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Jamaica Bay Park Tree Planting

Jamaica Bay Parking Lot First left off the Addabbo Bridge (facing the airport). Cross Bay Blvd, Queens, New York, United States

Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to plant trees in the forest in Jamaica Bay Park! Trees provide so many benefits to New Yorkers such as improved air and water quality, reduced pollution, and lower energy costs. Volunteers will be trained in proper planting techniques. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty. Please bring your own water bottle for this event. Space is limited and registration is required for this event.

Free

Sail the Park

Central Park's Conservatory Water 72nd to 75th St., Manhattan, NY, United States

Racing model sailboats has been a tradition at Central Park’s Conservatory Water for more than a century. Now, Sail the Park offers a way for…

$11

NYC SAFE Disposal Event – Brooklyn

Prospect Park Circle Park Cir, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The NYC Department of Sanitation is holding a series of SAFE Disposal Events (Solvents, Automotive, Flammable, Electronics) to provide NYC residents with a one-stop method…

Free

Brooklyn Bike Repair Class

Time's Up 99 S 6th Street, New York, NY, United States

Come learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups at the bike repair classes in Time’s Up’s Brooklyn bicycle co-op. Classes are free and open to the public. Donations are always appreciated.

Free

Permaculture and Urban Eco-System Design

Grove School of Engineering at City College, Steinman Lecture Hall 160 Covent Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Permaculture has the potential to transform the future, but first we have to bring it mainstream. How do we scale permaculture to redesign the massive agricultural, food, and consumer culture systems for long-term health and sustainability? What is the way forward given the sociopolitical challenges we currently face? How can a focus on local actions collectively alter a global system? Our experts will be discussing these questions and more at our permaculture forum on April 3rd, 2017.

Free

Humanizing Data: Data, Humanities, and the City

Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States

This day-long symposium examines how we can use data and digital strategies to enhance and disrupt the kinds of research questions, methods, and narratives that…

Free

History of Urban Development and Architecture

City Hall 250 Broadway, Manhattan, NY, United States

Explore the rich history of NYC’s Civic Center area, highlighting its urban planning and development and its architecture. From City Hall Park to Foley Square,…

$15

Ideas in Action Summit: Reform Refugee Response

New York University School of Law 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

The topic of this year’s Ideation Worldwide’s annual summit is Reform Refugee Response. We will be joined by various diplomats, representatives from the United Nations, eminent architects, and academics from Harvard, Oxford, Columbia, NYU amongst others, to present and discuss displacement issues faced by individuals living in refugee settlements.

Free – $35

Polar Bear C02 Earth Day Bike Ride

Union Square North Broadway and E. 17th, New York

Come celebrate Earth Day on your bicycle dressed up as your favorite animal with Time's Up and CO2 Green Drive. As we know earth day is every day. Let's celebrate and support New York City's new sustainable infrastructure, bike lanes, greenways and auto-free plazas. It's just the beginning. Most importantly we are creating awareness of simple things that we can do everyday to prevent cliamte change. Let's not forget the polar bears are suffering and so is our planet. Time's up! We need to start taking action today for the future of our planet.

Free

Portia Munson: Earth Rites

NYU Langone Medical Center Art Gallery 550 First Avenue , New York City, NY, United States

This exhibition features works by artist Portia Munson which serve as a reminder of the profound impact we have on our environment and a call…

Free

Earth Week: University Center Sustainability Tours

The New School 66 W 12th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join the Tishman Environment and Design Center and the New School Buildings for a special Sustainability Tour of The New School University Center. The University…

Free