{"title": "Public, Private & In Between: Rethinking Safety, Violence & Access to Support", "start": "2026-11-03T13:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T14:30:00-05:00", "place": "John Jay College of Criminal Justice", "address": "524 West 59th Street, L.64.00 New Building, New York, NY 10019", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/news-events/events/blue-power-how-police-organized-protect-serve-themselves", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/public-safety"], "description": "A webinar on violence and safety across public and private spaces. John Jay College's Future of Public Safety Initiative hosts scholars whose research examines these questions. They discuss what their findings teach us about safety, access to resources, and how people navigate systems that have not always been designed to serve them. 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Correction officers Karl Chin and Jeri Henderson serve as discussants, with moderator Erica Bond, Vice President of Justice Initiatives at John Jay.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/forgotten-law-enforcement-behind-the-gates-with-correctional-53323/", "official_url": "https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/news-events/events/forgotten-law-enforcement-behind-gates-correctional-staff-rikers-island-jail", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2a0964b6743ac289ae339022fe251bc8c4e5468ec8e35e93f4f2c3576b4514d7-600.webp"}, {"title": "Virtual Admissions Info Session", "start": "2026-10-30T16:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T17:00:00-04:00", "place": "John Jay College of Criminal Justice", "address": "524 West 59th Street, L.64.00 New Building, New York, NY 10019", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/education"], "description": "Virtual Admissions Info Session is an online meeting on Zoom for people considering study at John Jay College. 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Historian Stuart Schrader, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University, narrates how officers organized from the 1960s onward to gain control over working conditions, impunity, and budgets. He is joined by discussant Dr. David Brotherton, a professor of sociology at John Jay College. The event is part of John Jay College's Future of Public Safety Initiative and is sponsored by the Office for the Advancement of Research.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/blue-power-how-police-organized-to-protect-serve-themselves-53322/", "official_url": "https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/news-events/events/blue-power-how-police-organized-protect-serve-themselves", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ec03abe4917d9f484ba511c616679e44aab167d0c5a6120fc3055b0671764f15-1200.webp"}, {"title": "POSTPONED: Understanding NYC Government and How to Make a Difference", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Old Stone House", "address": "3rd Street 336, 11215", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/new-york", "society/politics"], "description": "POSTPONED: Understanding NYC Government and How to Make a Difference is a civic education session, rescheduled to take place online via Zoom. 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The speaker is Aurelia Casey, a Staten Islander and doctoral student in Environmental Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY, who is also Youth Programs Senior Manager at the Gowanus Canal Conservancy and Environmental Chair of Brooklyn Community Board 6. 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The guest is Brennan Peacore-Brink, Project Coordinator for Faith-Based Partnerships in the Mayor's Office of Mass Engagement, whose work sits at the crossroads of faith communities and municipal government. The conversation explores the intersection of public policy and public theology, examining how theological commitments shape, and are shaped by, civic engagement. Participants are invited into a dialogue designed to spark reflection, deepen understanding, and inspire action in the public square.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/in-the-public-square-roundtable-discussions-with-brennan-pea-57272/", "official_url": "https://utsnyc.edu/blog/event/in-the-public-square-roundtable-discussions-with-brennan-peacore-brink/?instance_id=4286", "image": "https://noky.io/images/618747f3b3083a29b668297d84a8ddb9244b1cb937af6fe13433278b7c42c00c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "DURATIONS: Triple Canopy presents Civic Crash Course with Chloë Bass, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, Hal Foster", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Public Records", "address": "Butler Street 233, 11217", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "society"], "description": "An evening talk titled 'Civic Crash Course', presented by Triple Canopy as part of the DURATIONS series. 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It features Janette Sadik-Khan of Bloomberg Associates, former NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner, and special musical guest Pondless, the urbanist synth-pop sensation. The event is organized by Urban Policy & Planning at Hunter College and is open to everyone.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-war-on-cars-live-66611/", "official_url": "https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/event/the-war-on-cars-live/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3abd4a94b11ce980d9081b4599aaf308e62dca7808dab1d2498eb896e2dfa4c4-600.webp"}]}