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For Adults Wednesday, January 21, 6:30pm

The Gods of New York: Power, Culture, and Chaos in the 1980s

Join us for a special conversation with acclaimed journalist and author Jonathan Mahler and award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns as they delve into New York City in the 1980s.

For Educators Thursday, June 18, 5:00pm

Bilingual in the Big Apple: Puerto Rican Education Activism and the Fight for Bilingual-Bicultural Education

Join scholar Lauren Lefty as she discusses the long path to securing the right to bilingual and bicultural education in the nation’s most linguistically diverse city. 1.5 CTLE

For Adults Wednesday, June 17, 6:00pm

NYC Champions & Change Makers

Join us, virtually, as we pay tribute to the countless acts of heroism – great and small – across the five boroughs.

For Adults Friday, June 12, 1:30pm

Curators from the Couch: Basketball in New York

Join Lilly Tuttle, curator of our exhibition City/Game: Basketball in New York, for a conversation with NBA Legend Sam Perkins and artist Eric Haze.

For Educators Thursday, June 4, 9:00am

CANCELLED: Chancellor’s Day | Agitate, Educate, Organize: Tracing the History of Activism in NYC Schools

Explore the intersection between activism and education and the movement to desegregate city schools in this free day for educators.

For Adults Thursday, May 21, 1:00pm

Curators from the Couch: #CovidStoriesNYC

Sean Corcoran, curator of photography, will join photographers who have submitted their images to #CovidStoriesNYC, which is MCNY's initiative to document the perspectives and stories happening around New York during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For Adults Wednesday, May 13, 6:30pm

Past Event: The City We Became: A Conversation with N.K. Jemisin

Award-winning writer N.K. Jemisin discusses her latest novel "The City We Became."