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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

Central Park, Manhattan Bandshell Area

Robin Williams Center 247 West 54th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us for a lively discussion about the future of regional transit, why Madison Square Garden needs to be moved, how it can happen, and what a new, world-class Penn Station would mean for New York.

Free

ANTARCTICA: ICE AND SKY

Cinema Village 22 East 12th Street, New York, NY, United States

From Oscar-winning director Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist, Claude Lorius, whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear evidence of man-made global climate change. Film opens on 1/20 at Cinema Village.

$8 – $12

The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center 63 Fifth Avenue, Room U100, New York, NY, United States

Building on the strengths of the “teach-in” model, " Not Going Back" is organized around four types of interventions: Historical & Cultural Context/Learning As We Build; Practical Knowledge and Skill-Building; Strategic Advocacy; and Self-care and healing spaces.

Free

Queens Memory: 50 Years of Integration

Queens Library at Flushing 4117 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Queens Library in partnership with Queens Borough President, Melinda Katz presents the 50 Years of Integration program series with generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Starr Foundation.

Join a panel of Flushing experts to share stories and memories about Flushing, and engage in discussion about our neighborhood’s past, present, and future.

Free

Volunteer with TAC and City Harvest

454 West 155th Street, New York, NY, United States

On January 28th, The Active Citizen is partnering with City Harvest to address hunger in New York City by volunteering at a mobile market. Please sign up to secure your spot and dress appropriately as we will be working outside.

Free

E-Waste Mobile Craft Session

Gowanus E-Waste Warehouse 469 President Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Make a one-of-a-kind e-waste mobile sculpture. By participating in this session, you will have a wide variety of materials at your disposal such as CDs,…

Free

Fireside Chats: What is Home?

Lefferts Historic House Prospect Park West, Parkside between Flatbush Ave., Ocean Ave. and Prospect Park SW, Brooklyn, United States

As part of A Night of Philosophy & Ideas, BPL and Prospect Park Alliance present this first in a series of monthly community conversations set…

Free

A Night of Philosophy and Ideas

Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, United States

A Night of Philosophy and Ideas is an all-night marathon of philosophical debate, performances, screenings, readings, and music. Join us and be a part of…

Free

Winter Walk at Pelham Bay Park

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum 895 Shore Road, Bronx, NY, United States

Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a guided walk through the coastal and forested areas of New York City’s largest park. This diverse 2,700-acre park…

Free