New York Civic President, Henry J. Stern, will lead a roundtable discussion about historic development battles that have shaped New York City’s transportation infrastructure and the architectural contours. A distinguished panel will discuss the memorable battles fought over the Westway proposal of the 1970s, which would have moved the Westside Highway underground, and the Huntington Hartford Museum, which was designed by the renowned modernist architect Edward Durrell Stone and is now being transformed into the Museum of Art and Design. He will be joined Adrian Benepe, Commissioner of Parks & Recreation, New York City; Holly Hotchner, Director of the Museum of Art and Design; Alexander Garvin, city planner and President & CEO, Alex Garvin & Associates; and Albert K. Butzel, attorney and former president of Friends of Hudson River Park.
Civic Talk: Battles Over Development
17 July 2008, 6:30 P.M.
Museum of the City of New York
1220 5th Avenue at 103rd Street
New York, NY 10029
(212) 534-1672, ext. 3395
www.mcny.org
Reservations Required
$9 General admission
$5 Museum members, seniors, and students
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