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Judith Gura & Kate Wood Book Talk, Interior Landmarks: Treasures of New York

Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Authors Judith Gura and Kate Wood focus on 47 colorful examples of the city's current 117 interior landmarks. From the infamous Tweed Courthouse, centerpiece of the largest corruption case in New York history, to the glamorous Art Deco Rainbow Room, to the modernist Ford Foundation Building, whose garden-filled atrium prefigures green design, Gura and Wood examine the original construction and style, exceptional design features, materials, and architectural details, as well as the challenges to preserving these landmark interiors.

Free

Fall Foliage Hike: Cass Gallagher Trail

Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground North, Bronx, NY, United States

With nearly 30,000 acres of public parkland, New York City is the perfect place for fall leaf-peeping. Let our Urban Park Ranger naturalists explain why leaves change colors and introduce you to the diversity of trees found in our urban forests.

Free

Your City, Your Voice: Activist Training

Transportation Alternatives Office 111 John Street, Suite 260, New York, NY, United States

On November 14th, join Transportation Alternatives and activists from organizations across New York City to hone your skills, meet a great group of visionaries and get hands-on practice in building local power and effecting change … in the fields of food justice, education, housing and any other issue that affects New York City.

Free

Made in the Bronx: Green Buildings, Green Jobs

Smith Auditorium, Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Bronx, NY, United States

This community forum and discussion about "greening" Bronx residential buildings while creating a green local workforce and fighting for global climate justice is co-hosted by Bronx Climate Justice North and Manhattan College Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability (CURES).

Free

Climate Countdown – Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium

Join us for the first screening event of the Climate Countdown webseries at Columbia University. The event will showcase episodes from the series, as well as two seperate expert panel discussions on the webseries and climate media at large.

Free

Growing the Urban Farm at New York Botanical Gardens

Ross Hall at New York Botanical Garden 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY, United States

Urban agriculture is growing rapidly in cities across America. Vacant lots, abandoned green spaces, and urban rooftops are being transformed into productive farms that provide fresh produce and opportunities for healthy activity, income, and many other benefits for urban families.

$20

Global Cities at the Crossroads

Studio 450 450 West 31st Street, New York, NY, United States

A symposium exploring the impacts of arts and culture investments by the corporate real estate sector.

Free

Climate Change, Cities and Youth Engagement

Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College, b500 65 West 11th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us as we examine the role of urban young people in promoting policy action on climate change. During this interactive event we will discuss how children and youth can and are providing solutions for greater resilience in the urban environment as well as fostering social inclusion.

Free

12th Annual Day after Thanksgiving Hike

Greenbelt Nature Center 700 Rockland Avenue at Brielle Avenue, Staten Island, NY, United States

Join the Greenbelt educators for their annual day after Thanksgiving hike in the Greenbelt in serene woods, including a brief visit to the LaTourette house.

Free

Greening the Global Economy: Robert Pollin

The Bob and Sheila Hoerle Lecture Hall/Hoerle Lecture Hall, UL105 (lower level), University Center 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Robert Pollin gives a lecture about his book, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Katrina vanden Heuvel (editor, and publisher of The Nation). The event will be followed by a reception. Copies of Greening the Global Economy will also be on sale at the event.

Free

The Cost of an Urban Climate Crisis, A #BHeard Community Town Hall

BRIC 647 Fulton Street , Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join us on December 9th for a #BHeard Community Town Hall on the high cost of climate change, and how we, as a community, can better arm ourselves for an increasingly unpredictable future. We’ll hear stories from local activists and journalists, challenge our local politicians, and start a new chapter for Brooklynites championing urban environmental activism.

Free

Paul Romer and Matthew Kahn: Chinese Urbanization and Environmental Quality

NYU Stern School of Business - Abbe-Bogun Faculty Lounge 44 West 4th Street, New York, NY, United States

Renowned urban and environmental economist Matthew Kahn will sit down with Paul Romer on Wednesday, December 9th, 2015 for another installment of the Conversations on Urbanization series here at NYU. They will take China’s urbanization and the environmental dynamics of Chinese cities as starting points for the conversation.

Free