The FSLC has announced the "special events" to accompany the NYFF 2009 The specific events and schedules are here: http://filmlinc.com/nyff/special.html.. The basic outlines are:
Pedro Almodóvar's History of Cinema: A Conversation
The Spanish director hosts a journey through his favorite movies and his career, in a dialogue with NYFF Committee Chairman Richard Peña

New York Premiere of The Red Riding Trilogy
The gripping three-part British neo-noir series, hailed in Britain as a true cinematic opus

Creating Film Culture: A Tribute to Dan and Toby Talbot
The legendary husband and wife team, founders of the seminal New Yorker cinema and distribution company, who brought us Bertolucci, Fassbinder, and My Dinner With André.

And more.
For details of the "and more," go to the Filmlinc page linked above.