Great New York City Buildings Few Guide Books Will Ever Mention
This class will look at buildings that you might pass without noticing, but which have their own rich history and significance in the New York City architectural vernacular.
$10
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Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn , NY, United States
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Sustainability Crash Course 2015
Center for Sustainable Design Studies at Pratt 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesImagine being able to spend one amazing day immersed in learning about sustainable design—and meeting the people who have pioneered new thinking and practices.
On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Pratt’s CSDS will present the fifth annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere.
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ConSERVE New York City: Gantry Plaza State Park in Queens
Gantry Plaza State Park 4-09 47th Road, Long Island City, NY, United StatesJoin the Student Conservation Association as they team up with New York State Parks for a day of service at Gantry Plaza State Park in Queens!
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Earth2Class Workshop: The Source and Solution to Groundwater Arsenic Contamination
Unnamed Venue NY, United StatesE2C is a unique science/math/technology resource for K-12 teachers, students, the general public, and geoscientists. It is a collaboration among researchers and an Earth Science educator at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University; technology integration specialists from Colégio Bandeirantes, São Paulo, Brasil; and classroom teachers from New York, New Jersey, and elsewhere. It centers around Saturday Workshops for Educators held at Columbia’s Lamont Campus in Palisades N.Y.
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Composting With Worms: Indoor Vermicomposting Demystified at the Brooklyn Brainery
Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesComposting can seem too hard for the average citizen, but in this class, you’ll learn how easy it can be. We’ll talk through the basics of indoor vermicomposting (composting with worms) and how you can do your part to reduce your food waste.
Each participant will construct a bin, fill it with bedding, add some red wiggler worms, and watch them go to work!
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Ride for Climate presentation with David Kroodsma
NYC Velo Hell’s Kitchen 590 West 45th Street, New York, NY, United States“The Bicycle Diaries“ Book talk and slideshow of cycling three continents and 30,000 miles Former Stanford climate change researcher David Kroodsma has bicycled from California…
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Green Business Summit on Sustainable Food
Uris Hall, Columbia University 3022 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesA panel on how food supply can adapt to growing global demand and environmental pressures featuring panelists from Whole Foods, Chipotle, and more. Keynote speech on "Beyond Meat." Food and drink reception afterward.
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Ride for Climate presentation with David Kroodsma
Red Lantern Bicycles 345 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesFormer Stanford climate change researcher David Kroodsma has bicycled from California to the southern tip of South America, from Turkey to the east coast of China, and across the U.S. twice.
Join David for a slideshow of his best photos and videos!
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Brooklyn Cherry Blossoms
Brooklyn Botanical Garden 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesVisit the The Brooklyn Botanical Garden to walk through the cherry blossom trees, among the rest of the garden collections. Adults $10, students/seniors $5, children…
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Earth Institute Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership: The Bicycle, Activism, and Sustainable Cities
The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present a lecture on how low-carbon modes of transportation, including public transit, bicycling, and…
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The Big Picture: How Can Design Change the Way We Live
Diana Center, Room 502 3009 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesA roundtable discussion hosted by the Barnard Architexx on the power design has over our lives.
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Platform: Creative Musings on Mass Transit
New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesAn evening of live performances centered around mass transit in this ongoing series of inter-disciplinary programs.
