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HUNTER COLLEGE HOSTS FORUM, PARTY TO CELEBRATE RELEASE OF
NEW BOOK ON NYC MAYOR JOHN LINDSAY
An all-star group of former staffers from the Administration
of John Lindsay, including Jay
Kriegel, Sid
Davidoff, Ronnie
Eldridge, and Peter
Goldmark joined
Hunter College President Jennifer
J. Raab to
celebrate the publication of Summer
in the City: John Lindsay, New York, and the American Dream edited
by Joseph P.
Viteritti, Thomas Hunter Professor of Public Policy and
chair of the Urban Affairs and Planning Department at Hunter
College on Thursday, March 20 at the Roosevelt
House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in
New York.
The conference reassessed Lindsay's policies as mayor from
1966 to 1973 and took a look at the lessons of those
tumultuous years for the new mayoral administration.
Former Mayor David
Dinkins; Margi
Picotte, Mayor
Lindsay's daughter; and Mimi
Picotte, Mayor Lindsay's granddaughter, were also on
hand for the evening. A pair of panel discussions was
moderated by New York Times columnist Sam
Roberts and
NY1 "Inside City Hall" host Errol Louis,
respectively.
About Hunter College
Hunter College, located in the heart of Manhattan, is the
largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY)
system. Founded in 1870, it is also one of the oldest public
colleges in the country and famous for the diversity of its
student body, which is as diverse as New York City itself.
Most Hunter students are the first in their families to
attend college and many go on to top professional and
graduate programs, winning Fulbright scholarships, Mellon
fellowships, National Institutes of Health grants, and other
competitive honors. The 1,700 full- and part-time members
of Hunter's faculty are unparalleled. They receive
prestigious national grants, contribute to the world's
leading academic journals, and play major roles in
cutting-edge research. They are fighting cancer, formulating
public policy, expanding our culture, enhancing technology,
and more.
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