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‘Fear City’: The unthinkable tale how New York City almost went bankrupt

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 Bowery Boys 21 Views 1 Comment 1970s, Abe Beame, bankruptcy, Bowery Boys Bookshelf, Fear City, Greenpoint

Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics, the title of Kim Phillips-Fein’s riveting new book on

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