Wednesday 3pm – Futures of New York

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Macaulay Honors College Futures of New York Conference			Wednesday May 5th, 2021 3-5pm
Zoom Room Wednesday Session 1:1	Moderators: Liza, Joe P.
	Presentation Title	Student Presenters	Professor/TLC
Panel One: Environmental Considerations in New York City	Environmental Issues in New York City: Increased Recycling Rates as an Effective Short-Term Solution	Emily Scarpati, Salvatore Cicco, Yamina Attab, Talia Schlesinger, Gabby Shtudland	Scott Larson \| Aaron Slodounik
	Air Pollution in NYC: A Health and Environmental Hazard	Fortune Cohen, Alessandra Hayes, Xin Yan Zhu	Kenn Vance \| Lukasz Chelminski
	The Electric Vehicle Charging Station Problem	Victoria Paukova, Christian Spallino, Daniel Saravia, Alexandra Montella, John Paul Hoey	Jon Peters \| Joseph Pentangelo
	The Plastic Problem	Saifa Khan, Saifa Khan, John Hyunh, XiaoQing (Jen) Wu, James Lee	Douglas Muzzio \| Julie Fuller
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Panel Two: Varied Considerations to Thinking about New York City	Commodification of Culture	Harrison Glassman, Kevin Lin, Tyler Robinson, Rachel Berenshteyn, Gyaban E-Bondzie	David Stanek \| Dominique Nisperos
	Show Me The Money	Albert Saad, Klaire Geller, Dhelis Cepeda, Jasmine Mayor	Owen Gutfreund \| Gaurav Jashnani
	Disability Rights	Mahir Sadad, Mazharul Mahe, Erin Foo	Mia Brett \| Amanda Matles

Zoom Room Wednesday Session 1:2	Moderators: Julie, Charlotte
	Presentation Title	Student Presenters	Professor/TLC
Panel One: Education and Equity	Disparities and Educational Outcomes in New York City	Salma Hassan, Liam Macdonald, Ngwang Rinchen	Peter Matt \| Majid Sahin
	The Funding of NYC Public Schools	Katherine Liotta, Janice Wong, Nicole Loforte, Larissa Guida	Kenn Vance \| Lukasz Chelminski
	Eliminating the School-to-Prison Pipeline	Kayla Hayman, Britney Brito	Nico Montano \| Patrick Sweeney
	How do local policies lead to education inequity in NYC?	Jessica Deleon, Michelle Nnebe, Xena Fouladi, Yael Torczyner	Scott Larson \| Aaron Slodounik
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Panel Two: Healthcare and the City	Our Healthcare System During COVID-19	Olivia Sudol, Rhaldni Sayaman, Mariya Semchuk, Hadas Feygin, Sarah McKoy, Faiza Rafi	Andrew Wolf \| Hilarie Ashton
	Healthcare in NYC	Michael Stawski, Beliz Kayis, Ashley George, Yael Kirschner	Andrew Wolf \| denisse andrade
	Bias in Healthcare	Sabah Ahsan, Amisha Tewari, Simona Iskander, Renida Kasa, Danielle Schwetz	Mia Brett \| Amanda Matles

Zoom Room Wednesday Session 1:3	Moderators: Gwen, Logan
	Presentation Title	Student Presenters	Professor/TLC
Panel One: Legalization and Criminalization	Legalization of Marijuana in NYC	Thomas Bossert, Thomas Bossert, Cassandra Paone, Marwa Amin, Alexis Crescitelli	Kenn Vance \| Lukasz Chelminski
	Marijuana Legalization in New York	Joanna Cosentino, Tai Ortiz	Priya Parmar \| Ricardo Gabriel
	Police Reform and Racial Disparities in New York	Daniela Cortes, Catie Hernandez, Samantha Autar, John Royal	Andrew Wolf \| Hilarie Ashton
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Panel Two: Housing and Equity	New York City & Affordable Housing	Teon Williams, Liam Elkins, Nico Castilho, Aiecha Emile	David Stanek \| Dominique Nisperos
	Homelessness in NYC	Valerie Ioffe-Yelsukov, Isabel Laus	Eric Gioia \| Kevin Ambrose
	Tackling the Deep-Rooted Presence of Gentrification in NYC	Yasmine Abdeldayem, Kelli Wallace, Helen El-Achkar, Sampson Yang	Kenn Vance \| Lukasz Chelminski
	Human Services and Housing	Natalie Marino, Stephanie Wang, Abdur-Rasheed Syed, Genevieve Pastena, Maisha Hanif	Ira Bloom \| Andres Orejuela

Zoom Room Wednesday Session 1:4	Moderators: Caroline L., Ricardo
	Presentation Title	Student Presenters	Professor/TLC
Panel One: The Future of NYC Neighborhoods	The Future of Housing & Health	Orel Yacobian, Mir Haqueny, Jesse Shi	Vera Haller \| Rachel Bogan
	Neighborhood Studies of Midtown and Lower Manhattan	Ashley Chen, Paisley Shultz, Tonima Hossain	Jerry Mitchell \| Patrick & Charlotte
	Future of Jackson Heights	Fatima Warda, Fariha Hanif, Valentina Tillmann	Kaja Kuel \| Charlotte Thurston
	Restoring New York City	Leah Ahdoot, Jennifer Ayzman, Simon Masry	David Stanek \| Dominique Nisperos
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Panel Two: Transportation and Access	Transportation Rights in NYC	Carter Le, Mahmud Hasan	Andrew Wolf \| Hilarie Ashton
	The New York City Subway	Arrianne Bautista, Brandon Marsh, Kevil Shah, Daniel Varghese	Alex Reichl \| Caroline Erb-Medina
	Future of NYC Transit	Gabriel Khalfin, Joshua George, Eric Henry, Simon Christian, Larry Gleyzer	Jon Peters \| Joseph Pentangelo

Zoom Room Wednesday Session 1:5	Moderators: Rachel, Hilarie
	Presentation Title	Student Presenters	Professor/TLC
Panel One: Information and Other Highways: Data and Travel in the City	High-Speed Rail: The Future of NYC	Annie Bratslavsky, Jake Bivas, Ahmed Aziz, Sabrina Long, Suaad Alhababi	Sara Martucci \| denisse andrade
	Highways Impact on Environment and Public Environmental Literacy	Angel Shaji, Evelina Slinko, Aimen Cheema, Muhy Siddiqui	Sara Martucci \| denisse andrade
	Biking in NYC	George Melek, Sierra Arcuri, John Doyle, Nicholas Palermo	Jon Peters \| Joseph Pentangelo
	Tech: Data Privacy and Regulations	Xinnan Teng, Harrison Kim, Jairo Reina	Nizan Packin \| Hamad Sindhi
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Panel Two: Poverty and Access	Addressing Poverty and Income Inequality in New York City	Abby Huang, Hanna Yeum	Nico Montano \| Patrick Sweeney
	Helping Handless: Tackling access to goods and services in elderly communities of Queens	Loida Tavera, Hannah Oscar, Tiffany Tsang, Oscar Shvarts	Paula Walter/Rachel Bogan
	Approaching Affordable Housing Following Finland	Zuha Ahmed	Eric Gioia \| Kevin Ambrose
	The Erasure of Poverty and Homelessness in New York City	Lourdes Carrion, Jason Songco, Nick Lamphier	David Stanek \| Dominique Nisperos

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