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- The killing fields of East New York : the first subprime mortgage scandal, a white-collar crime spree, and the collapse of an American neighborhood / by Horn, Stacy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism and true crime, Stacy Horn sheds light on how the subprime mortgage scandal of the 1970s and a long history of white-collar crime slowly devastated East New York, a Brooklyn neighborhood that would come to be known as the Killing Fields. On a warm summer evening in 1991, seventeen-year-old Julia Parker was murdered in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York. An area known for an exorbitant level of violence and crime, East New York had come to be known as the Killing Fields. In the six months after Julia Parker's death, 62 more people were murdered in the same area. In the early 1990s, murder rates in the neighborhood climbed to the highest in NYPD history. East New York was dying. But how did this once thriving, diverse, family neighborhood fall into such ruin? The answer can be found two decades earlier. In response to redlining and discriminatory housing practices, the Johnson administration passed the Housing and Urban Development Act in 1968. The Federal Housing Authority aimed to use this piece of legislation to help low-income families of color finally achieve homeownership. But they could never have predicted how banks, lenders, realtors, and corrupt FHA officials themselves would use the newly passed law to make victims of the very people they were trying to help, and the devastation they would leave in their wake. A compulsively readable hybrid of true crimeand investigative journalism, The Killing Fields of East New York reveals how white-collar crime reduced a prospering neighborhood to abandoned buildings and empty lots. Following the dual threads of the hunt for the network of criminals behind the first subprime mortgage scandal and the ensuing downfall of East New York, Stacy Horn weaves a compelling narrative of government failure, a desperate community, and ultimately the largest series of mortgage fraud prosecutions in American history. The Killing Fields of East New York deftly demonstrates how different types of crime are profoundly entangled, and how the crimes committed in nice suits and corner offices are just as destructive as those committed on the street"--- Subjects: True crime stories.; Criminology.; Fraud investigation.; Murder; Scandals.; White collar crime investigation;
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- A certain appeal / by King, Vanessa(Vanessa L.),author.;
"A sparkling contemporary retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the tantalizing world of New York City burlesque, perfect for fans of The Kiss Quotient and The Roommate"--- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Burlesque (Theater); Man-woman relationships;
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- Broad city. [videorecording] / by Glazer, Ilana,actor.; Jacobson, Abbi,actor.; Comedy Central Films,production company.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson.Abbi and Ilana find themselves growing up in season four as they contend with gray hairs, the prospect of real relationships and, of course, living under a T***p presidency.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Television comedies.; Female friendship; Best friends; Women;
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- Broad city. [videorecording] / by Glazer, Ilana,actor.; Jacobson, Abbi,actor.; Comedy Central Films,production company.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson.An odd couple comedy about two best friends navigating their twenties in New York City whose adventures always lead down unexpected and outlandish paths. They're broke, flawed, and don't shy away from the sticky situations NYC throws at them, they dive right into the muck. But no matter how bad it gets, these young broads are always down with whatever hits.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital.- Subjects: Television comedies.; Female friendship; Best friends; Women;
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- Broad city. [videorecording] / by Glazer, Ilana,actor.; Jacobson, Abbi,actor.; Comedy Central Films,production company.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson.Comediennes Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson created and star in this hilariously offbeat Comedy Central show that was based on their 2009-11 web series. Pot-loving slacker Ilana Wexler (Glazer) and her best friend, aspiring artist Abbi Abrams (Jacobson), are joined by an eclectic group of friends and co-workers as they deal with the personal and professional pitfalls that come with being young women in New York City.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Female friendship; Best friends; Women;
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- Holmes is missing / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Sitts, Brian,author.;
In this second installment of the 'Holmes, Margaret and Poe' series, PI Brendan Holmes has committed the perfect crime -- he's made himself disappear.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Criminal investigation; Missing persons; Policewomen; Private investigators;
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- Holmes is missing [text (large print)] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Sitts, Brian,author.;
In this second installment of the 'Holmes, Margaret and Poe' series, PI Brendan Holmes has committed the perfect crime -- he's made himself disappear.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Criminal investigation; Missing persons; Policewomen; Private investigators;
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- Perfect fit / by Phillips, Carly.;
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- Subjects: Love stories.; Serendipity (N.Y. : Imaginary place); Police;
- © c2013., Berkley,
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- The visitor [videorecording (DVD)] / by Abbass, Hiam.; Gurira, Danai.; Jenkins, Richard,1947-; London, Michael.; McCarthy, Thomas.; Skalski, Mary Jane.; Skoll, Jeff.; Sleiman, Haaz.; Alliance Atlantis (Firm); Groundswell Productions (Firm); Next Wednesday Productions (Firm); Participant Productions.;
Director of photography, Oliver Bokelberg ; editor, Tom McArdle ; music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek ; costume designer, Melissa Toth ; production designer, John Paino.Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass.Walter Vale is a widower who teaches economics at a Connecticut university. He lives alone and is no longer motivated by his work. In New York to present a paper at a conference, he goes to the apartment that he has not visited in some time, but has kept since his wife was alive, only to discover a young couple living there. Despite their great cultural differences, Walter befriends Tarek, a Syrian citizen and drummer, and gradually builds a friendship with Esi, his girlfriend from Senegal. One day, when returning from Central Park with Walter, Tarek is arrested for jumping a stuck subway turnstile, despite the fact that he had paid. The police discover he does not have legal papers and transfer him to an immigrant detention center in Queens. Feeling responsible for and connected to Tarek, Walter decides to stay in New York to help and support him. Not hearing from her son, Tarek's mother arrives from Michigan to find out why, and she and Walter support one another while they attempt to free Tarek.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.- Subjects: College teachers; Feature films.; Illegal aliens; Widowers;
- © c2008., Distributed by Alliance Atlantis,
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- Goodnight beautiful : a novel / by Molloy, Aimee,author.;
"Newlyweds Sam Statler and Annie Potter are head over heels, and excited to say good-bye to New York and start a life together in Sam's sleepy hometown in upstate New York. Or, it turns out, a life where Annie spends most of her time alone while Sam, her therapist husband, works long hours in his downstairs office, tending to the egos of his (mostly female) clientele. Little does Sam know that through a vent in his ceiling, every word of his sessions can be heard from the room upstairs. The pharmacist's wife, contemplating a divorce. The well-known painter whose boyfriend doesn't satisfy her in bed. Who could resist listening? Everything is fine until the French girl in the green mini Cooper shows up, and Sam decides to go to work and not come home, throwing a wrench into Sam and Annie's happily ever after. Showcasing Molloy's deft ability to subvert norms and culminating in the kind of stunning twist that is becoming her trademark, Goodnight Beautiful is a thrilling tale of domestic suspense that not only questions assumptions but defies expectations"--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Married people; Psychotherapists;
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