November 2009
15 posts
GENTRIFICATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHITE... →
Very interesting look on gentrification,race and class. Read and discuss using the comments under this post.
“Developer Read Property Group is seeking to build ten new buildings at the...”
– (The Post had this over the weekend, but we heard about it via Brownstoner) (via neighborhoodr-bushwick)
MTA KILLING WILLIAMSBURG ART? →
Too Many Hipsters Bring the L Train Grade Down? →
The Impact of Gentrification on One School in... →
“The L train is connected to Manhattan, the island from which even next...”
– Want more? Copy and paste the link http://bit.ly/fFjfr
The Second Battle of Bushwick →
A Village Voice article about Bushwick. Very Interesting read.
Not An Alternative →
Not An Alternative is a non-profit organization based in Brooklyn, New York, whose mission aims to integrate art, activism and theory in order to affect popular understandings of events, symbols and history. The organization operates a multi-purpose venue named The Change You Want to See Gallery and Convergence Stage, where free and low-cost lectures, screenings, panel discussions, workshops and...
“As the neighborhood went hyper-hip and rents spiked, where would all the Puerto...”
– A list of questions in the article A Condo Tower Grows in Brooklyn by Michael Powell
http://bit.ly/8xqHlN
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We hope that through this project you will begin to critically think about the implications of gentrification. How does gentrification happen? Where does it happen? Who does it impact? What happens to people who were living in the communities before gentrification? In a nutshell who is getting off...