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Sunset Park Walking Tour: Diverse, Complex, Contested

Sunset Park High School 153 35th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join veteran Brooklyn tour guide (and City Limits contributor) Norman Oder, along with neighborhood activist Maria Roca, on a wide-ranging tour of the Sunset Park neighborhood in Brooklyn !

Free – $20

Deciphering Manhattan

Unnamed Venue Northwest corner of 40th Street and 5th Ave., New York, NY, United States

In Manhattan, habits of behavior and development go a long way in explaining New York’s place in the U.S. and the world. This simple walk through midtown tells what is where and why.

Free

Zoning New York Scavenger Hunt

Open House New York 1133 Broadway, Suit 802, New York, NY, United States

Open House New York and the Museum of the City of New York invite you to celebrate the centennial anniversary of New York City’s zoning resolution with a citywide scavenger hunt to uncover how the invisible forces of zoning have shaped the city around us, from the dramatic setbacks of Jazz Age skyscrapers to the vast open plazas of mid-century Modernism.

$30

ONE PLANET ONE FUTURE EXHIBITION

Westbeth Center for the Arts 155 BANK STREET, New York, NY, United States

ONE • ONE PLANET ONE FUTURE IS AN EXHIBITION OF ETHEREAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNE DE CARBUCCIA THAT POWERFULLY DEPICT WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE MAY LOSE.

Free

Open House New York Weekend

Open House New York 1133 Broadway, Suit 802, New York, NY, United States

For two days each October, the annual Open House New York Weekend unlocks the doors of New York’s most important buildings, offering an extraordinary opportunity to experience the city and meet the people who design, build, and preserve New York.

Free

Photo Poetry: Finding Inspiration in the Urban Environment w/ Miska Draskoczy

ArtLab Gowanus 214 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Learn how photography and poetry can combine to explore the rich fabric of our urban environment. Part neighborhood photo walk, part writing workshop, no prior experience is necessary, just an openness to experimentation, play and collaboration. Miska Draskoczy is a photographer and writer whose forthcoming photo book, Gowanus Wild, examines nature and wilderness in the industrial environment.

Free

How to Grow a City – Presented at SohoHouse

SoHo House 139 Ludlow Street , New York, NY, United States

Join us for an in-depth panel discussion into the complex landscape of cities and the challenges facing how we decide to grow them. The diverse panel of experts will share unique perspectives and insights into how they're currently shaping the future of city living.

Free

In the Land Bank: Borrowing, Bankruptcy & Bailouts, Fast-Paced Presentations and Discussion

Van Alen Institute 30 West 22nd Street, New York, NY, United States

Who holds the strings to the public purse that pays for crucial services and ultimately determines a city’s financial survival? From grassroots land grabs and infrastructure collapse, to Community Development Block Grant programs, we’ll pinpoint the state and federal policies and land-use loopholes that have major implications for municipal money.

$7

Urban Forestry: Lessons learned, Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Cornell University Architecture, Art, Planning 26 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY, United States

On November 9th at Cornell Architecture Art Planning from 6:00 PM-7:30 PM, for a presentation from author Jill Jonnes, and panel discussion with expert voices in American forestry; Fiona Watt, NYC Parks| Todd Forrest, US Forest Service| Joseph Gittelman, ALB Expert

Free

Infrastructure for a Cooperating City

Prime Produce 424 West 54th Street, New York, NY, United States

We invite you to our second workshop and salon. Explore with us the digital, physical and cultural infrastructure needed to facilitate social and economic cooperation at…

Free

NY Background: Robert Bowen Screening and Performance

SVA Visual Arts Theater 333 W 23rd St, New York City

Through sensations of depth, sound, and movement, this uniquely collaborative experimental media work is an instrument to view the city, as it examines the iconic geopolitical landscape of Lower Manhattan in ways not previously experienced. New York City is revealed to be a panopticon of frenetic urban renewals culminating in postmodern hyperspace, geopolitical tragedy and the entropic effects of climate change.

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