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Benjamin Holtzman

Benjamin Holtzman is assistant professor of history at Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY). He is the author of The Long Crisis: New York City and the Path to Neoliberalism.

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The Burning of the Bronx: Reconstructing a Decade of Abandonment, Arson, and Reform

Benjamin Holtzman - 26 May 2026
Between 1970 and 1981, the Bronx lost one out of every five units of housing to abandonment and arson. But why did...
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Finding the People’s City

Benjamin Holtzman - 26 March 2024
In A People’s Guide to New York City, Carolina Bank Muñoz, Penny Lewis and Emily Tumpson Molina provide an engaging...

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