After apartheid, many Blacks left South Africa’s townships in a search for a better life in the big city. Now they see government, landlords and private-security firms banding together to…
Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez’s community meeting on Sunday came midway through the public review procedure through which the Inwood rezoning will be approved or disproved.
‘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.…
