New Deal Podcast: An Honorable Profession
"Saving Stuyvesant Town is a New York story and a story of American cities. Dan Garodnick is a street fighter for a place that all New Yorkers can call home, and for a city where we're all in it together."
-- Janette Sadik-Khan, author of Streetfight
"Dan Garodnick delivers an insightful account of the struggle to preserve middle income housing Manhattan. Writing from an insider's perspective and mindful of the big issues, he memorably shows how activism, law, politics, and the media affect the fight for affordable homes."
-- Robert W. Snyder, Manhattan Borough Historian
"Saving Stuyvesant Town is an amazing negotiation story of how preparation, artful coalition-building, and grit yield winning results. Dan Garodnick's story will rivet those who love New York. A must-read for all with a passion for grassroots organizing, real estate dealmaking, and politics."
-- Bob Bordone, Founder, Harvard Law School Negotiation and Mediation Program
"Saving Stuyvesant Town is the inspiring story of how one middle-class community fought back, against all odds, to resist corporate excess and delivered an incredible result for New York City. Stuyvesant Town's future is tied to the future of New York, and Dan Garodnick's book is a must-read."
-- Chuck Schumer, US Senator
"A must-read for all New Yorkers interested in our current housing affordability challenges. Dan Garodnick describes the ongoing activism at Stuy Town and inspires readers to fight for affordable housing, to push to end racial segregation, and to ensure there's a permanent place in NYC for working families."
-- Christie Peale, CEO & Executive Director, Center for New York City Neighborhoods