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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) ...
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Fans Melt Down After Kim Kardashian Drops Subtle Melania Message - Did She Tip Her Vote?
In 1890, muckraking journalist Jacob A. Riis forced New Yorkers to face the ugly underside of their otherwise thriving society. Riis's "How the Other Half Lives," a classic in photojournalism ...
NYCHA residents across NYC protest what they say are inhumane conditions. How the housing authority is responding
Outside the Jacob Riis Houses on the Lower East Side ... available tool to invest in and renovate our properties in the face ...