Francis Bloustein

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Francis J. Blaustein - Acting Chair of the City Planning Commission. Interview by WNYC Director Seymour N. Siegel. They discuss the duties of the planning commission and why it is different from the planning department. The planning commission was created in 1938 under the revised city charter. The Department of City Planning is the staff arm of the commission. The commission has 7 members appointed by the Mayor.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 150942
Municipal archives id: T159

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