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Brooklyn Bridge Park Tour

Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park Old Fulton Street and Furman Street, Brooklyn, United States

Ever wondered how the Brooklyn Bridge Park was created? Have you never been to Brooklyn Bridge Park? In either case, this is a great opportunity to explore a wonderful green space in NYC and learn how it came to life!

Free

A Changing Landscape: Public Space and the New Administration

The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place , New York, New York, United States

Join a discussion on the transition and changing perspectives on public space in NYC, from Bloomberg's administration to Mayor De Blasio

$10.00

Slow Food New York City

Moore Brothers Wine Company 33 East 20th Street , Manhattan , United States

Inter­ested in the Slow Food move­ment in NYC? This is the per­fect opportunity!

On Nov. 5th, the board of Slow Food NYC will hold an open meet­ing to con­nect with mem­bers and the NYC community.

Free – $7.50

The North Woods Tour in Central Park

The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center Located inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues

Woods? In Manhattan?

View tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools in Central Park's largest woodland area, a landscape designed to offer a forest retreat right in Manhattan.

Free

The Energy and Climate Nexus

Columbia University Campus Faculty Hosue 64 Morningside Drive, New York

The Earth Institute's Center on Global Energy Policy is hosting an event on the energy and climate nexus, analyzing changes to the energy system that…

Free

The Changing Nature of Nature in Cities

The New York Botanical Garden, NYBG - Ross Lecture Hall 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY, United States

Interested in ecosystems, urban development, and the changing nature in cities?

The Chang­ing Nature of Nature in Cities sym­po­sium will explore the con­cept of novel ecosys­tems that are the result of urban devel­op­ment, and ask if these much-maligned acci­dents of unbri­dled growth could ulti­mately mit­i­gate the impacts of envi­ron­men­tal change and re-introduce the won­der of nature in cities.

Hosted by the New York Botanical Garden.

$10.00 – $20.00

Fourth Annual Perennial Plant Swap

Jerry and the Senior Gents Garden 349 Schenck Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Jon Sullivan As shown on the event website: Please join the Jerry & the Senior Gents Garden for their Fourth Annual Perennial Plant Swap.…

Free

Geology of Fifth Avenue walking tour

Tour meeting point 765 Fifth Avenue, New York, United States

Join an expert tour of NYC's amazing building stones, remarkable materials with a rich geologic past, used in its streets, building facades and lobbies.

$40

Sustainability in the Wine Industry: Italy and the U.S

Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College 65 West 11th Street Room B500, New York, NY, United States

A presentation of the Italian Report on Wine Sustainability and a roundtable discussion on sustainability issues and challenges within the wine industry in Europe and the U.S., including cultural, macro economic and business practices with a goal of defining best practices.

Following the panel discussion, we will taste four different Italian wines at a delectable reception!

$15.00

Towards a Post Carbon New York City

International Center of Photography Museum 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United States

Part of the Fall series, ICP Talks: Climate Change, in this lecture "panelists explore city-level efforts to reduce carbon emissions and fossil fuel consumption, adapt to climate change, and ensure infrastructure resiliency."

$10 – $15