New York: The Future of Cities
The Steven Rattner Current History Distinguished Speakers Series
Event Details:
For four centuries, New York City has reinvented itself in the face of crisis, conflict, and extraordinary change, in many ways representing the story of modern urban America. In this special advance screening of highlights from New York: The Future of Cities—acclaimed filmmaker Ric Burns’ new two-part PBS documentary—explore the city’s evolution from the aftermath of September 11 through the COVID-19 pandemic, waves of immigration, and the growing challenges of climate change and inequality. A panel discussion will examine the forces that have shaped New York in the twenty-first century and what the city’s history reveals about its future.
Ric Burns, a scholar trustee of The New York Historical, is the founder of Steeplechase Films and an internationally recognized documentary filmmaker and creator of such series and films as The Civil War and New York: The Future of Cities.
James Sanders is the architect behind the design and research firm James Sanders Studio, as well as an author and filmmaker. With Ric Burns, he wrote and produced New York: A Documentary Film, and its companion book, New York: An Illustrated History.
Jonathan Mahler (moderator) is a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine and the author of several books, including The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990.
Location:
The Robert H. Smith Auditorium at The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
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Jonathan Mahler by David Jacobs
