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Tenants at NYCHA’s Riis Houses Will Vote on Whether to Shift to Private Management
Unlike other developments where NYCHA has held votes in recent years, residents at the Jacob Riis Houses will choose between only two options: the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) ...
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NPS Ranger Tells the Story of Jacob Riis – with a Surprise Ending of his Own
On Sunday, February 2nd, visitors convened at the Ryan Visitor Center in Floyd Bennett Field to enjoy a National Park Service ...
The American Conservative6y
A NYC Tenement Legacy Persists, Despite Gentrification
When Jacob Riis published How the Other Half Lives in 1890, New York City’s Lower East Side was the epicenter of American tenement life. At one point, almost three hundred thousand people were ...
NYCHA residents across NYC protest what they say are inhumane conditions. How the housing authority is responding
NEW YORK – NYCHA residents rallied across all five boroughs Saturday, calling for improved living conditions. Residents are ...
The Harvard Crimson6y
ARTICLE BY JACOB RIIS
The article by Jacob Riis entitled "Men or Money--Which ... the instigator of many reforms in New York in tenement house and school administrations, and an ardent supporter of movements for ...
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Here's why NY is one of the most dangerous states to go swimming: Study
On June 21, two teens vanished in the waters off Jacob Riis Park after a swim. Their bodies were recovered weeks later. New York City officials are now calling for new swim safety measures in the ...