Forgotten Borough

Author : Nicole Steinberg
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 1438435835
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Borough written by Nicole Steinberg and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-four contemporary writers reflect on life in New York City’s biggest underdog, the “forgotten borough” of Queens.

Author : Kenneth M. Gold
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231557515
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Borough written by Kenneth M. Gold and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What sets Staten Island apart from the rest of New York City? The island’s identity has in part been defined in opposition to the city, its physical and cultural differences, and the perception of neglect by city government. It has long been whiter, wealthier, less populated, and more politically conservative. And despite many attempts over the years, Staten Island is not connected by the subway to any of the other four boroughs. Kenneth M. Gold argues that the lack of a subway connection has deeply shaped Staten Island’s history and identity. He chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with New York City as a whole. The Forgotten Borough ranges from when Staten Island first contemplated joining the city in the 1890s to the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in 1964, highlighting pivotal moments when the construction of a subway appeared possible. The economics and engineering of tunnel construction, the difficulty of uniting Staten Islanders around a single solution, competition from the other boroughs, and resistance from powerful corporations and public authorities all undermined a rapid transit connection. Gold demonstrates that the failure to establish a rail link during this period caused Staten Island to diverge culturally, demographically, and politically from the other four boroughs. Drawing on extensive archival research, The Forgotten Borough shows how transportation infrastructure and politics shed new light on urban history.

Author : Nicole Steinberg
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438435851
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Borough written by Nicole Steinberg and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories, poems, and essays in Forgotten Borough offer twenty-four takes on New York City's biggest underdog: Queens. From the immigrant communities of Forest Hills to the unsung heroes of Maspeth and the bustling crowds of Flushing, Queens is the most diverse county in the United States, but unlike the iconic boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the Bronx, it's neither as well known in other parts of the country nor as well traveled by New Yorkers (at least those who don't need to take the 7 Train to get home). Featuring writers who hail from the borough as well as those who have moved there and come to call it home, Forgotten Borough uncovers the New York stories that most of us don't get to hear, tales that reflect not only upon contemporary life in Queens but also its humble history and its evolution to the multicultural community—the community of communities—it is today. Taken together, they offer a vivid, layered portrait of Queens as a microcosm of America, where race, ethnicity, class, and industrial growth all influence our collective past, as well as our present and future.

Author : Jeff Ingber
Publisher : Jeff Ingber
ISBN 13 : 098541006X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When the Forgotten Borough Reigned: The 1964 Little League World Champions written by Jeff Ingber and published by Jeff Ingber. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1964 Little League World Series was unique and memorable. The final game was won on a no-hitter spun by a pitcher on an All-Star team from the middle of Staten Island, the "forgotten borough" that appeared to have more in common with the American heartland than the rest of New York City. Not only had a Big Apple team never before even qualified for the World Series, but it was the first time a U.S. team defeated an international one for the championship. The members of the victorious Mid-Island Little League team were treated to a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan and a reception by the mayor as well as meetings with celebrities and baseball icons. When the Forgotten Borough Reigned takes the reader back to 1964, a transformational year for America in which baseball still firmly held its position as the treasured national pastime. Months before the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which quickly led to a tidal wave of change throughout Staten Island, there was a magical summer during which fourteen boys, none older than twelve, experienced a degree of fame few adults ever do while uniting the borough and city in frenzied celebration.

Author : Joseph Borelli
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467150290
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Staten Island in the Nineteenth Century: From Boomtown to Forgotten Borough written by Joseph Borelli and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging from the Revolutionary War and the formation of a new nation, Staten Island was poised to enter the nineteenth century ripe for growth and prosperity. Fueled by waves of immigration, Richmond County became a boomtown of industry and transportation. Piloting his first ferry with just two small masts and eighteen-cent fares, Cornelius Vanderbilt built a transit empire from his native shores of Staten Island. When the Civil War erupted, Richmond played a key role in housing and training Union troops as 125 naval guns protected New York Harbor at the Narrows. At the close of the century, Staten Island was swept up in the politics of consolidation, with 84 percent of locals voting to join Greater New York, yet the promised benefits of a new mega-city never materialized. Author Joe Borelli charts the trials and triumphs of Staten Island in the nineteenth century.

Author : Patricia Smith
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617751294
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Staten Island Noir written by Patricia Smith and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of short stories featuring noir and crime fiction about Staten Island, New York, by such authors as Todd Craig, Linda Nieves-Powell, S. J. Rozan, and Patricia Smith.

Author : Claire Jimenez
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN 13 : 1421434156
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Staten Island Stories written by Claire Jimenez and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, this collection of loosely linked tragicomic short stories travels across time to explore defining moments in the island's history, from the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash and the New York City blackout to the growing opioid and heroin crisis, Eric Garner's murder, and the 2016 presidential election.

Author : Will Ellis
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764347610
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abandoned NYC written by Will Ellis and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Manhattan and Brooklyn's trendiest neighbourhoods to the far-flung edges of the outer boroughs, Ellis captures the lost and lonely corners of New York. Step inside the New York you never knew, with 200 eerie images of urban decay

Author : Ellen Freudenheim
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1466852380
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queens written by Ellen Freudenheim and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Queens, New York City's Best-Kept Secret! Manhattan is touristy; Brooklyn is turning mainstream; and Queens is now the up-and-coming borough in New York. With food from every corner of the world, major sporting venues, quirky nightlife, and rich history and cultural institutions to boot, Queens has just about everything a visitor could want. This handy reference explores Queens neighborhood by neighborhood, and even those familiar with the borough will discover new hidden gems that they never knew existed. This guidebook includes: * Detailed coverage and maps of the major neighborhoods like Astoria, Jackson Heights, Long Island City, Forest Hills, and Sunnyside * Daytrips to interesting but more far-flung spots in the borough like Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge * The best restaurants serving every possible type of cuisine * Cultural attractions and nightlife spots worth the subway fare from Manhattan. * Contributions from major figures in the community, including the president of Queens College and the director of PS1.

Author : Daniel C. Kramer
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761858318
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Staten Island written by Daniel C. Kramer and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles how the "forgotten borough" has grappled with its uneasy relationship with the rest of the City of New York since the 1920s. The authors analyze the politics behind events that have shaped Staten Island.