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Max Bachhuber, Josh Sloan, Will Solomon THESIS: How do architectural development, economic profusion, and municipal influence affect the ethnic composition of a community? Using two extremely disparate neighborhoods, Hell’s Kitchen and the Upper East Side, we seek to illustrate that … Continue reading →

In the basement of a building owned NYU, there exists the only Chick-fil-A in the entirety of New York City. Located at 5 University Place, just northeast of Washington Square Park. Now, I’m not bemoaning the lack of their vaguely … Continue reading →

What really mystifies me about the food article is the double standard the culinary environment made. Immigrants were expected to eat the bare substance of a plain New England diet, while middle-class Americans were permitted to play with food like … Continue reading →

Joshua Sloan Sharon Zukin presents the view that the “soul” of a neighborhood lies in the long time residents. The people responsible for the growth of the neighborhood and those who have often sacrificed the most for the neighborhood are … Continue reading →

Joshua Sloan There are many issues that lead to tension in ethnic succession. People naturally want to be surrounded with people of similar backgrounds due to the ability to relate to the members of their community. Members of other ethnic … Continue reading →

Max Arthur Herman’s theory regarding the mechanisms that cause ethnic succession divides development into three categories: the residential, the economic and the political. Essentially, Herman states that the transition of ethnic groups is dependent upon access to housing, competition in … Continue reading →

Growing up on Long Island, there really was not all that much to do, because of that I  I don’t remember anything in particular, but one of my best childhood memories was from when we used to visit my family … Continue reading →

The red, vibrant 292 East 3rd street apartment between Avenue B and C of the Lower East Side completely took me by surprise by its unusual, non-traditional artistic entryway and placement along this quiet residential street. In addition to its … Continue reading →

The Eldridge Street Synagogue opened its doors in September of 1887, as hundreds of thousands of Jewish immigrants began to pour into America – specifically, into the Lower East Side of New York City. The architecture is representative of the … Continue reading →