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Francesca Bregoli
Francesca Bregoli
Queens College-CUNY, History department
Assistant Professor
Phi Alpha Theta/History Club and Internships Faculty Advisor
Powdermaker Hall 352YY
Queens, NY 11367
Acting director, Center for Jewish Studies
The Graduate Center, CUNY
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City on a Grid: How New York Became New York
Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 pm at the Museum of the City of New York
When it was conceived in 1811, New York City's street grid was supposed to end the chaos of "old New York" spreading unplanned from Manhattan's southern tip. This vast project of physical and social engineering turned the rocky hills and swampy valleys into the city we know today; the thousands of rectangular blocks, lots, and eventually buildings that the grid produced lent a sense of stability and purpose to a young city evolving into greatness. Join Gerard Koeppel, author of City on a Grid: How New York Became New York (Da Capo, 2015), for a conversation with Hilary Ballon, curator of the Museum’s 2011-12 exhibition, The Greatest Grid, about a plan that “defined the urbanism of a rising city and nation.” Reception and book signing to follow. We have a special $30 ticket + signed copy of the book through the MCNY website.
Use the discount code MCBC3 for $10 tickets (regularly $16)!
Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 pm at the Museum of the City of New York
When it was conceived in 1811, New York City's street grid was supposed to end the chaos of "old New York" spreading unplanned from Manhattan's southern tip. This vast project of physical and social engineering turned the rocky hills and swampy valleys into the city we know today; the thousands of rectangular blocks, lots, and eventually buildings that the grid produced lent a sense of stability and purpose to a young city evolving into greatness. Join Gerard Koeppel, author of City on a Grid: How New York Became New York (Da Capo, 2015), for a conversation with Hilary Ballon, curator of the Museum’s 2011-12 exhibition, The Greatest Grid, about a plan that “defined the urbanism of a rising city and nation.” Reception and book signing to follow. We have a special $30 ticket + signed copy of the book through the MCNY website.
Use the discount code MCBC3 for $10 tickets (regularly $16)!
Melissa Stone
Department of Public Programs
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
NOW ON VIEW
Extended through January 3, 2016
50 Years of New York City Landmarks