The New York Policy Forum was a not-for-profit organization based in New York City. Founded by Jonathan Cohen and John GiardinoHenry J. Stern, "Paradise Lost", Huffington Post, June 16, 2011 the New York Policy Forum hosts a series of "expert panels and speakers on a wide range of issues spanning public policy, human rights, education, and the arts." "New York Policy Forum: About," NewYorkPolicyForum.com, accessed December 22, 2011

Panels Hosted by the New York Policy Forum

The Future of New York’s Upstate Cities: Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse - June 9, 2011 Source:"New York Policy Forum Gathers Experts to Weigh Future of Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse", BusinessWire, May 24, 2011 Panelists Bruce Fisher, founding Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Studies at Buffalo State College and a former Deputy County Executive of Erie County. E.J. McMahon, Senior Fellow at the Empire Center and the Manhattan Institute's Senior Fellow for Tax and Budgetary Studies. E.J. McMahon at the Manhattan Institute The Honorable Stephanie Miner, Mayor of Syracuse, New York Moderator: Mitchell Moss, Director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management and Henry Rice Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. MitchellMoss.com, accessed December 22, 2011

Hydrofracking in New York’s Marcellus Shale: Poison or Panacea? - October 6, 2011

Panelists Dr. Terry Engelder, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University and one of Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers for 2011. "The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers," ForeignPolicy.com, accessed December 22, 2011 Albert F. Appleton, former Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection and partner with Citizens for Water"Citizens for Water ABOUT" Stuart Gruskin, former Deputy Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Matthew T. Ryan, Mayor of the City of Binghamton, New York Moderator: Jamie Kitman, Automobile Magazine

Jazz and Democracy in America - December 8, 2011 Source:"Jazz and Democracy in America panel, NYC", Jazz Journalists Association, November 30, 2011 Panelists T.S. Monk, Legendary Jazz Artist Helen Sung, Award-Winning Jazz PianistHelen Sung's website, Accessed December 22, 2011 Sheila Anderson, Jazz Host, WBGOSheila Anderson on WBGO, Accessed December 22, 2011 Dr. Wesley Watkins IV, Director, The Jazz & Democracy Project Moderator: John Giardino, New York Policy Forum

Notes

External links Official site Facebook page Jonathan Cohen and John Giardino, "The Empire State Can Rise Again", The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2011 Jamie Kitman, "Hydrofracking in New York? Too dangerous, and too costly to properly regulateNew York Daily News, November 6, 2011 T.S. Monk's Official Website The Jazz & Democracy Project website