LW! Public Programs: Online Zoom Series
We may have to stay in, but let’s do LW! together online via Zoom!
Don’t miss out! Check the LW! Public Programs page for upcoming topics and speakers.
Couldn’t attend the live online event? View the recorded video here for a limited time.
June 3, 2020: "The Central Park" with Cynthia Brenwall
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Cynthia Brenwall, a conservator and art historian at the NYC Municipal Archives, presented photos and illustrations from her book, The Central Park: Original Designs for New York’s Greatest Treasure for Landmark West! on June 3, 2020.
April 22, 2020: "The Many Lives of Riverside Park" with Lucie Levine
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Upper West Siders love their Riverside Park. But before the gardens and ballfields, there were forests and rocky bluffs followed soon by the trains and the noise…and the politics. Hear how industry and privilege collided on the banks of the Hudson. From Olmsted to Moses; rail yards to court yards; the yacht club to the Boat Basin — Lucie Levine weaves together the history -and the many lives- of our “other” great park to the West.
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Lucie Levine is a writer, historian and New York City tour guide. She is founder of Archive on Parade, as well as Contributing History Writer at 6sqft and News Editor at Greenpointers.
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What are Special Districts? A Conversation with George Janes
What are Special Districts? A Conversation with George Janes
In examining the proposed City of Yes zoning text amendments, the question has been raised about how City of Yes will impact the many Special Purpose Districts across the city. […]
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All the Rage: The Hidden History of the Cycling City
All the Rage: The Hidden History of the Cycling City
Over the course of history, countless vehicles have moved across our city. But it is the bicycle that has had the longest running claim to New York’s streets: 200 years […]
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The New York Game
The New York Game
Historian Kevin Baker (a real major leaguer) returns to LW! with a look at America’s national pastime in the country’s largest city. Visionaries and fixers, heroes and gangsters—both the game and the city had them all. Baker introduces us to the motley/larger-than-life crew of New York hustlers, scalawags, and dreamers who made baseball such a popular and compelling game.
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The Office for Metropolitan History and the Legacy of Christopher Gray
The Office for Metropolitan History and the Legacy of Christopher Gray
n 1975, architectural educator, researcher, and writer Christopher Gray founded the Office of Metropolitan History as a repository and resource on the architectural history of New York City buildings. Today, that legacy is […]
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