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Robert Moses, Jane Jacobs, and the Automobile
Robert Moses always wanted to build big—including highways. Jane Jacobs wanted to preserve neighborhoods and encourage mass transit. These and other differences led to the showdown between them in Greenwich Village and engendered a debate that is still going on today. Join Owen Gutfreund, Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College and author of Twentieth Century Sprawl: Highways and the Reshaping of the American Landscape (Oxford University Press, 2005), and Roberta Brandes Gratz, author of The Battle For Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs (Nation Books, 2010), for a discussion moderated by Anthony Flint, journalist and author at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and author of Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City (Random House, 2009). Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Cars, Culture, and the City. $12 Non-Members; $8 Seniors and Students; $6 Members
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Brewed in Brooklyn
Want to know more about Brooklyn's rich brewing history? Urban Oyster's David Nacqycz and Cindy VandenBosch bring us an entertaining, in-depth look at how beer has played a pivotal role in the history of Brooklyn. A beer and cheese reception precedes the event at 6:30 p.m. Local brews will be served! Seating is limited to 45 people. Please RSVP by calling 718-230-2723. Ticket required.
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