HELP FOR SCHOOLS A New York University education professor, Pedro Noguera, speaks on what it takes to create school conditions that foster high achievement. Tonight, 6-8 p.m., Metropolitan College of New York, Student Lounge, 75 Varick St. at Canal Street, 12th floor, 212-343-1234, ext. 3208, free.

KOCH’S NEW YORK The exhibit “New York Comes Back: Mayor Ed Koch and the City” opens with a symposium on Mayor Koch’s role in restoring the city to fiscal stability. Ken Auletta, Stephen Berger, Victor Gotbaum, Joyce Purnick, and the Reverend Al Sharpton participate in a roundtable discussion, and author Pete Hamill is the keynote speaker. A reception and viewing of the exhibit follows. Tomorrow, 4 p.m., Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd Street, 212-534-1672, ext. 3393, $30 general, $20 seniors, members, and students, reservations suggested.

WESTERN ANTI-SEMITISM The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents a discussion, reception, and book-signing party for “Old Demons, New Debates: Anti-Semitism in the West” (Holmes & Meier/YIVO). The panel includes the book’s editor, Brown University professor David Kertzer, who argues that the left and the growing Arab immigrant population in Europe have replaced the right wing as the most worrisome source of anti-Jewish behavior. Thursday, 4-6:30 p.m., Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St., 917-606-8200, free.

EMINENT DOMAIN The Municipal Art Society Planning Center kicks off its fall forum series with “Is Eminent Domain Necessary for Neighborhood Redevelopment? Case Study: Manhattanville.” The director of the Center for an Urban Future, Jonathan Bowles,moderates. Panelists at the breakfast discussion include academics, business leaders, and community leaders. Thursday, 8:30-10 a.m., Urban Center Galleries, 457 Madison Ave. at 51st Street, 212-935-3960, free, reservations suggested.

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