Parks + Streets: The Future of New York’s Public Realm

Hosted by NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

NYU Wagner will host an evening conversation bringing together leaders from across New York City’s public realm to explore the future of parks, streets, and open space under the new mayoral administration. The program will feature a discussion between leadership from NYC Parks and NYC Dept of Transportation on how the two agencies can work together to expand, maintain, and activate across the city’s shared spaces. Hosted by NYU Wagner with opening remarks from Dean Polly Trottenberg and moderated by journalist and policy researcher John Surico, the conversation will address interagency collaboration, climate resilience, and new models for strengthening New York’s public realm.

Speakers:
Polly Trottenberg, Dean, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Katie Denny Horowitz, Executive Director, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance

Panelists:
Sarah Neilson, Chief of Policy and Long-Range Planning, NYC Parks
Emily Weidenhof, Assistant Commissioner for Public Realm, NYC DOT
Tim Tompkins, NYU Marron Institute Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning, NYU Wagner
Moderated by John Surico, Senior Fellow for Climate and Opportunity, Center for an Urban Future

Registration is required. Non-NYU guests may be asked to present a government-issued photo ID. NYU guests must present their NYU ID.