How was the history of our waterfront forgotten? How did waterfront use and access change over time?

 Join for the premier screening of "Harboring History: Brooklyn's Transforming Waterfront."

Location: Waterfront Museum, 290 Conover Street, Red Hook Brooklyn
Time: Thursday, May 29 · 7 - 8:30pm
Tickets: FREE, but RSVP required

 This is a film about history and forgetting, maritime power and waterfront ruins, and the press of international and national forces on our waterfront in the context of replanning the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, NYC’s largest land acquisition in decades.

 This 45-minute documentary interweaves the observations of seven speakers into a thoughtful reflection on the tensions between progress and history, community needs and external actors, who’s heard and not, with an undercurrent of concern about how official public planning is sometimes done (or should be done?)

 Following the screening, we will open the room to community discussion in response to the film.

 This project was created by Jori Johnson, in collaboration with PortSide NewYork, as a Capstone project in NYU's Archives & Public History MA program.

[Please note: this screening is NOT at PortSide’s MARY WHALEN. It is at the Waterfront Museum, our Red Hook friend and neighbor. Venue capacity is 150, with seating for 100.  Seating is available on first-come, first-served basis. ]