Diane Patrick
Co-op City resident who moved into the development in 1978 and reflects on its affordability, ownership structure, and everyday life. Her perspective helps ground the story in residents' lived experience.
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Apr 21, 2026 • 38min
Co-op City
Joshua Freeman, a historian of New York labor and housing, and Diane Patrick, a longtime Co-op City resident, explore the rise of a massive housing co-op built for the middle class. They get into union-backed housing dreams, the tensions of urban renewal, a dramatic resident revolt over rising costs, and how the community endured as the city changed.
