How to Kill a City

In cities all across the country, neighborhoods are changing so quickly that nearly everyone is at risk of getting priced out. The term "gentrification" has become a buzzword, but we've failed to realize that it means more than the arrival of trendy shops, much-maligned hipsters, and expensive latte [...]
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In cities all across the country, neighborhoods are changing so quickly that nearly everyone is at risk of getting priced out. The term "gentrification" has become a buzzword, but we've failed to realize that it means more than the arrival of trendy shops, much-maligned hipsters, and expensive lattes. The very future of American cities as vibrant, equitable spaces hangs in the balance. In How to Kill a City, Peter Moskowitz takes readers from the kitchen tables of hurting families who can no longer afford their homes to the corporate boardrooms and political backrooms where destructive housing policies are devised. Along the way, Moskowitz uncovers the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York. A lively, hard-hitting expose in the tradition of City of Quartz and Once in a Great City, How to Kill a City reveals who holds power in our cities--and how we can fight back.