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Category Archives: Films

Film: Whose Barrio?

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Owen Toews

This week we will watch the film “Whose Barrio?” – a documentary about gentrification in East Harlem – instead of “My Brooklyn”. You can check out the film’s website here.

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Film: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Owen Toews

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NYT > New York

At 10 Cubed, a Restaurant on the 100th Floor, a Chef Toils in Obscurity January 22, 2025
In New York, private restaurants in luxury towers are a popular amenity. The public cannot eat there, and residents only drop in occasionally.
Bringing Anne Frank’s Secret Annex to New York, and the World January 22, 2025
Covered windows, peeling wallpaper: For the first time outside of Amsterdam, an exhibition reconstructs Anne’s hiding place during the devastation of the Holocaust.
A Child Is Killed, and a Suspect’s Arrest History Raises Questions January 22, 2025
Caleb Rijos, 14, was fatally stabbed on his way to school. The man who the police say is responsible has a long criminal record.
Evacuation Orders Given Late to Altadena Area Where Eaton Fire Deaths Were Concentrated January 22, 2025
All 17 people who died in the Eaton fire lived in an area where evacuation orders came hours later than others, even as homes nearby were already burning. Some people never received warnings at all.
John Lennon Came to My School When I Was 8. Or Did I Imagine It? January 22, 2025
A story of hazy memories, a reluctant rock star and a special day in 1973. Or was it 1974?
Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95 January 22, 2025
In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.
Mayor Adams Won’t Criticize Trump. He Did Sit Down With Tucker Carlson. January 22, 2025
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, a Democrat, declined to say anything negative about Donald J. Trump’s early executive orders, saying he would bring any concerns directly to the president.
‘Vanya on Huron Street’ Review: Chekhov in Brooklyn January 22, 2025
Instead of a departure, the writer and director Matthew Gasda’s take on “Uncle Vanya” at the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research tends to adhere to the original.
New York City Seeks Jolt for Midtown With Plan to Build 10,000 Homes January 21, 2025
The plan, which rezones parts of the Manhattan neighborhood, aims to address the city’s housing shortage and the area’s beleaguered commercial sector.
Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump January 21, 2025
The $252 billion spending plan for New York addressed concerns about affordability, crime and the cost of living, but did little to anticipate President Trump’s policies.

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