Since I had developed several connections through my work at Bike New York, I was able to design senior anthropology project and pursue my questions of biking and combine some of my own experiences with the accounts of my co-workers. By the end of my research, I found that biking in New York City is a much more complexly configured cultural activity than I had originally thought.
Cultural Divides in "Bike Friendly" New York City: Is Biking a Culturally Exclusive Activity?5/14/2014 Posted by Christine Hintze '14 During the summer of 2012, I biked across the country with a non-profit organization called The Ulman Cancer Fund 4K for Cancer. After that summer, I became extremely passionate about cycling. The following summer I worked for a non-profit in New York City called Bike New York. During the summer on Randall’s Island, I worked with children from the South Bronx who were from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and I taught them how to bike. This experience revealed to me the political structures that prohibit individuals from lower socioeconomic groups in New York City from having the access to biking, especially compared to individuals from middle and upper socio-economic groups. Since I had developed several connections through my work at Bike New York, I was able to design senior anthropology project and pursue my questions of biking and combine some of my own experiences with the accounts of my co-workers. By the end of my research, I found that biking in New York City is a much more complexly configured cultural activity than I had originally thought.
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Posted by Alex Becker '13 Bordering an 188-space parking lot on the corner of High Rock Avenue and York Street in Saratoga Springs, NY rests a piece of character on the edge of concrete, an 1885 three-story brick Victorian house that sits solo, abandoned by any homes similar. After spending a summer working for the Pedinotti family at this very house, which is now a restaurant, I became curious about its history within the context of the surrounding neighborhood. In unraveling one family's story within the larger picture of Saratoga urban changes, this project explores the relevance of this history in the context of the city, today, by revealing how an ongoing conflict over space reflects a larger relationship between two families and one city over time; it is this relationship that becomes reconfigured as the city changes and grows. |
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