All Posts Under New York City

Winter Talks: City on A Grid – How New York Became New York

The Manhattan street grid has been called “a disaster” of urban planning and “the most courageous act of prediction in Western Civilization”. In other words, you either love it or hate it. Join Gerard Koeppel as he relates the history of this uniquely New York marvel through his most recent book.

Winter Talks: Marking Time, Marking Place: Lower Manhattan THEN & NOW

President of cultureNOW, Abby Suckle, presents an illustrated talk on their urban archeology project and the creation of a map showing New York City over time. Learn about the process of surveying our local geographic history and raising questions that need to be considered as we plan a more resilient city in our future.

The Legacy of Jane Jacobs

In 1960 Jane Jacobs’s book The Death and Life of Great American Cities sent shockwaves through the architecture and planning worlds. Join us as New York Times columnist Ginia Bellafante talks to Matt Tyrnauer, director and producer of the acclaimed documentary Citizen Jane: Battle For the City, Robert Hammond, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Friends of the High Line, and Dr. Samuel Zipp, Associate Professor of American and Urban Studies at Brown University and co-editor of Vital Little Plans: The Short Works of Jane Jacobs, about Jacobs’ extraordinary impact on the urban landscape.

Queens Memory: 50 Years of Integration

Queens Library in partnership with Queens Borough President, Melinda Katz presents the 50 Years of Integration program series with generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Starr Foundation.

Join a panel of Flushing experts to share stories and memories about Flushing, and engage in discussion about our neighborhood’s past, present, and future.

Central Park, Manhattan Bandshell Area

Join us for a lively discussion about the future of regional transit, why Madison Square Garden needs to be moved, how it can happen, and what a new, world-class Penn Station would mean for New York.

Winter Jam, NYC’s Ultimate Snow Day

Presented by NYC Parks, Lake Placid, I Love NY, and I Ski NY, Winter Jam NYC is the ultimate snow day: a free winter sports festival for New Yorkers of all ages! Our partners at Gore Mountain will blow lots of fresh snow in the heart of Manhattan, so there will be plenty for all to enjoy!

Urban Food Policy Forum: Food Systems and Regional Planning

Food related issues touch nearly every aspect of our society including the economy, health, transportation, and land and water use. Urban planners analyze these sectors in order to achieve strategic, policy, and sustainability goals with the intent of making cities work more effectively. With food playing such a pivotal role in the life of cities, planners are increasingly looked upon to take more of a central and active part in shaping the urban food environment. This forum looks at ways this is happening in New York City as illustrated by the recently released Five Borough Food Flow report and the upcoming Fourth Regional Plan.

Building on the strengths of the “teach-in” model, ” Not Going Back” is organized around four types of interventions: Historical & Cultural Context/Learning As We Build; Practical Knowledge and Skill-Building; Strategic Advocacy; and Self-care and healing spaces.

The Sustainability Summit at New York Build Expo 2017

The Sustainability Summit at the New York Build Expo 2017 – 15th & 16th March, Javits Center is the leading construction and design event for New York. It’s completely FREE to attend, so why not register yourself now?

Lightfoot Market

Lightfoot Market is a pop-up event for sustainable businesses and conscientious shoppers. We created this market to showcase vendors and products with a strong commitment to sustainability. While that word gets thrown around a lot, to us “sustainability” refers to a company’s environmental, social and economic initiatives that not only create successful long-term business goals, but also contribute to the well-being of our planet and its communities.

You’ll find thoughtfully curated goods, food, speakers and more.

Citizens Committee’s Neighborhood Grant

Through our Neighborhood Grants, Citizens Committee awards micro-grants of up to $3,000 to resident-led groups to work on community and school projects throughout the city. We prioritize groups based in low income neighborhoods and Title I public schools. Application due January 23.

ANTARCTICA: ICE AND SKY

From Oscar-winning director Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist, Claude Lorius, whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear evidence of man-made global climate change. Film opens on 1/20 at Cinema Village.

NY Renews: the NYC Town Hall

NY Renews is an unprecedented statewide coalition of 90+ organizations fighting for climate policies grounded in equity and justice for communities and working people.

This year we are asking all New York State elected officials to stand with their constituents and their communities and not with the big polluters. It’s time to tackle the climate crisis and pass the nation’s most ambitious climate legislation, the New York Climate and Community Protection Act — a bill that will move New York’s economy off of fossil fuels entirely in the next 34 years, create thousands of good jobs, and give real protection to workers and low-income communities.

Creating Sustainable Cities: Pathways to Action

Creating Sustainable Cities: Pathways to Action will provide a unique platform for students, organizations, and employers to meet and learn about exciting opportunities in fields related to urban sustainability.

“How Change Happens” Book Launch with Duncan Green

The Rockefeller Foundation, the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, and the UNDP Innovation Facility are pleased to invite you to join us at the launch of the book: “How Change Happens”, in which author and innovation thought leader Duncan Green shares his insights on how we can better navigate complex systems, power, and social norms to create change.