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Unsettling Streets: Policing Public Space in NYCNYC cops are famous, or you could say notorious, worldwide. So are Manhattan's edifices of justice, from the streets leading between precincts and prisons, to the lofty colonnades holding up the ceilings of the Supreme Court. But have you ever walked through those Manhattan "movie sets" and thought about how they got there? Have you ever wondered: "Where does the NYPD come from?"
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Women's History of Greenwich VillageEven before Greenwich Village became known as the center of American Bohemianism, extraordinary women have been making their mark here with art, activism and unconventional living. During its pre-WWI heyday, the Village was a magnet for feminists, and it continued to be home to women artists and entrepreneurs throughout the 20th century, including those who helped to lay the foundation for a thriving queer community.
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Gentrification in Downtown BrooklynBrooklyn has turned from outer borough to a world famous brand. At the center of that change was a deliberate effort to remake its commercial center, Downtown Brooklyn over the course of the last 50 years. But the area has a longer and deeper history connected to slavery, abolition and various waves of investment and divestment.
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