> The fastest level of homebuilding in NYC was in the 1950s. Strictest rent control? Also 1950s NYC's (as well as those in other American cities like Boston, D

> The fastest level of homebuilding in NYC was in the 1950s. Strictest rent control? Also 1950s NYC's (as well as those in other American cities like Boston, Detroit, and San Francisco) massive development push in the 1950s was also infamous for using eminent domain to do this mass construction at the expense of African American neighborhoods - and displaced African American residents were not resettled in these projects [0][1][2][3] It's easy to build fast if you're taking land away from disenfranchised communities who have no ability to push back. [0] - https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/brent-cebul-tearing-down-black-america/ https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/brent-cebul-tearing-do... [1] - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-09/robert-moses-and-his-racist-parkway-explained https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-09/robert-mo... [2] - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MVcjHygDTLw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MVcjHygDTLw [3] - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Abhj17kYU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Abhj17kYU