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Willet’s Point and the Impacts of Gentrification
Willet’s Point is a grungy, unkempt place not necessarily fit for human habitation. However, the city of New York has a responsibility to ensure its continued existence and put the necessary funds into the area to make it sanitary on … Continue reading
Liquor and Tammany Hall: The Dead Rabbit Riots
The Dead Rabbit Riot was a gang fight in 1857 between the Dead Rabbits, comprised mostly of Catholic Irish-American men, and the Bowery Boys, who were made up mostly of nativistic American-borns. Taking place around the Fourth of July holiday, … Continue reading
Food in America
In the Gabaccia’s chapter on “Food Fights and American Values”, she discusses what makes food “American” and explores the various ways in which native-born Americans have sought to control the spread of ethnic food as a result of the long-time … Continue reading
A Heavy Hat To Bear
Chloe: So how long has this shop been open? L: Only about a year ad three months C: Ok. Sorry, I should have started off by asking you your name. L: Lin Paik C: So how long have you been … Continue reading
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
In interviewing Lin Paik, the owner of The Millinery Shop in the East Village, I was struck less by the way that she has had to weather the changes in the neighborhood and more by the way that the neighborhood … Continue reading
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A Heavy Hat to Bear
If you walked down E 10th St in a hurry, your eyes might slide from charming apartment building to charming apartment building and completely miss The Millinery Shop. After all, Noah and I nearly did, even though at that point … Continue reading
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America’s Immigrants
Donald Trump has made immigration a hot-button issue in the two years that he has been politically relevant. From starting off his campaign by calling Mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers to enacting a travel ban that functions to discriminate … Continue reading
Racial Privilege in Melting Pot Tracts
I am white. I am very, very white. And being a New Yorker who has always lived in tremendously diverse neighborhoods and gone to diverse schools, I am frequently hyperconscious of this because I envy the rich and vibrantly active … Continue reading
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The Role of Third Places
This week’s readings focus on the role of businesses in a community or neighborhood. It is undeniable that commerciality is an essential part of an area. Businesses help shape the character and flavor of a community and they provide resources … Continue reading
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