Walk almost any neighborhood in New York City and the past inevitably collides with the future, since the city is ever-evolving. Today, New York City’s legislation provides protected status to 158 historic districts, 1,464 individual landmarks, 123 interior landmarks and even 12 scenic landmarks.

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the law’s passage, American preservationist and historian Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel commissioned some of the most significant and creative architecture critics, engineers, landscape architects, historians and scholars to explore the complex history of New York City’s evolution and its future.

Join us for a lively discussion about the impact, legacy and current and future status of historic preservation in New York City. The discussion is meant to inspire reflection, hope and excitement about the future of the NEW New York City, its complex history and its never-ending transformation.

With:

Adam Gopnik

Paul Goldberger

Justin Davidson

Vishaan Chakrabarti

Lisa Switkin

Moderated by Rea Hederman, Publisher, The New York Review of Books