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A new joint exhibition at three New York City museums looks at the legacy of Robert Moses. We'll hear from guests Robert Caro, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Moses, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Knopf, 1974)
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Hilary Ballon, architectural historian and professor at Columbia University, curator of "Robert Moses and the Modern City" exhibitions and Kenneth T. Jackson , Jacques Barzun professor of history and the social sciences at Columbia University, co-editors of the publication that accompanies the exhibitions, Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York (W.W. Norton, 2007)
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Majora Carter, founder and executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, shares her views of Moses' legacy and her views on development, and listeners calls on development in their neighborhoods.

Robert Moses and the Modern City will be on view at The Museum of the City of New York, The Queens Museum and The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University.

Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Events
Majora Carter will participate in a roundtable discussion at a symposium "Learning from Robert Moses" on Thursday, February 1st at the New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, 5:30 -7:00 PM. Advanced reservations are required and there is an admission charge.

Robert Caro will speak about Robert Moses on February 11th at 3:00PM at The Museum of the City of New York.