5. “In Accordance with the Standards”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. A Strange Juxtaposition 1
5. 2. Ward’s Island: A Place Where No One Would Complain 18
6. 3. Parkland or Institutional Dumping Ground? 38
7. 4. The French Connection Connection 54
8. 5. “In Accordance with the Standards” 71
9. 6. Where Will these Children Play? 87
10. 7. “We Are New York’s Forgotten People”: The Island Now 101
11. 8. The Future: What Can Ward’s Island Become? 118
12. Notes 139
13. Index 165