Joel Harnett, City Club of New York

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Host Frederic S. Berman interviews Joel Harnett, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the City Club of New York. They discuss problems that will face New York City in the coming decade (the 1970s), and the position of the City Club, a non-partisan civic advocacy group.

After a brief explanation of the history and mission of the City Club, Harnett and Berman discuss issues related to federal funding for New York City, low-income housing, and pollution.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 151196
Municipal archives id: T7282

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