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there goes the neighborhood

The House that Launched a Thousand Gentrifiers

The brownstone at 272 Berkeley Place,  renovated by the late Evelyn and Everett Ortner, champions of Park Slope and the
By Kim Velsey

So Much for Starving Artists: Study Claims Galleries Flock to Rich Enclaves, Not Bohemian Ones

In New York, the commonly accepted wisdom is that art galleries tend to gravitate to gritty up-and-coming areas thick with
By Kim Velsey

Bleecker Street Records Pushed Off Bleecker Street by Rent Increase

It is, at this point, a story so common, the difference in details so slight, that even the most heartfelt
By Kim Velsey

Last of the Bowery Boys: Skid Row’s Restaurant Suppliers Struggle with an Invasion of Eateries

By Michele Narov
It's just me and you, cat. (Bernard Safran)

<em>Times</em> Editorial Board Gets Wistful for “The Old Neighborhood”

By Matt Chaban
Sure, they wanted edgy. Just not this edgy. (iank14, flickr)

New Chelsea Residents Don’t Find Folsom Street Fair Very Family Friendly

By Kim Velsey
They're big fans, Brooklyn

Reverse White Flight: Caucasians Flocking to Brooklyn in Record Numbers

By Kim Velsey

Whole Foods—and Fatty Foods—Coming to Harlem

By Jess Schiewe
Cakeshop has it all, except for money. (Yelp)

Cake Shop Needs Some Dough to Stay Open

By Jessie Schiewe
Unbearable? (armisteadbooker, flickr)

Soho Is the New Times Square

By Kim Velsey
A match made in Heaven—by which we mean Brooklyn.

Just What Park Slope Needs: a Hooters

By Matt Chaban
Nice glass windows!(Courtesy of Winick Realty Group)

Big, Bland Boxes for West Chelsea

By Michael Ewing
Black = existing historic district, Green = expanded historic district, Brown = desired "North Slope" historic district

Park Slope Gets Expanded Historic District, Still Not Satisfied

By Kim Velsey
Looks like the ball of yarn is running out! (Courtesy of Wikipedia)

The Garment District is Booming—and That’s Bad for the Fashion Industry

By Michael Ewing
Grab a tattoo and a slurpee on Saint Mark's! (Courtesy of California Examiner)

7-Eleven Latest Indignity to Befall St. Mark’s, Village, Humanity

By Michael Ewing
One bank is violating the legislation! (West Side Rag)

The Mom and Pops Crusade Is Spreading: Numerous Neighborhoods Hop on Anti-Big Box Bandwagon

By Michael Ewing
Butchers and Limos (Brian Einarsen, flickr

Jimmy Choos Covered In Meat Sludge: The Transformation of the Meatpacking District

By Michael Ewing

UES Residents Want Expanded Historic District To Prevent Rumored Residential Tower

By Kim Velsey
The end of an era! (Courtesy of the Slave Theater)

Slave Theater Caretaker Incarcerated, May Spell End for Historic Bed-Stuy Institution

By Michael Ewing

Washington Heights and Inwood Getting the Shaft on Affordable Housing

By Michael Ewing
Lights, camera, Queens Plaza! (ArchPaper)

Will Queens Plaza Become the New Times Square?

By Matt Chaban
Bad dogs! (CocteauBoy/Flickr

Oh Crap! Dogs Latest Scourge of Harlem Gentrification

By Michael Ewing
Still smilin'. (Getty)

Park Slope Is Alive and Kicking Bourgie Booty

By Michael Ewing
Sausage fest. (BBC)

Did the E.U. Ruin Greenpoint? The BBC Thinks So

By Matt Chaban
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