Gentrification is having a bit of a moment, what with rants by famous directors, think pieces, counter-think pieces, counter-counter think pieces and […]

Just in time for that whole “Bed-Stuy is the new Williamsburg” thing, Bed-Stuy is getting some fancy new apartments of its own, […]

Old school vs. new school gentrifiers was a fight that was bound to come up at some point in neighborhoods like Bushwick, […]

Early Tuesday morning while most of us were sleeping, 5 Pointz, the vibrant Long Island City graffiti temple that welcomed 7 train […]

It’s a well-established fact that the Mario Brothers are from Brooklyn. And of course they are, because where else would two noble, […]

Recently, the Times did a story on the case of Spike Lee’s dad, Bill Lee, and his dispute with a neighbor. The […]

[UPDATE: Brownstoner brings us the news (via the Daily News) that the eviction has been pushed back to March 31. Let’s hear […]

Obviously it’s been a long time since Williamsburg was thought of as anything approaching edgy (unless you were making a terrible pun […]

Since Brooklyn’s gentrification is a multi-faceted and endlessly fascinating subject, it only makes sense that people keep discussing it. We’ve already had […]

Everyone hates gentrification, or so they claim in comments hoping new arrivals to the neighborhood get murdered. But no one seems to […]