September 12
Smithsimon, Gregory.
September 12 community and neighborhood recovery at ground zero / [electronic resource] : Gregory Smithsimon. - New York : New York University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (viii, 285 p. :) ill., maps ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-278) and index.
"The collapse of the World Trade Center shattered windows across the street in Battery Park City, throwing the neighborhood into darkness and smothering homes in debris. Residents fled. In the months and years after they returned, they worked to restore their community. Until September 11, Battery Park City had been a secluded, wealthy enclave just west Wall Street, one with all the opulence of the surrounding corporate headquarters yet with a gated, suburban feel. After the towers fell it became the most visible neighborhood in New York. This ethnography of an elite planned community near the heart of New York City's financial district examines both the struggles and shortcomings of one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. In doing so, September 12 discovers the vibrant exclusivity that makes Battery Park City an unmatched place to live for the few who can gain entry. Focusing on both the global forces that shape local landscapes and the exclusion that segregates American urban development, Smithsimon shows the tensions at work as the neighborhood's residents mobilized to influence reconstruction plans. September 12 reveals previously unseen conflicts over the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan, providing a new understanding of the ongoing, reciprocal relationship between social conflicts and the spaces they both inhabit and create"--Provided by publisher.
9780814771129 0814771122 9780814786710 0814786715
Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--New York (State)--New York.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Economic aspects--New York (State)--New York.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Economic conditions.
Battery Park City (New York, N.Y.)
Electronic books.
HV6432.7 / .S65 2011
974.7/1044
September 12 community and neighborhood recovery at ground zero / [electronic resource] : Gregory Smithsimon. - New York : New York University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (viii, 285 p. :) ill., maps ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-278) and index.
"The collapse of the World Trade Center shattered windows across the street in Battery Park City, throwing the neighborhood into darkness and smothering homes in debris. Residents fled. In the months and years after they returned, they worked to restore their community. Until September 11, Battery Park City had been a secluded, wealthy enclave just west Wall Street, one with all the opulence of the surrounding corporate headquarters yet with a gated, suburban feel. After the towers fell it became the most visible neighborhood in New York. This ethnography of an elite planned community near the heart of New York City's financial district examines both the struggles and shortcomings of one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. In doing so, September 12 discovers the vibrant exclusivity that makes Battery Park City an unmatched place to live for the few who can gain entry. Focusing on both the global forces that shape local landscapes and the exclusion that segregates American urban development, Smithsimon shows the tensions at work as the neighborhood's residents mobilized to influence reconstruction plans. September 12 reveals previously unseen conflicts over the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan, providing a new understanding of the ongoing, reciprocal relationship between social conflicts and the spaces they both inhabit and create"--Provided by publisher.
9780814771129 0814771122 9780814786710 0814786715
Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--New York (State)--New York.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Economic aspects--New York (State)--New York.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Economic conditions.
Battery Park City (New York, N.Y.)
Electronic books.
HV6432.7 / .S65 2011
974.7/1044