Joshua Freeman
Historian and author who has written extensively about labor and housing in New York. In this episode, he provides historical context on Abraham Kazin, union-sponsored cooperatives, and the broader housing movement.
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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.
