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From 'Fun City' To Crisis State: John Lindsay and Hugh Carey
Two new books explore the legacies of a former mayor whom history maligned and a governor whose role has been all but forgotten.
Reviews: A City on Fire
"New York, like Vietnam, wasn’t so simple, and the fatal flaw in applying a RAND model to New York City’s fires lay in the fact cities are comprised of human beings, and human beings make mistakes."
Becoming a Deejay,
Leaving the P-J's
Segregated and 'Adequate'
Or Equal and Excellent?
The Long Road Of A
Creative Civic Servant
'A Legal Practice
Well Worth Doing'
On The Art That's
All Around Us
All Together Now: Toward
A Better Land Use Process
Yes We Can
End Hunger
Some Work the Overnight
While Others Decorate It
Theme And Variations
On Deprivation And Dignity
IMAGES OF BLIGHT,
WORDS TO SLAM
Will The Real New York
Liberal Please Stand Up
The Fall And Rise
Of The South Bronx
It's Not Just Academic:
Union Rights On Campus
Why 'The Other Half'
Lived -- And Lives On
In Harlem's Test Kitchen:
A Taste of Local Recipes
From Astoria to Woodside:
Inside the Biggest Borough
Youngsters Read the City:
Books for Little Urbanists
How to Change the World:
Read These Manuals First
Books
Reading has been and always will be an immeasurable source of knowledge. Here are reviews and discussions of books that encompass the past, present, and future of New York City and beyond.
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EVENTS
Free Memorial Day Concert
Sunday, May 27, 2012
The James Beard Foundation Presents: Northwest Bounty with Adam Hegsted
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Retrospective of the work of Choi Min-shik
Sunday, June 03, 2012
03:00p - 05:00p
CONVERSATIONS/OPINONS
Governing With 'Class': Politics The Bloomberg Way
A new book argues that the popular image of Mike Bloomberg as a post-ideological mayor misses the profound way he has reshaped New York for the benefit of the corporate elite.
Report From Lockdown High: Fear Vs. Facts On School Safety
An excerpt from a new book arguing that “punitive, zero tolerance strategies”—from metal detectors to clothing bans—aren't as effective as their popularity suggests.
MULTIMEDIA
Economic Impact of Libraries in New York City
Research for an April 16, 2012 joint hearing of the New York City Council's Committee on Small Business, Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations and the Select Committee on Libraries, on the role played by the 214 branch and four research libraries operated by New York's three library systems.
