Zoned Out! in the New York Times

On the city’s rezoning plans for Inwood, “Manhattan’s Last Affordable Neighborhood”.

“Little did they expect the fight back, which has been incredibly vocal and active in all of the neighborhood,” said Tom Angotti, a professor emeritus of urban planning at Hunter College who wrote the 2016 book “Zoned Out! Race, Displacement, and City Planning in New York City.”

“In Inwood, it’s specifically the Dominican population that is going to be the most vulnerable,” Mr. Angotti said.

New York Times.

On Sunday, the Northern Manhattan Is Not For Sale coalition, which includes local residents and community groups like Centro Altagracio de Fe y Justicia as well as citywide organizations like the Metropolitan Council on Housing and Faith In New York, held a public forum to discuss the city's current rezoning plan for Inwood.

City Takes Time With Inwood Rezoning Process By Abigail Savitch-Lew, CityLimits, October 26, 2016.

ZONED OUT! RACE, DISPLACEMENT, AND CITY PLANNING IN NEW YORK CITY

Editors: Tom Angotti and Sylvia Morse

Contributors: Tom Angotti; Philip DePaolo; Peter Marcuse; Sylvia Morse; Samuel Stein

Last year’s conversation between Tom Angotti and Domingo Estevez, Inwood resident and community organizer. The event was held at Word Up: Community Bookshop.

The work continues! 💪 See also Zoned Out! Bushwick, Ridgewood, Gowanus, from the Left Forum to the Boiler, Rezone or Leave Alone? Northern Manhattan is Not for Sale. Resisting Displacement and Dispossession.

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