Chapter four of Angotti’s New York for Sale, “From Protest to Community Plan,” revolves around the capabilities of communities in terms of changing the way urban development takes place in their neighborhoods, contrary to the plans of private developers, for instance. He emphasizes this through the discussion of examples where […]
Author Asma Awad
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In her works, “‘From the Frying Pan to the Oven’: Gentrification and the Experience of Industrial Displacement in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,” and “In Defense of Old Industrial Spaces: Manufacturing, Creativity and Innovation in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,” Winifred Curran sheds light on the effects of industrial displacement, which she distinguishes from deindustrialization as […]
Authentic [aw-then-tik] – adjective not false or copied; genuine; real having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence; authenticated; verified Throughout the chapters “How Brooklyn Became Cool” and “Why Harlem is Not a Ghetto” in Sharon Zukin’s book, Naked City, there are a number of repeated concepts, primarily what factors come […]
Ann Lewis: someone invested in the power dynamics of society, in the consequences of unchecked shifts in power, in the various realities perceived by communities as a result of these consequences. In 2014, the 5Pointz building in Queens was bought by developer Jerry Wolkoff with the intent to transform the […]
“The room for great differences among neighbors- differences that often go far deeper than differences in color- are possible and normal only when streets of great cities have built in equipment allowing strangers to dwell in peace together.” -Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. A woman- […]
