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Story summary
- Rowynn Dumont left New York City for Philadelphia due to rising rent and a shrinking artist community.
- From 2019 to 2025, Brooklyn rent rose from $2,300 to $3,800.
- A Center for an Urban Future report links a 4% drop in NYC's artist population to unaffordable housing, and critics question Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan for 5,000 affordable artist units.
- Philadelphia has an 8% increase in artists due to affordable housing initiatives.
