Economics

Community Organizations, Economics, Feature Story, Racism, Red Hook Star-Revue

Gentrification and the Black Church In New York City

  Displacement Is No Myth Across the country, gentrification continues to be a sexy political topic for those least vulnerable to its effects, booming in and echoing out of consciousness. Regarding gentrification and the Black church in NYC, displacement is top of mind. For those most negatively affected by gentrification; lower-income, and long time residents, mostly people of color, gentrification […]

Civic, Community Organizations, Economics, Gowanus

Funding finally designated toward neighborhood NYCHA community centers

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced funding for the Gowanus Houses Community Center and Wyckoff Gardens Community Center with local group leaders, advocates and politicians – including Council Member Brad Lander, Committee on General Welfare Chair Stephen Levin, and Public Housing Committee Chair Alicka Ampry-Samuel. The two centers will receive nearly $9 million from NYCHA and the City Council’s Fiscal […]

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Economics, Music, Uncategorized

The Gig Economy is Burning Out the Music Industry, by Rebecca Castellani

In May, Record Union released the 73% Report, so named for the 73% of surveyed musicians who reported suffering from “…negative emotions such as stress, anxiety and/or depression in relation to…music creation.” Though this number would set off alarm bells in any other industry, it does not register the same shock in the music world. Sure, we grieve the untimely […]