‘When tech companies recruit for their entry-level mid-level jobs, they often recruit from expensive, private universities – elite institutions where few young people like the ones growing up in my…
‘No matter how many luxury towers are built in Mott Haven they will always be outnumbered by the low-income and supportive housing that is already in the area.’
‘Hundreds of residents have already signed onto a petition against the project, and as more residents learn about this public land give-away, this movement will only grow.’
‘To racialize community concerns about the future is to create a toxic straw horse. It will divert residents’ attention from fighting against the social and economic violence that accompanies gentrification.…
Over the past decade, Long Island City has experienced drastic transformation, sprouting up residential towers that rival Manhattan. But who is driving that process? And do they have the public…
The board’s vote against the city’s proposal included the caveat that they’d accept a better rezoning that met certain conditions, but many protestors said there should be no rezoning at…