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NYC LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Bushwick, Brooklyn: Rising rents, all-nighters and crazy-ass outfits' in the US's most exciting neighborhood

Bushwick is undergoing rapid gentrification, displacing long-term residents and reshaping its cultural identity amidst rising rents.
NYC LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Bushwick, Brooklyn: Rising rents, all-nighters and crazy-ass outfits' in the US's most exciting neighborhood

Bushwick is undergoing rapid gentrification, displacing long-term residents and reshaping its cultural identity amidst rising rents.
from48 hills
1 month ago

Planning hearing on upzoning shows the two worlds of housing advocates - 48 hills

The hearing was dominated by the belief in the free market to provide solutions, contrasted starkly with those who understand the limits of supply-side strategies.
NYC real estate
Environment
fromHigh Country News
2 months ago

Contamination threatens the last source of clean groundwater in west New Mexico - High Country News

The article highlights the lingering effects of uranium mining on a community in New Mexico, forcing residents to confront environmental contamination.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

They turned our home into a cemetery': the high price of El Salvador's Bitcoin City dream

Bukele's new airport project connects to his broader vision for economic reform through Bitcoin City in El Salvador.
SF politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

5,000 residents could be forced to move from Alameda County fairgrounds next month

Closure of the Alameda County racetrack threatens the housing and jobs of 5,000 low-income residents, disrupting lives and education.
NYC real estate
fromUNILAD Tech
8 months ago

Neighborhood that used to exist underneath New York's Central Park has a tragic backstory

Central Park is built over the historic Seneca Village, a once vibrant multi-ethnic neighborhood, lost due to eminent domain.
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