Cool article on the 1913 barbers' strike in New York, which led to the reduction of barbers' workweeks from 92(!!!) hours to a mere 62 with Sunday off. I may have to explore this in more detail in the labor history series.
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I'm not sure that giant giveaways of the playgrounds of public housing units to wealthy developers in order to build luxury housing is the best way to change New York.
I found these proposals to re-reengineer New York City pretty interesting. Essentially there are 3--create marshlands on the edge of Manhattan to serve as a buffer against rising sea levels.
For those Thursday night drivin' Robert Moses road lovin' readers out there, here's Hilary Harris' 1958 paean to the road, Highway.