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Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back its Streets from the Car

In her new book, Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car, Nicole Gelinas presents a gripping account of how the automobile has failed New York City and how mass transit and a revitalized streetscape are vital to the...

Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back its Streets from the Car

Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back its Streets from the Car

In her new book, Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back Its Streets from the Car, Nicole Gelinas presents a gripping account of how the...

Karma Doll

Karma Doll

Book reading and signing by Jonathan Ames, author of Karma Doll.

BPC Book Club

BPC Book Club

Drop by the Community Room for a discussion of well-regarded contemporary works. Each session will feature questions and talking points to help...

Eugene O’Neill and the Maritime Experience

Eugene O’Neill and the Maritime Experience

Explore the world of maritime history and theatre with the Seaport Museum and Robert A. Richter, Treasurer of The Eugene O’Neill Society, as we...

Bounding Rivers, Silent Waves—the Legend of General Ken Wang

Bounding Rivers, Silent Waves—the Legend of General Ken Wang

Online lecture. The Republican era of China was a period of remarkable cultural and political dynamism, producing many luminaries and historical...

Blood and the Badge

Blood and the Badge

Book reading and signing by Michael Cannell, author of Blood and the Badge.

Battery Park City Library Book Discussion

Battery Park City Library Book Discussion

Discuss The Shipping News by Annie Proulx. Repeated January 16 at 2pm.

Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Construction, and Labor in New York City, 1880–1935

Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Construction, and Labor in New York City, 1880–1935

New York City experienced explosive growth between the 1880s and the 1930s, when nearly a million buildings, dozens of bridges and tunnels, hundreds...

How to Sleep at Night

How to Sleep at Night

Book reading. Meet Ethan and Gabe. A devoted couple for years, they have successful careers, an adorable daughter, and a house in the New Jersey...

29th Showcase Reading

29th Showcase Reading

J. Mae Barizo, Dorothea Lasky, Maggie Millner, and Estha Weiner read from their highly acclaimed books in celebration of the 29th Poets House...

Poets House Showcase

Poets House Showcase

Visit the 29th comprehensive exhibition celebrating new poetry publications from 2022 and 2023 and enjoy readings tonight by Maggie Milner, Dorthea...

More Mass Timber

More Mass Timber

The final program in The Skyscraper Museum's TALL TIMBER series turns the attention to New York City. This free in-person event will be held at the...