05548nam 2201201 450 991081903570332120230629172000.01-4008-5263-310.1515/9781400852635(CKB)3710000000202081(EBL)1689371(OCoLC)884645763(SSID)ssj0001377996(PQKBManifestationID)11805197(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001377996(PQKBWorkID)11329712(PQKB)10820842(MiAaPQ)EBC1689371(StDuBDS)EDZ0000890048(MdBmJHUP)muse43370(DE-B1597)454039(OCoLC)984688465(DE-B1597)9781400852635(Au-PeEL)EBL1689371(CaPaEBR)ebr10901630(CaONFJC)MIL630207(EXLCZ)99371000000020208120140813h20142014 uy 0engur|n#---|u||utxtccrUpscaling downtown from bowery saloons to cocktail bars in New York City /Richard E. OcejoPilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries onlyPrinceton, New Jersey :Princeton University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-17631-0 0-691-15516-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Introduction. Night and Day --Chapter 1. The Bowery and its Bars --Chapter 2. Growing Nightlife Scenes --Chapter 3. Weaving a Nostalgia Narrative --Chapter 4. Entrepreneurial Spirits --Chapter 5. Regulating Nightlife Scenes --Chapter 6. The Limits of Local Democracy --Conclusion. Upscaling New York --Methodological Appendix. Studying the Social Ecosystem of Bars --Notes --References --IndexOnce known for slum-like conditions in its immigrant and working-class neighborhoods, New York City's downtown now features luxury housing, chic boutiques and hotels, and, most notably, a vibrant nightlife culture. While a burgeoning bar scene can be viewed as a positive sign of urban transformation, tensions lurk beneath, reflecting the social conflicts within postindustrial cities. Upscaling Downtown examines the perspectives and actions of disparate social groups who have been affected by or played a role in the nightlife of the Lower East Side, East Village, and Bowery. Using the social world of bars as windows into understanding urban development, Richard Ocejo argues that the gentrifying neighborhoods of postindustrial cities are increasingly influenced by upscale commercial projects, causing significant conflicts for the people involved. Ocejo explores what community institutions, such as neighborhood bars, gain or lose amid gentrification. He considers why residents continue unsuccessfully to protest the arrival of new bars, how new bar owners produce a nightlife culture that attracts visitors rather than locals, and how government actors, including elected officials and the police, regulate and encourage nightlife culture. By focusing on commercial newcomers and the residents who protest local changes, Ocejo illustrates the contested and dynamic process of neighborhood growth. Delving into the social ecosystem of one emblematic section of Manhattan, Upscaling Downtown sheds fresh light on the tensions and consequences of urban progress.Central business districtsWashington (D.C.)Community organizationWashington (D.C.)Urban renewalWashington (D.C.)New York, NYgndLower East Side.Manhattan.New York City.New York Police Department.New York State Liquor Authority.bar owners.bars.bartenders.broken windows.collective action.community boards.community ideology.community life.community socializing.community.crime.downtown neighborhoods.downtown.economic development.entrepreneurialism.gentrification.liquor licensing.local government.local participatory democracy.neighborhood growth.neighborhood residents.nightlife.nostalgia narrative.place entrepreneurs.place making.policing.postindustrial city.protests.quality of life.self-identity.slums.social conflict.social ecosystem.social history.social life.upscaling.urban entrepreneurialism.urban transformation.Central business districtsCommunity organizationUrban renewal307.76Ocejo Richard E.967862MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819035703321Upscaling downtown3948401UNINA