The Creative Destruction of New York City: Engineering the City for the Elite
By Alessandro Busà .
Description
The Creative Destruction of New York City tells the story of fifteen years of shocking urban changes under the administrations of Bloomberg and de Blasio, and identifies the urban regime of city producers who are rebuilding cities like New York for a brand new global class of super-wealthy city consumers. Bill de Blasio's campaign rhetoric focused on a tale of two cities: rich and poor New York. He promised to value the needs of poor and working-class New Yorkers, making city government work better for everyone-not just those who thrived during Bloomberg's tenure as mayor. But wel...
ISBN(s)
0190610093, 9780190610098
