BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:This is an in-person program at the Museum&rsquo\;s lower Manha ttan gallery.As the US struggles to provide affordable housing\, millions of Americans live in deteriorating public housing projects\, enduring the mistakes of past housing policy. In his new book The Projects\, Howard A. Husock explains how we got here\, detailing the tragic rise and fall of pu blic housing and the pitfalls of other subsidy programs. He takes us insid e a progressive movement led by a group of New York City philanthropists\, politicians\, and business magnates who first championed public housing a s a solution to urban blight. \;Yet despite the movement&rsquo\;s loft y ideals\, the creation of the Projects led to the destruction of low-inco me communities across the country. Husock connects the history of public h ousing with contemporary debates on the government&rsquo\;s role in the ho using market. Through interviews with residents\, he reveals how public ho using transformed the lives of Americans and the physical faces of cities and towns. Mapping out a better path for policy-makers\, he lays a new fou ndation for upward mobility in America.After his talk\, Howard Husock will engage in dialogue with Nicholas Dagen Bloom\, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College and author of several histories of housing.  \; \;To register for this FREE program\, visit the Skycraper Muse um's website. You will be redirected to Ticketstripe to reserve your seat. In-person attendance is limited to 50 people\, but you can still watch th e program live on our YouTube channel when it begins at 6pm. You do NOT ne ed to register for the YouTube livestream.Howard A. HusockHoward A. Husock is Senior Fellow in Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise In stitute and the author of many books\, including America&rsquo\;s Trillion -Dollar Housing Policy Mistake: The Failure of American Housing Policy\, T he Poor Side of Town: And Why We Need It\, Who Killed Civil Society? The R ise of Big Government and Decline of Bourgeois Norms\, and Philanthropy Un der Fire. Husock has received many awards for his work as a documentary fi lm producer\, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award\, a Nationa l News and Documentary Emmy Award\, and the Corporation for Public Broadca sting award. His writing has appeared in the New York Times\, New York Tim es Magazine\, Wall Street Journal\, and many other leading publications.Ni cholas Dagen BloomNicholas Dagen Bloom is a Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College. Bloom&rsquo\;s research analyzes long-term pla nning outcomes in essential urban systems. Among his books are Public Hous ing That Worked\, How States Shaped Postwar America\, and The Great Americ an Transit Disaster: Austerity\, Autocentric Planning\, and White Flight. He is co-editor of four edited collections\, including the prize-winning P ublic Housing Myths and Affordable Housing in New York. \; DTEND:20251017T000000Z DTSTAMP:20251015T181648Z DTSTART:20251016T220000Z LOCATION:New York\,United States\,New York\,39 Battery Pl\, New York\, NY 1 0280\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Projects: A New History of Public Housing UID:RFCALITEM638961490088805613 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This is an in-person program at the Museum&rsq uo\;s lower Manhattan gallery.

As the US struggles to provide a ffordable housing\, millions of Americans live in deteriorating public hou sing projects\, enduring the mistakes of past housing policy. In his new b ook The Projects\, Howard A. Husock explains how we got here\, detailing t he tragic rise and fall of public housing and the pitfalls of other subsid y programs. He takes us inside a progressive movement led by a group of Ne w York City philanthropists\, politicians\, and business magnates who firs t championed public housing as a solution to urban blight. \;

Yet despite the movement&rsquo\;s lofty ideals\, the creation of the Pr ojects led to the destruction of low-income communities across the country . Husock connects the history of public housing with contemporary debates on the government&rsquo\;s role in the housing market. Through interviews with residents\, he reveals how public housing transformed the lives of Am ericans and the physical faces of cities and towns. Mapping out a better p ath for policy-makers\, he lays a new foundation for upward mobility in Am erica.

After his talk\, Howard Husock will engage in dialogue w ith Nicholas Dagen Bloom\, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunte r College and author of several histories of housing. \; \;
< br />To register for this FREE program\, visit the Skycraper Museum's website< /a>. You will be redirected to Ticketstripe to reserve your seat. In-perso n attendance is limited to 50 people\, but you can still watch the program live on our YouTube channel when it begins at 6pm. You do NOT need to reg ister for the YouTube livestream.

Howard A. Husock
Howard A. Husock is Senior Fellow in Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of many books\, including America&rsquo\;s Trillion-Dollar Housing Policy Mistake: The Failure of A merican Housing Policy\, The Poor Side of Town: And Why We Need It\, Who K illed Civil Society? The Rise of Big Government and Decline of Bourgeois N orms\, and Philanthropy Under Fire. Husock has received many awards for hi s work as a documentary film producer\, including the Robert F. Kennedy Jo urnalism Award\, a National News and Documentary Emmy Award\, and the Corp oration for Public Broadcasting award. His writing has appeared in the New York Times\, New York Times Magazine\, Wall Street Journal\, and many oth er leading publications.

Nicholas Dagen Bloom< br />Nicholas Dagen Bloom is a Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at H unter College. Bloom&rsquo\;s research analyzes long-term planning outcome s in essential urban systems. Among his books are Public Housing That Work ed\, How States Shaped Postwar America\, and The Great American Transit Di saster: Austerity\, Autocentric Planning\, and White Flight. He is co-edit or of four edited collections\, including the prize-winning Public Housing Myths and Affordable Housing in New York. \; END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR