The Suburbanization of New York?

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Historian and filmmaker Suzanne Wasserman and Neil Smith, who’s been called the "father of gentrification theory," discuss whether suburbanization is edging out New York’s unique character. Suzanne Wasserman is the director of the Gotham Center for New York City History at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Neil Smith is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he also directs the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics. Both are contributors to The Suburbanization of New York.

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Events:
Book contributors Eric Darton and Maggie Wriggley will be speaking
Thursday, March 8th at 7 pm
192 Books
192 10th Ave at 21st St

Neil Smith and Suzanne Wasserman will be participating in a panel discussion presented by The Gotham Center
"The Suburbanization of New York: Is the World's Greatest City Becoming Just another Town?"
Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30 pm
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street
For more information, visit the CUNY Graduate Center website.

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