrification Epicenter, Building On A …
Nov 9, 2022 · This article was co-published by Prism and Next City as part of our Solutions for Economic Equity partnership, highlighting how low-income and marginalized BIPOC communities are cultivating, building and seizing economic justice in cities across the U.S.. When New York City emerged as the country’s first epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, community advocates in Brooklyn, the city ...
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Using Vacant Commercial Spaces As Affordable Artist Studios Is a …
Jul 22, 2024 · Since the pandemic, large swaths of office space across the United States have sat vacant. The downtown areas and other commercial centers that have enjoyed the built-in business that office workers bring have gone from bustling to bust.
The Making Of Co-op City, America’s Biggest Housing Co-op
Oct 20, 2022 · Co-op City in the Bronx is the size of a small city — as well as a decades old housing co-op and an island of comparative affordability. How did it come about? Annemarie Sammartino, author of "Freedomland," explains in her new book.
History of Gentrification in America: A Timeline | Next City
1993. Under the influence of real estate industry lobbyists, New York State legislators pass into law several loopholes, including one that allows NYC landlords to flip rent-stabilized apartments into market-rate apartments by gradually increasing the rent each time a tenant moves out until the rent hits a certain threshold, upon which the apartment loses rent-stabilized status.
Five Ways Local Governments Can Spur Development of …
Jun 30, 2020 · As the economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis play out in cities across the country, finding affordable housing is becoming even more exacerbated.. A recent study by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) found that nearly 20.8 million renter households in the U.S. — or 47.5 percent of renters — are “cost-burdened,” meaning that they spend more than 30 ...