The Great Wall Street Journal Hoax of New Rochelle—Part I: How a Housing Miracle Was Built on Cherry-Picked Rent Data

Written By: Robert Cox

New Rochelle was celebrated nationally as a model for lowering rents, but an independent examination of nearly a decade of Apartment List data reveals that rents actually increased by nearly 20 percent. The investigation also raises questions about the Wall Street Journal’s reporting, including cherry-picked rental statistics and a reporter’s account of construction cranes across downtown New Rochelle.

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