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Blackwell (Roosevelt) Island as NYC's Civic Center

Blackwell (Roosevelt) Island as NYC's Civic Center

Blackwell (Roosevelt) Island as NYC's Civic Center

By Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin

Excerpts, Urban PlanningGuest UserJuly 18, 2017Comment

Rufus Gilbert's Elevated Pneumatic Tubes

Rufus Gilbert's Elevated Pneumatic Tubes

Rufus Gilbert's Elevated Pneumatic Tubes

By Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin

Excerpts, Urban Planning, TransportationGuest UserJuly 6, 2017 Comments

Bob Dylan’s New York, 1961

Bob Dylan’s New York, 1961

Bob Dylan’s New York, 1961

By Stephen Petrus

Arts & Culture, ExcerptsGuest UserApril 19, 2017Comment

When Squatters Became Homeowners in NYC

When Squatters Became Homeowners in NYC

When Squatters Became Homeowners in NYC

By Amy Starecheski

Excerpts, Housing & RealtyGuest UserApril 6, 2017Comment

Harlem's Long Road to Gentrification

Harlem's Long Road to Gentrification

Harlem's Long Road to Gentrification

By Brian Goldstein

Excerpts, Housing & RealtyGuest UserFebruary 21, 2017Comment

Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 1790–1860

Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 1790–1860

Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 1790–1860

By Gergely Baics

ExcerptsGuest UserDecember 7, 2016Comment

Half-Pint Prototype: The Outsize Influence of 7 World Trade Center

Half-Pint Prototype: The Outsize Influence of 7 World Trade Center

Half-Pint Prototype: The Outsize Influence of 7 World Trade Center

By Judith Dupré

Excerpts, Urban PlanningGuest UserNovember 30, 2016Comment

Beyond “Ghetto Arts”: Vinnette Carroll’s Urban Arts Corps

Beyond “Ghetto Arts”: Vinnette Carroll’s Urban Arts Corps

Beyond “Ghetto Arts”: Vinnette Carroll’s Urban Arts Corps

By Hillary Miller

Arts & Culture, ExcerptsGuest UserOctober 11, 2016Comment

"Outside Agitators": Conspiracy Theory and the Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant Riots of 1964

"Outside Agitators": Conspiracy Theory and the Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant Riots of 1964

"Outside Agitators": Conspiracy Theory and the Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant Riots of 1964

By Michael W. Flamm

Excerpts, Race & EthnicityGuest UserSeptember 6, 2016Comment

Invisible Man: Jeremiah Hamilton, the "Dark Prince" of Wall Street

Invisible Man: Jeremiah Hamilton, the "Dark Prince" of Wall Street

Invisible Man: Jeremiah Hamilton, the "Dark Prince" of Wall Street

By Shane White

Excerpts, Race & EthnicityGuest UserJune 1, 2016Comment