How East New York became a ghetto / Walter Thabit ; with a foreword by Frances Fox Piven.

Author/creator Thabit, Walter
Other author Joseph R. Haiek Collection (Library of Congress)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press,
Descriptionxv, 304 p. : map ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Minorities--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions. --20th century.
African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions. --20th century.
Ethnic neighborhoods--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
Inner cities--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
Urban policy--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions. --20th century.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions. --20th century.
New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Contents Welcome to East New York -- The population wave -- The ghettoization of East New York -- Destruction of the "target area" -- The uniformed (and other) services -- The youth of East New York -- Vest pocket planning -- Vest pocket implementation -- The model cities fiasco -- School planning -- East New York under siege -- The FHA scandals -- The community school board disaster -- Rebuilding in East New York -- The hard road to recovery -- Policing the ghetto.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Ownership historyPurchase of the estate of Joseph R. Haiek, 2019.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2003002709
ISBN0814782663 (cloth : alk. paper)