Led by NYC licensed tour guide Andy Sydor, the comfortable bus tour visits Manhattan’s most haunted locations, then winds up with a private visit to the Merchant’s House Museum.Source: www.nycgovparks.org, via City Atlas
Please join Pratt’s Programs for Sustainable Planning & Development and Latin Pratt for a lecture by James Rojas, founder of the Latino Urban Forum and Place It! (Check out his article about his most recent project, the world’s largest …
Whats planned for the Gowanus area after the recent Superfund designation kicks-in? Come find out.Source: www.pratt.edu, via City Atlas
Trade your old costumes for a new one – reusing for Halloween sounds sustainable and fun.Source: inhabitat.com, via City Atlas
VanDam’s 4DmApp, the world’s first series of maps where you become part of the map in 4D cartographic space. Celebrate at the launch party and step inside the map while sipping a drink. See 4DmApp take over the AIGA National Design Center i…
The Architecture & Design Film Festival was founded by architect and festival director Kyle Bergman in appreciation of the relationship between film and architecture.Source: urbanomnibus.net, via City Atlas
Since the recession began some restaurants have been toying with the “pay what you want” concept (most notably Panera Bread) but now the trend is making its way to Williamsburg. Starting on November 4th Paula Douralas, the owner of the Santorini Grill …
Join Queens Arts, Culture & Fun for film screenings of Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. Tonight’s film is “Deaf Jam” by Judy Lieff. In this film, Aneta Brodski, a deaf teen living in New York City, discovers the power of American Sig…
CIVITAS calls for dramatic and original concepts for the east side’s waterfront park.
CNU New York is a sponsor in the upcoming Tactical Urbanism Salon on October 15. Add this event to your calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=cmhncG9mNXZpYzFubTN2OTl0bmJkdm04am8gdGhlY2l0eWF0bGFzLm9yZ192azJoYTJncTY4dGtudTV2cW9sNnZ…
Check out the Center for Architecture’s fall exhibition.
Have Your (Batter) Cake & Eat It, Too: a 19th-Century Food Tasting… Add this to your calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/b/0/render?eid=a2FqcmpmZTRhb2lnaXYwbWYzdnNhbXYyZzAgdGhlY2l0eWF0bGFzLm9yZ192azJoYTJncTY4dGtudTV2cW9sNnZicWIzc0Bn…
In response to this neighborhood, now undergoing significant change, The Noguchi Museum and Socrates Sculpture Park have forged an alliance through Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City. Four artists known for their work in the public sphere were…
The Secret Science Club presents NYC’s wild past and wilder future with landscape ecologist and Mannahatta author Eric Sanderson Source: secretscienceclub.blogspot.com, via City Atlas
How can smart co-ops and condos turn pressure to “go green” into an opportunity to reduce costs and comply with new codes? Add this event to your calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/b/0/render?eid=anR0cjl1NmtpZzAzZHI4MWhvZ3FsbTgxcmc…
Brandon Litman’s film connects people around the world.
Summit 2011 – The Municipal Art Society of New York MAS is gearing up for the second annual MAS Summit for New York City –…
Original works from 25 artists who participated in 2 Cape Farewell voyages to the High Arctic and the Andes in 2007 and 2008 to witness climate change impacts first hand.