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Chinatown functions as ‘a city within city’. It is read as a neighborhood, people have based their lives here, making it a centre for utilities for chinese community from medicare to schools. The process attempts to understand the underlying markers that made it survive as a self-sufficient community area despite of the homogeneous development around in the city.

Different outlooks to build a dynamic image of the neighborhood-

● Alex Ho, as an educator working in Museum of Chinese American // talks about the historical aspect of Chinatown in laying out strong roots for it to survive.

● Anna_resident from China //lived in Chinatown for 2 months //compares the spread to an actual city in China.

● Mei_Chinatown local for 30 years //shares genius loci of the area and local lives.

● Linda and Howard_ tourist from Miami //visualize Chinatown as a typical chinese city with amazing food, herbs, teas etc.

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Though co-op city is one of the largest co-operative housing in the world. It holds a history of ‘system of commons’ and ownership. 

Till 1960 the area was known to be a marshy land, ecology hub serving many positives. Freedomland amusement park too over the land, to construct on 302 acres area. Later this land was developed by non profit housing organisation. The care taker body keeps changing with high loan amounts from the bank for maintenance, resulted in a longest strike by the residents ever, i.e��� for 13 months over the increased rent rates.

The co-op at present houses approximately 65,000 people, 30% of it are senior citizens. 60% of the land area is kept for shared open spaces. The city has four schools, 3 shopping centres, 70 office spaces, 8 parking garages, 1 educational park, day care centres, tot-lot play areas, little league fields, shared by the residents. Also easy connectivity to Phelam bay area via roads and also to the rest of the new york city by metro.

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The Section cuts through the low rise high density city settlements and high rise co-op city. The section Even highlights the connection between the green-lands beyond Hutchinson river, with golf courses.

Within the co-op city it cuts through varies commons’ designed for the co-op_ School, co-op Field, Northeastern  Bronx Educational Park, Commercial spaces for shops restaurants and office spaces.

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The Section cuts through the low rise high density city settlements and high rise co-op city. The section Even highlights the connection between the green-lands beyond Hutchinson river, with golf courses.

Within the co-op city it cuts through varies commons’ designed for the co-op_ School, co-op Field, Northeastern  Bronx Educational Park, Commercial spaces for shops restaurants and office spaces.

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Reading NY Urbanism_Cognitive Map.

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Co-op City, its schools, power plants, and planetarium (HFDCs)

#EX1 #DTEQ17

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ENCOUNTER with ‘The City’ I This Metropolis  is more about how New Yorkers transform the area, and create informal spaces. How they define certain lattitudes and experiences.  

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