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‘Kelo’ Revisited Properties were seized and a neighborhood razed in the name of ‘economic development’ that never came Charlotte Allen New London, Conn.  "See that pole with the transformer hanging from it?” Michael...

Brokers Juan and Li Chen, from left, have capitalized on booming Chinese demand for New York real estate. (Sasha Maslov) It is not unheard of in certain towns on Long Island’s rarified Gold Coast—in Brookville and Manhasset, for example...

    Ray & Shannon Allen CATEGORY: Athletes, Philanthropists Company:  The Miami Heat Industry: Basketball What Makes him Haute: When Ray Allen arrived from Boston to play for the Miami Heat, no one knew he would be making the winning...

In order to even begin exploring the city’s other options, New Yorkers first have to stop deluding themselves into believing that today’s hyper-gentrification is the same old thing. We all have to stop saying, “New York always changes...

The following is part of a larger piece I've been working on to explain hyper-gentrification, today's form of gentrification. It's also a response to the Spike Lee brouhaha. It's rather lengthy. I hope you'll stick with it. Motherfuckin’ Christopher...