My favorite part of this profile by Ms. Satow was a short transition paragraph that clarified who Amanda Burden is:
“But critics say that the sum total of Ms. Burden’s ambitions will be a gentrified city that no longer has a place for working-class New Yorkers.”
This short and sweet summation of Amanda Burden’s “critics” with a hot-button word that everyone loves to hate, “gentrification,” this really broke into the story and where the sides seem to switch by the reporter.
I like that Satow made Burden appear as though she is some kind of modern day Jackie O-esque superwoman with her fashion sense, ties to big names on the social ladder, but great attention to detail.
I thought the use of the word “balked” when describing Burden’s reaction to a presentation before her was funny. “Balk” has such a negative connotation, and this sentence made it seem like she was a bit elitist. Satow’s harsh quotes from the president of the tenant’s association at public housing about the Highline really illuminated the difference between Burden and her constituents: rich and poor.
I also think the article largely highlighted how her rezoning has negatively affected the city.
