There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 9: There Went the Neighborhood There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 9: There Went the Neighborhood

The team behind There Goes the Neighborhood talks about what they’ve learned, and the way forward in a post-gentrified Brooklyn.

May 4, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City?

Gentrification has many New Yorkers asking the same question: Is there still a place for me in this city?

Apr 27, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers

14-year-old Corrine Bobb-Semple has lived in Bed-Stuy her whole life. Her classmates haven’t.

Apr 20, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn

In the wild world of Brooklyn real estate, developers looking to cash in don’t always play by the rules.

Apr 13, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good?

Tales from the epicenter of New York gentrification.

Apr 6, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

There Goes the Neighborhood: How the Gentrification Machine Really Works There Goes the Neighborhood: How the Gentrification Machine Really Works

Mayor de Blasio’s plan to rezone East New York is his way of controlling the gentrification machine—so what does the zoning plan actually look like?

Mar 30, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars

In episode 3, we go back to the founding of East New York and meet the people who have been organizing since the 1960s.

Mar 23, 2016 / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard

In Episode 2, meet the residents of East New York, who are determined to protect their community from the waves of gentrification crashing over the rest of Brooklyn.

Mar 16, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright and There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified

In the first episode of our new podcast series, we visit Bed-Stuy to learn how developers find properties to flip—and what happens to people who already live there.

Mar 9, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright and There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood: What We Really Mean When We Say ‘Gentrification’ There Goes the Neighborhood: What We Really Mean When We Say ‘Gentrification’

A new podcast series in partnership with WNYC.

Mar 2, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright and There Goes the Neighborhood

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There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 9: There Went the Neighborhood There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 9: There Went the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City?

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good?

There Goes the Neighborhood: How the Gentrification Machine Really Works There Goes the Neighborhood: How the Gentrification Machine Really Works

There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars

There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard

There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified

There Goes the Neighborhood: What We Really Mean When We Say ‘Gentrification’ There Goes the Neighborhood: What We Really Mean When We Say ‘Gentrification’

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There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 9: There Went the Neighborhood There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 9: There Went the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 8: Can You Afford to Live in New York City?

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good?

There Goes the Neighborhood: How the Gentrification Machine Really Works There Goes the Neighborhood: How the Gentrification Machine Really Works

There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars

There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard There Goes the Neighborhood: Brooklyn, We Go Hard

There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified There Goes the Neighborhood: How Brooklyn Got Gentrified

There Goes the Neighborhood: What We Really Mean When We Say ‘Gentrification’ There Goes the Neighborhood: What We Really Mean When We Say ‘Gentrification’