Redlining to remediation

08/27/2023

The Jefferson Avenue commercial district in Buffalo, New York, is anchored by a supermarket. But Tops Friendly Markets, the only grocery store on Buffalo’s vast East Side, is the center of activity. More than just a place to buy food, pick up medications and use an ATM, the store is a communal gathering space in a predominantly Black neighborhood that, for generations, has been segregated, isolated and disenfranchised from the wealthier — and whiter — parts of the city.

Allissa Kline August 2023

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