Event Registration Open for 2017 Canal Clean Sweep
The NYS Canal Corporation and Parks & Trails New York need your help for the annual Canal Clean Sweep. Last year's event was a great…
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Permaculture and Urban Eco-System Design
Grove School of Engineering at City College, Steinman Lecture Hall 160 Covent Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesPermaculture has the potential to transform the future, but first we have to bring it mainstream. How do we scale permaculture to redesign the massive agricultural, food, and consumer culture systems for long-term health and sustainability? What is the way forward given the sociopolitical challenges we currently face? How can a focus on local actions collectively alter a global system? Our experts will be discussing these questions and more at our permaculture forum on April 3rd, 2017.
Free
Humanizing Data: Data, Humanities, and the City
Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesThis day-long symposium examines how we can use data and digital strategies to enhance and disrupt the kinds of research questions, methods, and narratives that…
Free
History of Urban Development and Architecture
City Hall 250 Broadway, Manhattan, NY, United StatesExplore the rich history of NYC’s Civic Center area, highlighting its urban planning and development and its architecture. From City Hall Park to Foley Square,…
$15
Inside the Public Design Commission Archive, NYC’s Design Review Agency
Public Design Commission Archive 253 Broadway, New York, NY, United States*While New York Adventure Club does not charge for events hosted by the NYC government, a deposit will be required to discourage no-shows, which will…
Free – $20
Ideas in Action Summit: Reform Refugee Response
New York University School of Law 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United StatesThe topic of this year’s Ideation Worldwide’s annual summit is Reform Refugee Response. We will be joined by various diplomats, representatives from the United Nations, eminent architects, and academics from Harvard, Oxford, Columbia, NYU amongst others, to present and discuss displacement issues faced by individuals living in refugee settlements.
Free – $35
Polar Bear C02 Earth Day Bike Ride
Union Square North Broadway and E. 17th, New YorkCome celebrate Earth Day on your bicycle dressed up as your favorite animal with Time's Up and CO2 Green Drive. As we know earth day is every day. Let's celebrate and support New York City's new sustainable infrastructure, bike lanes, greenways and auto-free plazas. It's just the beginning. Most importantly we are creating awareness of simple things that we can do everyday to prevent cliamte change. Let's not forget the polar bears are suffering and so is our planet. Time's up! We need to start taking action today for the future of our planet.
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Portia Munson: Earth Rites
NYU Langone Medical Center Art Gallery 550 First Avenue , New York City, NY, United StatesThis exhibition features works by artist Portia Munson which serve as a reminder of the profound impact we have on our environment and a call…
Free
Earth Week: University Center Sustainability Tours
The New School 66 W 12th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin the Tishman Environment and Design Center and the New School Buildings for a special Sustainability Tour of The New School University Center. The University…
Free
Join Justin Davidson Author of Magnetic City In Conversation with Untapped Cities Founder Michelle Young at MCNY
Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New YorkJoin Davidson and Untapped Cities founder Michelle for the pre-launch of Magnetic City and a discussion about the book. Untapped Cities readers get a special discount code to the event: CITIES17 for $10 tickets (normally $20). Author signing to follow at the event. Get your advance copy of Magnetic City: A Walking Companion!
$15 – $20
Earth Week: Going Beyond “Green”
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, Room I-202, New York, NY, United StatesJoin the Tishman Environment and Design Center for an interactive showcase of community-based participatory research led by New School faculty and students addressing the impacts…
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Is New York’s Future Sustainable?
The Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 6103, New York, NY, United StatesThe Gotham Center for New York City History, presents a program on 'A History of Environmental Impact, and Planning for More Growth' Ted Steinberg, author…
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