Category Archives: February
Global and No Time For Being Mindful
Growing up in New York City almost my entire life, I am definitely biased: I am the kind of New Yorker who sees NYC as the center of the world. This week’s readings only reaffirmed that bias in me (although I am … Continue reading
Where tragedy meets patriotism and profit
For many Americans, September 11th was an opportunity to return to the traditional “American values,” as stated by David Harvey. Communities united in an effort to ease some of the suffering that impacted citizens across all economic classes. In this … Continue reading
Global Cities
New York has always been a stronghold for business and the economy. Even as globalization emerged and changed how economics works in general New York has remained in the center of attention. One interesting point I found from The Global City is … Continue reading
NYC economy VS the Global City
What I found interesting this week was the discussion of NYC’s economy post WW II. While the NYC we know is the one that is a global center (a World Trade Center, if you will), the NYC that emerged post-war … Continue reading
World Trade
I was very young when the attack on 9/11 occurred. I remember little about the attack itself. What stands clearer in my mind was the constant replays on the news and the fact that it seemed to be the only … Continue reading
comments on readings for 2/27
class, please use this forum to post comments on readings for 2/27. the overall theme for the week is the economy of NYC. as always you are free to take your comments in any relevant direction you want. some questions … Continue reading
How far is too far?
Robert Moses was definitely a man of incredible complexity: he both helped and hurt the city in many ways during his time in power as well as, today. It’s evident that he did a lot for New York City during … Continue reading
Robert Moses: Good…Bad…it’s confusing…Do We Know?
Robert Moses does not seem to be able to make things simple in his professional endeavors. We have previously discussed Moses based off Caro’s negatively lit words on Caro’s accomplishments. Like life, nothing is ever perfect. People do tend to … Continue reading
It’s All Relative
While last week’s class left me despising the being that was Robert Moses, I got a fuller, better picture of his personage this week, and I’m open and willing to admit to that. Caro, in previous chapters, discusses the families … Continue reading
Robert Moses then, and Robert Moses now.
Caro, in his book The Power Broker, paints for us, a relatively negative image of Robert Moses. Although Caro refers to Moses as one of America’s greatest builders, he delves into explicit detail about the trail of injustice Robert Moses … Continue reading
