Learn how New York City has evolved since the tumultuous
Seventies. Professor Weiss will take his audience on a journey
through some of the most noted events in New York City history.
Hear about the Budget Crisis of 1977, the Son of Sam tragedy, the
Blackout Riots and how the discos craze still shapes our city
today!
Date
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Time
12:15 p.m.
Location
Campus Center Gymnasium, Staten Island campus
Speaker
James Weiss, Ph.D.
Professor James Weiss holds graduate degrees from Fordham, Long
Island and St. John’s universities. Professor Weiss worked for the
New York City Board of Education for 24 years as an assistant
principal. He has published two books, several short stories about
growing up in Brooklyn, NY, and a short anthology of poems.
Currently, he teaches both Speech and Discover New York on the St.
John’s University Staten Island campus.
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