Economy
CITY BLOCKS LIKE SHOPPING MALLS
David Giles |
A new book helps make sense of un-cosmopolitan currents washing over Gotham.
Justice
WHEN ADULTHOOD COMES IN A HURRY
Edrice Richardson |
A new book provides support and practical advice for teens facing the transition out of foster care, says a teen who’s been there.
New York City Literature
RIDING SHOTGUN IN A TAXI FROM BROOKLYN TO MEXICO
Oliver Libaw |
Tales of NYC newcomers’ everyday lives bring dimension to immigration debates.
Latino
A CALL FOR JUSTICE, WITH UNDERSTANDING
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A juvenile court judge advocates constructive ways of dealing with younger offenders.
Housing and Homelessness
HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Daniel Treiman |
A Columbia professor challenges conventional wisdom in his new book.
ARTS and CULTURE
FROM LYRICS TO LITERATURE
M. Mitchell |
Fresh pages from the borough where hip-hop was born.
Justice
FOSTERING SUCCESS
M. Ptacin |
Book provides life-skills curriculum for teens in and out of foster care.
Lower East Side
DOWN THESE
GREEN STREETS
T. Adams |
Book salutes the Lower East Side’s community gardens.
ARTS and CULTURE
UNSEENAMERICA
T. Adams |
Photos and Stories by Workers; Edited by Esther Cohen; Regan Books; $39.95.
David Dinkins
MAYOR'S RACE
K.Angelova |
Double Trouble: Black Mayors, Black Communities, and the Call for a Deep Democracy, by J. Phillip Thompson, III; Oxford University Press, $ 29.95.
