Civic Infrastructure in NYC: A Conversation with Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Iris Weinshall and Guests

On Thursday, April 3, 2025, NYU Wagner hosted, in its Main Event Space, A Conversation with Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Iris Weinshall and an expert panel discussing civic infrastructure in New York City.

Weinshall, the chief operating officer of the New York Public Library teaching a course at Wagner this spring, moderated the panel, which included:

  • Dr. Tony Marx, president, New York Public Library
  • Morgan Monaco, president, Prospect Park Alliance
  • Adrian Benepe, president, Brooklyn Botanic Garden; former NYC Parks commissioner
  • David Woloch, former deputy commissioner, NYC Department of Transportation & former executive VP of external affairs, Brooklyn Public Library
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