Editing Jane Jacobs (section)

== In popular culture ==
* A fictionalized version of her is played by Alison Smith in 3 episodes (Season 1, 2 and 5) of the Amazon series ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]''.
* The community organizer played by [[Cherry Jones]] in ''[[Motherless Brooklyn (film)|Motherless Brooklyn]]'' has drawn comparisons to Jane Jacobs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/chris-knight-motherless-brooklyns-depiction-of-gritty-new-york-is-slow-but-entrancing|title=Motherless Brooklyn's depiction of a gritty New York is slow but entrancing|first=Chris|last=Knight|newspaper=National Post |publisher=Th National Post|date=31 October 2019|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> The director, [[Edward Norton]], has clarified that the composite character was partially based on Jacobs, but more so on [[Hortense Gabel]] who was active a decade earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curbed.com/2019/11/15/20965336/edward-norton-interview-motherless-brooklyn-robert-moses|title=Edward Norton on New York City's 'secret sin' and the complicated legacy of Robert Moses|first=Alexandra|last=Lange|publisher=Curbed|date=15 November 2019|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref>