India Day Parade
Madison Square Park between Madison Ave and 23rd St., Manhattan , NY, United StatesThe 35th annual India Day Parade in New York City, the largest parade by Indians abroad in the world.
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Life Along the Curb: Inside the Department of Sanitation of New York
Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New YorkAnthropologist Robin Nagle explores some of the political, infrastructural, economic, and cultural complexities that shape the dynamics of solid waste management in North America's largest city.
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Borrowed Light by Sari Carel
Sunset Park Recreational Center 44th St & 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesBorrowed Light is an outdoor sound and sculpture installation by artist Sari Carel set to open in Sunset Park in May 2015.
The project features abstract geometric architectural forms, incorporating field-recorded sounds from the park's local fauna.
A series of related community workshops and performances will accompany the project throughout the summer.
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Gowanus Wild @ Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesGowanus Wild is an urban wilderness series which aims to turn concepts of nature photography on their head by finding the beautiful in what most consider to be a man-made environmental catastrophe: the Gowanus Canal and surrounding neighborhood.
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Randall’s Island Park: Urban Farm Exploration Days
Urban Farm in Randall's Island Park Wards Meadow Loop, Manhattan , NY, United StatesCome discover Randall’s Island Urban Farm – all are welcome at these free events! An urban farm expert will be on site to answer questions. You can discover a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, meet the chickens, and learn about the rice paddies.
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Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City.
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92 Y Annual Street Festival
92Y Lexington Ave. and E 92nd St., New York, NY, United States92 Y's annual street festival will have free dance and fitness classes, health screenings, performances and a lot of activities for kids.
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Volunteer at Queens Botanical Garden Farm
Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main St, Flushing, NY, United StatesSpend a morning on QBG Farm and learn how composted food scraps nourish the soil to grow healthy food in NYC. Tasks will vary by day, but may include weeding, harvesting, planting, and composting activities.
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Aromar Revi: ‘The Global Challenge of Implementing the Urban Sustainable Development Goals’
Hirshon Suite 55 West 13th St (Room 205) , New York, NY, United StatesThe India China Institute is hosting Aromar Revi to deliver a special public talk on "The global challenge of implementing the urban SDGs." Mr Revi will discuss how the United Nation's SDGs engage with the public’s understanding of sustainable development challenges, inspire public and private action, promote integrated thinking, and foster accountability.
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It’s My Park Day at Schmul Park
Schmul Park Wilde & Melvin Avenues, Staten Island, NY, United StatesDandelions, Knotweed, and Mugwort are invading Schmul Park! Become a “Weed Warrior” and help Freshkills Park remove these plants from among our new native plantings. Learn how to identify the native and invasive plants in Schmul Park while helping to beautify the landscape!
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Joseph Alexiou on Gowanus: Brooklyn’s Curious Canal
Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont St , Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoseph Alexiou's forthcoming book, Gowanus: Brooklyn's Curious Canal, narrates more than three hundred years in the history of our borough's most compelling former industrial waterway. From idyllic oyster beds to dumping grounds for toxic waste, Gowanus is intrinsically linked to Brooklyn's industrial and agricultural past. In celebration of his book’s release, Alexiou will discuss the parallels in today's Gowanus real estate rush with that of the 1860s, which coincided with Brooklyn's rapid industrial transformation.
$5 – $10
Gowanus Canal Conservancy October Clean and Green + Compost Windrow Build
Salt Lot 2 Second Ave, Brooklyn, United StatesThe Gowanus Canal Conservancy Clean and Green Program is a volunteer-based program that meets on Saturdays or Sundays from March to November to make the canal and its watershed more open, clean, and alive.
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