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Book SynopsisThe story of East New York, once a working-class immigrant neighborhood, it became a largely black and Puerto Rican one, and shows how a series of racially biased policies caused the deterioration of this once flourishing area.
Trade ReviewWalter Thabit eloquently tells the story of East New York, a neighborhood in eastern Brooklyn, complementing his close observation of events in the neighborhood with astute analyses of the bearing of larger forces on this big city slum. Events in East New York reveal in microcosm the turbulent national forces that have determined the fate of inner city ghettos across the country over the past 40 years. -- from the Foreword by Frances Fox Piven
Thabit emphasizes the central role of local institutions in contributing to urban disinvestment and decline * Journal of Urban History *
Walter Thabit has written a highly personal and compelling piece of retrospective analysis * Journal of the American Planning Association *
Thabits writing is lucid and heartfelt. * Urban Studies *
An excellent source of data and intelligence on the formation of ghettos and the life and struggle within them * Science & Society *
Table of ContentsForeword by Frances Fox Piven Acknowledgments Introduction1 Welcome to East New York 2 The Population Wave 3 The Ghettoization of East New York 4 Destruction of the "Target Area" 5 The Uniformed (and Other) Services 6 The Youth of East New York 7 Vest Pocket Planning 8 Vest Pocket Implementation 9 The Model Cities Fiasco10 School Planning 11 East New York under Siege 12 The FHA Scandals 13 The Community School Board Disaster 14 Rebuilding in East New York 15 The Hard Road to Recovery 16 Policing the Ghetto Epilogue Notes IndexAbout the Author
