Committees
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NY Waterfront Press Clips
NY1: Fall Opening Planned for Staten Island Outlets; Doubts Remain over New York Wheel (Link)
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NY Waterfront Press Clips
Crain’s NY: Governors Island one step closer to rezoning for development (Link)
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NY Waterfront Press Clips
The Lo-Down: Lower East Side Ferry Landing Now Under Construction (Link) PBS News: NYC Rising: Food, Interrupted (Link)
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Environmental Committee Meeting October 12th at 6:15pm
Environmental Committee Meeting & Discussion Bonnie Franson, AICP, CEP will share with us her experience with APA’s Advanced Specialty Certifications regarding AICP’s Certified Environmental Planner (CEP) and the Commission’s recent vote to change the program. In addition, we will be discussing Committee Goals as requested by the NY Metro Chapter and plans for meetings and events moving forward. […]
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Planning History of Marine Park NYC Greatest Unbuilt Park
The Waterfront Committee of the APA NY Metro Chapter and Cornell Art, Architecture, and Planning program joined forces on Saturday July 29 for a walking tour of Marine Park, one of New York City’s great natural areas. The tour was narrated by Professor Thomas Campanella of Cornell’s department of City and Regional Planning. Campanella is […]
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Call for APA New York Metro Chapter 2017 Award Nominations
Each year, the APA New York Metro Chapter bestows recognition on individuals, organizations and projects that exemplify the best of the metropolitan region’s planning work. The awards are meant to highlight excellence in the field and inspire planners of the next generation. The APA New York Metro Chapter awards encompass a variety of achievements and […]
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GovLove Podcast: Race & Diversity in the Planning Profession with Giovania Tiarachristie
Giovania Tiarachristie, Neighborhood Planner at NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) & Co-Chair of APA-NYM’s Diversity Committee, was featured on the ELGL’s GovLove Podcast to talk about the elephant in the planning room: race. In this episode, she discusses the barriers to recruiting and retaining planners of color, the hazards of colorblindness, the value […]
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An Interview with the APA NY Metro Chapter’s President: Maxwell Sokol, AICP
The Urban Design Committee had the pleasure of sitting down with Max to discuss his new position as APA NY Metro Chapter President and what he finds most interesting and challenging about urban design in NYC.
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Young planners: Apply to APA-NYM’s 2017 Mentorship Program by January 13, 2016!
Join the Young Planners Group (YPG) Mentorship Program as it celebrates its 8th year in the APA NY Metro Chapter. This unique professional development opportunity is made available to planning practitioners of all experience levels and second-year graduate students. The program is free for mentors and there is a $30 fee for mentees to support group activities. […]
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APA Student Representative Committee happy hour brings together new generation of planners
On October 14th the APA Student Representative Committee held their first student happy hour of the year at the Penny Farthing in Union Square, and it was a great success! More than sixty students and recent alumni from all five New York area planning schools showed up to chat with fellow planning comrades and network with […]