The Iron Triangle: Willets Point and the Remaking of New York

Movie·2017·1h 23m

The Iron Triangle: Willets Point and the Remaking of New York

Directed By

William Lehman

Language

English

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The Story

Targeted for several failed redevelopment plans dating back to the days of Robert Moses, Willets Point, a gritty area in New York City known as the “Iron Triangle,” is the home of hundreds of immigrant-run, auto repair shops that thrive despite a lack of municipal infrastructure support. During the last year of the Bloomberg Administration, NYC’s government advanced plans for a “dynamic” high-end entertainment district that would completely wipe out this historic industrial core. The year is 2013, and the workers of Willets Point are racing against the clock to forestall their impending eviction. Their story launches an investigation into New York City’s history as the front line of deindustrialization, urban renewal, and gentrification.

Themes

new york citycapitalismimmigrationinvestigationautomobile industrygentrificationurban planninglatin american immigrationqueens

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Crew

William Lehman

Director

Prudence Katze

Director

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