From Urban Village to East Village: The Battle for New York's Lower East Side.

Abstract

1 Welcome to the Neighbourhood by Janet Abu-Lughod. PART I THE PAST IS STILL THERE 2 The Changing Economy of the Lower East Side by Jan Chien Lin (University of Houston). 3 The Tenement as a Built Form by Richard Plunz (Columbia University) and Janet Abu-Lughod. 4 A History of Tompkins Square Park by Marci Raven (New York History Project) and Jeanne Houck (Eugene Lang College). 5 Deja Vu: Replanning the Lower East Side in the 1930s by Suzanne Wasserman (Iona College). PART II THE PROCESS OF GENTRIFICATION 6 Neighbourhood `Burn-Out': Puerto Ricans at the End of the Queue by Christopher Mele (New School for Social Research, New York). 7 From Disinvestment to Reinvestment: Tax Arrears and Turning Points in the East Village by Neil Smith (Rutgers University) and others. 8 The Process of Gentrification in Alphabet City by Christopher Mele. 9 Public Action: New York City Policy and the Gentrification of the Lower East Side by William Sites (Queens University, New York). PART III CONTESTING COMMUNITY: THE ISSUES AND THE PROTAGONISTS 10 A Resident's View of Conflict on Tompkins Square by Diane Gordon (College of the City of New York). 11 The Battle for Tompkins Square Park by Janet Abu-Lughod. 12 The Residents in Tompkins Square Park by Dorne Greshof and John Dale (New School for Social Research). 13 The Squatters: A Chorus of Voices, But Is Anyone Listening? by Andrew van Kleunen (New School for Social Research). 14 Defending the Cross-Subsidy Plan: The Tortoise Wins Again by Janet Abu-Lughod. 15 Conclusions and Implications by Janet Abu-Lughod.