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  • SOLARIZING NYC: IMPLEMENTING SOLAR ON CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS

    Syska Hennessy Group 1515 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY, United States

    What does it take to install solar photovoltaics in NYC? What are some of the challenges that public and private institutions face in pursuing maximal…

    $15

  • Winter Jam, NYC’s Ultimate Snow Day

    Presented by NYC Parks, Lake Placid, I Love NY, and I Ski NY, Winter Jam NYC is the ultimate snow day: a free winter sports festival for New Yorkers of all ages! Our partners at Gore Mountain will blow lots of fresh snow in the heart of Manhattan, so there will be plenty for all to enjoy!

    Free

  • Urban Food Policy Forum: Food Systems and Regional Planning

    CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Ave btwn 34th & 35th, New York, NY, United States

    Food related issues touch nearly every aspect of our society including the economy, health, transportation, and land and water use. Urban planners analyze these sectors in order to achieve strategic, policy, and sustainability goals with the intent of making cities work more effectively. With food playing such a pivotal role in the life of cities, planners are increasingly looked upon to take more of a central and active part in shaping the urban food environment. This forum looks at ways this is happening in New York City as illustrated by the recently released Five Borough Food Flow report and the upcoming Fourth Regional Plan.

    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

  • City of Science Series: Understanding Urban Habitats

    Skylight Room 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Ecology has historically focused on natural environments, but scientists are increasingly turning their attention to understanding urban ecosystems. With 50% of the world’s population living in cities — and the heightened risks associated with climate change, green spaces, and flooding — studying urban habitats offers keys to design and planning that can help cities work better. Hear from a panel of CUNY experts in this growing field, including Charles Vörösmarty, director of the GC’s Advanced Science Research Center’s Environmental Sciences Initiative, and others.

    Free

  • Lowline Science and Sustainability Fair

    Lowline Lab 140 Essex Street, New York, NY, United States

    Join us at the Lowline Lab for our first ever Science and Sustainability Fair! This all ages, interactive fair will include workshops on topics from biomimicry to entomology to sustainability.

    Free

  • The Future of Waste in New York: A Lecture by Kathryn Garcia, Commissioner, NYC Department of Sanitation

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

    To kick off Getting to Zero, Open House New York’s year-long series on the future of New York City’s waste system, Kathryn Garcia, Commissioner, NYC Department of Sanitation, will outline the steps the city has already taken to achieve these goals, the opportunities and challenges we will face over the next few years, and innovative practices that have the potential to transform the waste management industry.

    Free – $10