1) “The Gentrification of the East Village.” Belkin, Lisa. New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) [New York, NY] 02 Sep 1984
The article “The Gentrification of the East Village” provides a first hand account with interviews from locals in the area, of one recognizable wave of gentrification in the 1980s of young artists and professionals and the sense of community forming around changing circumstances as well as the resistance to change by some locals. The cleanup and modernization of this neighborhood brought newcomers to the area with a sense of hope for the changing present and future, which also left natives anxious and yearning for the past.
This source relates to our topic as we are analyzing the effect the waves of gentrification have had on the Lower East Side in regards to community tension.
2) “Gentrification Led to the Unrest at Tompkins Square 10 Years Ago. Did the Protesters Win That Battle but Lose the War?”Jacobs, Andrew. New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) [New York, NY] 09 Aug 1998
This particular article, a secondary source, details the unrest regarding the gentrification of the Lower East Side in the 1980s, culminating in the violence that broke out in Tompkins Square Park in 1988. Protestors began the demonstration in defiance of gentrification, including neighborhood change and escalating rent prices, but the movement instead resulted in brutal attacks by police officers. In addition, the gentrification wave did not appear to halt as crime and drug rates declined and the economy strengthened.
This source relates to our topic because we are researching how the influx of gentrification correlates to the crime rates of this neighborhood. The riot of Tompkins Square Park, an central area of crime in the Lower East Side in the 1980s, is a prime example of how this neighborhood was once corrupt but began to reform as gentrification progressed.
3) “NYPD – Office of the Chief of Department.” NYPD – Office of the Chief of Department. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2013.
The NYPD, connected through nyc.gov, gives relevant statistics regarding crime over the past two decades. This information is a primary source which links perfectly to our topic of crime and gentrification.
4) “CRIME WAVE JOLTS NEW’ LOWER EAST SIDE.” New York Post [New York, NY] 19 Jan. 2003: 04. New York State Newspapers. Web. 17 Apr. 2013.
This New York Times article, a primary source, gives insight into more recent crime activity in the Lower East Side, specifically in January of 2003. This is appropriate information regarding the Lower East Side, and the crime landscape within the 21st century.
5) Smith, Neil, and James Defilippis. “The Reassertion Of Economics: 1990S Gentrification In The Lower East Side.” International Journal Of Urban & Regional Research 23.4 (1999): 638. Urban Studies Abstracts. Web. 23 Apr. 2013.
This article, a secondary source, examines the 1987 stock-market crash and its effect on the Lower East Side. It will be useful for the research paper as it addresses the multiple and separate waves of gentrification in the Lower East Side and identifies the economic explanations for these waves.
6) Ocejo, Richard E. “The Early Gentrifier: Weaving A Nostalgia Narrative On The Lower East Side.” City & Community 10.3 (2011): 285-310. Urban Studies Abstracts. Web. 23 Apr. 2013.
Richard E. Ocejo’s analyses early gentrifiers in the Lower East Side and their perspective on newer gentrifiers. This will be valuable secondary source for highlighting the differences and perhaps the tensions between the separate waves of gentrfiers. Furthermore, Ocejo discusses the negative cultural and social effects on gentrification in the context of the Lower East Side.
