Richard Barth, executive director of New York City's Department of City Planning was guest speaker at the May 4 Real Estate Board of New York Breakfast Speakers Forum.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Richard Barth Richard Barth (1850-1908) was a left-handed German violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher and composer in the circle of Johannes Brahms. Barth was born in Grosswanzleben, Saxony and from 1863 to 1867 studied with the renowned violinist Joseph Joachim. , executive director of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Department of City Planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. was guest speaker at the May 4 Real Estate Board of New York Breakfast Speakers Forum. Barth shared the strategic planning initiatives of his department and indicated each borough will see a greater emphasis on open space, parks and access to the waterfront. Developers in all boroughs will continue to receive incentives, including those for affordable housing, to provide for the growth in population, which is expected to reach nine million by 2010. Pictured I-r: Michael Slattery, REBNY REBNY Real Estate Board of New York ; Toni Simon, Halstead Property and co-chair of REBNY Government Affairs Committee; Richard Barth; Drew Fautley, Vanderbilt Appraisal, sponsor of the event; Michael Goldenberg, Halstead Property and co-chair of REBNY Government Affairs Committee. |
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