Benjamin Shepard is Assistant Professor of Human Services at New York City College of Technology, CUNY. He is the author or editor of several books, including White Nights and Ascending Shadows: An Oral History of the San Francisco AIDS Empidemic, and From ACT...
Focusing on the liberating promise of public space, The Beach Beneath the Streets examines the activist struggles of communities in New York City--queer youth of color, gardeners, cyclists, and anti-gentrification activists--as they transform streets, piers, and vacant...