Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Stage 7
7. 2. All Hell Breaks Loose 15
8. 3. The Manheim Years 27
9. 4. A New Game with a Fresh Team 44
10. 5. Strange Bedfellows 55
11. 6. Public Planning 63
12. 7. Public Planning Continues 73
13. 8. Money and Political Gamesmanship 82
14. 9. Breaking the Logjam 92
15. 10. Reality Sets In 101
16. 11. Housing “in the Park” 110
17. 12. At Long Last, Shovels 123
18. 13. The Politics of Housing 129
19. 14. The Park Begins to Materialize 136
20. 15. Deep Differences over a Nineteenth-Century Relic 142
21. 16. A Hurricane Has Unexpected Consequences 152
22. 17. The Growing Experience 162
23. 18. Learning from the Site 169
24. 19. The Politics of Housing, Continued 179
25. 20. Waterfront, Parks, and Community Planning 191
26. 21. Reflections on Brooklyn Bridge Park 198
27. Acknowledgments 207
28. Appendix: Brooklyn Bridge Park Thirteen Guiding Principles 209
29. Timeline 213
30. Cast of Major Characters 217
31. Organization and Agency Names, Abbreviations, and Acronyms 223
32. Notes 225