Farm to Fork on the Brooklyn Grange Roof
Come to the Parker Red Farm to Fork event hosted by the Brooklyn Grange! Enjoy the beautiful views of Manhattan and the history and future…
Who really owns that brand in your shopping cart?
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Young people mobilizing for climate justice
Climate change mobilizes youth activism in NYC’s most vulnerable communities
APOPS@MAS presents Hester Nights and “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces”
Join The Municipal Art Society of New York on Thursday, August 15 at 6:30 PM at Hester Nights, in the Eventi Hotel Open Air Plaza 851 6th Avenue…
Five more days for proposals: My Voice, Our City competition
The proposed projects range from introducing computer programming to low-income communities to providing financial literacy and money management workshops across the five boroughs.
Belvedere’s Kingdom Tour in Central Park
Take a walk around the landscapes dominated by historic Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock in Central Park.
History Tour: Into the Mist RSVP
The Urban Park Rangers lead this tour tracing the steps of George Washington and the Continental Army as they were defeated by the British in the Battle of Brooklyn.
History Tour: Natives and Newcomers RSVP
This history tour will explore the early relations between Dutch colonists and local Lenape clans.
History Tour: Saloons and Shopkeepers RSVP
Wander through the stories of tobacco merchants, saloon keepers and the small business owners that made up the bustling everyday economy of 19th-Century Brooklyn.
15 great websites about food
15 websites that are “saving the environment by changing the food system.”
Washington Square Park Music Festival: Music Of East Africa
Featuring Nepo Soteri: a guitarist, singer and composer who survived the Rwandan civil war. His music is directly influenced by the raw rhythms and stylized sounds unique to such African countries as Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia, from which spring the roots of American jazz.
Wildlife of Central Park
Learn about the wildlife that make their home in Central Park from Urban Park Rangers!
Incredible green roof on P.S. 41
Kids at P.S. 41 in Greenwich Village now have a green roof to use as a learning lab — and the school saves energy too.
5th annual Hudson River Days celebration
Go to the Hudson River Park for the 5th annual Hudson River Days celebration! The event aims to bring awareness to the importance of the…
Field to Loaf: Workshop On NY Grain Supply for Cayuga Pure Organics
Photo credit: Slow Food NYC Cayuga Pure Organics (CPO) is the major grain supplier for New York. A small farm located near Ithaca, New York,…
Book review: Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs
Cheap oil built the modern American landscape. Now what? Eric Sanderson has some ideas.