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Composting: Worm Bins for the Apartment Dweller

Brooklyn Navy Yard farm Flushing Avenue & Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Did you know that almost 20% of New York City’s landfill contributions are compostable food scraps? Learn to compost and reduce that waste!

$35

Meet no Impact Man

Jivamuktea Yoga School 841 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Manhattan, NY, United States

Colin Beavan, aka No Impact Man, talks about embracing uncertainty and mystery--what some people call Sacred Agnosticism--to help us find our own personal paths to helping ourselves and others

Free

Free Kayaking at Pier 96 with Manhattan Community Boathouse

Pier 96 Hudson River Greenway , New York, NY, United States

Manhattan Community Boathouse offers free kayaking as an introduction to the recreational boating opportunities in Manhattan and to help connect the public with the New York City waterfront.

Free

Join the Grand Central Terminal Official Guided Tour

Grand Central Terminal 87 East 42nd Street , New York, NY, United States

In celebration of Grand Central Terminal’s centennial year, MTA Metro-North Railroad has teamed up with The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) and Orpheo Inc. to provide new daily docent-guided tours of the terminal.

$20

Architecture of Healing: The 9/11 Memorial and Museum

Lend Lease 200 Park Avenue (9th Floor), New York, United States

James Stawniczy shepherded the sustainability and historic artifacts programs throughout the construction of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Join the Urban Green Council as he discusses the challenges and achievements of this unprecedented project.

$10 – $15

Yoga: Sunset Flow and Sound Meditation

Brooklyn Navy Yard farm Flushing Avenue & Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Come to a very special evening on the rooftop of the Brooklyn Grange where you will be immersed in a playful, energizing yoga class followed by a meditation facilitated by sound using unique instruments such as Tibetan singing bowls, gongs, and chimes.

$30