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This edition: Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973), Part 9: Managing New York City

Episode Details

Original tape date: September 30, 2010.

This video is part nine of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.

In this session, current and former city managers ,recognized for introducing successful innovations into the operation of New York City government, discuss the challenges they faced. Stanley Brezenoff, a veteran NYC public manager beginning with the Ed Koch administration, begins the discussion. Brezenoff is followed by Mayor Lindsay's Commissioner of Sanitation, Herb Elish. Commissioners from the Bloomberg administration, Linda I. Gibbs (Homeless Services) and Caswell Holloway (Environmental Protection) highlight the need for empowering managers so they can e flexible and responsive. Introductory remarks are made by the symposium's organizer, Stan Altman (Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College.)

This program was digitized, captioned, and made accessible in 2021 as part of "Uncovering CUNY'S Audiovisual Heritage," a preservation project funded by Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).


Guest List

Stan Altman Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College/CUNY

Stanley Brezenoff President, Continuum Health Partners

Herbert Elish Chief Operating Officer, The College Board

Linda Gibbs Deputy Mayor, Health and Human Services

Caswell Holloway Deputy Mayor for Operations, NYC Mayor’s Office

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