Newmark Civic Life

In a world where community is more essential than ever, The 92nd Street Y has made it the cornerstone of its mission for 150 years. Today, our community stretches beyond borders, connecting individuals from every corner of the globe. We embrace people of all faiths, backgrounds, and beliefs, creating a vibrant, inclusive space where generations come together and bonds are formed.

Upcoming Events

Archived

More Civic Life Initiatives

Upcoming Events

Archived

Israel’s Election: Who Won, What Changed, What Comes Next — Yohanan Plesner, Tamar Hermann, and David Horovitz in Conversation with Amanda Borschel-Dan

92NY State of New York with CEO Seth Pinsky: New York’s Gubernatorial Candidate Bruce Blakeman

Walter Isaacson and Mustafa Suleyman in Conversation: The Age of AI — A Live Recording of The Builders

Kevin Roose in Conversation with PJ Vogt: Human Connection in the Age of AI

Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark in Conversation with Richard Salomon: American Scoundrel, Investigating the Legacy of Roy Cohn

Anthony Scaramucci with Nicolle Wallace: All the Wrong Moves

CNN’s Dana Bash in Conversation with Leigh McGowan (PoliticsGirl): Elections that Changed the World

Valley of Death: Silicon Valley, the Military-Industrial Complex, and the Future of American Power

Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov in Conversation: Raging Moderates Live and I Disagree

Sarah Longwell and Jonathan V. Last in Conversation — How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time

State of America Summit

Brian Tyler Cohen in Conversation with Don Lemon: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World

Law of the Land: The Supreme Court Year in Review

Building Progressive Power Across States and Movements

The Dispatch Podcast: What’s left of the Right?

Protecting Our Constitutional Rights and Republic

Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Gov. Wes Moore with Rye Barcott: Courage Can Save US

The Backlash: Anger, Affordability, and Corruption in the 2026 Midterms

Barbara McQuade and Preet Bharara in Conversation — The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government

How to Win a Trade War

Andrew Weissmann in Conversation with Lawrence O’Donnell: Liar’s Kingdom

Ken Burns and Nicolle Wallace in Conversation: The American Experiment at 250

Rachel Maddow in Conversation with Steven J. Ross — The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy

The State of New York — The Future of Being Jewish in New York: Julie Menin, Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Mark Levine in Conversation

Carissa Véliz and Tim Wu: Why AI is the New Oracle of Delphi

Why Democracy Demands Accountability

Pepper Culpepper in Conversation with Taeku Lee: Billionaire Backlash

Maggie Haberman and Alex Burns in Conversation with Jeff Greenfield: American Politics 2026

Garry Kasparov in Conversation with Bret Stephens: The World of Fake Values

Maya Kornberg in Conversation with Ed Pilkington: How Money, Media and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

Viola Davis and James Patterson in Conversation with Sarah Lyall: Judge Stone

Checks and Balances: What Limits are there on Presidential Power?

Emily Galvin Almanza in Conversation with Andrew Jarecki: The Price of Mercy

David Glasgow and Kenji Yoshino in Conversation with Deborah Archer: How Equality Wins

Christopher Mathias in Conversation with Kim Kelly: To Catch a Fascist

Governor Josh Shapiro in Conversation with Gayle King: Where We Keep the Light

The State of New York — Public Education at a Crossroads: Randi Weingarten on New York and Beyond

On Leadership, Legacy, and Democracy: Jim Clyburn in Conversation with Tim Kennedy

The Making of the MAGA New Right

Elie Honig in Conversation with Kaitlan Collins: When You Come at the King: Inside the DOJ’s Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump

Belief, Misinformation, and Democracy

Abby Phillip in Conversation with David Axelrod: A Dream Deferred

State of America Summit

Joyce Vance in Conversation with Preet Bharara: Giving Up Is Unforgivable

Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy in Conversation with David Rubenstein: Life, Law & Liberty

Shadowbanned & Shut Down: Censorship in the Digital Public Square

The State of New York — Deep Blue, Deep Red: New York’s Voice in a Republican-Led House

Can Democracy Survive Silicon Valley?

How Partisanship Threatens Global Stability

Joe Manchin in Conversation with Gayle King: Dead Center

Trymaine Lee in Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones: A Thousand Ways to Die

On Liberalism

Thomas Chatterton Williams with Jonathan Haidt: Summer of Our Discontent

The History of Remaking America's Constitution

Cybersecurity is the Backbone of Democracy

Law of the Land: The Supreme Court Year in Review

Fighting Back Against Harm

How the Left Lost the Working Class

More Civic Life Initiatives