powerHouse Arena
37 Main St
718.666.3049
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Tuesday May 25, 2010 (7pm)
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“The Fires takes an in-depth look at city-planning, disasters natural and man-made, and the New York City of the 1970s. In 1968, following models presented by the RAND Corporation, the city and FDNY removed fire protection from many of the city's poorest neighborhoods, to predictably disasterous results. But The Fires doesn't read like text book; more like a thriller. Bldng Blog's Geoff Manaugh leads a discussion with Fires author Joe Flood, with additional commentary from outside.in's Steven Berlin Johnson.”
Leah Taylor, Flavorpill
On Tuesday, May 25, at powerHouse Books in Brooklyn, BLDGBLOG will co-host a live conversation with authors Joe Flood and Steven Johnson about Flood's new book The Fires. The book—a "Best of May 2010" on Amazon—is an impressive look at city planning, disaster management, urban decay (from huge, poison-resistant rats to neighborhoods where 90% of the buildings burned down), internecine municipal politics, the rise of the corporate consulting class, and the South Bronx, all set in a NYC on the verge of collapse. It was, Flood writes, "A city burned by brilliance, idealism, and the best of intentions."
