The Games brought billions to redevelop this Paris suburb. What will the thousands of homeless people who live there do?
Tag: Gentrification
Can Foreigners Handle the Heat? Mexico City Debates Milder Salsas.
As more foreigners, especially Americans, visit or move to Mexico City, some taco shops have lowered the heat in their sauces. Not everyone is happy.
Milan Cracks Down on Nightlife After Campaign to Lure Visitors
City officials worked to make Milan attractive to visitors, but now that some neighborhoods are overwhelmed by rowdy crowds and noise, they’re trying to scale back.
Paris Makes ‘Summer Terraces’ a Permanent Part of Cafe Culture
The neighbors may complain about the noise, but outdoor spaces that bloomed under a pandemic program are now a permanent and vibrant fixture of city life.
At Dakar’s Biennale, the City Itself Is the Most Colorful Canvas
The art world has descended on the Senegalese capital for its first pandemic-era biennale, the biggest art event in West Africa, where the greatest creations on view are often found just by strolling the streets.
Riots Shatter Veneer of Coexistence in Israel’s Mixed Towns
Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian communities looked past each other until violence and bloodshed forced a reckoning.
In the Latin Quarter, Paris’s Intellectual Heartbeat Grows Fainter
The closing of beloved bookstores is the latest in a series of blows to the neighborhood’s cultural vibrancy, a long decline accelerated by the pandemic.
‘He’s Buying Up Brixton’: Beloved Grocer’s Eviction Sparks Gentrification Fight
In south London, people rebelled when a developer, backed by an American hedge fund, tried to evict Nour Cash & Carry.
Berlin Freezes Rents for 5 Years in a Bid to Slow Gentrification
The move, in a capital once known for its artists and its party scene, aims to reverse a trend that is driving out older and lower-income residents.
Departing: Two Shopkeepers, Their Cat and Part of Paris’s Soul
An influx of luxury stores is driving out local businesses in the Marais, the historic Jewish and L.G.B.T. center of Paris. Among the casualties is a minimart, run for more than 35 years by two Moroccan brothers.