Author: Municipal Art Society of New YorkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A Discussion of the Rapid Transit Problem in and about New York by the City Plan Committee of the Municipal Art Society
Author: Municipal Art Society of New YorkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The Bronx
Author: Evelyn GonzalezPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231121156
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Bronx is a fascinating history of a singular borough, mapping its evolution from a loose cluster of commuter villages to a densely populated home for New York's African American and Hispanic populations. In recounting the varied and extreme transformations this community has undergone, Evelyn Gonzalez argues that racial discrimination, rampant crime, postwar liberalism, and big government were not the only reasons for the urban crisis that assailed the Bronx during the late 1960s. Rather, a combination of population shifts, public housing initiatives, economic recession, and urban overdevelopment caused its decline. Yet she also proves that ongoing urbanization and neighborhood fluctuations are the very factors that have allowed the Bronx to undergo one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. The process of building and rebuilding carries on, and the revitalization of neighborhoods and a resurgence of economic growth continue to offer hope for the future.
Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Legislature. AssemblyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Public Service Commission. First DistrictPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Public Service Commission. 1st DistrictPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gas industry
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
The Forgotten Borough
Author: Kenneth M. GoldPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231557515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
What sets Staten Island apart from the rest of New York City? The island’s identity has in part been defined in opposition to the city, its physical and cultural differences, and the perception of neglect by city government. It has long been whiter, wealthier, less populated, and more politically conservative. And despite many attempts over the years, Staten Island is not connected by the subway to any of the other four boroughs. Kenneth M. Gold argues that the lack of a subway connection has deeply shaped Staten Island’s history and identity. He chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with New York City as a whole. The Forgotten Borough ranges from when Staten Island first contemplated joining the city in the 1890s to the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in 1964, highlighting pivotal moments when the construction of a subway appeared possible. The economics and engineering of tunnel construction, the difficulty of uniting Staten Islanders around a single solution, competition from the other boroughs, and resistance from powerful corporations and public authorities all undermined a rapid transit connection. Gold demonstrates that the failure to establish a rail link during this period caused Staten Island to diverge culturally, demographically, and politically from the other four boroughs. Drawing on extensive archival research, The Forgotten Borough shows how transportation infrastructure and politics shed new light on urban history.
Report
Author: New York (State). Public Service Commission. First DistrictPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Civic Bibliography for Greater New York
Author: James Bronson ReynoldsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Selected List of References Bearing on the City Plan of New York
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
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