WATERFRONT IN TRANSITION: MUNICIPAL ARTS SOCIETY

 The Brooklyn Record brings news of an interesting exhibit at the Municipal Art Society and tonight is the opening.  From 6 to 8 p.m. they hold an opening for their new exhibit,
"Waterfront in Transition: Developing
Brooklyn’s Green Crescent."

The exhibit includes maps and text prepared by the Municipal Art Society and photos Giles Ashford.

MAS is hosting a panel discussion on
"Shaping Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s Public Waterfront" that evening
from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Urban design experts and city officials will get
together to examine plans for a new waterfront.

Both events take place at the Urban Center; 457 Madison Avenue at
East 51st Street. (Subway: 6 to 51st Street; E, V to Fifth/53rd; B, D,
F to Rockefeller Center.) Both the reception and discussion are free
and open to the public, but for the panel discussion on February 7,
seating is limited and reservations are encouraged. RSVP to
rsvp@mas.org or 212-935-2075. The exhibit will be on view through
Wednesday, March 14.