ReThink Penn Station believes New York deserves a transit hub worthy of our city. Samuel Turvey, Chairperson of ReThinkNYC will share insights into the state of play at Penn Station and advocacy efforts around the four differing architectural proposals to partly rectify the conundrum that is today's Penn Station.

About ReThinkNYC

ReThink NYC is the only organization dedicated to the reconstruction of the original New York Penn Station—thoroughly modernized and updated for the 21st century as the best solution to the dilemma that is today's catastrophe of a station. Why? Because the original remains unsurpassed by any concept yet to be presented. We do not support rebuilding out of nostalgia, but for the benefits to be gained in economy, environment and yes, aesthetics—New York architectural aesthetics. We are at risk of losing our unique New York-ness. Rebuilding the original New York Penn Station is an affirmation of that—it's also a testament to the vitality and resilience of our city in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. New Yorkers have for too long suffered with a substandard, subterranean after-thought of a station buried beneath a basketball court. We can suffer no longer, and will not wait another minute. The time for action is now as our window of opportunity is closing fast due to powerful real estate interests who have the ear of the Governor. If we let them, they will sell our city right from underneath us, and will again plunder our architectural heritage.

About Samuel Turvey

Samuel Turvey is a long time community activist and Board member in the not-for-profit community. He recently retired from TIAA where he served as a Managing Director in the firm's legal department. Sam continues to provide consulting services to the Financial Services Industry. Sam was a founding member of the East Village Parks Conservancy, a founding member and producer of New York's Charlie Parker Jazz Festival ('93 to '02) and presently a board member of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and the John Noble Maritime Collection on Staten Island. Parenthetically, advocacy came to Sam early. As a grammar school student during the '60's, Sam participated in protests and rallies to save Staten Island's Greenbelt, including High Rock, from expressways Robert Moses hoped to link to the newly opened Verrazano Narrows Bridge. That effort was successful. Sam majored in Urban Studies at Fordham University and also graduated from Fordham's Law School where he served as an Associate Editor of the Law School's Urban Law Journal. Sam is a native of Staten Island and has lived and worked in each of New York City's five boroughs. He also has commuted at one point or anotherfrom Westchester, Fairfield, Essex, Morris and Monmouth Counties.

The Larsen Salon Series, offered by LongHouse Reserve in honor of its founder Jack Lenor Larsen (1927-2020), carries on a tradition of conversations, presentations, and lectures by designers, architects, and artists working at the intersection of art, architecture, design, and craft. We offer these salons in Manhattan, at various spaces, to engage all of us in important dialogues of meaning in our complex world.

Time:
6:00pm Reception, 6:30pm Presentation and Conversation, Tickets $75
8:00pm Dinner at a Private Club hosted by a LongHouse Trustee, Tickets $325