NYC poverty rate among all ethnics is more than the national rate and this is the most elite city we are discussing about. The taxation on elites has been decreased while at the same the elite class is the main benefactor of tax expenditures with abatement, credits, and tax free zones. The affordabl ...more

I liked this book a lot - goes into Bloomberg as well as rest of post-fiscal crisis mayors which I appreciated. ...more

This is a fantastic book about development in nyc and the the construction of new power relations post-1975. It is excellent on showing how New York City is a neo-liberal city which public programs being cut while simultaneously private developers are given a free for all on development and real est ...more