Gentrification
New Yorkers are fighting to save the soul of their city
Stop NYC eating its children — Gentrification is suffocating New York’s creative culture. We spoke to #SaveNYC campaign founder Jeremiah Moss to find out why it’s time to fight back.
Written by: Alex King
Is New York still a city of dreams?
No more rags to riches — Writer Alan Kaufman and artist Clayton Patterson discuss how their personal journeys of social advancement and creative expression no longer seem possible in today’s NYC.
Written by: Alex King
Can Russell Brand's Trew Era Café kick off a social change revolution?
Coffee shop revolutionary — Russell Brand's new social enterprise café on Hoxton's New Era estate is an ambitious attempt to kickstart people-powered change.
Written by: Megan White
A battle is raging for the soul of New York City
We need to #SaveNYC — Gentrification is taking its toll on the city’s cultural fabric. Artist and photographer Clayton Patterson throws his weight behind the #SaveNYC campaign.
Written by: Alex King
The Lower East Side playlist
NYC's counterculture petri dish — Artist, photographer and popular historian Clayton Patterson is our guide to the best of the Lower East Side's alternative culture.
Written by: Alex Taylor