This Week: Streetfilms at the Brooklyn Museum

By Streetsblog
May 23, 2011

Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, the Streetsblog calendar starts off with discussions of the recent PlaNYC update and the state of infrastructure financing, and ends with a festival of Streetfilms at the Brooklyn Museum. Eat your heart out, Cannes.

Tuesday: David Bragdon, head of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, sits down with the Municipal Art Society for a conversation about PlaNYC 2.0. 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday: A panel of Port Authority officials, academics and bankers discusses the past, present, and future of transportation infrastructure financing. 6:00 p.m.
Also Wednesday: NYC DOT introduces its East New York transit access improvement project at a public meeting. 6:30 p.m.
Friday: The Brooklyn Museum hosts a screening of Streetfilms, including a number of world premieres. 7:00 p.m.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

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