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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150110T100000
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SUMMARY:Lower East Side Ecology Center: Mulchfest 2015
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Loisaida Nest \nMulchfest 2015\nSaturday\, January 10\, 2015 @10:00am – 2:00pm \nTompkins Square Park\, East 9th Street between Avenues A & B\, New York\, NY 10009 \ninfo@lesecologycenter.org \nCome recycle the holiday cheer with the NYC Compost Project Hosted by the Lower East Side Ecology Center at this season’s Mulchfest\, located at Tompkins Square Park.  We will be prepping trees for the chipper by removing ornaments and then spreading the freshly chipped mulch on street trees surrounding the park. You can even take home a bag of mulch to prep street trees on your block for winter!  This is a rain or shine event\, so dress warmly and be prepared for any weather. \nRegistration is required\, please e-mail: info@lesecologycenter.org to sign up.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/lower-ease-side-ecology-center-mulchfest-2015/
LOCATION:Tompkins Square Park\, East 9th Street between Avenues A & B\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150110T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150110T150000
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SUMMARY:Watershed Relief Map Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Watershed Relief Map Presentation\nSaturday January 10 at 1pm\nQueens Museum of Art\nNew York City hosted the 1939 World’s Fair in Flushing\, Queens. To show off the city’s water system that tapped mountain springs as far as 100 miles away\, the Cartographic Survey Force\, a branch of the Works Progress Administration\, constructed a 3-dimensional model of the system out of wood and plaster for @ $100\,000 (about $1.5 million in today’s dollars).  \nMeasuring 32 feet by 20 feet it never made it to the Fair and instead was put into storage; some said it because it was too big\, but others have said it was to protect the City’s Water system from spies as the country was beginning to contemplate war.  It was shown once in 1948 – at the city’s Golden Anniversary Exposition – and then forgotten. In 1991\, DEP’s chief architect Michael Cetera discovered it sitting in the Jerome Avenue Pumping Station (built 1906) when he was charged with renovating the landmark building. The map was in rough shape after 40 years of neglect. In 2006\, it was restored by McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory in Ohio and has been on display at the Queen’s Museum since 2008.\n\nYou can now see the map for yourself and hear about its story from NYC water educator Matt Malina.\n\nThis is a family friendly event organized by NYC H2O and the Queens Museum.  \nThe Queens Museum also has a scale model of the entire city that is not to be missed. This event is free with a suggested $5 entrance fee to the museum.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/watershed-relief-map-presentation/
LOCATION:Queens Museum\, Flushing Meadows Corona Park\, Queens\, NY\, 11368\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150110T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20141208T172046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141208T172046Z
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SUMMARY:Bargemusic at Brooklyn Bridge Park
DESCRIPTION:Walk across the gangplank of a renovated coffee barge for a one-hour family friendly concert. Door open 15 minutes before performance. There will be no reserve seating. Program announced at the performance.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/bargemusic-at-brooklyn-bridge-park/
LOCATION:Fulton Ferry Landing – Brooklyn Bridge Park\, Brooklyn\, NY\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Brooklyn Bridge Park ":MAILTO:brooklynbridgepark@bbpnyc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150111T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150111T150000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20141208T221029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141208T221733Z
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SUMMARY:Gowanus Canal Conservancy: Mulchfest 2015
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Gowanus Canal Conservancy \nLocation: The Salt Lot\, 2 Second Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY 11215 (at 5th St)\nTime: 11am-3pm \nHelp the Conservancy reach its goal of treecycling 500 Christmas trees in Gowanus! Volunteers are needed to transport trees for chipping\, in addition to helping with compost activities. Baked goods and mulled cider will be available. More information found here.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/gowanus-canal-conservancy-mulchfest-2015/
LOCATION:The Salt Lot\, 2 Second Avenue \, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150111T200000
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CREATED:20141208T165304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141208T165304Z
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SUMMARY:Boat Club Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join other community members around the fire to discuss the book of the month. Food and drink is encouraged. Book club meetings take place on the second Sunday of every month. January’s book is Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/boat-club-book-club/
LOCATION:North Brooklyn Boat Club\, 49 Ash Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150112T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150105T234154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T234425Z
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SUMMARY:Oculus Book Talk: Urban Alchemy
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove will present Urban Alchemy\, Restoring Joy in America’s Sorted-Out Cities\, published by New Village Press. The presentation will be followed by a conversation with William Morrish on the intersections of public health and urbanism. \nWhat if divided neighborhoods were causing public health problems? What if a new approach to planning and design could tackle both the built environment and collective well-being at the same time? What if cities could help each other? \nDr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove\, author of Root Shock\, uses her unique perspective as a public health psychiatrist to explore and identify ways of healing social and spatial fractures simultaneously. Using the work of French urbanist Michel Cantal-Dupart and the American urban design firm Rothschild Doyno Collaborative as guides as well as urban restoration projects from France and the US as exemplary cases\, Fullilove identifies nine tools that can mend our broken cities and reconnect our communities to make them whole. \nDr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove is a board-certified psychiatrist and Professor of Clinical Studies of Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She started her research career in 1986 with a focus on the AIDS epidemic\, and became aware of the close link between AIDS and place of residence. Under the rubric of the psychology of place\, Dr. Fullilove began to examine the mental health effects of such environmental processes as violence\, rebuilding\, segregation\, urban renewal\, and mismanaged toxins. She has published numerous articles and six books including “Urban Alchemy: Restoring Joy in America’s Sorted-Out Cities\,” “Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America and What We Can Do About It\,” and “House of Joshua: Meditations on Family and Place.” \nWilliam Morrish is Professor of Urban Ecologies at Parsons The New School for Design\, where he recently served as Dean of the School of Constructed Environments. He is a nationally recognized urban designer whose practice encompasses inter-disciplinary research on urban housing and infrastructure\, collaborative publications on human settlement and community design\, and educational programs exploring integrated design\, which are applied to a wide range of innovative community-based city projects. \nPrice: Free for AIA members and students with valid student ID; $10 for non-members \nOrganized by: AIANY Oculus Committee \nOculus Book Seller: McNally Jackson Books | 52 Prince Street\, New York\, NY 10012 | 212.274.1160
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/oculus-book-talk-urban-alchemy/
LOCATION:The Center for Architecture\, 536 LaGuardia Place \, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150114T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150114T193000
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SUMMARY:Sustainability and the Startup
DESCRIPTION:Join us Wednesday\, January 14\, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM\, at the Interface NYC Showroom for a discussion on Sustainability and the Startup. \nThe event will feature four perspectives from leaders in this space\, on what it’s like being at a startup in the sustainability community\, where they see opportunities and challenges\, and how they see this community helping to advance sustainability goals. \nSpeakers include: \nPatrick Duffy\, VP of Sustainability & External Affairs at Manufacture New York\nLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/patrick-duffy-aicp/0/a7/977 \nSusanne Katus\, VP Business Development Americas at eRevalue\nLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/susanne-katus/20/257/9b9 \nAnthony Serina\, Founder at Revivn\nLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/anthony-serina/21/561/ba6 \nChris Chavez\, Chief Community Cultivator at Prime Produce\nLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrischavez \nWe look forward to the discussion\, and seeing fellow NYSAG members. Our format for the evening begins with informal networking and introductions\, followed by short presentations from the industry experts. Using a modified IGNITE-style format\, our speakers will present in 7 minutes or less and then we will open up the discussion to the group. We will end the discussion with time left for networking\, drinks and light snacks. \nInterface’s Showroom is located at 330 Fifth Avenue (the corner of 5th Ave and 33rd Street) 12th Floor. Visitors must comply with Interface’s attendance policies. \n$12 Admission includes the Eventbrite processing fee\, drink and snack. \nWe hope to see you there\, and please extend the invitation to interested friends! \nPlease register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainability-and-the-startup-tickets-15049034066?aff=es2&rank=1
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/sustainability-and-the-startup/
LOCATION:Interface NYC Showroom\, 330 Fifth Avenue (the corner of 5th Ave and 33rd Street) 12th Floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150118T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150118T180000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150106T024642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150106T024642Z
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SUMMARY:A Panel Discussion and Book Signing: The Landscape of Fracking in New York; What's Changed and What Hasn't.
DESCRIPTION:Sane Energy Project and Food Not Fracking present:\n \n A Panel Discussion and Book Signing:  \nThe Landscape of Fracking in New York; What’s Changed and What Hasn’t. \nThe announcement that DEC will prohibit fracking in NYS may lead some to believe that now we’re “safe.” However\, pipelines\, compressor stations\, storage caverns and LNG facilities have been and remain the current threat. “The Real Cost of Fracking” authors\, Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald\, will demonstrate why such infrastructure may actually be WORSE than drilling in its health impacts on humans\, animals\, and our food shed. \n“You Are Here\,” a new online mapping tool\, will demonstrate how New York is already being fracked in every way BUT the drilling. Local activists join a panel discussion about current infrastructure projects and what is being done to stop them. \nLight refreshments will be served. FREE. 4-6pm\, Sunday\, January 18th at the beloved independent Brooklyn bookstore\, Bookcourt. \nCosponsors: Chefs for Marcellus\, The Baum Forum\, and others (list in development).
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/a-panel-discussion-and-book-signing-the-landscape-of-fracking-in-new-york-whats-changed-and-what-hasnt/
LOCATION:BookCourt\, 163 Court St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T220000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150105T223920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T224118Z
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SUMMARY:Trash: New York City's Battle with Garbage
DESCRIPTION:photo credit: Paul Lowry \nThis class will trace New York City’s protracted struggle to contain its solid waste burden\, from the 19th century to the present. \nWe will cover key topics like public health\, the Department of Sanitation\, the Fresh Kills Landfill\, environmental justice\, and recycling. We will also discuss the future of municipal solid waste management\, and innovative ideas like zero waste and community composting. \nTaught by Inna Guzenfeld \nInna Guzenfeld is a planner and urban historian trained at Pratt Institute. She emigrated from the Ukraine in the nineties and grew up on the Coney Island peninsula. Her work centers on the New York waterfront\, where she documents and advocates the city’s maritime past. She can often be found traversing Brooklyn’s industrial landscapes in search of stories and artifacts. She also teaches historic preservation and urban studies at CUNY.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/trash-new-york-citys-battle-with-garbage/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Brainery\, 190 Underhill Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150106T011058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150106T013655Z
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SUMMARY:New York City Transition Neighborhoods Info-share Party
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Chiara Zaccheo \nCelebrate Your Borough & Neighborhood Culture\nInternational Cuisine Tasting (Bring a dish from your neighborhood)\n(BYOE – Bring Your Own Everything meal [utensils\, plate\, napkin and cup]) \nWhat: NYC Transition Neighborhoods Info-share Party\nBe part of the NYC neighborhood-specific resilience building conversation:\nFun\, food from around the world and purposeful conversation.\nLearn about Neighborhood Resilience Asset Mapping & Gap Analysis. \nWhere: 15th Street Quaker Meetinghouse\n15 Rutherford Place (between 2nd and 3rd Aves)\, NY NY\, 10003 \nWho: Dan Miner\, Janet Soderberg and NYC Transition Hub Members\nPamela Boyce Simms\, Certified Transition Trainer\, Transition US\,\nand Convener\, Mid-Atlantic Transition Hub (MATH) \nRSVP: Let us know you’re coming and the dish you’ll bring: transition.nyc.hub@gmail.com \nNew Yorkers from 20 neighborhoods have already expressed interest in starting a local project\, so you’re likely to meet a neighbor at this event. Bring a dish to share that celebrates NYC’s international cuisine\, and your own reusable utensils\, plate\, napkin and cup. Also bring images of your neighborhood to post. \nLearn more at www.transitionnyc.org.\nContact NYC Transition Hub at transition.nyc.hub@gmail.com. \nTransition is a community organizing response to climate change\, resource depletion and financial instability. There are 1\,100+ Transition groups in 44 countries and over 150 initiatives in the US. It starts with a series of small group meetings in which neighbors go through chapters of a Field Guide. They strengthen their sense of place\, build relationships\, promote local food\, and map their neighborhood’s current state of resiliency. \nNYC Transition Neighborhoods Initiatives brings friends and neighbors together to discover and map “resilience assets” that are hidden in plain sight\, right in our neighborhoods! A thought provoking Transition Neighborhood Field Guide leads participants on a practical and enlightening neighborhood resilience-building adventure that deepens and celebrates neighborhood culture. Let’s get the party started!
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/nyc-transition-neighborhoods-info-share-party/
LOCATION:15th Street Quaker Meetinghouse\, 15 Rutherford Place (between 2nd and 3rd Aves)\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T120000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20140919T023407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150204T205032Z
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SUMMARY:Weekly community composting in Red Hook\, Brooklyn
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \n“Added Value is a non-profit organization promoting the sustainable development of Red Hook by nurturing a new generation of young leaders. We work towards this goal by creating opportunities for the youth of South Brooklyn to expand their knowledge base\, develop new skills and positively engage with their community through the operation of a socially responsible urban farming enterprise.” \n 
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/community-composting-in-red-hook-brooklyn-2014-10-26-2014-11-26-2015-01-26/
LOCATION:Red Hook Community Farms\, 580 Columbia Street\, Brooklyn\, 11231
CATEGORIES:Kids,Lifestyle,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T220000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150105T222324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T222324Z
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SUMMARY:Superfund: A Citizen's Guide
DESCRIPTION:photo credit: beigeinside  \nWith the Environmental Protection Agency’s designation of Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek\, Superfund has become a colloquial term and a buzzword in New York City. \nBut what is a Superfund exactly? How are sites placed on the National Priorities List? Who is a responsible party? What does clean-up entail and how does it involve communities? We will cover all these questions and more in this introduction\, spotlighting Superfund in your neighborhood. We will focus on citizen participation in the Superfund process and conclude with a discussion of current and future sites in the five boroughs. \nTaught by Inna Guzenfeld \nInna Guzenfeld is a planner and urban historian trained at Pratt Institute. She emigrated from the Ukraine in the nineties and grew up on the Coney Island peninsula. Her work centers on the New York waterfront\, where she documents and advocates the city’s maritime past. She can often be found traversing Brooklyn’s industrial landscapes in search of stories and artifacts. She also teaches historic preservation and urban studies at CUNY. \nPlease register here: http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses/superfund-a-citizen-s-guide
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/superfund-a-citizens-guide/
LOCATION:The Brainery in Prospect Heights\, 190 Underhill Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150131T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150131T170000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150130T191548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150130T191548Z
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SUMMARY:Oceans of Trash: Tackling Marine Plastic Pollution
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Alejandro Durán\nA program in conjunction with the exhibition Washed Up: Transforming a Trashed Landscape\, photos by Alejandro Durán.\nSaturday\, January 31\, 2015\n2:30 – 5PM with reception to follow\nHunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work\nAuditorium\n2180 Third Ave at 119th Street\nNew York\, NY 10035\n \nSpeakers include: \n5 Gyres\nThe 5 Gyres Institute conducts research and communicates about the global impact of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. 5 Gyres employs strategies to eliminate the accumulation of plastic pollution in the five subtropical gyres. 5 Gyres founders Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins will present on their most recent research. \nAlejandro Durán\nArtist Alejandro Durán’s fascination with collecting and rearranging trash on the shores of Mexico’s Sian Ka’an region led to his ongoing project\, Washed Up. As an educator\, filmmaker\, and artist\, Alejandro’s work promotes awareness of ocean pollution and advocates for change. \nCarson Farmer \nCarson Farmer is Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Research of Spatial Information (CARSI) where he works on a number of urban issues\, ranging from transportation to human impacts on the oceans. Recently\, Carson has begun to examine sustainability issues surrounding urban impacts on the worlds oceans from a quantitative and policy perspective with Dr. Tim Stojanovic from St Andrews University in Scotland. \nPlus more exciting participants and practitioners. \nSupported by the American Chai Trust and Hunter College Arts Across the Curriculum program sponsored by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. \nFor more information\, please contact ehartg@hunter.cuny.edu
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/oceans-of-trash-tackling-marine-plastic-pollution/
LOCATION:Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work Auditorium\, 2180 Third Ave at 119th Street \, New York\, NY\, 10035 \, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150201T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150201T123000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20141208T215536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141208T220043Z
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SUMMARY:Explore Dead Horse Bay\, New York's Best Kept Secret
DESCRIPTION:Hike the trails and shoreline of Dead Horse Bay with Mickey Maxwell Cohen\, American Littoral Society naturalist\, author of Discovering the Trails of Dead Horse Bay. Explore the nature and fascinating history of this little known area. Sturdy footwear is essential.  And of course dress appropriately for the day’s weather. \nThis program is an American Littoral Society / G.N.R.A. Partnership Program and is free and open to the public. \nLocation : Floyd Bennett Field Ranger Station\nContact : To RSVP: Call (718) 474-0896\, or email donriepe@gmail.com. \nDIRECTIONS TO Dead Horse Bay: Subway: IRT #2 to Flatbush Ave. Q35 bus south to Floyd Bennett Field\, last stop before the Gil Hodges Memorial (Marine Pky.) Bridge. Car: Belt Pky. to Exit 11S. Take Flatbush Ave. south to park. Bus: B41 to Nostrand Ave. then Q35 to the park entrance on your left. Meet group at parking lot near ranger station and walk across Flatbush Ave. to Dead Horse Bay trail. \n 
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/explore-dead-horse-bay-new-yorks-best-kept-secret/
LOCATION:Floyd Bennett Field Ranger Station\, Floyd Bennett Field\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11234\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150208T180000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20141210T190805Z
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SUMMARY:596 Acres presents Reviewing Renewal on the Queens Museum Panorama
DESCRIPTION:596 Acres presents\nReviewing Renewal\non the Queens Museum Panorama\nJanuary 11 to February 8\, 2015\n  \n596 Acres will present all 155+ urban renewal plans that the City has ever adopted in an intervention directly on the Panorama of the City of New York\, realizing the online Urban Reviewer map on a 1:1200 scale of the 9\,335 square foot Panorama. \nNew York City began to adopt “urban renewal plans” in 1949 to get federal funding to acquire land\, relocate the people living there\, demolish the structures and make way for new public and private development. The legacy of these neighborhood master plans remains active across the city\, from sites like Lincoln Center to the many vacant lots cleared in East New York and Bushwick for projects that were never completed. Even after federal funding for the program was cut in 1974\, New York City continued to adopt renewal plans for neighborhoods – 82 plan areas\, where the city has eminent domain power to take private property for the public purpose of eliminating blight and economic “under-performance\,” came into being between 1975 and the present.  \n“The whole theory of urban renewal was based on the idea of urban obsolescence\,” says curator Paula Z. Segal. “It was not about blight\, but about making way for the new\, on the idea that urban structures are made to last 30 or 40 years.” \nUrban renewal transforms the city\, and changes the lives of many New Yorkers\, for better or worse. Over 60 plan for areas of the city remain active today. Some communities are taking advantage of active plan areas to make community aspirations into official plans. \nWhat can we learn from the continuing story of urban renewal in NYC?\n \nCurator: Paula Z. Segal\, Esq.\, 596 Acres\, Inc.  \nExhibition Design: Mary Bereschka\, Greg Mihalko\, Stephen von Muehlen\nDesign: Partner & Partners\nEvent Production: Amy Fitzgerald\, Oksana Mironova\n  \nExhibition made possible thanks to the support of Mapzen and the Queens Museum.\n  \nThere will be public programming focused on different facets of Urban Renewal Area planning every Sunday during the exhibition. All events are free. Some RSVPs required. Info here: http://596acres.org/news/2014/12/23/596-acres-presents-the-urban-reviewer-on-the-queens-museum-panorama/\n  \nThe Queens Museum is open weekly Wednesday through Sunday\, 12-6pm. \nSunday\, January 11\, 12 – 6pm \n12:30 – 2pm: Willet’s Point Walk with Queens Borough Historian Jack Eichenbaum RSVP Required\n2 – 3:30pm: Film Presentation: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth\n3:30 – 4pm: “Who Makes A Neighborhood?”\n4 – 6pm: Opening Reception RSVP Required\n  \nSunday\, January 18\, 12 – 6pm \n12:15 -1:45: Takings (with Continuing Legal Education credits\, attorney RSVP required)\n2 – 4pm: Reviewing Mitchell Lama: The Past\, Present and Future of Affordable Housing in NYC\n4 – 6pm: Film Presentation: It Took 50 Years: Frances Goldin and the Struggle for Cooper Square\n  \nSunday\, January 25\, 12 – 6pm \n12 – 1pm: The Manhattan Projects Tour\n1 – 2:30pm: Before Lincoln Center\n2:30 – 4pm: Williamsburg’s South Side\n4 – 6pm: Queens\n  \nSunday\, February 1\, 12 – 6pm \n12 -1pm: Film Presentation: The Rink\n1 – 3pm: What happens to a neighborhood “renewed?\n3 – 4pm: Artist Walk & Talk: Damon Rich\n4 – 6pm: From Redlining to Gentrification & Urban Renewal is People Removal (film)\n  \nSunday\, February 8\, 3 – 6pm \n3 – 4pm:Curator Walk & Talk in the Panorama: Paula Z. Segal\n4 – 6pm: Discussion\, Reception and Film Presentation: The Tragedy of Urban Renewal: The destruction and survival of a New York City neighborhood\n  \nMedia Inquiries: Paula Z. Segal\, Esq. \nExecutive Director and Legal Director\, 596 Acres\n718-316-6092 x 2 – paula@596acres.org\n  \nAbout 596 Acres\n596 Acres is New York City’s community land access program. We help neighbors organize around and gain access to the city’s warehoused and empty public land. Our work enriches the quality of life for all New Yorkers by facilitating community-based civic action and helping to transform unused vacant land into new open spaces. We are currently adapting our model in Philadelphia (groundedinphilly.org)\, in Los Angeles (laopenacres.org)\, in New Orleans (livinglotsnola.og) and are in discussion to extend this land access movement to 15 other cities worldwide that have  expressed an affirmative interest in 596 Acres’ approach. We are a small and young organization that has been working on a shoestring budget since 2011 and are now looking for financial partners to help us revolutionize land access processes worldwide. Spread the word!\n596acres.org
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/596-acres-presents-the-urban-reviewer-on-the-queens-museum-panorama/
LOCATION:Queens Museum\, Flushing Meadows Corona Park\, Queens\, NY\, 11368\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibit,History,Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150228T170000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20141114T190042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150206T183259Z
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SUMMARY:Washed Up Transforming a Trashed Landscape Alejandro Duran
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Alejandro Duran \nWashed Up is an ongo­ing project by Mexican-born\, New York-based artist Ale­jan­dro Durán that addresses the issue of plas­tic pol­lu­tion mak­ing its way across the ocean and onto the shores of Sian Ka’an\, Mexico’s largest federally-protected reserve. With more than twenty pre-Colombian archae­o­log­i­cal sites\, this UNESCO World Her­itage site is also home to a vast array of flora and fauna and the world’s sec­ond largest coastal bar­rier reef. Unfor­tu­nately\, Sian Ka’an is also a repos­i­tory for the world’s trash\, which is car­ried there by ocean cur­rents from many parts of the globe. \nWhen: Octo­ber 29\, 2014 to Feb­ru­ary 28\, 2015 \nHours: Tues­day — Sat­ur­day\, 12:00–5:00 P.M. \nWhere: Hunter Col­lege East Harlem Art Gallery\, 2180 Third Avenue at 119th Street New York NY 10035 \nFor more infor­ma­tion\, please visit: http://​www​.hunter​.cuny​.edu/​e​a​s​t​h​a​r​l​e​m​-​a​r​t​g​a​l​l​ery
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/washed-up-transforming-a-trashed-landscape-alejandro-duran-2/
LOCATION:Hunter College East Harlem Art Gallery\, 2180 Third Avenue \, New York\, NY\, 10035  \, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150203T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150128T043939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150128T043939Z
UID:36492-1422986400-1422990000@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch: Sustainability Policy - Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy
DESCRIPTION:Moderator: Curtis Probst\, Managing Director\, Rocky Mountain Institute; Speakers: Steven Cohen\, Executive Director\, The Earth Institute and Professor of Practice\, School of International and Public Affairs\, Columbia University; William Eimicke\, Director\, Picker Center for Executive Education and Professor of Practice\, School of International and Public Affairs\, Columbia University; Alison Miller\, Deputy Executive Director\, The Earth Institute\, Columbia University \nThe Earth Institute and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University present a book launch\, Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy. Authors Steven Cohen\, William Eimicke\, and Alison Miller will be discussing their new book\, published by Jossey-Bass in January 2015. \nSustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy is a fundamental guide to sustainability policy development\, implementation\, strategy\, and practice. Featuring detailed cases highlighting innovative sustainability initiatives\, this book explores the elements that constitute effective policy\, and the factors that can help or hinder implementation and adoption. The book describes the critical role the government plays in the transformation of our economy\, and underscores the importance of public-private partnerships. The authors feature policies in effect at the federal\, state\, and local levels across all areas of environmental sustainability. Emphasizing politically-feasible policy tools\, the book demonstrates current and potential applications and focuses on public sector actions that spur innovation and organizational change in the private sector and behavioral change at the individual level. \nPanel event 6:00-7:00 PM.  Reception to follow. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing. \nOpen to the public.  RSVP required.  Photo ID required. \nPlease register here: http://earth.columbia.edu/events/view/75819
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/book-launch-sustainability-policy-hastening-the-transition-to-a-cleaner-economy/
LOCATION:Columbia University\, Morningside Campus\, International Affairs Building\, Kellogg Center\, Room 1501\, 1150 Amsterdam Avenue\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150204T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150204T191500
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150128T043022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150128T043022Z
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SUMMARY:The Field of Sustainable Finance: Foundations and Future Growth
DESCRIPTION:The Earth Institute and The School of Continuing Education present a panel event\, The Field of Sustainable Finance: Foundations and Future Growth. \nAt the nexus of sustainability and management is the growing field of Sustainable Finance – an interdisciplinary field with elements of corporate sustainability and financial principles including green accounting and carbon accounting\, environmental markets\, project finance\, asset management and sustainable investment\, and the impacts of environmental issues on capital markets. This panel discussion will focus on major emerging trends and tools in sustainable finance. A mix of academics and practitioners will discuss how sustainable finance has developed and evolved as a field. They’’ll debate what we mean by “sustainable finance” itself and explore the key players and drivers\, as well as what it will look like in the future. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Dress code is business casual. RSVP required. \nPanel event 6:00-7:15 PM.  Reception to follow. \nPlease register here: http://www.earth.columbia.edu/events/view/75820  \nPanelists:  Steven Cohen\, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer\, The Earth Institute\, Columbia University; Introduction; Satyajit Bose\, Lecturer in the Discipline of Economics\, Columbia University; Moderator: Travis Bradford\, Director\, Energy and Environment Concentration\, School of International and Public Affairs\, Columbia University; Speakers: Frank Barbarino\, Vice President\, Goldman Sachs; Michael Davis\, Director\, Institutional Client Relationships\, Calvert Investments; Sonal Mahida\, US Network Manager\, the Principles for UN Responsible Investment Initiative; Kevin Parker\, CEO\, Sustainable Insight Capital Management; Amy Springsteel\, Director of Corporate Responsibility\, Voya Financial.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/the-field-of-sustainable-finance-foundations-and-future-growth/
LOCATION:The Columbia Club\, James Madison Room\, 2nd Floor\, 15 W. 43rd St.\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150204T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150204T203000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150106T000146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150106T000146Z
UID:36232-1423074600-1423081800@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:The High Line as Urban Accelerator: A Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Friends of the High Line \nThe High Line has stimulated tremendous growth in its Chelsea neighborhood and sparked new thinking about multi-use\, shared public spaces. When the park’s third and final phase opened in September\, introducing direct pedestrian access at street level\, it became even more connected to the city. Now New York’s most visited site\, the High Line is a significant generator of economic activity and a model of public-private collaboration celebrated by designers\, planners and civic leaders. \nJoin High Line co-founder Joshua David for a conversation with architectural critic Paul Goldberger and Vishaan Chakrabarti of SHoP Architects about the impact of this repurposed elevated rail line on the city and its economy. Reception to follow. Free for Museum members; $12 students/seniors; $16 general public. \nOrganized by: Museum of the City of New York \nSpeakers:\nJoshua David\, High Line co-founder\nVishaan Chakrabarti\, Director of Columbia University’s Center for Urban Real Estate (CURE) and Partner\, SHoP Architects.\nPaul Goldberger\, Hon. AIA\, Architecture critic \nCost for each guest: $16.00 \nFor more information\, please visit: http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=7882
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/the-high-line-as-urban-accelerator-a-conversation/
LOCATION:Offsite Public Program Museum of City of New York\, 1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street)\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T193000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150105T225239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150105T232537Z
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SUMMARY:Choices Conference: How Everyday Decisions Can Make a Lasting Impact Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Interested in sustainable business strategies in New York City?  \nJoin the Sustainable Cities Club of The New School and business leaders of Wyndham hotels\, Jones Lang Lasalle\, Telepan restaurant and Helpsy fashion to discuss where New York City stands as a sustainable city\, what opportunities exist to fill a market demand and how we form municipal policies to increase the City’s sustainability and resiliency.  \nKeynote Address: Michelle DePass – How does sustainability intersect with social justice? \nFashion Industry: Rachel Kibbe\, founder of Helpsy \nConstruction: Erika White\, Senior Associate\, Strategy and Business Development\, Tri-State Region Jones Lang Lasalle\, \nRestaurant Industry: Bill Telepan\, owner of Telepan restaurant\, and Executive Chef of Wellness in the Schools \nHotel: to be announced \nModerators of our Roundtable Discussion: \nRick McGahey\, Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management \nTimon McPhearson\, Associate Professor of Urban Ecology \nClosing Remarks by Mary Watson\, Dean of NSPE and Tokumbo Shobowale\, COO of The New School \nThe conference continues on Saturday\, February 7. \nThis event is cosponsored by Tishman Environmental Design Center\, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Management Program\, Milano and the University Student Senate. \nCost: Free\, but registration is required \nPlease register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/choices-how-everyday-decisions-can-make-a-lasting-impact-tickets-14967996681?aff=es2&rank=4
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/choices-conference-how-everyday-decisions-can-make-a-lasting-impact-day-1/
LOCATION:The New School Theresa Lang Community and Student Center\, Arnhold Hall\, 55 West 13th Street\, New York\, NY\,  10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20141208T214422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150205T234656Z
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SUMMARY:Alligators in the Sewer Day with screening of Cast in India
DESCRIPTION:Alligators in the Sewer Day\nw/ screening of Cast in India \nFriday February 6 at 7pm\, at Hunter College\n\nThe event will be held in room HW 714. \nEnter on 68th Street and Lexington Avenue on the Southwest corner. \nDoors open at 6:30. \nCelebrate Alligators in the Sewers Day\, an unofficial annual holiday that Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione initiated four years ago to mark the birth of one of New York City’s greatest true urban legends. It was on that date back in 1935 that a live alligator was found in an East Harlem storm sewer. A detailed article about the discovery was printed in the New York Times the next day. \nJoin NYC H2O for an afternoon of fun-filled festivities including a screening of the documentary Cast in India about the making of manhole covers. Michael Miscione will recount the 1935 sighting and briefly discuss other great NYC urban legends — some true\, some not. \nEvent is free. Please RSVP here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/alligators-in-the-sewers-day-tickets-15250370268
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/alligators-in-the-sewer-day-with-screening-of-cast-in-india/
LOCATION:Hunter College\, 68th Street and Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150207T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150207T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150105T231356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150201T232344Z
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SUMMARY:Choices: How Everyday Decisions Can Make a Lasting Impact Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Choices: How Everyday Decisions Can Make a Lasting Impact DAY 2 \nInterested in sustainable business strategies in New York City? \nJoin the Sustainable Cities Club of The New School and business leaders of Wyndham hotels\, Jones Lang Lasalle\, Telepan restaurant and Heplsy fashion to discuss where New York City stands as a sustainable city\, what opportunities exist to fill a market demand and how we form municipal policies to increase the City’s sustainability and resiliency.  \nKeynote Address: Michelle DePass\, Dean of Milano  \nFashion Industry: Rachel Kibbe\, founder of Helpsy \nConstruction: Erika White\, Senior Associate\, Strategy and Business Development\, Tri-State Region Jones Lang Lasalle\, \nRestaurant Industry: Bill Telepan\, owner of Telepan restaurant\, and Executive Chef of Wellness in the Schools \nHotel: To be announced \nModerators of our Roundtable Discussion: \nRick McGahey\, Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management \nTimon McPhearson\, Associate Professor of Urban Ecology \nClosing Remarks by Mary Watson\, Dean of NSPE and Tokumbo Shobowale\, COO of The New School \nThis event is cosponsored by Tishman Environmental Design Center\, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Management Program\, Milano and the USS. \nCost: Free\, but registration is required \nPlease register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/choices-how-everyday-decisions-can-make-a-lasting-impact-tickets-14967996681?aff=es2&rank=4 \n 
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/choices-how-everyday-decisions-can-make-a-lasting-impact-day-2/
LOCATION:The New School Theresa Lang Community and Student Center\, Arnhold Hall\, 55 West 13th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150204T191315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150204T195633Z
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SUMMARY:Inspirations for the Design of Brooklyn Bridge Park
DESCRIPTION:Join Matt Urbanski\, one of the lead designers of Brooklyn Bridge Park\, to discover the inspirations and ambitions behind the park design. \nWhat were they thinking about when they designed Brooklyn Bridge Park? Inspirations range from Prospect Park\, Historic Coney Island and Sandy Hook NJ\, The Long Island Beaches\, Pelham Bay Park\, and Riverside Park\, the degrading piers of Bush Terminal and German playgrounds and Austrian beer gardens. Come hear one of the lead designers of the park connect the place with the inspirations. \nEvent is free with RSVP. Please RSVP here: http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/events/inspiration-of-bbp
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/inspirations-for-the-design-of-brooklyn-bridge-park/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Bridge Park\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150208T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150208T140000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150204T185223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150204T200325Z
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SUMMARY:Nature's Workshop: Weather Exploration and Monitoring
DESCRIPTION:Urban Park Rangers Nature Centers are your gateway to New York City parks.  Each serves as an in–park community center for public education\, recreational activities\, and environmental studies. The centers serve as starting points for walking tours and workshop sites for educational programs for the whole family. \nThis winter\, join us for the Nature’s Workshop series.  Winter is the best time to learn about weather\, weather anomalies\, and our changing climate through some fun weather experiments and outdoor exploration. \nPhoto credit NYC Parks
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/natures-workshop-weather-exploration-and-monitoring/
LOCATION:Marine Park\, Gerritsen Ave and Channel Ave in Marine Park Brooklyn\, New York City
CATEGORIES:History,Kids,Learn,Lifestyle,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150209T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150127T234459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T234459Z
UID:36435-1423506600-1423512000@newyork.thecityatlas.org
SUMMARY:The Brooklyn Waterfront: Past and Present
DESCRIPTION:Location: The Brainery in Prospect Heights \nIn this class at the Brooklyn Brainery\, the development\, decline\, and rebirth of the Brooklyn waterfront\, from 19th century port to 21st century playground. \nWith the dual lens of preservation and renewal\, we’ll examine how communities\, real estate interests and the City have reshaped the waterfront from Greenpoint to Sunset Park since the 1970s. \n(This is a classroom session\, not a walking tour!)\n\nPlease register here: http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses/the-brooklyn-waterfront-past-and-present\n\n\nTaught by Inna Guzenfeld \nInna Guzenfeld is a planner and urban historian trained at Pratt Institute. She emigrated from the Ukraine in the nineties and grew up on the Coney Island peninsula. Her work centers on the New York waterfront\, where she documents and advocates the city’s maritime past. She can often be found traversing Brooklyn’s industrial landscapes in search of stories and artifacts. She also teaches historic preservation and urban studies at CUNY.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/the-brooklyn-waterfront-past-and-present/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Brainery\, 190 Underhill Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150210T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150210T180000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150128T032359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150128T033844Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Cities: An Integrated Approach to Urban Challenges
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)\, the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization and the American Institute for Architecture New York Chapter are co-organizing a high-level discussion\, which will cover key developments in the area of sustainable urbanization\, entitled “The Future of Cities: An Integrated Approach to Urban Challenges”. \nThis event is taking place on the occasion of the High-level Thematic Debate on Means of Implementation for a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda\, and aims to address the mobilization of adequate means of implementation critical to achieving a truly sustainable urbanization\, including financial resources\, data-driven innovation\, technology development and transfer\, as well as capacity building. \nThis event will bring together high-level experts and representatives from national and local governments\, non-governmental organizations\, academia\, foundations and industry. Speakers include Dr. Clos\, Executive Director of UN-Habitat and H.E. Karen Tan\, Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN\, Co-Chair\, Group of Friends for Sustainable Cities and Mr. James McCullar\, Architect and former President of the New York Chapter of the AIA. \nA dialogue session will be moderated by Mr. Urs Gauchat\, Dean of the College of Architecture and Design\, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and feature the following Panelists: \n\nMrs. Nilda Mesa\, Director\, NYC\, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability\nMrs. Ritva Viljanen\, Deputy Mayor of Helsinki\nMr. Tom Wright\, President\, Regional Plan Association\nMr. Navid Hanif\, Director\, Department of Economic and Social Affairs \, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination\nMrs. Ana Marie Argilagos\, Senior Advisor\, Ford Foundation\nMr. Douglas I. Foy\, CEO\, Serrafix Corporation\, Boston\, Massachusetts\nMr. David Klingberg\, CEO\, David Lock Associates\, Melbourne\n\n Event is free\, but please register here to reserve your place: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-future-of-cities-an-integrated-approach-to-urban-challenges-tickets-15469865785?aff=es2&rank=26
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/the-future-of-cities-an-integrated-approach-to-urban-challenges/
LOCATION:United Nations Headquarters Conference Room 2\, 46th Street and 1st Avenue \, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150210T161000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150210T170000
DTSTAMP:20260614T082128
CREATED:20150205T230138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150211T164003Z
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SUMMARY:Fast Fashion: Disposable Society and the Soul
DESCRIPTION:The Earth Institute presents Fast Fashion: Disposable Society and the Soul\, with author and journalist\, Elizabeth L. Cline. \nThe hastening speed and obsolescence of modern consumer goods–expressed in its most extreme form within fast fashion–has fundamentally reshaped society\, culture\, economics\, and ultimately our sense of selves. Overheated global supply chains now work tirelessly in the service of producing ever-evolving “novel” new products–in the case of fashion\, retail chains restock shelves several times a week with new colors and cuts perfectly attuned to consumer demand at that very specific moment. Is our urge and willingness to engage in the fast-fashion system based in a need to belong or to differentiate ourselves? What really is our ability to express our identities within the consumer capitalist system and to what degree are consumer goods about satisfying desire–and what do we mean when we say consumer products satiate us? Beneath these buying habits and the everyday reality of disposable societies in the developed West\, there are many\, many externalities lurking behind the scenes–poverty pay for retail and garment workers\, environmental degradation\, resource strain and drain\, and waste of historic proportions. There is an inevitable feeling to our disposable culture. Within this context of malaise\, what is the responsibility or power of the individual to reflect on and alter this system? What social\, entrepreneurial\, governmental or economic shifts could truly challenge fast fashion and disposable culture? \nAuthor and journalist Elizabeth Cline is one of the world’s leading thinkers in the fields of fast fashion\, globalization and disposable consumption. Her first book\, Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion (Penguin Portfolio)\, received wide critical acclaim from publications including The New York Times Book Review\, The Los Angeles Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, and Publishers Weekly and generated a whirlwind of radio\, print\, and TV attention: Most notably\, Elizabeth has been a featured guest on “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross\, “NBC Nightly News” with Brian Williams\, BBC’s “The World\,” and NPR’s “On Point.” Elizabeth travels regularly to lecture on ethics and sustainability in the fashion industry and continues to write for The Nation\, TheAtlantic.com\, NewYork.com\, AMCtv.com\, and Sundance.tv\, among other outlets. She is currently at work on her second book\, which explores the next global industrial revolution\, and will be touring Europe this Spring with her metal band Mortals. \nRSVP required. Please RSVP here: http://www.earth.columbia.edu/events/view/76314
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/fast-fashion-disposable-society-and-the-soul/
LOCATION:Columbia University Morningside Campus Union Theological Seminary\, Room 101\, 80 Claremont Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lifestyle
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SUMMARY:A History of New York City Transportation - From Horsecars to Helicopters
DESCRIPTION:image courtesy stefano.campolo  \nBy some estimates\, for every New Yorker you see walking around on the streets\, there’s one New Yorker underground\, riding the train. That’s right – 1/2 of New York’s population is on some form of public transportation at any given moment. \nThis miraculous statistic means that the city we know truly couldn’t exist without its subways\, buses\, and taxis\, but how did all this heavy\, stinky\, old fashioned infrastructure get built? \nThis class covers NYC transportation from the early days\, when the best you could hope for was a mud-spattered omnibus ride\, through the first steam-powered elevated railroads\, all the way up to the Pan Am building helicopter shuttle. It also touches on the many ambitious\, zany\, quixotic efforts to get us from Point A to Point B. Have you ever been sucked through a tunnel? \n\nTaught by Patrick Lamson-Hall \nPatrick Lamson-Hall is an urban planner at the NYU Stern Urbanization Project. His interests include urbanization in the developing world\, alternative transportation\, and public space. Before becoming an urban planner he worked as a journalist\, a dishwasher\, and an anarchist. He’s currently researching historical densities in Manhattan as well as implementing an urban expansion initiative in four cities in Ethiopia. \nPlease register here: http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses/a-history-of-new-york-city-transportation-from-horsecars-to-helicopters
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/a-history-of-new-york-city-transportation-from-horsecars-to-helicopters/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle
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SUMMARY:Make Your Own Household Cleaner
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Collin Anderson \nTuesday\, February 17\, 3:00-4:00pm \nLocation: The Brainery in Prospect Heights \nThere are plenty of reasons why making your own surface cleaner is an excellent idea. \nWhether you’re concerned about saving money\, the environment\, or your health\, this simple DIY project will make a difference! In this class we’ll cover the various ingredients you can use to clean grimy kitchen surfaces and glass. We’ll talk about the possible components of a homemade cleaner and the ratios for mixing. We’ll also spend some time on what’s best to avoid in store-bought products. By the end of class\, participants will make their own cleaner blend based on their needs with plenty of time for questions. \nKeep an eye out for a weekend session soon!\n \nPlease register here: http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses/make-your-own-household-cleaner \n\nTaught by Kris De la Torre \nWorking in food and agriculture helped Kris De la Torre develop a sensitivity to what we put in our bodies. A penchant for perfumes prompted her to ask the same questions about what we put on our bodies. Having taught classes about her favorite ferments (beer\, wine and cheese) all over NYC\, she looks forward to expanding her classroom to natural beauty and household cleaning products. Kris hopes that through sharing her funny failures and success stories\, students will feel empowered to make these everyday products out of ingredients that are good for them and good for the environment.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/make-your-own-household-cleaner/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Brainery\, 190 Underhill Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle
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SUMMARY:Freshkills Park Series: Landfill Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: NYC Parks \nTuesday\, February 17\, 6:30-7:30pm \nLocation: The Brainery in Prospect Heights \nThe ongoing development of Freshkills Park is one of the most ambitious public works projects in the history of New York City\, using state of the art ecological restoration techniques in an extraordinary setting for recreation\, public art\, and environmental investigation.  \nThe City of New York established the Fresh Kills Landfill in 1948\, before there was any large–scale development on the west shore of Staten Island. By 1955\, Fresh Kills was the largest landfill in the world\, serving as the principal landfill for household garbage collected in New York City. The four landfill mounds on the site are made up of approximately 150 million tons of solid waste. \nThe park’s mounds are being capped with an impermeable plastic liner and eight additional layers of barrier material separate the ground we touch and the landfill beneath it\, one of them two feet thick. There are several systems in place to manage the landfill gas and leachate (the technical term for garbage juice) byproducts –some are visible\, like the white stacks of the Flare Stations\, but most are invisible\, like the 10\,000 linear feet of piping and drainage channels. \nLearn more about the infrastructure that makes the park possible from Laura Truettner\, Manager for Park Development. \n\nThis is the first talk in a series detailing the development of Freshkills Park in Staten Island. \nTaught by Laura Truettner \nLaura Truettner is the Manager for Park Development for Freshkills Park. Before coming to the NYC Parks\, she worked on community based redevelopment strategies for addressing brownfield sites and prior to that on investigating and remediating former petroleum\, landfill and manufacturing sites. She is an urban planner and geologist by training.
URL:https://newyork.thecityatlas.org/event/freshkills-park-series-landfill-infrastructure/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Brainery\, 190 Underhill Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learn,Lifestyle
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