Gentrification – Page 2

How Did an Ordinary Brooklyn Street Corner Become a Viral Meme?

A viral photo of three fast-food chains on a Brooklyn street corner is something of a Rorschach test on social media. It has multiple meanings for New Yorkers, too.

By Joseph Bernstein

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Priced Out of Housing, Communities Take Development Into Their Own Hands

Across the country, neighborhood groups are uniting to fund mixed-use developments that meet housing and business demands, giving locals a place to live, work and learn new skills.

By Keith Schneider

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Milan Cracks Down on Nightlife After Campaign to Lure Visitors

City officials worked to make Milan attractive to visitors, but now that some neighborhoods are overwhelmed by rowdy crowds and noise, they’re trying to scale back.

By Elisabetta Povoledo and Alessandro Grassani

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A Slide Show of a Neighborhood, as Some Saw It

A project from Styles charts the stages of gentrification in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with photographs of changing store fronts, street corners and performance spaces.

By John Otis