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Autore |
Woldoff Rachael A. |
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Titolo |
Priced Out : Stuyvesant Town and the Loss of Middle-Class Neighborhoods / / Rachael A. Woldoff, Lisa M. Morrison, Michael R. Glass |
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New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (250 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Middle class - New York (State) - New York |
Neighborhoods - New York (State) - New York |
Housing development - New York (State) - New York |
Mixed-income housing - New York (State) - New York |
Rent control - New York (State) - New York |
Housing - New York (State) - New York |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: The Transformation of Stuyvesant Town -- 1. History -- 2. Stayers Then and Now: Getting and Keeping a Slice of Stuy Town -- 3. Aging in Place in the City: Ruthie’s Story -- 4. Neoliberalism, Deregulation, and the Challenges to Middle-Class Housing -- 5. Landlords’ and Tenants’ Strategies for Coping with the New York City Rental Housing Market -- 6. The New Kids in (Stuy)Town: Luxury or Liability? -- 7. The Kids Are All Right? Kara’s Story -- Conclusion: Community and Commodity -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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On an average morning in the tree-lined parks, plazas, and play-areas of Manhattan's Stuyvesant Town housing development, birds chirp as early risers dash off to work, elderly residents enjoy a peaceful morning stroll, and flocks of parents usher their children to school. It seems an unlikely location for conflict and strife, yet this eighteen-block area, initially planned as middle-class affordable housing, is the site of an ongoing struggle between long-term, rent-regulated residents, |
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younger, market-rate tenants, and new owners seeking to turn this community into a luxury commodity. 'Priced Out' takes readers into this heated battle as a transitioning neighborhood wrestles with contemporary capitalist strategies and the struggle to preserve renters' rights. |
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