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Winter Talks: City on A Grid – How New York Became New York
March 28, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free
The Manhattan street grid has been called “a disaster” of urban planning and “the most courageous act of prediction in Western Civilization”. In other words, you either love it or hate it. Join Gerard Koeppel as he relates the history of this uniquely New York marvel through his most recent book.
This is a part of an ongoing series, check out some of our other talks:
Tuesday, Jan 31 – An Inside look at the Design of the New 9/11 Tribute Center
Tuesday, Feb 7 – Marking Time, Marking Place: Lower Manhattan Then & Now
Tuesday, Feb 21 – The Climate Museum
Tuesday, Mar 7 – Georgia O’Keeffe’s New York Years
For more information, please contact registration@bpcparks.org.