Crossing Broadway Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City |
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| Author:
| Snyder, Robert W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-4961-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Imprint: | Three Hills |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Robert W. Snyder's Crossing Broadway tells how disparate groups overcame their mutual suspicions to rehabilitate housing, build new schools, restore parks, and work with the police to bring safety to streets racked by crime and fear. It shows how a neighborhood once nicknamed "Frankfurt on the Hudson" for its large population of German Jews...
Robert W. Snyder's Crossing Broadway tells how disparate groups overcame their mutual suspicions to rehabilitate housing, build new schools, restore parks, and work with the police to bring safety to streets racked by crime and fear. It shows how a neighborhood once nicknamed "Frankfurt on the Hudson" for its large population of German Jews...