• Global Cities at the Crossroads

    Studio 450 450 West 31st Street, New York, NY, United States

    A symposium exploring the impacts of arts and culture investments by the corporate real estate sector.

    Free
  • Teddy Bears for Teddy Roosevelt

    Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

    Celebrate President's Day by making your own teddy bear and learn about President Roosevelt's impact on NYC as Police Commissioner.

    Free
  • TEDxFultonStreet

    Barleycorn 23 Park Place , New York, NY, United States

    Tickets to TED cost $8,500-$30,000, but come experience one day of it for free! We will present the realtime proceedings of one day of the TED 2016 Conference, screened on a large projector via Livestream, and will take place in a private room of a restaurant.

    Free
  • Sketching New York Lives

    Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

    Learn about notable New Yorkers through their portraits , explore the art of silhouette portraits, and make a silhouette portrait of yourself!

    Free
  • Protecting New York’’s Water

    Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Hamilton Hall, Room 717 116th St & Broadway, New York, NY, United States

    This class session will consider the use of advocacy, science, the law, and sustainable infrastructure design in safeguarding or restoring watersheds and estuaries.

    Free
  • The Invasive Other

    The New School Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Join us for a 2-day Social Research conference series on the effects of people, technology and pathogens in our environment !

    Free
  • The Irresistible Resistance: Earth Week 2016

    The Auditorium at The New School 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY, United States

    In celebration of Earth Week at The New School, the Tishman Environment and Design Center is drawing inspiration from the growing unification of movements for climate justice, the deepening of transnational solidarity movements across the globe and the creative expressions of people and communities determined to achieve solutions to the climate crisis on their own terms.

    Free
  • Afrofuturism Conference 2016: #BLACKISVIRAL

    THE NEW SCHOOL

    A student-led conference on Afrofuturism as a cultural and aesthetic movement for the radical emancipation of people of color. Join us for a weekend filled with art, performances, lectures, panels, workshops, theater pieces, film music, scholarly works, and community events !

    Free
  • Sunset Park Walking Tour: Diverse, Complex, Contested

    Sunset Park High School 153 35th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Join veteran Brooklyn tour guide (and City Limits contributor) Norman Oder, along with neighborhood activist Maria Roca, on a wide-ranging tour of the Sunset Park neighborhood in Brooklyn !

    Free – $20
  • Streams Beneath New York City

    Jewish Center of Jackson Heights 3706 77th Street, Flushing, NY, United States

     “Urban streams serve a vital role in promoting sustainability by filtering and containing runoff, serving as linear park corridors and reminding us of nature’s presence…

    Free
  • Deciphering Manhattan

    Unnamed Venue Northwest corner of 40th Street and 5th Ave., New York, NY, United States

    In Manhattan, habits of behavior and development go a long way in explaining New York’s place in the U.S. and the world. This simple walk through midtown tells what is where and why.

    Free