Priced out : Stuyvesant Town and the loss of middle-class neighborhoods /

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 l...

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Main Authors:	Woldoff, Rachael (Author), Morrison, Lisa M. (Author), Glass, Michael R. (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Housing > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Rent control > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Mixed-income housing > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Housing development > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Neighborhoods > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Middle class > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Case studies.
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Table of Contents:

Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
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
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Priced out : Stuyvesant Town and the loss of middle-class neighborhoods /

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