Fitness Hike in Inwood Hill Park
Inwood Hill Park Inwood Hil Park, Manhattan, NY, United StatesCome out and enjoy a guided hike in Inwood Hill Park on Sunday, Novemeber 23, 2014 at 11:00am.
Free
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Should Universities and Pension Funds Divest from Fossil Fuel Stocks?
Jerome Greene Hall, Room 101 435 West 116th Street (corner of Amsterdam), New York, NY, United StatesDivestment has been a growing area of concern as universities and investors grapple with the ethical implications of fossil fuel stocks. A panel of professors…
Free
Thomas Scheibitz, “Studio Imaginaire”
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery 521 W 21st St, Chelsea, NY, United StatesTimeOut NYC: Thomas Scheibitz has been a dependable presence in New York galleries since the ’90s, and his neomodernist approach has been just as reliable. His latest paintings and sculptures are business as usual, offering schematic lines and forms binding a deft puree of references to early-20th-century art.
Free
Structures of Coastal Resilience: Designing for Climate Change
The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place , New York, New York, United StatesThe devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 highlighted the vulnerability of urban coastal areas to the effects of catastrophic storms and climate change. Coastal communities must adapt planning strategies to mitigate the increasing risk posed by these natural hazards. Come listen to leading experts working on these issues at an exciting presentation and panel discussion at the Center for Architecture.
Free – $10
Weekly community composting in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Red Hook Community Farms 580 Columbia Street, BrooklynJoin 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.
Free
High Line: Neighborhood Toy Drive
Various NY, United StatesContribute a toy for neighborhood children and youth!
Join Friends of the High Line as we partner with Hudson Guild, Fulton Youth of the Future, Chelsea Market, Posman Books, and The High Line Hotel to collect gifts for more than 400 local families.
Conservation Status of Hudson River Intertidal Plant Species
Hudson River Foundation 17 Battery Place, Suite 915, New York, NY, United StatesA seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary, sponsored by the Hudson River Foundation in cooperation with the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program.
Landscape Futures and the East River Esplanade
National Academy Museum 1083 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesCo-organized by the National Academy and CIVITAS, Art, Design and the Urban Environment is a discussion series that explores how artists and architects—as well as activists, grassroots organizers, scientists, urban planners, and city agencies—can work together to improve urban environments in meaningful ways.
Free
Confronting Climate Change: Insights from the Nuclear Disarmament Movement
The Auditorium at The New School 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe Center for Public Scholarship presents a conversation that will focus on how to generate the political and social change necessary to confront climate change.
Free
Wreath Interpretations Holiday Exhibition
The Arsenal in Central Park 830 Fifth Avenue , Manhattan, NY, United States32nd 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.
Free
Weekly Tai Chi Class in Poe Park
Poe Park Visitor Center 2640 Grand Concourse, BronxPhoto Credit: Chinese Arts Alliance Come to the Poe Visitor Center for a free weekly Tai Chi class on Fridays unitl December 26th, 2014.…
Free
Friday Evenings with Climate Scientists: Arthur Lerner-Lam
ICP Museum 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United StatesArthur Lerner-Lam is a seismologist at the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He will talk about his research on explosions and earthquakes, and what they…
$14