Chinatowns in the United States and Canada have long been squeezed by development projects. Will a proposed arena in Philadelphia’s struggling downtown be the next?
Tag: Gentrification
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The Improbable Resurrection of an All-Night Kebab Joint
A story as old as raising the rent: A beloved restaurant gets gentrified out of the neighborhood. But this time, somehow, it returns, nearly a decade later.
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Paris Makes ‘Summer Terraces’ a Permanent Part of Cafe Culture
The neighbors may complain about the noise, but outdoor spaces that bloomed under a pandemic program are now a permanent and vibrant fixture of city life.
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Can a Utopian ‘Blue Zone’ Be Built in a Poor Brooklyn Neighborhood?
A project in East New York aims to to adapt the ethos of Blue Zones — healthy, close-knit communities where people live to 100 — to one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city.