New York City Promises Affordability Through Rezoning But Delivers Gentrification

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This article was originally published on Common Edge.

Dozens of neighborhoods in New York City have been upzoned based on contrived, and even false claims made by the city, which promised more diversity, affordable housing, minimum displacement, and other worthy goals. None of those projections materialized, but this is never acknowledged. Worse, the upzoning created the opposite conditions: less diversity, fewer affordable units, and whiter, wealthier neighborhoods. This, too, is never acknowledged. But the damage is done—and developers are having their way—following the new zoning. Then it’s onto the next neighborhood, with the same approach. Roberta Brandes Gratz explores in her article city planning and city promises in New Tork City, disclosing zoning regulations that lead to the opposite of what they preach.

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Cite: Roberta Brandes Gratz. "New York City Promises Affordability Through Rezoning But Delivers Gentrification" 07 May 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/961234/new-york-city-promises-affordability-through-rezoning-but-delivers-gentrification> ISSN 0719-8884

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