New life at ground zero
Subtitle: New York, home ownership, and the future of American cities
By: Charles J. Orlebeke.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Rockefeller Institute Press; Distributed by Brookings Institution Press; Rockefeller Institute of Government, The, Nelson A.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Albany, N.Y; [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Home ownership -- New York (State) -- New York.; Community development, Urban -- New York (State) -- New York.
Description: In New Life at Ground Zero, Charles J. Orlebeke traces New York City's dramatic comeback in the 80s and 90s, focusing on one organization, the New York City Housing Partnership, which would help spark the recovery by building thousands of new homes for the ownership market in scores of bombed-out neighborhoods in the South Bronx and throughout the city.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-251) and index.