Category Archives: Kathryn Cox
How exactly does one monitor public spaces, specifically parks?
In a city as dominated by concrete as New York, it is hard to imagine where our children would play if not for parks. Parks are not only essential because of the “green space” that they provide the city with, … Continue reading
What’s so great about soda anyway?
I constantly hear people that I know complaining about Bloomberg’s policies, when personally I find myself agreeing with many of his positions. Personally, I do not condone the drinking of soda in the first place, it is unhealthy and completely … Continue reading
NYC – WPA = Unnecessarily high unemployment rates in our city
Being that my classmates and I were so young when September 11th happened, it was interesting to read this excerpt and look back at the effects of that tragic day on our city. It seems strange to me that there … 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
But what about the children?
As an education major, I feel very strongly about anything that takes away from the children, andwhat Robert Moses did with Tavern on the Green certainly takes away from the children. I suppose that if Moses has the role of … Continue reading
Robert Moses: Contributor or Tyrant?
From the initial pages of the introduction, I could feel myself wanting to resist Robert Moses, conclude that he was a tyrant, and be done with the discussion. However, upon further inspection of the reading and accomplishments of this “tyrant,” … Continue reading
