Why does public space matter? -- What is public space? -- What if Jones Beach was not public? Social justice and belonging on Long Island, New York -- Rebuilding a bridge and a community : health and resilience at Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, New York -- Playing in the fields of Lake Welch, New York -- Improvising public space and the informal economy : sidewalks, streets, and markets in Buenos Aires, New York City, and Baguio City -- Green guerillas, seed bombs, and granite gardens : environmental sustainability and public space in Paris and New York City -- Place attachment and cultural identity : monuments, parks, and neighborhood public space in San José, Costa Rica, and the Statue of Liberty and Battery Park City in New York City -- From the winter of despair to the summer of euphoria : public space during COVID-19 in New York City (2020-2021) -- How to study public space : the toolkit for the ethnographic study of space (TESS) in Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan, New York City and other strategies -- Appendix: Contact, public culture, and affective atmospheres : a theoretical framework.
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