The Stuyvesant town that Amy Fox reported on is considered a nobel area to live in. There were Post World War II efforts to provide affordable housing, but a lot of tenants did not want to allow the blacks to ruin the appeal of the neighborhood, and a conflict seemed to arise from the country’s involvement in the Cold War. Black tenants were flagged as communists, giving more incentive to evict them and increasing the blatant racism that was occurring.

In Charles Bagli’s reporting on Stuyvesant Town, the reference back to 2006 highlights the problem with eviction in 2006, and what the new owners had done to the neighborhood, a reference to the Stuy-town that Fox had reported on in reference to her grandparents and their struggles to not get evicted. Now, it seems as though preserving affordable housing is the main agenda, after years of the town trying to protect its value and aesthetic. The meaningful integration that was once lost, as reported by Fox, seems to be on the horizon, and more is being done to protect those who need affordable housing to live in New York City.

In both pieces, obtaining affordable housing in New York City is difficult because of everything being done to improve the city. While it seems as though more incentives are out to protect those with affordable housing, the rules and regulations to obtaining these homes is difficult. Bagli highlights this issue with statistics. Fox used the anecdote with her grandfather to show how long the issue has been unresolved.