Plot of Land - Ep. 7: The Sad Part Is That It Was Successful

We’re looking at what happened after subsidized affordable housing programs expired in the 2000s on New York’s Roosevelt Island. Some residents managed to buy in, build equity and stability. Others experienced precarious tenancy or displacement while an ongoing influx of wealthier residents is changing the face of the island. We ask the question, can Roosevelt Island’s past guide state and federal investments in multi-racial, multi-income neighborhoods for the future? 

• Reporters: Jameela Hammond @JameelaHammond, Melissa Fundira @MFundira
• Interviewees:
  • Ted Liebman FAIA ; Twitter: @liebman_t
  • Yonah Freemark, Ph.D.; Twitter: @yfreemark
  • Rosemary Ndubuizu, Ph.D.
  • Kim Phillips-Fein, Ph.D., kimphillipsfein.com
  • Dorothy Davis @diasporantouch
  • Marion Ntiru @marionntiru
  • Residents past and present
    • Sasha Ross *Note: resident
    • Lionel Fundira *Note: resident
    • Courtney Francis *Note: previous resident
    • Barbara Spiegel *Note: resident
    • Rita Ombele *Note:previous resident
    • Nikki Leopold *Note: resident
    • Eneaqua Lewis *Note: resident
    • Ludi Nsimba *Note: resident
    • Morgan Elinson *Note: former resident
    • Judith Berdy *Note: resident
    • Marie Orraca *Note: resident