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Francis Morrone says:

This summer, I am teaching one course and leading one series of walking tours under NYU auspices.

The walking series is Great New York Neighborhoods: The Elements of Urban Form. I originally titled it "What Makes a Neighborhood Great?" but the marketing department at NYU changed it to what they thought was a catchier title. Catchier? Maybe. But less descriptive. This is a close look at five New York neighborhoods that we all know are Great Neighborhoods. What we'll do, together, is try to figure out why and how they are great. What do they have in common? What role does architecture play? And so on -- down to things like sidewalk widths, street trees, stoop life, high-street bustle, and so on. Good stuff. Four of the neighborhoods are Greenpoint, Gramercy Park, Brooklyn Heights, and Forest Hills. The fifth is to be determined.

PS Morrone's course about The Novel and the City: London, Paris, New York, and Chicago also sounds fascinating.

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Also happening this summer (and beyond):

A BENEFIT, SILENT AUCTION AND CELEBRATION FOR ECO-METROPOLIS 2004

TOWARD A GREEN/JUST/SUSTAINABLE NYC
A NY OPEN CENTER/BIONEERS/CUNY GRAD CTR CO-PRODUCTION

Eco-Metropolis is a conference that will be held this coming Nov 12-14 at CUNY Grad Ctr. Produced in partnership with the renowned Bioneers Conference, it hopes to help energize our local and regional eco and social justice communities, increase awareness of each other’s work, share info about innovative and inspiring models in a wide range of fields, and facilitate new initiatives and alliances to work toward a greener, fairer, freer and more joyus city and region.
This benefit will include music and dancing, videos from past Bioneers conferences, and literature from many eco-groups.

SATURDAY JUNE 12, 8-10:30 PM
Admission $20

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Address for June 12 event:

NY Open Center
83 Spring St
212-219-2527