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Washed Up Transforming a Trashed Landscape Alejandro Duran

Hunter College East Harlem Art Gallery 2180 Third Avenue , New York

Washed Up is an ongo­ing project by Mexican-born, New York-based artist Ale­jan­dro Durán that addresses the issue of plas­tic pol­lu­tion mak­ing its way across the ocean and onto the shores of Sian Ka’an, Mexico’s largest federally-protected reserve.

Come see how this Ale­jan­dro Durán addresses these issues through art!

Free

Make Your Own Household Cleaner

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn

There are plenty of reasons why making your own surface cleaner is an excellent idea.

Whether you're concerned about saving money, the environment, or your health, this simple DIY project will make a difference!

$13

Freshkills Park Series: Landfill Infrastructure

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn

The ongoing development of Freshkills Park is one of the most ambitious public works projects in the history of New York City, using state of the art ecological restoration techniques in an extraordinary setting for recreation, public art, and environmental investigation.

Learn more about the infrastructure that makes the park possible from Laura Truettner, Manager for Park Development.

$8

The History of the Gowanus Canal

Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn

Nestled between the hip and hardly inexpensive neighborhoods Park Slope and Carroll Gardens is the Gowanus Canal: Brooklyn’s most infamous toxic waste site.

This class if for anyone who’s read about the Gowanus but wants to know more about how it got there, why its so polluted, and why people feel so compelled by it.

$10