Talks
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POOR BURIALS Arthur Bankoff of Brooklyn College and Amanda Sutphin of the Landmarks Preservation Commission discuss the history and fate of New York City’s former potter’s fields, the burial grounds of poor and unidentified people. The talk is presented by the Museum of the City of New York and the Historic Districts Council. Wednesday, 6 p.m., Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd Street, 212-614-9107, $15 general, $10 members, students, and seniors.
SURVIVAL STORY Authors Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn discuss their new book, “102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight To Survive Inside the Twin Towers” (Times Books). Mr. Dwyer is also the coauthor of “Two Seconds Under the World” (Ballantine), about the 1993 attack on the Trade Center. Thursday, September 8, 6:30 p.m., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, $12 general, $6 members, seniors, students, and teachers.
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