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Queens Clean Up Crew Kick-Off Event

Kick off is at 10am in Astoria Park at 19th Street (between 23rd Ave and 22nd Drive). We invite ALL our neighbors to come out and volunteer to help clean up this beautiful community space! Hang out with your neighbors and enjoy.

New Christodora Volunteer Day at the Bronx River Flotilla

Join Christodora’s New Youth Conservationists in volunteering at the rescheduled 2016 Bronx River Flotilla, a 5-mile paddle down the Bronx River in celebration of the progress that the Bronx River Alliance has made in reclaiming the river as a place that children can explore and play!

KEEN + Wild & Scenic Present: Live Monumental in New York City

The KEEN + Wild & Scenic Live Monumental Film Tour is a collaborative effort to bring the best films about the places we love and play to communities around the country. Each stop will feature one hour of engaging and inspiring short films, ending with Live Monumental.

Mountain Biking in Manhattan: Highbridge Flow Jam

Mountain Biking in Manhattan? Join the New York City Mountain Bike Association for a day of off road cycling skill level riders on the new pump track at Highbridge Bike Park.

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.

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.

Afrofuturism Conference 2016: #BLACKISVIRAL

A student-led conference on Afrofuturism as a cultural and aesthetic movement for the radical emancipation of people of color. Join us for a weekend filled with art, performances, lectures, panels, workshops, theater pieces, film music, scholarly works, and community events !

Sustainapalooza!

Sustainapalooza is an annual event for young people engaged in efforts to facilitate enhanced urban resiliency and sustainability. Come join us for a event-filled day featuring notable panels and presentations !

“Stung by Climate” Earth Day Free Screening

A free film screening event featuring two short films about our changing climate and its influence on people across the America: “Stung by Climate” shows how climate change is affecting bees and beekeepers across the country; “The Disappearing Frontier” takes us to Alaska where people co-exist with climate change on a daily basis. Let’s celebrate 2016 Earth Day together!

Driving Sustainability: Who’s Responsible?

Driving Sustainability will ignite enthusiasm and accelerate solutions to our society’s most pressing environmental concerns such as limited resources, rapid urbanization, and social accountability.