Events

Stay tuned for events related to Jason’s new book,
Cities in the Skyline: The Quest to Build the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers

May 6, 2019 (Monday). Rethinking the Grid: A Panel Discussion on the 1811 Manhattan Grid Plan, Gotham Center for New York History,The Graduate Center, CUNY, Skylight Room (9th Floor), 6:30 – 8 PM
July 11th, 2018 (Wednesday). Book talk at Little City Books, Hoboken, NJ, 7:00pm.

March 16th, 2017 (Thursday): Panel Event: “Skyscrapers: Boon or Blight?” Moderator: Alex Marshall. The Graduate Center, CUNY, Skylight Room (9th Floor), 6:30 – 8 PM
January 17, 2017 (Tuesday): Panel Event: “From Mannahatta to Manhattan: Four Centuries in the Life of an Island City.” Moderator: Sam Roberts. Panelists: Jason Barr, Gerard Koeppel and Eric Sanderson, Mid-Manhattan branch of the NYPL (455 5th Ave. at 40tj St), 6:30pm
November 29, 2016 (Tuesday): Book talk at Barnes & Noble, Park Slope Brooklyn (267 7th Ave), 7:00pm
August 24, 2016 (Wednesday): Book talk at the Mid-Manhattan branch of the NYPL (455 5th Ave. at 40th St.), 6:30pm
July 19, 2016: Book talk at the The Skyscraper Museum, and subsequently broadcast on C-SPAN3