I got to thinking about gentrification, of all things, because of an unusual story for these days that appeared in Friday’s New York Times. It was about a fellow named Dennis Farr who was railing ...

Gentrification. Other people’s parenting. What more kvetch-worthy topics could a Brooklynite ask for? This week, a Next City article brought them together in a novel way, claiming that Park Slope ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — On Sunday mornings in Brooklyn, nicknamed the borough of churches, the muffled sounds of choir singers, hand‑claps and Hammond organs can be heard from the sidewalks. The borough ...

Tenants of about a dozen buildings in Crown Heights have formed a group to fight gentrification, landlord abuse and rising rents called Crown Heights Tenant Union, Brooklyn Bureau reported. Formed in ...