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Gotham Unbound book launch and discussion on NYC’s urban ecology

Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States

The Institute for Public Knowledge invites you to a discussion with Ted Steinberg and Andrew Needham on Steinberg's new book Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York. Steinberg will use the book and his historical understanding to address a question of some urgency: Can New York City survive the sea? He will look at what the city has done in the past to deal with coastal flooding, as well as current plans in the wake of Sandy.

Free

Slice Out Hunger

St. Anthony's Church 154 Sullivan Street, New York, NY, United States

Photo credit: Pierre Alan Lepetit As described on the event website: WNYC is a media partner for Slice Out Hunger, an annual event run by pizza lovers…

$1

Gowanus Wild by Miska Draskoczy

Ground Floor Gallery 343 5th St. (off 5th Avenue) , Brooklyn , NY, United States

What is nature? What is wild? Artist Miska Draskoczy explores these concepts through photography in his new exhibit, "Gowanus Wild."

Free

Composting in the City workshop at Queens Botanical Garden

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Join the NYC Compost Project to learn how to reduce your waste and create "black gold" for your garden by composting leaves, kitchen scraps, garden…

$5

Family Workshops at Dulce De Harlem Community Garden

Dulce de Harlem 620 West 148th Street , New York , United States

Oct. 11th: Indoor Container Gardening

Oct 18th: Make Your Own Pickles (and pickle your veggies!)

Oct. 25th: Seed Saving & Pumpkin Carving

Nov 1st: Compost: A New Beginning

Free

Open house New York

Various NY, United States

This annual festival gives attendees access to more than 150 of the city’s coolest and most exclusive architectural sites, private homes and landmarks, plus behind-the-scenes…

Free

Red Hook Food Vendors

Red Hook Recreational Area 155 Bay St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The Red Hook Food Vendors will open for the 40th year in a row, serving up Mexican, Guatemalan and other Latin American fare at the soccer fields and park on Clinton and Bay Streets in Brooklyn,

Free

Moonlight bike ride

Grand Army Plaza Grand Army Plaza, Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn , NY, United States

Take a night ride with Time's Up every second Saturday of the month!

Rockspot bike tour in the Rockaways

Firehouse 59 5803 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Queens, NY, United States

Rockspot Bike Tour Time: Sunday, October 12th, 2014, 11Am-1PM Departure Location: Firehouse 59 at 5803 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Rockaway, NY The Rockspot Bike Tours are interactive tours…

Free

GreenHomeNYC sustainable career panel

Tweed Courthouse 52 Chambers Street, New York, NY, United States

Interested in knowing more about different careers in sustainability? Then register here to attend the October GreenHomeNYC (GHNYC) Green Careers meeting. Space is limited. Registration closes noon on Monday, October 13th.

GHNYC invites a panel of professionals to come discuss what they do, how they got to where they are, and what advice they have for people interested in jumpstarting their careers. Come with questions and gain some great insight. After the meeting, GHNYC will head over to a neighborhood bar for additional networking and conversation.

Free

Rally for a Verrazano Bridge bike and pedestrian path

Alice Austen House Museum 2 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NJ, United States

The Verrazano-Narrows Bride, which connects Staten Island and Brooklyn, is the main missing link in a 50-mile bicycle loop. Help make this connection! For more…

Free