THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY POLITICS: NEW YORK CITY.

NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State); UNITED States

The overall political and ideological context and the convergence of bases for activism that stimulated the urban social movements of the 1960s have largely disappeared. We now see a politics of interest groups rather than movements. In New York City, despite a rich history of civic activism, white reaction to racially based militancy combined with economic recession and fiscal crisis to produce a conservative regime antagonistic to neighborhood groups. Community activism based on ethnicity, client status and geography nevertheless persists, and we examine instances of each type. New York is then compared to Boston and Chicago, where mayoral administrations have been more supportive of community demands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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