The Leonard Lopate Show
Six Years Later
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
On the sixth anniversary of the attacks of September 11th, we’ll look at where redevelopment stands at Ground Zero. When will we see a completed Freedom Tower, memorial, transportation hub, and other elements of the rebuilding process? Then, a New York City female cabbie recounts her two years behind the wheel. Also, Amy Bloom on her fifth novel. Plus, an economist and journalist explains why wealthier countries should embrace immigrants.
Redevelopment Six Years After 9/11
On the 6th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, we'll look at where redevelopment stands at Ground Zero. Why has the construction of the Freedom Tower been delayed? When will Larry Silverstein’s 3 towers be completed? How does Governor Eliot Spitzer compare to Governor Pataki on the redevelopment issue? What will the September 11 memorial look like? What do ballooning costs mean for the Santiago Calatrava-designed World Trade Center Transportation Hub? Joining Leonard to assess the status of redevelopment are Dr. Eugenie L. Birch, Professor of Urban Research and Education and the Chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, Rick Bell, Executive Director of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and Ethel Sheffer, President of the New York Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association.
Event:
The Center for Architecture/New York New Visions has planned a panel discussion called "The World Trade Center Site: Designing the Public Realm"
with audience Q&A
Tues., September 18th
8:30 am to 12:00 pm
RSVP required.
More information at aiany.org
Weigh in: How do you feel about the rebuilding process at Ground Zero?
How I Stopped Worrying and Started Driving a Yellow Cab
Melissa Plaut decided to become a New York City cabbie at the age of 29 after getting laid off from her job as an advertising copywriter. Hack recounts her two years behind the wheel and the many interesting people she met along the way.
Hack is available for purchase at amazon.com
Visit Melissa Plaut’s blog
Events: Melissa Plaut will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, September 11 at 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble
396 Avenue of the Americas (at 8th Street)
Weigh in: Have you ever been in a cab with a female driver?
Away
National Book Award finalist and practicing psychotherapist Amy Bloom's fifth novel, Away, follows the fortunes of a young Jewish woman who arrives in New York City in 1924 after fleeing the Russian pogroms that killed her entire family. The protagonist embarks on an epic journey back to Siberia to find her daughter, who, she discovers, may still be alive.
Away is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Amy Bloom will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, October 30 at 7pm
Chelsea Barnes & Noble
675 6th Avenue (at 22nd Street)
Welcome Immigrants
More and more people from poor countries are arriving in Europe, North America, and Australia. Should these countries try to keep these immigrants out? No, says British economist and journalist Phillipe Legrain. In Immigrants, he argues that wealthier countries should generally welcome newcomers from poorer countries.
Immigrants is available for purchase at amazon.com
Weigh in: What should be America’s immigration policy and how should we handle the border between the US and Mexico?
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