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NPS Ranger Tells the Story of Jacob Riis – with a Surprise Ending of his Own
On Sunday, February 2nd, visitors convened at the Ryan Visitor Center in Floyd Bennett Field to enjoy a National Park Service ...
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A NYC Tenement Legacy Persists, Despite Gentrification
When Jacob Riis published How the Other Half Lives in 1890, New York City’s Lower East Side was the epicenter of American tenement life. At one point, almost three hundred thousand people were ...
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Tenants at NYCHA’s Riis Houses Will Vote on Whether to Shift to Private Management
Unlike other developments where NYCHA has held votes in recent years, residents at the Jacob Riis Houses will choose between only two options: the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) ...