Tuesday Tours: Weekly Walking Tours
High line 14th st 10th ave, Manhattan, NY, United StatesHear the story behind New York City’s park in the sky.
Free
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The Five Thousand Pound Life: Land
Cooper Union Great Hall The Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street, New York , NY, United StatesThe Five Thousand Pound Life: Land addresses the need to consider settlement patterns and competing land uses in new ways given the reality of climate change.
$20
Sneak ‘peek’ at Freshkills Park
Freshkills Park 10314, Staten Island , Select a Country:Fifth annual Sneak 'Peak' of Freshkills Park!
Experience live music, kayaking, a free bike share, kite flying, walking tours, scientific talks, rock climbing wall, public art and more! If you've never been to Freshkills Park - this is the day to visit!
This event is free and free shuttles will run from the Staten Island Ferry to the park for those coming via public transit and free parking is available at 250 Wild Avenue.
Free
Gowanus Wild by Miska Draskoczy
Ground Floor Gallery 343 5th St. (off 5th Avenue) , Brooklyn , NY, United StatesWhat is nature? What is wild? Artist Miska Draskoczy explores these concepts through photography in his new exhibit, "Gowanus Wild."
Free
Family Workshops at Dulce De Harlem Community Garden
Dulce de Harlem 620 West 148th Street , New York , United StatesOct. 11th: Indoor Container Gardening
Oct 18th: Make Your Own Pickles (and pickle your veggies!)
Oct. 25th: Seed Saving & Pumpkin Carving
Nov 1st: Compost: A New Beginning
Free
Brooklyn Bridge Park Tour
Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park Old Fulton Street and Furman Street, Brooklyn, United StatesEver wondered how the Brooklyn Bridge Park was created? Have you never been to Brooklyn Bridge Park? In either case, this is a great opportunity to explore a wonderful green space in NYC and learn how it came to life!
Free
The North Woods Tour in Central Park
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center Located inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox AvenuesWoods? In Manhattan?
View tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools in Central Park's largest woodland area, a landscape designed to offer a forest retreat right in Manhattan.
Free
New York City’s Favorite Train Show: A 23-Year Tradition
New York Botanical Garden 200 Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NYStep into an annual tradition where G-scale model trains zip around landmark replicas in the Haupt Conservatory, humming along a quarter-mile of track through a city in miniature. Real trains, real landmarks, real fun—only at NYBG!
$10.00 – $20.00
Spark Speaker Series: with Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen of 5 Gyres and Stefanie Spear, founder of EcoWatch
The Moderns 900 Broadway, Suite 202 , New York, NY, United StatesMicroplastic particles are found in all oceanic gyres, bays, gulfs and seas worldwide.
Once in the environment, microplastics absorb persistent organic pollutants, and are consumed by a variety of marine life, including the fish we harvest for food.
Join the discussion on plastic pollution in our waterways and the serious impact it has on our oceanic ecosystem, and what is being done to stop it.
$25.00
Winter Wildlife Viewing
Albert H. Mauro Playground Park Drive East and 73rd Avenue Terrace, Queens, NY, United StatesNew York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals, wildlife viewing opportunities exist year-round in all of our parks.
This time of year is perfect to spot migrating birds and waterfowl which will call our parks home for the winter. Wildlife viewing is a perfect activity for any age.
Free
Volunteer Gardening at Stuyvesant Square
Stuyvesant Square Gramercy Park, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association's gardening party.
Meet fellow New Yorkers while chatting and beautifying our neighborhood park. Learn horticulture, weed, plant, mulch and sweep.
Free
150 Years in Hiding: The Story of a New Frog Species in New York City
Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesNew York City is probably the last place you'd expect to find a new species of frog, but that's exactly what Jeremy Feinberg and a group of colleagues discovered in 2012.
This unexpected discovery is the first of its kind for a New York State amphibian since 1854 and has received worldwide attention from scientific and general-interest communities alike.
In this talk, Jeremy will share his tale of two species – about the new frog and the look-alike species it was previously thought to be.
$9