Black Dispossession and the Making of Downtown Flushing
Introduction The New York City Council vote to approve the highly controversial Special Flushing Waterfront District (SFWD) in December...
BEYOND BRONXSPLOITATION: DECADE OF FIRE
Film directors Vivian Vázquez Irizarry and Gretchen Hildebran have the good sense to know that movements move forward by looking...
A SLOW BURN: A REVIEW OF THE HOTTEST AUGUST
In 1960, the French ethnographic filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist Edgar Morin roamed the streets of Paris, asking citizens “How do...
The Fallacy of “Industry City, Our Way”
City Councilmember Menchaca’s September 16, 2019 Public Meeting on Industry City Photo by Tarry Hum Sunset Park, Brooklyn is a vibrant...
REVIEW OF SAMUEL STEIN'S "CAPITAL CITY: GENTRIFICATION AND THE REAL ESTATE STATE"
When I was studying to become an urban planner, I could never figure out how to describe the professional degree to my grandmother. This...
THE URGENCY AND UNCERTAINTY OF "PROGRESSIVE PLANNING" TODAY
Samuel Stein giving the introductory keynote for 2019 PN conference in New York City. Photo by Arielle Lawson. Note: The following...
EXPLAINING WHAT GOES ON IN THE WORLD: IN MEMORY OF BOB FITCH
I want to start by saying how honored I am to be giving this, the first Bob Fitch memorial lecture. I dearly hope there will be a second and
SMALL BUSINESS DISPLACEMENT: THE DISAPPEARING NEW YORK CITY BODEGA AND THE NEED FOR COMMERCIAL RENT
On February 2, 2017 1,000 locally owned businesses across the city closed their doors in protest of the anti-Muslim executive order on...
