The Harmful Effects Of Gentrification On NYC’s Low-Income Black And Latino Populations
“Reductions in affordable housing units, rezoning, in addition to surging rental prices, harassment of tenants and unethical evictions are primary causes of the rise of homelessness in New York City. A June 2018 study found that approximately 61,421 people sleep in the New York City municipal shelter system each night. Unsurprisingly, the numbers are not spread evenly among racial groups: 58 percent of New York City’s homeless population is Black, 31 percent is Latinx.”