It’s Time for Disaster Communism
A Californian writes in response to yet another climate change-related calamity striking the United States the autumn.
The Indypendent
Gentrification
Gentrification on Steroids — Amazon is Coming to a City Near You
Amazon, the world’s largest online shopping retailer, unveiled plans this month to open a second North American headquarters. Well,…
Marchers in Brooklyn Map a Geography of Gentrification
In 2004, Jerry Campbell received notice from the Forest City Ratner development firm informing him that it was in…
In this edition of Indystructible we meet Palestinian-born democratic socialist Khader El-Yateem. A Lutheran minister by trade, El-Yateem wants…
City Council passes bills against “construction as harassment.”
Salvaging New York’s Lost Soul
Review: “Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul”
By Jeremiah Moss
Dey Street Books, 2017
The Fight to Save ‘Our Beloved Barrio’
East Harlem residents are demanding Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito drop a plan to build high rises and instead adopt initiatives to keep the neighborhood affordable.
Watch: ‘Gentrification Express’
Gentrification Express: Breaking Down the BQX explores plans touted by Mayor Bill de Blasio to build a tramline, the…
Pro-Tourism Consensus Crumbles in Barcelona
Social movements and City Hall stand up to a global industry.
Chinatown Tenants Challenge Evictions
Chinatown has emerged as a battleground in the continuing war over gentrification in New York City. In the latest…