Hurricane Sandy and NYC Disaster Relief
Hurricane Sandy had done a tremendous amount of damage to NYC four years ago and left many starkly aware of the devastation a natural disaster can leave in its wake. I remember walking down belt parkway towards Brighton beach noting the increasing destruction as I got closer to the shore. Trees were knocked over, windows […]
Who Are the Creative Class?
Throughout Professor Florida’s article on the creative class, a particular question was hanging over my head. Am I a member of the creative class? What sort of people represent the focus groups used in the research spoken about in the article? How did Prof. Florida identify them? The Creative Class is presumably represented by young, “hip” college grads, […]