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Excerpts from a one-day conference "Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges" sponsored by the New York City Department of City Planning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College.

The event takes place on November 15, 2011, at McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor.

[Part I -- 58 min.]

Welcome

Robert K. Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City

Zoning New York City

Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission

Panel One: Shaping New York City Zoning, 1961 to the Present

Hilary Ballon, Deputy Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi; University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYU

Carol Willis, Founder, Director, Curator, The Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Columbia University

Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists

Moderator: Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York

Panel Two: Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century

Daniel L. Doctoroff, President and CEO of Bloomberg LP

Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions (CS)

Rohit T. Aggarwala, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture,

The New School

Moderator: Errol Louis, Host, "Inside City Hall," NY1

Panel Three: Zoning's Role In Addressing Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century: Zoning and the Competitive City

Vishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, Holliday Professor and Director, Center for Urban Real Estate, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University

Kairos Shen, Chief Planner, Boston Redevelopment Authority

Moderator: Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists

Panel Four: Zoning and the Equitable City

Toni Griffin, Professor & Director of the J. Max Bond Center at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York, CUNY

John Rahaim, Director of Planning, City and County of San Francisco

Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Panel Five: Zoning and the Sustainable City

Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Government of the District of Columbia

Jonathan F. P. Rose, President, Jonathan Rose Companies

Moderator: Jack Nyman, Director, Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY

[Part II -- 60 min.]

Framing the Place of Zoning in Modern Cities

Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Panel Six: Zoning and the Physical City

Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning & Urban Design, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London

Peter Park, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Moderator: Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School

Panel Seven: Where Do We Go From Here?

Thom Mayne, Founder, Morphosis

Robert A. M. Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture; Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP

Mary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer, New York Tri-State Region, CB Richard Ellis; Chair, Real Estate Board of New York

Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Closing Remarks

Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission

This conference explores the tensions between preservation and change that are now playing out along Brooklyn's waterfront from Greenpoint to Coney Island.

The conference is co-sponsored by the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College, CUNY; Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center at the New York City of Technology, CUNY; and the CUNY Institute for Urban Systems at City College.

The event takes place on October 26, 2011 at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

[Part I -- 58 min.]

Jack S. Nyman

Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY

Richard Hanley

Director, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center, NYC College of Technology, CUNY

The Honorable Marty Markowitz

Borough President, Brooklyn

Nicholas Brooke

Chairman, Harbourfront Commission, Hong Kong

Purnima Kapur

Brooklyn Office Director, NYC Department of Planning, New York City

[Part II -- 58 min.]

Jonathan Peters

Professor, The College of Staten Island, CUNY

Sapna Advani

Research Fellow, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center, Brooklyn

Carter Craft

Principal, Outside New York, New York City

Ronald L. Schweiger

Brooklyn Borough Historian, Brooklyn

Andrew Kimball

President and CEO, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn

Ellen Ryan

V.P., Strategic Partnerships, Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation

[Part III -- 56 min.]

Roland Lewis

President and CEO, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, New York City

Michael Marrella

Director of Waterfront and Open Space Planning, NYC Department of City Planning, New York City

Bonnie Harken

President, Nautilus International Development Consulting, Inc., Manhattan

Robert A. Levine

President and CEO, RAL Companies, New York City

Kenneth D. Daly

President, National Grid, New York

Seth Pinsky

President, NYC Economic Development Corporation, New York City

Jack S. Nyman

Nicholas Brooke

Richard Bearak

Ronald L. Schweiger

Bonnie Harken

This conference explores the tensions between preservation and change that are now playing out along Brooklyn's waterfront from Greenpoint to Coney Island.

The conference is co-sponsored by the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College, CUNY; Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center at the New York City of Technology, CUNY; and the CUNY Institute for Urban Systems at City College.

The event takes place on October 26, 2011 at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

[Part I -- 58 min.]

Jack S. Nyman

Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY

Richard Hanley

Director, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center, NYC College of Technology, CUNY

The Honorable Marty Markowitz

Borough President, Brooklyn

Nicholas Brooke

Chairman, Harbourfront Commission, Hong Kong

Purnima Kapur

Brooklyn Office Director, NYC Department of Planning, New York City

[Part II -- 58 min.]

Jonathan Peters

Professor, The College of Staten Island, CUNY

Sapna Advani

Research Fellow, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center, Brooklyn

Carter Craft

Principal, Outside New York, New York City

Ronald L. Schweiger

Brooklyn Borough Historian, Brooklyn

Andrew Kimball

President and CEO, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn

Ellen Ryan

V.P., Strategic Partnerships, Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation

[Part III -- 56 min.]

Roland Lewis

President and CEO, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, New York City

Michael Marrella

Director of Waterfront and Open Space Planning, NYC Department of City Planning, New York City

Bonnie Harken

President, Nautilus International Development Consulting, Inc., Manhattan

Robert A. Levine

President and CEO, RAL Companies, New York City

Kenneth D. Daly

President, National Grid, New York

Seth Pinsky

President, NYC Economic Development Corporation, New York City

Jack S. Nyman

Nicholas Brooke

Richard Bearak

Ronald L. Schweiger

Bonnie Harken

This conference explores the tensions between preservation and change that are now playing out along Brooklyn's waterfront from Greenpoint to Coney Island.

The conference is co-sponsored by the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College, CUNY; Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center at the New York City of Technology, CUNY; and the CUNY Institute for Urban Systems at City College.

The event takes place on October 26, 2011 at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

[Part I -- 58 min.]

Jack S. Nyman

Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY

Richard Hanley

Director, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center, NYC College of Technology, CUNY

The Honorable Marty Markowitz

Borough President, Brooklyn

Nicholas Brooke

Chairman, Harbourfront Commission, Hong Kong

Purnima Kapur

Brooklyn Office Director, NYC Department of Planning, New York City

[Part II -- 58 min.]

Jonathan Peters

Professor, The College of Staten Island, CUNY

Sapna Advani

Research Fellow, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center, Brooklyn

Carter Craft

Principal, Outside New York, New York City

Ronald L. Schweiger

Brooklyn Borough Historian, Brooklyn

Andrew Kimball

President and CEO, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn

Ellen Ryan

V.P., Strategic Partnerships, Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation

[Part III -- 56 min.]

Roland Lewis

President and CEO, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, New York City

Michael Marrella

Director of Waterfront and Open Space Planning, NYC Department of City Planning, New York City

Bonnie Harken

President, Nautilus International Development Consulting, Inc., Manhattan

Robert A. Levine

President and CEO, RAL Companies, New York City

Kenneth D. Daly

President, National Grid, New York

Seth Pinsky

President, NYC Economic Development Corporation, New York City

Jack S. Nyman

Nicholas Brooke

Richard Bearak

Ronald L. Schweiger

Bonnie Harken

On the 40th anniversary of the zoning change that created live/work lofts for artists in SoHo, speakers explore the history and future of SoHo on December 1, 2011 at Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 52 min.]

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY

Roslyn Bernstein, Professor, Department of Journalism, Baruch College, CUNY

Shael Shapiro, Architect

Jonas Mekas, Filmmaker and Artistic Director, Anthology Film Archives

[Part II -- 41 min.]

Charles Leslie, Gallery Owner and Former President, SoHo Artists Association

Michael E. Levine, Director of Planning and Land Use, Community Board #1, The City of New York

Donald H. Elliott, Counsel and Former Chair, New York City Planning Commission

Doris Diether, Co-Chair of Landmarks Committee, Community Board 2, Manhattan

[Part III -- 52 min.]

Carl Weisbrod, First Chair, Loft Board of New York City

Suzanne Anker, Chair, Fine Arts Department, School of Visual Arts

Michael Betancourt, Managing Director, AION Partners

Margaret D. Baisley, ESQ., Real Estate Attorney

[Part IV -- 31 min.]

Q & A Session

On the 40th anniversary of the zoning change that created live/work lofts for artists in SoHo, speakers explore the history and future of SoHo on December 1, 2011 at Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 52 min.]

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY

Roslyn Bernstein, Professor, Department of Journalism, Baruch College, CUNY

Shael Shapiro, Architect

Jonas Mekas, Filmmaker and Artistic Director, Anthology Film Archives

[Part II -- 41 min.]

Charles Leslie, Gallery Owner and Former President, SoHo Artists Association

Michael E. Levine, Director of Planning and Land Use, Community Board #1, The City of New York

Donald H. Elliott, Counsel and Former Chair, New York City Planning Commission

Doris Diether, Co-Chair of Landmarks Committee, Community Board 2, Manhattan

[Part III -- 52 min.]

Carl Weisbrod, First Chair, Loft Board of New York City

Suzanne Anker, Chair, Fine Arts Department, School of Visual Arts

Michael Betancourt, Managing Director, AION Partners

Margaret D. Baisley, ESQ., Real Estate Attorney

[Part IV -- 31 min.]

Q & A Session

On the 40th anniversary of the zoning change that created live/work lofts for artists in SoHo, speakers explore the history and future of SoHo on December 1, 2011 at Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 52 min.]

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY

Roslyn Bernstein, Professor, Department of Journalism, Baruch College, CUNY

Shael Shapiro, Architect

Jonas Mekas, Filmmaker and Artistic Director, Anthology Film Archives

[Part II -- 41 min.]

Charles Leslie, Gallery Owner and Former President, SoHo Artists Association

Michael E. Levine, Director of Planning and Land Use, Community Board #1, The City of New York

Donald H. Elliott, Counsel and Former Chair, New York City Planning Commission

Doris Diether, Co-Chair of Landmarks Committee, Community Board 2, Manhattan

[Part III -- 52 min.]

Carl Weisbrod, First Chair, Loft Board of New York City

Suzanne Anker, Chair, Fine Arts Department, School of Visual Arts

Michael Betancourt, Managing Director, AION Partners

Margaret D. Baisley, ESQ., Real Estate Attorney

[Part IV -- 31 min.]

Q & A Session

On the 40th anniversary of the zoning change that created live/work lofts for artists in SoHo, speakers explore the history and future of SoHo on December 1, 2011 at Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 52 min.]

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY

Roslyn Bernstein, Professor, Department of Journalism, Baruch College, CUNY

Shael Shapiro, Architect

Jonas Mekas, Filmmaker and Artistic Director, Anthology Film Archives

[Part II -- 41 min.]

Charles Leslie, Gallery Owner and Former President, SoHo Artists Association

Michael E. Levine, Director of Planning and Land Use, Community Board #1, The City of New York

Donald H. Elliott, Counsel and Former Chair, New York City Planning Commission

Doris Diether, Co-Chair of Landmarks Committee, Community Board 2, Manhattan

[Part III -- 52 min.]

Carl Weisbrod, First Chair, Loft Board of New York City

Suzanne Anker, Chair, Fine Arts Department, School of Visual Arts

Michael Betancourt, Managing Director, AION Partners

Margaret D. Baisley, ESQ., Real Estate Attorney

[Part IV -- 31 min.]

Q & A Session

"The Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management of the School of Public Affairs presents the seminar on ""Brand Evaluation: How to Assess Your Nonprofit’s Brand to Create an Effective Marketing Strategy.""

This seminar gives the tools for thoroughly evaluating organization’s brand:

Organizational Readiness and capacity to produce great marketing;

Brand Fundamentals including your name, tagline and logo;

Website, email marketing and social media;

Printed Materials including brochures, flyers, newsletters and publications;

Fundraising materials and event promotion;

Technology used for your marketing and fundraising;

Tracking and reporting your results.

The event takes place on October 6, 2011 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 36 min.]

Moderator:

Michael Feller, Ed.D.

Adjunct Faculty, Professional Development, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

Speaker:

Howard Adam Levy

Principal, Red Rooster Group, Branding, Marketing & Design for Nonprofits

[Part II -- 50 min.]

Speakers:

Rebecca Saidlower

Associate Director, Marketing and Communications, The Jewish Education Project

Brandy Wood

Marketing Manager, WBGO | Jazz 88.3 FM

Q & A session."

"The Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management of the School of Public Affairs presents the seminar on ""Brand Evaluation: How to Assess Your Nonprofit’s Brand to Create an Effective Marketing Strategy.""

This seminar gives the tools for thoroughly evaluating organization’s brand:

Organizational Readiness and capacity to produce great marketing;

Brand Fundamentals including your name, tagline and logo;

Website, email marketing and social media;

Printed Materials including brochures, flyers, newsletters and publications;

Fundraising materials and event promotion;

Technology used for your marketing and fundraising;

Tracking and reporting your results.

The event takes place on October 6, 2011 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 36 min.]

Moderator:

Michael Feller, Ed.D.

Adjunct Faculty, Professional Development, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

Speaker:

Howard Adam Levy

Principal, Red Rooster Group, Branding, Marketing & Design for Nonprofits

[Part II -- 50 min.]

Speakers:

Rebecca Saidlower

Associate Director, Marketing and Communications, The Jewish Education Project

Brandy Wood

Marketing Manager, WBGO | Jazz 88.3 FM

Q & A session."