Boat Tour: 50th Anniversary of Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker”
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News also covered the the East River Boat Tour during the full moon with National Lighthouse Museum.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Power Broker, join the Municipal Art Society of New York and AIA New York on Sunday, October 6 for a 3-hour boat tour honoring Robert Caro’s publication and exploring Robert Moses’ indelible impact on New York City’s built environment.
John Kriskiewicz (Architectural Historian), Nicholas Bloom (Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College), and Charles McKinney (former Chief of Design at New York City Parks), will lead attendees on a journey all around Manhattan, diving into the history and details surrounding the countless places and spaces where Moses made his mark.
Climb aboard the Manhattan II, an elegant 1920s style yacht, and spend the afternoon circumnavigating Manhattan as Robert Caro’s masterpiece comes to life. Ticket includes food and an open bar.
A discount is available for both MAS and AIANY members. For questions, email events@mas.org.
About The Power Broker
50 years ago, The Power Broker was first published, making an indelible mark on literary history. Robert Caro’s Pulitzer Prize winning, modern American classic explores not only the saga of Robert Moses’ incredible accumulation of power, but the story of his shaping (and misshaping) of 20th-century New York. “Surely the greatest book ever written about a city”—according to David Halberstam, it has never gone out of print and is now available as an Ebook for the first time.
Learn more about the book from Penguin Random House>
And be sure to check out the current installation Robert Caro’s The Power Broker at 50 currently on display at the New-York Historical Society.
Banner Image: MAS Tours graphic. Image Credit – MAS
Municipal Arts Society Of New York
The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) lifts up the voices of the people in the debates that shape New York’s built environment and leads the way toward a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline. MAS envisions a future in which all New Yorkers share in the richness of city life—where growth is balanced, character endures, and a resilient future is secured. Over more than 125 years of history, our advocacy efforts have led to the creation of the New York City Planning Commission, Public Design Commission, Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the Tribute in Light; the preservation of Grand Central Terminal, the lights of Times Square, and the Garment District; the conservation of more than 50 works of public art; and the founding of such civic organizations as the Public Art Fund, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, P.S. 1, the Historic Districts Council, the Park Avenue Armory Conservancy, and the Waterfront Alliance.