The Prospect Park Hotel
Early mornings, the scene at the LeFrak Center ice rink in Prospect Park is a model of comfort and…
The Indypendent
Gentrification
A Chance at New Life for an LES Community Hub
After fighting for almost 20 years to save and regain a beloved neighborhood community space, Lower East Side activists…
City Council Candidate Jabari Brisport Arrested Protesting Luxury Condos
Jabari Brisport, a New York City Council candidate for District 35, which covers the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Clinton Hill,…
Why Cities Should Forget About Hosting Amazon HQ2
Politicians here in New York and across the country have been falling all over themselves to host Amazon’s second…
New York politicians are falling all over themselves to attract Amazon, but Big Tech is already sparking fears of mass displacement in the city.
It’s Time for Disaster Communism
A Californian writes in response to yet another climate change-related calamity striking the United States the autumn.
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.”
