Prospect Park Moonlight Ride
Join us as we discover Prospect Park at night. Prospect Park is a 526-acre urban oasis located in the heart of Brooklyn.
Stop ‘N’ Swap® Brooklyn
Need to get rid of some clutter? Or maybe you’re just looking for some interesting finds. At Stop ‘N’ Swap®, take recycling to a new level, and let you’re unused items become treasures for someone else!
North Brooklyn Boat Club Public Paddles
Public paddles are free and open to everyone. We especially hope to welcome our Greenpoint neighbors and members of other community organizations. Come down to our community boat yard, and learn more about Greenpoint’s history, environmental challenges and successes, and residents. Get out on the water and see the neighborhood in a completely new way!
Summer Streets
Summer Streets, a project by New York City Department of Transportation, is an annual celebration of New York City’s most valuable public space—our streets. Summer…
Observing the sky and a movie
In conjunction with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, the Amateur Astronomers Association hosts “Journey to the Stars” observing sessions on Thursday evenings from dusk until…
Salsa Nights in Sunset Park
Industry City’s “Salsa Sunset Sundays” is bringing live music and dancing, family fun and a pop-up market to Sunset Park. Food and drink will be…
Brooklyn Bridge Green Team
Join the Green Team and learn about gardening, enjoy nature, and make the Brooklyn Bridge Park look its best
Creatures of the Night – Family Edition
Explore Prospect Park after dark with expert naturalist Paul Keim. Share snacks and beverages with Paul as he speaks about the ecological role that bats and nocturnal insects play in our environment, followed by a walking tour to spot and identify the Park’s various species of resident bats in flight.
Variance Music and Arts Festival
Calling all music lovers! Come to Brooklyn to enjoy food, art, and all types of music, including electronica, indie, disco, house, and world music, all intertwined with a message of diversity and sustainability.
Queens/Brooklyn: Newtown Creek Photography & Nature Walk
If industrial backyards and vistas of the New York City skyline from skewed perspectives are your idea of a good time—this walk’s for you. Come join our walk and photography series all over the 5 boroughs !
Downtown Brooklyn Community Discussion: Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX)
Come learn more about the Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) and share your thoughts !
Summer Social & Local Food and Farming
Come celebrate the first day of summer at the new farm in Williamsburg and learn about Brooklyn Farms’ history, plans for the future and the consciousness behind the “eating and farming local” movement !
The Joy of the Gowanus with Julie Combal
‘The Joy of the Gowanus’ project takes it’s inspiration from Bob Ross’ PBS TV show ‘The Joy of Painting”. At the end of the tutorial participants will have created their own landscape painting of the Gowanus, and have developed an artistic appreciation for the colors, structures and environment with all it’s blemishes and beauty.
Building Low-cost Tree Guards
Join New York Restoration Project (NYRP), your neighbors, and other green souls in sprucing up the block for the Bed-Stuy Summer KickOff.
L Train Shutdown Charette
https://www.vanalen.org/events/l-train-shutdown-charette/ As neighborhoods along the L train brace for an interruption in service of unprecedented scale, this fast-paced competition asks interdisciplinary teams to propose implementable…
Come Out and Play Festival
Come Out & Play returns to New York City in 2016 for another year of extraordinary outdoor games. We’ll take over DUMBO on July 8…
First Thursday Gallery Walk featuring NYC Oyster Project
Stop by 99 Plymouth’s Community Room on DUMBOBID & Art in DUMBO’s First Thursday Gallery Walk to see the fascinating new multimedia installation, NYC Oyster Project.