One of the goals of this course is to prepare you to engage critically in discussions and debates about the future of NYC.  One of the most popular topics these days is the focus of this week’s readings: gentrification.  As I said in an earlier class, we won’t be debating whether or not gentrification is a bad thing; our inquiry must go deeper!   Please keep this in mind as you prepare for class on Monday.   For a few more recent/popular media takes on the issue, please see the following!…

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/02/25/new_york_city_rent_hikes_outpace_income_growth_and_it_sucks.php

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/02/26/mapping_25_years_worth_of_rampant_new_york_gentrification.php.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monique-mo-george/housing-discrimination-ge_b_6701758.html.