Affluence

Helicopters

Noise Complaints Spike in Brooklyn After Uber Launches Helicopter Service to JFK

One person's ticket out of traffic and transit is another person's recurring headache.

December 13, 2019 - New York Post

Helicopters

Uber Expands Availability of Helicopter Rides to JFK

Anyone with the Uber app, proximity to Lower Manhattan, and cash to spare can take a helicopter ride to JFK.

October 6, 2019 - Reuters

Leave it to beaver house

The 'Suburban Decline' Narrative Is Overstated

While suburbs are changing, that doesn't mean they are declining, according to recently published research.

February 7, 2019 - Joint Center for Housing Studies

Gated House

The Rise of 'Segregated Affluence'

American cities are often described as 'segregated,' but segregation is not always well defined. A new study reveals a distinctive pattern: American cities tend to have many small areas of affluence amid fewer, but often larger, areas of poverty.

April 18, 2015 - The Atlantic

San Francisco Monopoly

San Francisco's Crisis of Affluence

The booming tech industry has brought economic development to the Bay Area. But lavish lifestyles, astronomical housing prices, and rising evictions has put the industry in the crosshairs of a very public backlash. Can the city broker peace?

November 25, 2013 - The New York Times

Services Lacking in the Servants' Slums

Upwardly-mobile city dwellers in India are heavily reliant on the neighboring slums that house their servants. But many public services are lacking beyond the walls of the affluent developments.

June 10, 2008 - The New York Times

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