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“Am I a gentrifier?” I get asked this a lot. It’s a question laced with fear, guilt, anxiety, and maybe a bit of defensiveness.  It was also at the heart of a conversation I had recently [...]

For the past 2 years Mrs. Pham and her family have been fighting eviction from their home in Chinatown.  Mrs. Pham is 71 years old, and has lived with her daughter and 2 grandchildren in a [...]

Lower-income communities notoriously lack greenspace due to a history of disinvestment. But the addition of greenspace can pave way for increased rent and displacement. Here’s a few [...]