Step into an annual tradition where G-scale model trains zip around landmark replicas in the Haupt Conservatory, humming along a quarter-mile of track through a city in miniature. Real trains, real landmarks, real fun—only at NYBG!
The new Lenape Gallery at Conference House Park Visitor Center presents Riding the Waves, a new exhibit of the Museum of Maritime Navigation and Communication.
More and more firms are adopting natural capital accounting to deliver enhanced insights for risk management, sustainable product strategies, and stakeholder communications – and financial institutions are beginning to incorporate natural capital metrics in their own decision making.
Expert speakers will explain the concepts behind natural capital accounting and share their insights into how natural capital accounting can drive sustainable decision makingand how is it being applied in practice.What types of decisions can it inform? And what does it take to get started?
Hear from expert presenters on the topic, and join in the discussion!
Come learn about sustainable food systems from Joel F. Salatin, an American farmer, lecturer, and author whose books include Folks, This Ain't Normal; You Can Farm; and Salad Bar Beef.
The Gaits: A High Line Soundwalk is a free, downloadable smartphone application that features a score of electric guitar chords, zen gongs, and more composed by Lainie Fefferman, Jascha Narveson, and Cameron Britt. As participants walk along the High Line, footsteps are turned into twinkling metallic sounds, electric guitar chords, dulcimer notes, water splashes, car horns, and applause.
To join the fun, download the iPhone or Android application and arrive promptly at 5:00 PM. The walk begins on street level below the High Line at Gansevoort and Washington Streets, moves through the park, and ends at West 30th Street.
Join Added Value, the Red Hook Community Farm in Brooklyn to compost weekly on Fridays from 9:00am to noon and Saturdays from 10:30am to 1:00pm.
On December 29, 2014, Brooklyn Brainery is presenting a class on NYC's supply chain via freight shipping. The course will be taught by Inna Guzenfeld, a planner and urban historian trained at Pratt Institute.
Start the new year and mornings off right with some fitness!
Join other cycling enthusiasts for the monthly First Friday Ride, coordinated by Time's Up. Meet at Union Square North, where participants will congregate and agree…
Join other cyclists for a moonlit ride through Central Park coordinated by Time's Up. Participants will meet at Columbus Circle, at the SW corner of…
Take a tour of the "Park for All Seasons." Take a walking tour of the Heather and Alpine Gardens of Fort Tryon Park.
Discover which plants are in bloom in each of the seasons, even in the dead of winter.
Learn about the gardens' history, future, and secrets from a member of Fort Tryon's expert horticulture staff.
32nd Annual Holiday wreath exhibit at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park. This free event runs from Decemeber 5th, 2014 to January 9th, 2015, open weekdays from 9am to 5pm. Great for all ages.