We met with our collaborators at Los Sures one last time on April 22 and asked their advice about our upcoming exhibit at El Museo de Los Sures. Here’s what they told us. When asked why they thought certain parts of the Latino community were able to stay in the Southside neighborhood while others were […]
“The Brooklyn Children’s Museum: How do you spell G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N to a 5-year-old?” from Brooklyn Reader, 4/4/16
“The Brooklyn Children’s Museum: How do you spell G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N to a 5-year-old?”
“How Banks and Developers Collude to Get Rid of New York’s Affordable Housing,” The Nation, 4/5/16
Excellent article on the technologies of gentrification! “How Banks and Developers Collude to Get Rid of New York’s Affordable Housing”
“You Can Kick This Woman Out of Williamsburg, But She’ll Come Back” from There Goes the Neighborhood, WNYC
This short video, which has been included as part of the WNYC podcast series, “There Goes the Neighborhood,” captures the reality of displacement for long-time residents of Williamsburg. Note: Tranquilina Avillar lives in North Williamsburg, not on the Southside. You Can Kick This Woman Out of Williamsburg, But She’ll Come Back
Neighborhood History Projects In Progress
From Buscada, “Intersection: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn”: http://buscada.com/project/intersection-prospect-heights/ From the Soho Memory Project: http://sohomemory.com/ From the Brooklyn Public Library, “Our Streets, Our Stories”: http://ourstreetsourstories.tumblr.com/ [For 4-8 class]
The Eternal Return of the Timeline
In class on February 5, the students in class came up with a timeline of gentrification. (This was a small revision to the one we discussed the week before, which you can find in our “gentrification key words” post from January.) Three months, many readings, at least tow semi-ethnographic observations, and a few interviews later, […]
This week’s New Yorker cover (April 11, 2016)
This might be better for the J, M, Z than for the L, but the sentiment is the same. Welcome to Williamsburg! This week’s cover, “Take the L Train,” by Tomer Hanuka. #TNYcovers #LTrain A post shared by The New Yorker (@newyorkermag) on Apr 4, 2016 at 5:24pm PDT
More on Living Los Sures
After watching the 1984 film LOS SURES by Diego Echevarria, you may be wondering what else is out there about the neighborhood. Check out UnionDocs’ project “Living Los Sures,” which was inspired by the organization’s restoration of the original film. See the link below: http://lossur.es/
“How New York Allowed Gentrification for $16 Million” NYTimes, 3-30-16
Gentrification happens in a lot of insidious ways. We’ve discussed disinvestment followed by the “growth machine,” rezoning, landlord harassment, the destruction of rent regulation, and other methods. Here we learn how it can be done by lifting deed restrictions under questionable circumstances. http://nyti.ms/1Szw7RU
Memorial Services for Patricia Serrano
We lost an vibrant, warm, and dedicated member of our “(Dis)Placed Urban Histories” project on Monday evening. Patricia Serrano, one of our collaborators and a longtime Los Sures resident, passed away after a fire in her home. We will miss her spirit and her charm For information about her memorial and funeral services, please refer […]