“Cities are all about loss. Intrinsically dynamic, cities have to change, or they end up like Venice, preserved in amber for the tourists.”— Kevin Baker, harpers.orgTagged: City, Changes of Cities
“New York today is not at home. Instead, it has joined London and Hong Kong as one of the most desirable cities in the world for 'land banking,' where wealthy individuals from all over the planet scoop up prime real estate to hold as an investment, a pied-à-terre, a bolt-hole, a strongbox.”— Kevin Baker, harpers.orgTagged: Land Banking, New York City, Real Estate In New York City, Hong Kong
“The 'intricate ballet' of the streets is being rapidly eradicated by a predatory monoculture.”— Kevin Baker, harpers.orgTagged: Monoculture, Universalizing Forces, New York City, Culture vs. Commerce
“The urban crisis of affluence exemplifies our wider crisis: we now live in an America where we believe that we no longer have any ability to control the systems we live under.”— Kevin Baker, harpers.orgTagged: American Landscapes, New York City, Political Structures