We all know what gentrification looks like IRL — boxy, corporate-owned apartment complexes, places to get a quick bowl for ...

“Gentrification Is Inevitable And Other Lies,” by feminist and urbanist scholar Leslie Kern. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited ...

Displacement of long-time residents of working-class neighborhoods — many of them communities of color — is a hot-button issue across the U.S.

Haitian muralist Serge Toussaint’s murals are displayed on the walls of local stores and business throughout Little Haiti, a neighborhood undergoing gentrification. CARL JUSTE cjuste@miamiherald.com ...

In the obscene economy of the hot take, the word “gentrification” has become shorthand for “when white people move to a neighborhood.” This pop version of gentrification has been great for memes and ...

I find “displacement” to be a much more useful term for describing the negative side of gentrification. Nonetheless, I don’t think gentrification has lost its meaning or should be jettisoned from the ...

To the editor: I enjoyed your article on how to spot early signs of gentrification in your neighborhood. There are some very clear additional clues that you didn’t mention. Here in the late, great ...

Mayor Eric Adams visits Seneca Village at Central Park as a Juneteenth celebration is held in New York City. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Mayor Eric Adams was right to honor the ...

During the COVID–19 global pandemic, many Americans took advantage of work becoming virtual by relocating to exciting destinations. This paved the way for the rise of the digital nomad, a person who ...

Dramatic changes are playing out across parts of urban America, making many neighborhoods hardly recognizable from a relatively short time ago. A new class of more affluent residents is moving into ...

MEXICO CITY — The first of several protests against gentrification in Mexico City, held on July 4, 2025, left graffiti on the walls of the Roma Norte neighborhood with strong messages: “Kill Gringos,” ...