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Through the Civil War and Jim Crow, depression and boom, redlining and deregulation, one Black family near the historic Weeksville settlement managed to preserve its hold on the family property.…

ByAimee VonBokel 5Comments

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May 2018

In Depth

UrbaNerd: East New York Tells its Own Story

An oral history project captures all the nuance and depth of a neighborhood that briefly moved in and then out of the media spotlight during the run up to its…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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May 2018

Opinion

CityViews: The History of Racial Signals and HUD’s Proposed Rent Hike

‘Social division serves those who need to divert attention from the injustices that play out daily in our political and economic systems.’

ByHarry DeRienzo 1Comment

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May 2018

Opinion

CityViews: There is a Model for Making NYC’s Specialized High Schools More Diverse

‘The enrichment gap is less a gap of rich and poor—both groups are served for preparation for the SHSAT—and more one of the lower-middle class, minority student.’

ByJill Hernandez 8Comments

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May 2018

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Hijacked Buildings and ‘Shock and Awe’ Tactics in Johannesburg’s Low-Income Black Neighborhoods

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…

ByDaylin Paul 0Comments

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Apr 2018

In Depth Investigations Justice

NYPD’s Neighborhood Policing Meetings Aren’t Reaching Intended Audience

The NYPD is reaching out to activists and young people to attend the Build the Block meetings meant to inform the Neighborhood Policing program. But that’s not the crowd who’s…

ByRoshan Abraham

ByAngely Mercado 5Comments

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Mar 2018

Economy

Report: Mortgage Denials Higher in NYC’s Neighborhoods of Color

Even when ‘controlling for income, loan size and other factors,’ Black were twice as likely as Whites and Latinos 1.5 times as likely as Whites to be denied for home…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2018

Housing and Homelessness News

Under Lingering Obama Initiative, NYC to Evaluate Fair Housing

It will be up to advocates and the de Blasio administration to make the upcoming fair housing assessment into a meaningful discussion on the city’s racial history and future policy.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 6Comments

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Dec 2017

Government Justice

The Bigger Questions Raised by the Council’s Right to Know Vote

The City Council passed historic reforms by close margins over the fierce complaints of advocates claiming betrayal. As important as the drama and its outcome is what the debate revealed…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Dec 2017

In Depth

EMS Unions Fight City for Data on Race, Salary & Discipline

The city says it is withholding the information to protect employee privacy. But the lawyer for two FDNY emergency medical unions is suing to get it to see whether the…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

The Gray Saga: A Two-Century Struggle to Preserve Black Wealth in Brooklyn

UrbaNerd: East New York Tells its Own Story

CityViews: The History of Racial Signals and HUD’s Proposed Rent Hike

CityViews: There is a Model for Making NYC’s Specialized High Schools More Diverse

Hijacked Buildings and ‘Shock and Awe’ Tactics in Johannesburg’s Low-Income Black Neighborhoods

NYPD’s Neighborhood Policing Meetings Aren’t Reaching Intended Audience

Report: Mortgage Denials Higher in NYC’s Neighborhoods of Color

Under Lingering Obama Initiative, NYC to Evaluate Fair Housing

The Bigger Questions Raised by the Council’s Right to Know Vote

EMS Unions Fight City for Data on Race, Salary & Discipline

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