Official Festival Mappy Hours
Join Best Made for not just one, but two evenings alongside great presenters filled with whiskey, maps, stories and camaraderie !
High Line Honey Day
Treat yourself to a sweet snack featuring local honey from the High Line’s acclaimed food vendors, including L’arte del Gelato, People’s Pops, and Melt Bakery, located on the High Line at West 16th Street.
Impressionism: American Gardens on Canvas
Experience the horticultural inspiration behind American Impressionism.
The Rupture: Variety Show
What is disruption, anyway? The term has been cast as a tech market tactic, a cultural trope, and a belief system of near-theological proportions. In…
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…
Videogames for Social Impact, Learning and Health
Come meet President of Games for Change, Susanna Pollack, and learn about the power of video games for social good! Susanna will highlight world-changing projects…
Person Place Thing: Jan Gehl
Join us for a conversation between Gehl and former “The Ethicist” columnist for The New York Times Randy Cohen in a live recording of the radio show Person Place Thing.
L.E.S. Decoded: Neighborhood Exploration & Conversation
How can we better grasp—and question—the complex building, city, and social codes that shape the neighborhoods around us? From the span of sidewalks and the lifetime of scaffolding to the rules of public restrooms and the limits of loitering, we’ll unravel the official and unofficial rules of public space
NYC Park’s Treescount! Data Jam
On Saturday, June 4th, NYC Parks will unveil NYC’s latest urban forest dataset, the most spatially accurate map of New York City’s street trees. Join…
Time To Choose: A Social Cinema Screening
“By the middle of this century we will trigger runaway climate change — a process beyond our control. What do you do if you have…
Pop Up Shop – Local Craft Beverage Tasting Showcase
EscapeMaker’s pop up shop is dedicated to agritourism, local farm and orchard getaways. They will host three FREE tasting showcases inside the Fulton Stall Market and spilling outside onto Front street: June 19th – Berry Jam; July 24th & August 14th – Local Craft Beverages.
8th Annual Stan Michels Memorial Jazz Concert
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust, NYC Parks, and the Michels family in honoring the late Council Member Stan Michels at the eighth annual Memorial Jazz Concert. Enjoy live jazz by local impresario Marjorie Eliot and her ensemble underneath the majestic elms on the promenade, alongside the beautiful Heather Garden and overlooking the Hudson River.
City of Water Day; Free Family Festival
Mark your calendars to celebrate the biggest harbor festival of the metropolitan region on Saturday, July 16, on Governors Island, New York; at Maxwell Place Park, Hoboken, New Jersey; and at dozens of In Your Neighborhood locations around New York Harbor.
Walking Tour: Coney Island, USA! with Dan Rhatigan
Take a break from the streets of Manhattan and head down to Brooklyn’s Coney Island! Visit the Cyclone and the Wonder Wheel and the Boardwalk!
Make it Sweet!
Families create together on the High Line! In July, in conjunction with High Line Honey Day, we’ll learn about bees, taste sweet plants, and more.
Documentary Screening: 2.5% – The Osa Peninsula
Join us for a private screening of 2.5% – The Osa Peninsula – winner of best documentary at the 2015 Santa Monica Independent Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Eytan Elterman and Marco Bollinger.
Tools for Grassroots Activists, Book Release
Come see Beyond Coal Director Mary Anne Hitt, along with Dan Sherrell, at this awesome event at Patagonia Soho. Published by Patagonia®, this paperback book…