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Reclaiming Gotham : Bill de Blasio and the movement to end America's tale of two cities /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: González, Juan, 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New Press, [2017]
Subjects:
De Blasio, Bill, > 1961-
Mayors > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1951-
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions > 21st century.
New York (N.Y.) > Biography.
Equality > New York (State) > New York.
Sociology, Urban > New York (State) > New York.
Urban policy > New York (State) > New York.
Table of Contents:
  • Family ghosts: the making of Bill de Blasio
  • Race, class, and the urban growth machine
  • Radical outsider or political insider?
  • The high cost of Michael Bloomberg's New York
  • Urban neighborhoods in revolt: the first wave
  • The Wall Street crash and the 99 percent
  • Insurgents capture City Hall
  • New day in Gotham
  • The movement spreads
  • Fierce resistance and major missteps.