Take a Walk in the Spirit of Jane Jacobs

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 4, 2018

Tara Kelly, head of policy and public programs at the Municipal Arts Society, Samuel Brooks, president of the Mott Haven Historic Districts Association, who is leading the South Bronx tour, Farrah Lafontant, co-leader of Preserve East New York's tours, and Lena Afridi, policy coordinator for equitable economic development at the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development, and leader of the "Taking Care of Business in Jackson Heights" tour, talk about Jane's Walk NYC, walking tours happening this weekend all across the city that are inspired by the late urban activist Jane Jacobs taking place this weekend, May 6-8.

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