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I found Ed Glaeser article fascinating because of how he described income inequality as a revolving door. If the inequality shrank then more poor people would make their way to New York thereby increasing inequality yet again. Or in his words “If the next mayor wants to make New York City more generous to the […]

I found these readings very interesting since each article brings up different views on income inequality and zoning. Restrictive zoning is one of the biggest factors that lead to racial and economic segregation in NYC. As an effect, it creates very distinguished poor vs rich neighbors. It’s a big problem since zoning only allows single-family […]

I found all of the four reading interesting for this class. I read the Daily News article first, which I had to grit my teeth through, but there were certain interesting points raised. It was hard to read because there were so many grammar and spelling errors that I had to double check that this […]

Today’s articles analyzed the relationship between residence and income inequality. The first article from the Washington Post, dealt with the idea of zoning and I felt was the main article to focus on. Another article on CNN talked about 40 Riverside, a condo built for rich buyers and lower income renters. AEI had an article […]

Zoning has its advantages…for the rich.  Zoning not only groups the wealthy together, but keeps the middle class and lower class divided. As it was mentioned many times in class, the political system is very dependent on money from wealthy investors to fund campaigns. These zones are also political agendas – the wealthier zones will […]

A lot of elementary and middle school students are required to attend schools that are within their zone. Some zones have terrible schools, and that is often the case in low-income neighborhoods. As a result, students living in low-income neighborhoods fail to receive an adequate education to prepare them for high school. This form of […]

Regarding zoning based on income segregation in New York City, I have to say that I agree the most with what Ed Glaeser from the Daily News. With that being said, I agree that income disparity in New York City is what makes New York City the way it is today, and that these ranges […]

Class 12: Zoning – Getting The Poor to Better Places Since the start of humanity, the issue of where you live has always bear a great significance in determining one’s fate. After all, where you live determines the resources available to you in your vicinity, from public transportation, employment opportunities, to quality public education, these […]

These readings were a lot more technical than others we have read. I like how detailed they were and, especially in the New Yorker, there was so much detail from all different sides of the spectrum. I have felt for a while that the USSC has been extremely too political and partisan for the purpose […]

The New Yorker Article gave insight, historical details, and background surrounding the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. It was interesting to see that the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law, a law created so that politicians would have a more equal playing field, was overturned and created lots of controversy. Even with the McCain-Feingold law […]

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