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The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865-1981

Daniel Wortel-London

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First Houses public housing in New York.

Land Value Politics

What New York City can learn from its past about the potential for urban growth that is not hostage to the preferences of the largest private owners.

by Kim Phillips-Fein, Daniel Wortel-London via Phenomenal World on September 18, 2025

Leonard Bernstein in the 1960s, at his desk piled with music scores, reading one, pen in hand.

Conservatives Say Liberals Want West Side Story to Be “Woke Side Story”

The beloved musical’s creator struggled to find a place between left and center.

by Daniel Wortel-London via Slate on December 13, 2021

A photograph of Richard Hofstadter in front of a library of books.

Politics, Populism, and the Life of the Mind

An interview with Sean Wilentz on Library of America's new collection of Richard Hofstadter's works.

by Sean Wilentz, Daniel Wortel-London via Journal of the History of Ideas Blog on July 27, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during coronavirus briefing

Cities and States Need Aid — But Also Oversight

Federal funding during and after the New Deal ended up hurting cities because of who spent it and how.

by Brent Cebul, Daniel Wortel-London via Made By History on May 4, 2020

A rent strike in Harlem, New York City, September 1919.

The Fight for Rent Control

In the early twentieth century, immigrant tenant organizers made rent control laws a reality. Today, working-class New Yorkers still fight for housing justice.

by Daniel Wortel-London via Dissent on June 5, 2019

The Public Costs of Private Growth

Amazon, the Great Depression, and the fiscal history #HQ2 supporters miss.

by Daniel Wortel-London via The Metropole on January 28, 2019

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