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A Tool for Justice: Fútbol as a Social Arena

Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, United States

The role of sports as a social tool is marked by the ways in which athletes challenge the structure of the game through their own…

The Poison Cauldron of the Newtown Creek

Kingsland and Norman Avenue Kingsland and Norman Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Explore the hellish waste transfer and petroleum districts of North Brooklyn on this daring walk towards the doomed Kosciuszko Bridge.

$25

The Art of the Park Tour

Dairy Visitor Center Mid-Park between 64th and 65th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Central Park has long been revered as a masterpiece of living art. Visitors on this tour will admire Park vistas as if walking through a…

$15

¡ARRIBA!: Latin Dance Party with Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra

High line 14th st 10th ave, Manhattan, NY, United States

Feel the rhythm of some of New York City's hottest Latin bands as the High Line is transformed into an epic dance floor for our annual series. Grab your friends and get ready to dance.

We end the season with a splash with a special performance by the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra! This stunning 11-piece band takes the art of salsa to new places, creating groundbreaking arrangements of indie rock songs to add a little contemporary indie flair to the salsa rhythms you love.

Join us at 6 PM for a dance lesson with Milteri Tucker Concepcion of Bombazo Dance Company, or come early for a drink at Terroir and a killer sunset view.

Free

West Side Evening Stroll

Central Park Conservancy Kiosk at Merchant's Gate Central Park South/59th Street and Central Park West, New York City, NY, United States

Join us after work for an evening stroll along part of Central Park’s West side. Central Park Conservancy guides lead you on a casual walk…

Free

Discovery Walks for Families: Belvedere’s Kingdom

Belvedere Castle in Central Park Central Park, Manhattan

Explore the landscape surrounding Belvedere Castle in full spring glory—the expansive views from Vista Rock, colorful blooms of Shakespeare Garden, and the diverse flora and…

Designing Green Roofs and Rooftop Farms

Brooklyn Grange Indoor Loft Classroom - Navy Yard Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 3, 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn , NY, United States

Calling all architects, landscape designers, urban planners, sustainability coordinators and greening professionals of all stripes! Whether you're responding to an affordable housing RFP, or designing…

$40

Designing Green Roofs and Rooftop Farms

Brooklyn Grange 37-18 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, New York, NY, United States

Calling all architects, landscape designers, urban planners, sustainability coordinators and greening professionals of all stripes! Whether you're responding to an affordable housing RFP, or designing a…

$40.00

Paths to Climate Action

The New School University 65 5th Avenue, Room 502 - 503, New York

Much progress in sustainability is underway, so why aren’t we seeing sweeping results? Why aren't corporations, consumers, and policy makers exercising their power enough? The…

Free

Impact Hour: Sustaining Effective Action

Brooklyn Art Museum 28 Frost Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Helping people navigate the current climate of information “clutter” is more important than ever. Our 2017 Impact Hours series will dig into ongoing environmental and social justice work, while sharing tools for more effective personal and organizational action. Each Impact Hour will include perspectives from an artist, activist, and academic on issues of communication, engagement, action, and impact. Together, we will challenge each other’s assumptions and share practical tactics for sparking social change. Join us in-person in NYC (space is limited) or online from around the world.

Free

Battery Park City: Creating a New Neighborhood

AIA Center for Architecture Hines Gallery, 435 LaGuardia Place , New York , NY, United States

Meet at the portal of Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park. (between Battery Park and the Museum of Jewish Heritage) After more than four decades of…

$30