{"product_id":"neighborhood-success-stories-creating-and-sustaining-affordable-housing-in-new-york-paperback-softback-9780823279203","title":"Neighborhood Success Stories; Creating and Sustaining Affordable Housing in New York (Paperback \/ softback) 9780823279203","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNeighborhood Success Stories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCreating and Sustaining Affordable Housing in New York\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarol Lamberg (Author), Gale A. Brewer (Foreword by), Ruben Diaz (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823279203\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages, 15\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe high cost of building affordable housing in New York, and cities like it, has long been a topic of urgent debate. Yet despite its paramount importance and the endless work of public and private groups to find ways to provide it, affordable housing continues to be an elusive commodity in New York City—and increasingly so in our current economic and political climate. In a timely, captivating memoir, Carol Lamberg weighs in on this vital issue with the lessons she learned and the successes she won while working with the Settlement Housing Fund, where she was executive director from 1983 until 2014. Lamberg provides a unique perspective on the great changes that have swept the housing arena since the curtailment of the welfare state in the 1970s, and spells out what is needed to address today's housing problems. \u003cbr\u003e In a tradition of \"big city\" social work memoirs stretching back to Jane Addams, Lamberg reflects on the social purpose, vision, and practical challenges of the projects she's been involved in, while vividly capturing the life and times of those who engaged in the creation and maintenance of housing and those who have benefited from it. Using a wealth of interviews with managers and residents alike, alongside the author's firsthand experiences, this book depicts examples of successful community development between 1975 and 1997 in the Bronx and on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. In the \"West Bronx Story,\" Lamberg details the painful but ultimately exhilarating development of eighteen buildings that comprise New Settlement Apartments—a dramatic transformation of a devastated neighborhood into a thriving community. In \"A Tale of Two Bridges,\" the author depicts a different path to success, along with its particular challenges. The redevelopment of this area on the Lower East Side involved six different Federal housing programs and consisted of six residential sites, a running track, and a large scale supermarket. To this day, forty years later, all the buildings remain strong. \u003cbr\u003e With \u003ci\u003eNeighborhood Success Stories, \u003c\/i\u003eLamberg offers a roadmap to making affordable housing a reality with the key ingredients of dogged persistence, group efforts, and creative coalition building. Her powerful memoir provides hope and practical encouragement in times that are more challenging than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword\u003c\/b\u003e by Gale A. Brewer ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eForeword \u003c\/b\u003eby Ruben Diaz, Jr. xi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Overview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e Housing Issues and Experiences 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e Getting Started at Settlement Housing Fund 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: A West Bronx Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e Walton and Townsend 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e Deciding to Own and Competing to Win 30\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e Collaborations and Battles 39\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e Here Come the Families 49\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Stucco Falls Off and the Playground Collapses 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003eFinding Jack 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e Community Programs, Philosophy, and Achievements 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003eNew Settlement Community Campus: The Schools, Center, and Pool 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e11\u003c\/b\u003e A Few of the Families 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e12 \u003c\/b\u003eNew Settlement Today 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: A Tale of Two Bridges\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e13\u003c\/b\u003e Two Bridges: The Early Years 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e14 \u003c\/b\u003eTwo Bridges Houses 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e15 \u003c\/b\u003eLands End I 152\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e16\u003c\/b\u003e Lands End II 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e17\u003c\/b\u003e The Pathmark 172\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e18\u003c\/b\u003e Two Bridges Townhouses 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e19\u003c\/b\u003e Two Bridges Senior Housing 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e20 \u003c\/b\u003eTwo Bridges Tower 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e21\u003c\/b\u003e The Future for Two Bridges 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Looking Ahead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e22\u003c\/b\u003e Lessons and Recommendations 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAppendix\u003c\/b\u003e: List of Federal, State, and Local Programs 243\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndex \u003c\/b\u003e249\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Empire State Editions","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580310974744,"sku":"9780823279203","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/neighborhood-success-stories-creating-and-sustaining-affordable-housing-in-new-york-paperback-softback-9780823279203","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}