Henry Stern, director of New York Civic and former parks commissioner, will lead a panel discussion on Robert Moses and the controversies that surrounded him, including such issues as parks and what could be built in them, race and class, and the role of community members in the decision-making process. Joining Mr. Stern will be Betsy Barlow Rogers, founder and first president of the Central Park Conservancy; Herbert I. London, President, Hudson Institute, and others.
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Panel Discussion: The Wars of the Moses, Battles Won and Lost
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