MIDTOWN—The Municipal Art Society will be hosting a summit "with nearly 150 speakers presenting on planning, design, infrastructure, preservation, culture, and development in the city, including Senator Schumer, several Commissioners and members of the de Blasio administration, Marc Dunkelman from the Clinton Foundation, Regina Myer from the Brooklyn Bridge Park, David Childs and Hugh Hardy, as well as guests from Nairobi, Rio, Paris, Chennai, Hong Kong, and more" at the TimesCenter on October 23 and 24. [CurbedWire Inbox; official]]
DUMBO—From November 6-8, New York City will have its "first annual lighting festival," aptly called the New York Festival of Light and hosted by a group of the same name, in partnership with the DUMBO Improvement District. The festival will feature a curated collection of lighting installations, various light shows, illuminated ice sculptures, and more. [CurbedWire Inbox; official]