Times Square Roulette

Remaking the City Icon

Lynne B. Sagalyn

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MIT Press
29 August 2003

City & town planning - architectural aspects; Urban communities; Business & management; Urban & municipal planning

Series: The MIT Press

The compelling story of the politics, policies, and personalities that made Times Square's revitalization possible.

The spectacularly successful transformation of Times Square has become a model for other cities. From its beginning as Longacre Square, Times Square's commercialism, signage, cultural diversity, and social tolerance have been deeply embedded in New York City's psyche. Its symbolic role guaranteed that any plan for its renewal would push the hot buttons of public controversy- free speech, property-taking through eminent domain, development density, tax subsidy, and historic preservation.

In Times Square Roulette, Lynne Sagalyn debunks the myth of an overnight urban miracle performed by Disney and Mayor Giuliani, to tell the far more complex and commanding tale of a twenty-year process of public controversy, nonstop litigation, and interminable delay. She tells how the troubled execution of the original redevelopment plan provided a rare opportunity to rescript it. And timing was all- the mid-1990s saw rising international corporate interest in the city was a mecca for mass-market entertainment and synergistic merchandising. Sagalyn details the complex relationship between planning and politics and the role of market forces in shaping Times Square's redevelopment opportunities. She shows how policy was wedded to deal making and how persistent individuals and groups forged both.

By: Lynne B. Sagalyn
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 1.506kg
ISBN: 9780262692953
ISBN 10: 0262692953
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 638
Publication Date: 29 August 2003
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lynne B. Sagalyn is the Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Director of the MBA Real Estate Program at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Reviews for Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon

If, as Lynne Sagalyn asserts, 'the deal is in the details, ' then this book is the real deal. -- Alexander J. Reichl, Architecture

Winner of <PrizeName>This book received Honorable Mention in the category of Architecture and Urban Studies in the 2001 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc.</PrizeName> 2001
Winner of This book received Honorable Mention in the category of Architecture and Urban Studies in the 2001 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. 2001