Posted on 14 November 2015. Tags: affordable rent, East Harlem, el barrio, gentrification, latino artists, studio space
For years, creative professionals have been pushed out of Manhattan by gentrification. Now, one artist and entrepreneur is providing cheaper studios in East Harlem to keep the community of Latino artists there alive and encourage the public to discover and appreciate the area’s unique art.
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Posted in Arts and Culture, Business, Communities, Dominican, Featured, Manhattan, Mexican, Puerto Rican
Posted on 09 October 2014. Tags: Blumenfeld, East Harlem, East River Plaza, Forest City Ratner, gentrification
Many East Harlem residents are protesting a luxury high-rise development at the site of a shopping center in their neighborhood.
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Posted in Business, Communities, Featured, Manhattan, Mexican
Posted on 03 October 2014. Tags: Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, gentrification, Gourmanoff, income inequality, russian food, supermarket
With its gilded chandeliers and valet parking, the newly opened supermarket Gourmanoff is a glittering symbol of the growing income disparities in Brighton Beach.
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Posted in Brooklyn, Featured, Russian