Formation: Why and Where Volcanoes form when magma from the Earth’s upper mantle erupt outward, growing bigger with each eruption. This happens because of the Earth having tectonic plates, which converge or diverge at certain locations. We can compare this to New York’s real estate industry. Real estate in New […]
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As I sat around the table with a group of college students, I was asked what I was majoring in. I responded that I was majoring in math education. Immediately I was asked why I would want to do a job that makes so little money? If I am good […]
The current symbiosis between American cities and American commerce, namely, the idea of a city as a “growth machine”, is severely disturbed. In his 1976 essay, sociologist, Harvey Molotch wrote, “The political and economic essence of virtually any given locality, in the present American context is growth. A common interest […]
In New York for Sale: Community Planning Confronts Global Real Estate, Agnotti discusses how the finance, insurance, and real estate industries greatly contributed to the landscape of New York City we see today and how FIRE affected community planning. Agnotti mentions how big FIRE players contributed to the dislocation of […]
Labeled as the “real estate capital of the world,” New York City is determined to be one of the most marvelous cities in the US due to urban city planning. However, Tom Agnotti serves to enlighten readers about the true harms that real estate and “modernizing” the city has caused […]
In Michael Greenberg’s “Tenant’s Under Siege: Inside New York City’s Housing Crisis” he mentions that a “tide of homelessness” has swept across NYC. So much so, that shelters are being filled to maximum capacity every night. But upon doing more research it’s sadly even more severe than he leads on. […]
After reading Tom Angotti’s chapter “The Real Estate Capital of the World” and Michael Greenberg’s article “Tenants Under Siege: Inside New York City’s Housing Crisis,” the theme of dislocation became crystal clear. Unfortunately, gentrification is one of the main reasons behind New York City’s large homeless population. And this population […]
Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” names numerous events, ideas, and objects that were prevalent in popular culture and politics during the latter half of the 20th Century, many of which were controversial such as the creation of the hydrogen bomb, President Nixon’s Watergate scandal, and the Cold […]
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 […]
There’s been a common thread running through many of our readings. Critics such as Tochterman, Florida, and Zukin, among others, have referenced the theory of Jane Jacobs and how it has/hasn’t held up. This may be indicative of the recognition her argument has received. It’s striking, and a little odd […]
Class on Tuesday, March 5, will include a workshop about using Social Explorer. To prep for this workshop, last week I asked everyone to read the demo project at my site and check if they had off-campus library access to Social Explorer. In addition, please read this short article at […]
Today’s workshop begins promptly at the beginning of class and to get the most out of it, let’s hit the ground running. Here’s the title slide just to get you PUMPED for seminar in only 40 minutes!