Building Low-cost Tree Guards
Join New York Restoration Project (NYRP), your neighbors, and other green souls in sprucing up the block for the Bed-Stuy Summer KickOff.
Free
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L.E.S. Decoded: Neighborhood Exploration & Conversation
Unnamed Venue 107 Suffolk Street, New York, NY, United StatesHow can we better grasp—and question—the complex building, city, and social codes that shape the neighborhoods around us? From the span of sidewalks and the lifetime of scaffolding to the rules of public restrooms and the limits of loitering, we’ll unravel the official and unofficial rules of public space
Free
Family Nature Exploration with the Prospect Park Alliance
Join the Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation.
Free
14th Annual Drums Along the Hudson
Inwood Hill Park Inwood Hil Park, Manhattan, NY, United StatesJoin NYC Parks and Lotus Music and Dance for this annual Multicultural Celebration and Native American Festival.
Free
L Train Shutdown Charette
https://www.vanalen.org/events/l-train-shutdown-charette/ As neighborhoods along the L train brace for an interruption in service of unprecedented scale, this fast-paced competition asks interdisciplinary teams to propose implementable…
Free
Official Festival Mappy Hours
Join Best Made for not just one, but two evenings alongside great presenters filled with whiskey, maps, stories and camaraderie !
$6.27
Videogames for Social Impact, Learning and Health
Civic Hall 156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY, United StatesCome meet President of Games for Change, Susanna Pollack, and learn about the power of video games for social good! Susanna will highlight world-changing projects…
Free
Global Premiere: “Thirty Million” a documentary on climate change
UN Secretariat - Conference Room 7 46th and 1st avenue , New York, NY, United StatesThirty Million is a film made to explore the issue of sea level rise in Bangladesh and lift the wider concerns of rising seas into the public domain. After all, Bangladesh isn't the only country with a coastline.
Free
Jane Jacobs Centennial Lecture Series: Peter Laurence & Robert Kanigel
Museum at Eldridge Street 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY, United StatesA panel will speak on the legacy of writer and preservationist Jane Jacobs, whose work changed the way the world views and understands Cities.
Free
Person Place Thing: Jan Gehl
Van Alen Institute 30 West 22nd Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for a conversation between Gehl and former “The Ethicist” columnist for The New York Times Randy Cohen in a live recording of the radio show Person Place Thing.
Free
Wilderness Survival Skills with Destination Backcountry Adventures
Join Destination Backcountry Adventures to learn the essential skills & philosophy of survival to be prepared for the worst case scenario on your next adventure or just to gain a new perspective in your everyday life.
$22.09
Power Lines: Short Documentary Screening and Discussion
Presented with The Atlantic and CityLab, Season Two of the short documentary series Van Alen Sessions explores the future of the energy grid. Join us…
$7