Learn About Lindsay At MCNY
Wednesday | September 15 | 6:30 pm
Who Broke New York? Wagner, Lindsay, Beame, and the Fiscal Crisis
Less than two years after Mayor John V. Lindsay left office, the city was on the edge of bankruptcy. How much did Lindsay’s fiscal policies contribute to the crisis? This panel reflects on the 1970s fiscal crisis, New York’s recovery, and the lessons for today’s lawmakers. Sam Roberts of The New York Times moderates a panel with Stephen Berger, former Executive Director of the New York State Emergency Control Board for the City of New York; Ester R. Fuchs, Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Columbia University; Charles R. Morris, author of The Cost of Good Intentions: New York City and the Liberal Experiment (W.W. Norton & Company, 1980); Peter Goldmark, former Assistant Budget Director and Executive Assistant to Mayor Lindsay; and Steven Weisman, Editorial Director and Public Policy Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics. Co-sponsored by the Citizens Budget Commission. Presented in conjunction with America’s Mayor: John V. Lindsay and the Reinvention of New York. $
Tuesday | September 14 | 6:00 PM
Symposium: Criminal Justice and the Lindsay Years
An exploration of John V. Lindsay’s criminal justice legacy, featuring a keynote address by New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly. The panel will be moderated by Sam Roberts of The New York Times and feature Jay Kriegel, former Chief of Staff/Special Counsel to Mayor Lindsay; Michael Amstrong, Partner, Lankler & Carrager, LLP; Jerome Skolnick, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Herb Sturz, co-founder of the Vera Institute of Justice; Clarence Taylor, Baruch College/CUNY; and William vanden Heuvel, former Chairman of the New York City Board of Corrections. The symposium is co-sponsored by John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY.
Wednesday | September 22 | 6:30 PM
Can Stuyvesant Town be Saved for Affordable Housing?
Stuyvesant Town was built as a public-private partnership to provide affordable housing for New Yorkers of modest means. In the wake of recent events, including Stuyvesant Town’s sale in 2006, debates over rents, and mortgage default, what are the lessons for the future of affordable housing? Panelists include Rafael Cestero, Commissioner, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development; The Honorable Daniel R. Garodnick, New York City Council, District 4; and Jerilyn Perine, Executive Director, Citizens Housing and Planning Council. The conversation will be moderated by Vicki Been, Director, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU. Co-sponsored by the Citizens Housing and Planning Council. This program is presented as part of the ongoing series, The Urban Forum: New York Neighborhoods, Preservation and Development. $
Reserve online at www.mcny.org or by telephone at 917.492.3395.
DIRECTIONS
By subway: #6 Lexington Avenue train to 103rd St., then walk three blocks west.
#2 or #3 train to Central Park North/110th St., walk one block east to Fifth Avenue, then south to 103rd St.
By bus: M1, M3, M4, or M106 to 104th St., M2 to 101st St.
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