Over and over again we hear the argument that “gentrification,” or the general upgrading in the availability of housing to higher and higher socio-economic groups is the inevitable “result of marke

More than 30 people huddled for warmth at the corner of 125th Street and Broadway Sunday morning, with McDonald’s coffees and umbrellas at hand.

What began as a tour of Manhattanville for the Municipal Art Society’s celebration of renowned urbanist Jane Jacobs, quickly shifted into a discussion of the possible negative ramifications of Colu