How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood

“An exacting look at gentrification” (New York Times Book Review)—and the lives devastated in the process

The term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don’t realize just how threatening it is. 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. 

A vigorous exposé revealing who holds power in our cities, How to Kill a City uncovers the massive systemic forces behind gentrification in New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York. Now with a new preface reflecting on the present-day political landscape surrounding the housing crisis, How to Kill a City is essential reading for anyone who cares about the fate of our cities and our nation. 

• | Author: Dr. Peter Moskowitz, Peter Moskowitz, PE Moskowitz
• | Publisher: Bold Type Books
• | Publication Date: Sep 04, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781645030744
• | ISBN-10: 1645030741