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Economic Pulse

Half a century ago, a dream of affordable housing turned sour in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Apr 13, 2023
The neighborhood's decline in the early 1970s had roots in a scandal surrounding a federal program meant to boost home ownership.
"Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio stands in what used to be his grandfather's bar in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Jarrett Dang/Marketplace
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Carting New Yorkers' trash to landfills is expensive. One solution: Make less of it.

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Aug 4, 2017
A city plan to increase recycling and food composting is in the works.
One idea to get more people recycling in New York is to give them bags with a bar code on it that would attribute the load to a particular apartment. Above, bags of recycling are piled on a Manhattan street.
Spencer Platt / Getty Images
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Gentrification in Brooklyn

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 5, 2016
We find out more about WNYC’s ‘There Goes the Neighborhood,’ a new podcast that talks about how the real estate market shakes up an established neighborhood.
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New York City takes on evictions

by Noel King
Oct 16, 2015
The city's new way to battle homelessness: hire more lawyers to fight evictions.
A street corner in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. With rents rising, evictions have become increasingly common.
Michael Tapp/Flickr
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Gentrification summer camp in changing neighborhoods

by Sally Herships
Aug 13, 2014
10-year-old Ayanna Lee on debt: "That’s like basically having no social life.”
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United States of Tech

Exploring New York's Tech Ecosystem

by Molly Wood
Sep 18, 2012
Where is the New York tech scene, and what does it feel like? One way to find out is to take a tour.
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