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The 'Affordability' Agenda That Taxes Your Dinner

Food-related taxes are rising in popularity, though they hurt restaurants and customers—and may even fail as a revenue-raising tool.

Reason · Aug 8

This New York startup offers $18,000 housing stipend to live in one of America's most expensive neighbourhoods. But there's a catch

Rilla, an AI firm, offers employees an $18,000 housing stipend annually. This benefit helps offset high living costs in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood. The company also provides three meals daily and gym facilities for its staff. Employees generally work twelve-hour shifts for six days each week. This demanding schedule is part…

The Economic Times · Jul 9

AI company CEO pays $1.7 million a year so employees can live in one of America's most expensive neighbourhoods

An artificial intelligence start-up is making headlines for an employee benefit rarely seen in the corporate world. New York-based AI sales software company Rilla spends around $1.7 million every year on housing stipends, helping employees live near its headquarters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, one of America's most expensive neighbourhoods. The initiative…

The Times of India · Jul 9

Gentrification is pricing artists out of New York, threatening its cultural edge

The city’s artist population has fallen for the first time in decades, a report finds, for want of affordable housing

The Guardian - US · Feb 10

How communities can protect and revitalise their heritage in gentrifying neighbourhoods

From Williamsburg in New York to Shoreditch in London, artists looking for cheap premises have long been pioneers in revitalising old neighbourhoods, breathing new life into neglected areas while injecting a sense of coolness, desirability and creative energy. Around them, little businesses spring up to service their needs from coffee…

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2024

Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners

Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering an ornamental garden from the 1700s where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024

Luxury gyms are changing how we exercise—and how we live

Gyms like Life Time charge high membership fees and require huge spaces. But they pitch consumers on a holistic lifestyle that keeps them coming back.

Fortune · Aug 4, 2024

Is luxury fashion in its flop era?

As #underconsumptioncore trends on TikTok and gen Z turns to vintage, high-end houses fret over stalling demand

The Guardian - US · Aug 3, 2024

17th-century home and silver spoon from 'affluent household' found in Colonial Williamsburg

The home, which was built around 1660, would have been owned by an affluent family based on the artifacts found there.

LiveScience · Jul 30, 2024

One Domino Square: Brooklyn’s iridescent skyscraper is an Annabelle Selldorf first

We quiz New York architect Annabelle Selldorf on One Domino Square in Williamsburg, her first residential skyscraper, with apartments going on the market today

Wallpaper · May 1, 2024