Preserving the Fabric of Our Neighborhoods
Tuesday, May 26, 20152:23 PMEDT
| City of New YorkMuseum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street New York, NY
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Gale Brewer, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Ellen Baxter and Michelle de la Uz to Discuss Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing Mayor Bill de Blasio has chosen to make affordable housing one of his administration’s chief policy initiatives. “As we invest in more affordable housing,” he said, “we will also work with communities to preserve the fabric of our neighborhoods and invest in things that great neighborhoods need.” Preserving the Fabric of Our Neighborhoods will gather a group of leading experts to explore the intersections between historic preservation and affordable housing, portraying how preservation encourages sustainable development and helps to stabilize communities facing financial distress. This program accompanies the City Museum’s exhibition Saving Place: 50 years of New York City Landmarks, on view through September 13, 2015. Free for Museum members; $12 for students/seniors; $16 for general public. WHO: Gale Brewer, Borough President of Manhattan Ingrid Gould Ellen, Paulette Goddard Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Director of the Urban Planning Program at NYU Wagner Ellen Baxter, Executive Director of Broadway Housing Communities Michelle de la Uz, Executive Director of Fifth Avenue Committee Simeon Bankoff (moderator), Executive Director, Historic Districts Council WHEN: Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street http://www.mcny.org/exhibition/saving-place
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