The History of Aviation in NYC with Andrea Stone and Kevin Draper
Join Columbia Journalism alumna and acclaimed journalist, Andrea Stone, and historian Kevin Draper as they discuss the history of aviation in New York City. What does JFK Airport, La Guardia, Amelia Earhart, Howard Hughes, The Wright Brothers, The Beatles, Governors Island, and The Bronx have in common? It’s all part of NYC Aviation history! Join us for this important part of NYC history!
This event will be on Zoom. You will receive the zoom link upon registration.
REGISTER HEREAndrea Stone
Andrea is a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
She worked for newspapers in Illinois, Florida, and New York, including the Riverdale Press, and freelanced for Newsweek, Business Week, Chicago Tribune, The Gainesville Sun. She also worked with Gannett News Service in Arlington, Virginia. She also worked as bureau chief for Washington for AOL News.
In 2011, she was hired by Huffington Post Media as Senior National Correspondent in politics, and that year was mentioned at the National Press Club by Arianna Huffington and Tim Armstrong.
In April 2013, she was hired as a senior online executive producer of Al Jazeera America.
By 2015, she had worked as a freelancer for National Geographic and other publications. She had also taught as an adjunct professor at American University in Washington, D.C. In 2015, she became director of career services for the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. She retired in June 2019.
She has appeared on CNN and CSPAN. She co-authored “Desert Warriors: Men and Women Who Won the Persian Gulf War.”
Kevin Draper
Kevin Draper is the co-founder of New York Historical Tours. An impassioned New Yorker, Kevin brings to life the stories and history that have made New York the most exciting and dynamic city in the world. This includes looking at New York not just as the w, dynamic city that never sleeps but the diverse and exciting collection of neighborhoods that never sleep. His knowledge, professionalism, and storytelling ability have earned him rave reviews. Kevin has led historical talks and lectures for top universities and Fortune 500 companies and has been a consultant to a variety of publications including CBS, ABC, Bloomberg, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.