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Inside the Archives: Historic Storms That Changed Our City

New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl, Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York has been hit with a number of catastrophic events over the past 15 years, but the city has been facing and responding to disasters for the past 150 years. Join the Museum’s curatorial and collections team to learn about historic events like the Blizzard of 1888, Hurricane of 1938, and the 1965 Blackout and their impact on the development of transportation infrastructure.

Free – $15

NY Renews: the NYC Town Hall

Friends Meeting House 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY, United States

NY Renews is an unprecedented statewide coalition of 90+ organizations fighting for climate policies grounded in equity and justice for communities and working people.

This year we are asking all New York State elected officials to stand with their constituents and their communities and not with the big polluters. It's time to tackle the climate crisis and pass the nation’s most ambitious climate legislation, the New York Climate and Community Protection Act -- a bill that will move New York’s economy off of fossil fuels entirely in the next 34 years, create thousands of good jobs, and give real protection to workers and low-income communities.

Free

SOLARIZING NYC: IMPLEMENTING SOLAR ON CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS

Syska Hennessy Group 1515 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY, United States

What does it take to install solar photovoltaics in NYC? What are some of the challenges that public and private institutions face in pursuing maximal…

$15

Fall Soil Health Workshop

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Autumn is here and it’s time to put the garden to sleep for the season. Join QBG Farm staff to learn how to care for your soil during fall and winter. We’ll discuss soil testing, cover crops, mulch, and compost application.

Free

Citizens Committee’s Neighborhood Grant

Through our Neighborhood Grants, Citizens Committee awards micro-grants of up to $3,000 to resident-led groups to work on community and school projects throughout the city. We prioritize groups based in low income neighborhoods and Title I public schools. Application due January 23.

Winter Jam, NYC’s Ultimate Snow Day

Presented by NYC Parks, Lake Placid, I Love NY, and I Ski NY, Winter Jam NYC is the ultimate snow day: a free winter sports festival for New Yorkers of all ages! Our partners at Gore Mountain will blow lots of fresh snow in the heart of Manhattan, so there will be plenty for all to enjoy!

Free

Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter

Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY, United States

For over 60 million persons in the world today, shelter is defined through constant movement or escape. Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter explores the ways in…

Free – $25

2017 Master Composter Course Application is OPEN

The Spring 2017 NYC Master Composter Course Application is open! This intensive course covers soil and compost science, compost system designs, management of a community compost…

Free

Urban Food Policy Forum: Food Systems and Regional Planning

CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Ave btwn 34th & 35th, New York, NY, United States

Food related issues touch nearly every aspect of our society including the economy, health, transportation, and land and water use. Urban planners analyze these sectors in order to achieve strategic, policy, and sustainability goals with the intent of making cities work more effectively. With food playing such a pivotal role in the life of cities, planners are increasingly looked upon to take more of a central and active part in shaping the urban food environment. This forum looks at ways this is happening in New York City as illustrated by the recently released Five Borough Food Flow report and the upcoming Fourth Regional Plan.

Free

Electronic Waste Recycling

Prospect Park West and 3rd 70 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join the Prospect Alliance and Lower East Side Ecology Center, which is bringing its annual "After the Holidays" E-waste event to Prospect Park to help…

Free

From Mannahatta to Manhattan

Mid-Manhattan Library 455 fifth Ave., New York, NY, United States

From Mannahatta to Manhattan: Four Centuries In the Life of An Island City, with moderator Sam Roberts and panelists Eric Sanderson, Gerard Koeppel, and Jason…

Free