Come discover Randall’s Island Urban Farm – all are welcome at these free events! An urban farm expert will be on site to answer questions. You can discover a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, meet the chickens, and learn about the rice paddies.
The annual Shakespeare in the Park is an event not to be missed. You can get a touch of the English Renaissance period within the modern-day urban park.
New York possesses a treasure trove of building stones -in lobbies, on facades, sidewalks and curbstone.
The beautiful building materials used in its streets, building facades and lobbies show the richness and variety of colors of these pages of earth history.
On our trip we will see many rock type varieties from North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Africa ranging in age from 3 billion years to a mere 1 million years old. And we will decipher the history that each rock tells.
Donald Albrecht, MCNY curator of Architecture and Design, joins writer Tony Hiss to speak on the Museum’s new exhibit on the soundscapes of iconic Manhattan sites such as Grand Central Terminal and the 42nd Street Public Library.
Look beyond the ‘green’ hype, get the deeper details on what the hell sustainability is and how it relates to professional practice and our personal lives. The Un-School of Disruptive Design NYC will address the ways in which we can all help achieve it.
Come recycle the holiday cheer with the NYC Compost Project Hosted by the Lower East Side Ecology Center at this season’s Mulchfest, located at Tompkins Square Park!
The High Line has stimulated tremendous growth in its Chelsea neighborhood and sparked new thinking about multi-use, shared public spaces.
Join High Line co-founder Joshua David for a conversation with architectural critic Paul Goldberger and Vishaan Chakrabarti of SHoP Architects about the impact of this repurposed elevated rail line on the city and its economy.
Join the Madison Square Park Conservancy in celebrating the holidays as they honor over 100 years of holiday tree tradition in Madison Square Park!
Join 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.
Woods? 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.
Two years after Hurricane Sandy Manhattan is back and getting bigger than ever.
Join an expert tour of NYC’s amazing building stones, remarkable materials with a rich geologic past, used in its streets, building facades and lobbies.
Every city is unique, but what further distinguishes New York from the rest is the profound presence of world trade – more than any other…
Recycle your e-waste in an environmentally responsible way by bringing it to our summer drop-off events!
This program will focus on why we need an international treaty and why it is critical to mobilize support to demand that the U.S. assume a leading role in the treaty negotiations. Many prominent stakeholders in the field will be also be speaking.
Climate Ride NYC-DC is a grand cycling adventure that connects two of the nation’s most important cities – New York and Washington, DC – by bicycle.
Nourish your taste buds on scrumptious plant-based food from New York’s famed vegan restaurants – the best in the world!