I remember taking a trip back into my childhood neighborhood of Seward Park, right outside of Chinatown. My elementary school had been there and I spent a lot of time at the library there. When I was younger, I had… Continue Reading →
Prior to looking at the timeline and reading the article associated with the second link, I knew little to nothing about former Mayor Bloomberg’s policies regarding the homeless in New York. It is distressing to learn that this man was… Continue Reading →
When I think about it, it is actually quite impressive that New York is able to contain and hold the number of people that it does. With the total number of housing units only increasing by a mere 450,000 in… Continue Reading →
Coates: Good afternoon, Mr. Williamson. I have read your response and I must say, we differ greatly on our views of whether reparations should be implemented into our nation. Williamson: Good afternoon, Mr. Coates. Although, we may disagree on… Continue Reading →
It is upsetting to learn that the bold, and perhaps even noble, actions of George Romney, to create a more integrated by rejecting project applications from areas with segregated housing, were thwarted and unfortunately unsuccessful. I don’t believe there has… Continue Reading →
Samuel Zipp explains in his Manhattan’s Project’s: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Cold War New York, the ideas and motivations for remodeling and redeveloping New York’s Manhattan in the early 20th century. What I found insightful was… Continue Reading →
As it has been made obvious through various discussions in class, housing is a very important factor of someone’s life. What took me by surprise through this article was the actions of the Home Owner’s Loan Corporation (HOLC). Although the… Continue Reading →
The topic of migration and immigration had always captured my interest ever since high school; perhaps it was due to the fact that my parents were also immigrants. Textbooks had educated me on the discrimination and hatred that the migrants of… Continue Reading →
“…A graduating class of two dozen.” That was extremely hard to believe and put into perspective. Their graduating class was smaller than the size of a typical classroom. The article, Class Notes, written by Jelani Cobb was moving and evoked… Continue Reading →
Jane Jacobs and E.B. White’s writings regarding New York had different key points. While Jacobs focuses on what makes and defines a city, White examines the inhabitants of a city more closely. Through reading the two, I found myself resonating… Continue Reading →
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