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An NYC comedian joked about the upside of gentrification. Then came the firestorm.
About a month ago, comedian Saidah Belo-Osagie posted the latest video in her TikTok series, “girl who’s secretly happy her ...
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The Coffee Shop Owner Calling Out Gentrification in Brooklyn
Rachel Nieves posted an emotional TikTok about the threats to her business. Then the whole neighborhood started lining up outside.
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Community rallies behind Buddies Coffee in Brooklyn after owner opens up about business challenges
Rachel Nieves is the co-owner of Buddies Coffee, one of the few and newest Puerto Rican-owned coffee shops in Williamsburg.
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‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’: A Puerto Rican Cafe Fights a Crippling Rent Hike in Williamsburg
Earlier this week, a Brooklyn coffee shop owner posted a TikTok ... would shutter one of the few Puerto Rican businesses left in Williamsburg. It went viral with people flocking to 150 Grand ...
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Brooklyn’s Crown Jewel or Soulless Mall? The Luxury Commodification of Williamsburg
So started the next wave of gentrification. For Lopez, even the hipsters’ version of Williamsburg felt erroneous ... pulling from the Center for Brooklyn History’s archives, sent a remark ...
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Caribbean social club at 50 still resists New York’s gentrification
Why it matters: After years of gentrification ... working class Puerto Rican neighborhood in the southside of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in the 1970s. At the time, the neighborhood was dealing ...
Thousands Of People (Including Joe Jonas) Are Lining Up Outside This NYC Cafe After Its Owner's Devastating TikTok Was Seen By Millions
Singer-songwriter Joe Jonas responded to Rachel's video with his own TikTok, calling on his 6.5 million followers to act. He said he saw an "amazing...heartbreaking video" and was in Williamsburg and ...