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Urban Conversations: Strengthening the Middle Class
Description: As income disparity between wealthy and working-class families becomes more pronounced, middle-class neighborhoods are disappearing from many American cities. How are today's urban leaders trying to ensure their cities remain––or become––livable for middle-income families and affordable for the millions of working people aspiring to gain a foothold in the middle class?
MODERATED BY:
Brian Lehrer, WNYC
FEATURING:
· Hon. Adrian Fenty, Mayor of Washington, DC
· Hon. Shirley Franklin, Mayor of Atlanta, GA
· Hon. Thomas R. Suozzi, County Executive, Nassau County, NY
WITH:
· Dan Cantor, Executive Director, Working Families Party
· Ester Fuchs, Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science, Columbia University, and former Special Advisor to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
· Nicole Gelinas, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute, and contributing editor, City Journal
· Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Executive Director, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
· Dennis Walcott, Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development, City of New York
WELCOMING REMARKS BY:
·Hon. Christine Quinn, Speaker, New York City Council
Presented by The Center for New York City Affairs and WNYC
Date: Friday, June 1
Location: The New School
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
55 West 13th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue), 2nd floor
Time: 8-11am
Ticket price: Admission is free, but reservations are necessary
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