Robert W. Snyder's Crossing Broadway tells how disparate groups
overcame their mutual suspicions to rehabilitate housing, build new
schools, restore parks, and work with the police to bring safety to
streets racked by crime and fear. It shows how a neighborhood once
nicknamed "Frankfurt on the Hudson" for its large population of
German Jews became "Quisqueya Heights"—the home of the nation's
largest Dominican community. The story of Washington Heights
illuminates New York City's long passage from the Great Depression
and World War II through the urban crisis to the globalization and
economic inequality of the twenty-first century. Washington Heights
residents played crucial roles in saving their neighborhood, but
its future as a home for working-class and middle-class people is
by no means assured. The growing gap between rich and poor in
contemporary New York puts new pressure on the Heights as more
affluent newcomers move into buildings that once sustained
generations of wage earners and the owners of small businesses.
Crossing Broadway is based on historical research, reporting, and
oral histories. Its narrative is powered by the stories of real
people whose lives illuminate what was won and lost in northern
Manhattan's journey from the past to the present. A tribute to a
great American neighborhood, this book shows how residents learned
to cross Broadway—over the decades a boundary that has separated
black and white, Jews and Irish, Dominican-born and
American-born—and make common cause in pursuit of one of the most
precious rights: the right to make a home and build a better life
in New York City.
General
Imprint: |
Three Hills Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2019 |
First published: |
2015 |
Authors: |
Robert W. Snyder
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-4684-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
1-5017-4684-7 |
Barcode: |
9781501746840 |
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