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Title: Housing Development Along Bedford Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant: A Tale of Two Communities

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: New York City is witnessing a housing crisis marked by displacement and the dissolution of communities. This study examines the relative success the Hasidic community has had with the development of affordable housing in the Bedford Avenue Corridor of Bedford Stuyvesant just south of Williamsburg (which is largely Hasidic). The Corridor has experienced tremendous housing development since 2000, with the bulk of this development occurring in the northern portion, where the Hasidic community is most present. Development on the southern and mostly Black populated portion is much less, and what has been developed is generally marketed for a luxury-seeking clientele and do not necessarily benefit the existing community living in the neighborhood. Using data, mapping, and interviews, the methods carved out four mechanisms that have shown successes in the Hasidic community on the Corridor. The study explores ways in which these mechanisms and successes can be learned from to benefit the Black community on the corridor

Url: http://ahmadshaibani.com/gallery/two communities_online_lr.pdf

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Authors: Shaibani, Ahmad

Institution: Pratt Institute

Department: City and Regional Planning

Advisor: John Shapiro

Degree: Master of Science

Publisher Location: Brooklyn, NY

Pages: 61

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Race and Ethnicity

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