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Ready to Launch! Volunteer Work Day at the Boatyard

North Brooklyn Boat Club Boatyard 51 Ash Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Come down to the yard Sunday, April 23, any time from 1 to 8 PM, and lend a hand with many exciting projects to get…

Free

People’s Climate Movement

Washington D.C. Washington D.C., DC, United States

Join the Peoples Climate Movement this April 29th in Washington, D.C. and across the country to stand up for our communities and climate.

Everything we have struggled to move forward in the United States is in peril. Our loved ones feel under siege, and those in power in Washington are advancing a dark and dangerous vision of America that we know is untrue. To change everything, we need everyone.

Free – $100

Garden Walk: Trees and the Designed Landscape

Wave Hill 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY, United States

Trees play an integral role in landscape design, from defining garden spaces to softening architecture and acting as focal points. Take a spring stroll with…

Free – $8

The Human Odyssey

Poe Park Visitor Center 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx

The Human Odyssey Series, curated by Malcom Betts, is a monthly performance showcase series exploring the human connection between the performer and audience. It challenges…

Free

NYC SAFE Disposal Event – Manhattan

120th St Broadway & Amsterdam Ave 555 W 120th St , New York, NY, United States

The NYC Department of Sanitation is holding a series of SAFE Disposal Events (Solvents, Automotive, Flammable, Electronics) to provide NYC residents with a one-stop method…

Free

Lightfoot Market

26 Bridge Street , Brooklyn, NY, United States

Lightfoot Market is a pop-up event for sustainable businesses and conscientious shoppers. We created this market to showcase vendors and products with a strong commitment to sustainability. While that word gets thrown around a lot, to us “sustainability” refers to a company’s environmental, social and economic initiatives that not only create successful long-term business goals, but also contribute to the well-being of our planet and its communities.

You’ll find thoughtfully curated goods, food, speakers and more.

Free

Smart Cities

Brooklyn Navy Yard 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn , NY, United States

Join us May 3-6, 2017 in building better, safer, and smarter cities of the 21st century during Smart Cities NYC ‘17. The first of its…

$1032 – $1254

Collaborating for Change: A New Vision of Climate Adaptation

Jerome Greene Hall, Room 104 435 West 116th Street, New York, NY, United States

The Sustainable Development Capstone Workshop in conjunction with the Earth Institute will host a panel discussion at Columbia University on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The…

Saving Jamaica Bay Movie Screening

North Brooklyn Boat Club 49 Ash Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, United States

NBBC is excited to present a screening of Saving Jamaica Bay in our boatyard on the shores of Newtown Creek.

Come and watch what we call the movie about nature in NYC. Critics we didn't ask rave, "It's a masterpiece," 'It's a celebration of communities fighting for their waterways," and "Hey, was that a heron and a Boeing 747 in the same scene?"

Free – $5

Gateway Portals to the City: Infrastructure for Sustainable Urbanization

United Nations Headquarters 45th Street 1st Avenu, New York, NY, United States

The event organized by the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization will bring together key stakeholders from Governments, UN system and other international organizations, the private sector, and civil society to engage in a dialogue that emphasizes the integrated and cross‐sectoral nature of sustainable infrastructure and portals to the city and its multiple roles in supporting the achievement of the SDGs. All modes of transport portals will be addressed.The meeting will also look at points of entry to the city from the perspective of the New Urban Agenda adopted in Quito in 2016.

Free

Lola’s Dreamland Disco

Lefrak Center at Lakeside 171 East Dr, Brooklyn, United States

Straight from the Coney Island boardwalk, Lola Star’s Dreamland Disco brings a vintage vibe and stellar entertainment to the LeFrak Center at Lakeside every summer season. Each…

$30

Moonlight Ride – Central Park

Columbus Circle (SW corner of Central Park) Central Park, New York, NY, United States

Going strong since 1994! This is a fun, relaxing auto-free ride through Central Park. Enjoy the tranquillity of the park & its beautiful ponds &…

Free