Life underground : encounters with people below the streets of New York / Terry Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Terry M. (Terry Moses), 1948- author.

Series:

Thé̂ giới động vật diệu kỳ.

The Cosmopolitan Life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underground homeless persons--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Underground homeless persons.

Underground homeless persons--New York (State)--New York--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Beneath the surface of Manhattan's Riverside Park run railroad tunnels, disused for decades, where over the years unhoused people took shelter. The sociologist Terry Williams ventured into the tunnel residents' world, seeking to understand life on the margins and out of sight.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Prologue

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Descent

2. Genesis

3. Underground Ecology

4. Men Underground: Bernard, Kal, and Jason

5. Working Life

6. Food: Restaurants and Soup Kitchens

7. Women Underground: Tin Can Tina

8. Beatrice and Bobo

9. The Tagalong

10. The Rabbit Hole

11. Reflections on Life Under the Street

Endnote

Epilogue: Mediating the Underground: Bernard's Exit

Appendix A: Income and Housing in New York City, 2002-2014

Appendix B: Behavior Mapping and Cartography

Appendix C: Interview Questions for Bernard, Princeton University, 2012

Appendix D: Bernard's Dream and Postcard

Appendix E: Legacies of Harm: Policy and Policing

Appendix F: Where Are They Now?

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Williams, Terry Life Underground

ISBN:

0-231-55694-2

OCLC:

1396083537