Finding a Partner

This chapter delves into Adam Rose's eagerness to find ways to make his mark on the quality of life in the community of Stuyvesant Town and show how he could do a better job than the hated Tishman Speyer. It discusses Rose's first three months as the person in charge, including how he increased the public safety force by 12 percent and promised to reduce on-hold times for maintenance requests. It also highlights the appointment of Jim Yasser as the property's managing director and Charles Bagli, who was writing another piece on what would happen next to Stuy town. The chapter discusses Daniel Garodnick's ongoing intention to pursue a home ownership plan, which would include rules to keep the community affordable for middle-class people into the future. It recounts how new board members of the Tenants Association challenged Garodnick on the contents of Bagli's article.