Kids These Days: The Criminalization of Youth in New York

When: Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 5:30pm

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A group of young men hanging outside of a pizza parlor. Some sit on the street while others stand or lean on the wall. Two appear to be pushing one another. — New York City Youth Board, Reaching the Fighting Gang (New York: New York City Youth Board, 1960), courtesy of New York City Municipal Library.

From West Side Story to American Gangster, New York City’s youth have been at the center of debates about crime and minority communities in the city for generations. Since the beginning of the 20^th century, ideas about juvenile delinquency have also driven changing attitudes toward policing, as officials’ focus shifted from the children of European immigrants to African American and Puerto Rican youth after World War II.

Join Ella Antell, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellow at the Museum of the City of New York, to gain historical perspective on how New York got to the recent era of “broken windows” policing and the school-to-prison pipeline.

Educators will learn about sources available to support their students’ learning in the Museum and online. Participants will leave with resources for the classroom and a CTLE certificate for 1.5 hours of professional development.

This event is geared towards educators but open to all with interest in the topic. Guests welcome.

Light refreshments will be served.

The Museum is grateful to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which supports a Predoctoral Fellowship Program in History Education.

The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.