6:30 p.m. Bushwick is Burning

Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn

Jonathan Mahler, NY Times media reporter and author of the critically acclaimed Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Burning, moderates this panel exploring Bushwick's 1970s nadir. Photographer Meryl Meisler, a tenant lawyer, FDNY fire marshal, Community Board manager, and displaced resident - will discuss their experiences on the frontlines of urban neglect.