Category Archives: Amanda Burden Post
Amanda Burden Post Response
The article by Amanda Burden was a great one to read for class. It consisted of a great example of what to look for in a feature article.
In the article, one quote states that, “On Ms. Burden’s watch, the Brooklyn waterfront has been transformed from a landscape of derelict industrial structures to one of glossy condominiums and parkland”. After reading this statement, I felt that I had a better understanding of the amount of dedication and work she must have put forth to have these results publicly admired in the city. It is clear that Mrs. Burden is a woman with a mission, and is striving to enforce new, but necessary changes for the better improvement of the city.
I admire the work she is doing, and felt that the article did highlight her accomplishments well. It displayed that as a woman working to do good economical things for the city, she has a mission to turn everything around.
She has faced some obstacles but has been demonstrating successfully the plans for re-modeling and production in the city.
Mrs. Burden has done so much already, and the article appears to be on her side in the matter as well. The writer does a great job in mirroring the opinions of others, and the facts.
The article takes news-worthy information and present in a way that a college student or a subway reader can understand.
I enjoyed this article, thank you for providing us with this assignment.
Amanda Burton Story
The Amanda Burton story was very well-written. I think it was a great piece to look at for some direction as far as feature writing goes. Julie Satow does a good job of showing both sides of the story. She makes it a point to show both sides of Amanda’s personality, and both her supporters and her critics. Satow sets this up on the top of the second page, in the beginning of the story, and this sets a tone for what the rest of the article will focus on.
It seems like despite her socialite background, she does a pretty good job of relating to citizens who are on the opposite end of the spectrum. I think the quotes from Mark Thompson give a good example of this.
Amanda Burden
This is a very appealing lady with a very strong character, she can be called the “iron lady”. She has this strong and magnetic personality, which is so rare, thats why she takes such a high position.
The article is very well-written, I loved those descriptive moments, where the author writes about what she is wearing and how she looks like.
I personally love High line park, and every time some guests here to visit, I show them this park, which is so smartly built on top of the city on a former railway. This is something outstanding and interesting inasmuch as its creator.
Amanda Burden, the city planner
“Amanda Burden Wants to RemakeNew York. She Has 19 Months Left,” by Julie Satow is truly an inspiring and helpful article. Satow’s unique feature article writing approaches are so engaging to read the article nonstop. It actually helped me to understand better about how important is to provide quote and critique both to introduce a person in an effective way.
Concerning about Amanda Burden, the director of the New York City Planning Department, is not only a strong persona also a strict planner to develop her city. Her activities, thinking style and contribution are quite impressive to me. And I believe that when you are in such a position like her, a city planner, you should be tough to get things right. Among of all her quotes, I like this one most, “I know this is an once-in-a-lifetime job.” This quote gives the message that do not wastes your chance, and apply it with efficiency to do something that will remain remarkable to the society.
Amanda Burden’s Profile Comments by Mayara Guimaraes
Extremely well written and full of details and different points of views, the profile by Julie Satow about Amanda M. Burden’s fails, in my opinion, to answer some personal question about Ms. Burden that come across as the reader gets to know her story. Is she a mother? Is she a single lady after 2 divorces? Does she live in New York City? And if so, where does she live? Some of these questions could have helped create a more personable version of Amanda M Burden. On the other hand, the author uses writing techniques that grab the reader and hold on for the entire story. By starting with the present story of Ms. Amanda and gradually moving towards her past, the author goes from a story about the City Planner to the impressive woman who went from a pretty face to a powerful decision maker in New York City. The profile grabs the attention of all kinds of readers because it is about a person, a woman, a detailed oriented worker and a powerful behind the scene member.
Amanda Burden Comments
The Amanda Burden feature was really well written. I found the voice of the reporter to be very unbiased. Although she mentioned the good things Amanda Burden did for rezoning the city, Julie Satow also mentioned the criticism Mrs. Burden received for her work. I found Burden to come across very privileged, but yet again, Julie Satow used her words to compare and contrast the many things that make up Amanda M. Burden. The reporter gave much detail about her life prior to her job as the director of the New York City Planning Department, although she was a socialite, she made it clear that Burden was not too polished to get down to work. At certain moments I got the feeling that Burden was very controlled, polished and callous. However, the writer cunningly added in the portion where Amanda Burden goes to Stuyvesant Cove Park. This area was going to be demolished until Mrs. Burden was asked to step in. This portion of the article shows the compassion in Burden, as calculated as she may have come across to the readers she still has consideration for the people that will be affected by her decisions.
Satow’s Amanda Burden Review
Julie Satow’s, article about Amanda Burden’s accomplishments as director of the New York City Planning Department under the Bloomberg Administration, does a phenomenal job depicting her accomplishments, life history, and the controversy surrounding many of her projects.
Satow reports that Burden, who hails from a wealthy and politically connected family, is “expected to have rezoned about 40 percent of New York,” upon completion of her tenure.
Despite opposing Mayor Bloomberg in the 2002 city election, Burden is eternally grateful for her appointment. Her resume boasts the rezoning of the West Side Rail Yards for mixed residential and commercial use, the revered transformation of the abandoned derelict railroad tracks of the Highline into a beautiful park, and the rezoning of the Brooklyn Waterfront from a rust belt area into beautiful park space and new housing.
While many praise Burden for creating jobs, and revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, critics assert that many of her projects are displacing the lower class in New York City and that most of the new housing she created caters solely to the wealthy.
Response: Amanda Burden Wants to Remake New York
The New York Times article “Amanda Burden Wants to Remake New York. She has 19 Months Left,” by Julie Satow was very well-written. What I enjoyed most about the article was the different points of view Satow highlighted. She mentioned not only Burden’s propositions for New York City, but also those of her opponents, which made for a good article. For example, the opinions of Miguel Acevedo, president of the tenants’ association at the Robert Fulton Houses, added more dimension to the story. It showed that Burden does not only have time against her, she also has representatives from different organizations against her too. It lets the readers of the article know that Burden’s job is a very ambitious one.
I also enjoyed how the article was written in terms of style. Satow did a good job introducing Amanda Burden. Listing Burden’s accomplishments in the beginning of the story allowed Satow to transition to Burden’s roadblocks smoothly.
Amanda Burden
This profile on Amanda Burden is very carefully crafted and constructed. The author introduced the readers to Burden by describing her physical attributes. This allows readers to form an image of the person before his or her story is told. By quoting Burden on her own vision (“I like to say that our ambitions are as broad and far-reaching as those of Robert Moses, but we judge ourselves by JaneJacobs’s standards”), Julie Satow sets the stage perfectly to introduce the varying views of Burden’s ideas. Providing quotes from Burden’s supporters and critics gives the reader a better understanding of how Burden has changed the city and why rezoning might be an issue. Instead of painting a rosy picture of Burden, including critics’ comments also gives the reader a chance to form his or her own opinion of Burden. I was intrigued by Satow’s inclusion of the details of Burden’s personal life. It seemed impertinent to the subject matter, but I realized as I read the rest of the article that without those details, Amanda Burden couldn’t have been portrayed as a whole person. The article is focused on her professional career, but without her history, the article might have read more like a resume than a feature of a person.