Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFreedomland is the definitive book on the history of Co-op City.
* Co-Op City Times *
Freedomland dispels the myth of Co-Op City's perceived independence and refocuses it front and center as a landmark to renter's rights and the changing nature of housing in modern New York.
* The Bowery Boys *
This is the first real history of Co-Op city, and should do much to undo popular misconceptions about the place.
* The Gotham Center for New York City History *
This is an achievement. Given the lack of history of so many aspects of Bronx life, this tells quite a story. [Sammartino] has done a tremendous job with it.
* The Bronx Buzz *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Co-op City and the Story of New York
1. "The World's Greatest Housing Cooperative": Building a New City, 1965–1968
2. "Everyone Was Seekinga Utopia": Building a Community, 1968–1973
3. "We Remember Picket Lines": Cooperator Militancy, 1970–1974
4. "No Way,We Won't Pay": The Rent Strike, 1975–1976
5. "We Inherited a Mess!": After the Rent Strike, 1977–1981
6. "Co-op City Is the Bronx": A Middle-Class Community, 1982–1993
7. "The Biggest Housing Bargain in Town": Achieving Financial Stability, 1981–1993
Epilogue: Freedomland Today
