A Brooklyn senior center faces closure due to a 70% rent increase by the landlord amid gentrification concerns.
a lifelong Brooklyn resident living between Downtown Brooklyn and DUMBO, is feeling the impact of gentrification firsthand. “I think it’s unfair,” she says, echoing the sentiments of many ...
About a month ago, comedian Saidah Belo-Osagie posted the latest video in her TikTok series, “girl who’s secretly happy her ...
Rachel Nieves is the co-owner of Buddies Coffee, one of the few and newest Puerto Rican-owned coffee shops in Williamsburg.
called it “one of the best slices in Brooklyn.” “I was pretty saddened to hear they are closing, especially for the reasons why,” Freddy said. “Gentrification at its best.” Kenny ...
Perhaps no transportation issue has galvanized the borough of Brooklyn more than the state of the crumbling, polluting and divisive BQE.
Singer-songwriter Joe Jonas responded to Rachel's video with his own TikTok, calling on his 6.5 million followers to act. He said he saw an "amazing...heartbreaking video" and was in Williamsburg and ...
Rachel Nieves owns Buddies Coffee in Brooklyn. The business was going fine until she got the news that a new, much larger coffee shop was opening right next door. Nieves got on social media and ...
They also discuss what the city is doing to protect Black homeowners in Brookklyn dealing with gentrification. Plus, Brooklyn Org President and CEO Jocelynne Rainey talks about a recent survey ...
Earlier this week, a Brooklyn coffee shop owner posted a ... have siphoned away customers even if she could stay. “This is gentrification,” she says in the video, as she explains what is ...