{"product_id":"greater-than-ever-new-yorks-big-comeback","title":"Greater than ever: New York's big comeback","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe former deputy mayor of New York City tells the story of the city's comeback after 9\/11, offering lessons in resiliency under the most trying of circumstances, and a model for the rejuvenation of any city.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Deputy Mayor Daniel L. Doctoroff led New York's dramatic and unexpected economic resurgence after the September 11 terrorist attacks. With Mayor Michael Bloomberg, he developed a remarkably ambitious five-borough economic development plan to not only recover from the attacks but to completely transform New York's economy: New neighborhoods were created. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were generated. The largest municipal affordable housing plan in American history was completed. Ground Zero was rebuilt. And New York adopted a pathbreaking sustainability plan.\u003cbr\u003eNone of this was straightforward. New York has some of the most entrenched financial and political interests anywhere, and it has a population that is quick to let its public officials know exactly what is on its mind. Doctoroff's plans for a New York Olympic Games and a stadium on the West Side crashed and burned, but phoenix-like he engineered the transformation of the city anyway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreater than Ever\u003c\/i\u003e is a bracing adventure--when can-do attitude dove headlong into New York's unique realpolitik of \"fuggedaboutit\"--during which the city was changed for the better.","brand":"BBP 008","offers":[{"title":"Used \/ 9781610396073-001","offer_id":43828248412221,"sku":"9781610396073-001","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/9894543482761.jpg?v=1792089010","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/greater-than-ever-new-yorks-big-comeback","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}