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    <name><![CDATA[Megan Allison]]></name>
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    <![CDATA[The Suburbanization of New York: Is the World's Greatest City Becoming Just Another Town?]]>
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    <![CDATA[The city that never sleeps also never stops changing. And while New Yorkers are renowned for their trendsetting, this thought-provoking book argues that New York City itself has become a follower rather than a leader. Once-distinctive streets and neighborhoods have become awash in generic stores, apartment boxes, and garish signs and billboards. Legendary neighborhoods (Little Italy, Hell's Kitchen, Harlem, the Lower East Side) have been smoothed over with cute monikers, remade for real-estate investment and for sale to the highest bidder. <p>What does the future hold for the legendary metropolis, gateway to immigrants and strivers, magnet for builders and dealers, muse for artists and dreamers? Will the current political, economic, and social influences dull its once-famous creative edge and culture of opposition? What will become of the special allure of New York? <em>The Suburbanization of New York</em> presents fourteen timely, provocative articles that explore the radical transformation unfolding in New York City and raise serious questions about the future of any metropolis struggling to maintain its unique identity. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the field of urban studies or the forces shaping our cities today.</p>]]>
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        <name><![CDATA[M. Cooper]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Most of the essays are firsthand accounts of residents watching their neighborhoods change over time, which serves to pull emotional strings but never really elevates the debate into planning logic. It's compelling and an interesting (if voyeuristic) read for people who care passionately about urban...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7715261">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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