Josephine Hill-James“Housing not as Commodity, but Housing as Home”: The Case of Penn SouthThis article is an abridged version of my senior thesis for the Urban Studies program at The New School.May 20, 2019May 20, 2019
Josephine Hill-JamesKings Park Psychiatric Center: The Story of an AbandonmentKings Park Psychiatric Center is a former mental hospital that now sits abandoned on Long Island. The institution, built in 1885, housed…May 15, 2017May 15, 2017
Josephine Hill-JamesLet’s Build A New Kind of Affordable HousingIn New York City, and all across the country, we are facing an affordable housing crisis. More people are becoming homeless each day…May 14, 2017May 14, 2017
Josephine Hill-JamesinUURB 3610The $4 lattè and urban changeWhat is the role of specialty coffee in gentrification?Nov 20, 20161Nov 20, 20161
Josephine Hill-JamesinUURB 3610response 11/7This week’s article, Who Are the Super Predators? discusses systemic violence against black men in the U.S. There was some interesting…Nov 7, 20161Nov 7, 20161
Josephine Hill-JamesinUURB 361010/31 responseTwo of the readings for October 31 discussed the U.S. census and some of its issues. The New York Times article “For Many Latinos, Racial…Oct 31, 20161Oct 31, 20161
Josephine Hill-JamesinUURB 3610Reflections on 10/17 readingsA common thread in the readings is the homogenization of cities by upper middle class people and real estate developers. The article on…Oct 16, 20161Oct 16, 20161
Josephine Hill-JamesinUURB 36109 Oct 2016The articles about gentrification in San Francisco and L.A. bring up a lot of the same issues that we have discussed in class about…Oct 10, 20161Oct 10, 20161
Josephine Hill-James3 October 2016Please think about how the readings and topics covered have generated new ideas for you about your understanding of gentrifications, its…Oct 4, 2016Oct 4, 2016
