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Nov 11, 2016 · Film Review: ‘Citizen Jane: Battle for the City’. A fascinating documentary captures the showdown, half a century ago, between the activist Jane Jacobs and the Trumpian urban planner Robert...
Apr 21, 2017 · Citizen Jane: Battle for the City offers a compelling overview of an influential activist's importance -- and underscores why the spirit of her work remains crucial today. Read...
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Apr 19, 2017 · Jane Jacobs fought against Robert Moses’ plans to develop Lower Manhattan. This documentary revisits their legendary feud.
- Matt Tyrnauer
Matt Tyrnauer's excellent documentary, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, shows how it's done, a call to arms that could not be more timely in this chaotic political moment. Full Review...
Apr 20, 2017 · Matt Tyrnauer's documentary 'Citizen Jane: Battle for the City' recounts journalist/activist Jane Jacobs' battles against New York City urban planner Robert Moses.
May 3, 2017 · This documentary on urban-planning centers on the wildly differing visions of writer and activist Jane Jacobs and New York City planning czar Robert Moses. Rating: 3 stars out of 4.
Apr 14, 2017 · And it’s that group that director Matt Tyrnauer had in mind when constructing his documentary Citizen Jane: Battle for the City. Opening in New York on April 21 and Los Angeles April 28, the ambitious 92-minute film is a lightning-round introduction to Jacobs and her place in the urban conversation.
