Dr. Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani is an urbanist, curator and artist known for her pioneering work in public arts and urban research for community engagement. Her recent public art and dialogue project, Intersection | Prospect Heights, in partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library, engaged thousands of New Yorkers on the critical subjects of displacement and development. In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, Dr. Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani talks about her book “Contested City: Art and Public History as Mediation at New York's Seward Park Urban Renewal Area” and some recent local projects she’s been involved in.