Michele Cohen Author

Michele Cohen is director for the Public Art for Public Schools program of the New York City School Construction Authority. She holds a Ph.D. in art history from the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and is the co-author with Margot Gayle of The Art Commission and the Municipal Art Society Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture.

Stan Ries is an architectural photographer based in New York.

Michael R. Bloomberg is mayor of the City of New York.