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The City University of New York
2009
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- The Struggle against "Urban Renewal" in Manhattan's Upper West Side and the Emergence of El Comité Rose Muzio Sociología El Comité Puerto Ricans urban politics social movements housing struggles Through an examination of the contentious housing campaign known as "Operation Move-In" in Manhattan's Upper West Side in 1970, this essay demonstrates the partial effectiveness of protests against "urban renewal" that used disruptive tactics, persuasive mobilizing frames, and mainstream allies to elicit concessions from elites. The movement's participants reduced the immediate impact of New York City's displacement policies by squatting in buildings earmarked for destruction and negotiating a higher percentage of units for low-income tenants in high-rise developments. Further, it analyzes the formation and politicization of El Comité, one of the main organizations of the Puerto Rican Left in the 1970s, illustrating how a radical political perspective developed organically among predominantly working-class Puerto Rican activists, rather than as a product of a priori ideology. Among the multiple factors that contributed to political consciousness and activism in the period were the intersecting experiences of national identity, race, and class of Puerto Ricans in New York City. 2009 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37720842006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.2 Vol.XXI