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Solar Car Crafts + Yoga + Green Building Tours
This Saturday, The NEW New York Green Block Party, we have packed schedule of green living and learning. From yoga to solar car crafts to green building tours, we have fun activities all day! Details below, and more about the day’s events on our schedule page. YOGA on the Roof Join Hosh Yoga and Go…
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Bikes and E-Waste — Drop-off at Green Block Party
You know that Apple IIc sitting in your closet? Or that second bike taking up most of your storage space? Stop wasting space and the objects by dropping them off at the block party! Lower East Side Ecology Center will be collecting old electronics from 10am to 4pm. Show up with your old tv, vcr, Atari,…
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Makin’ It Green in WILLIAMSBURG Tour
Discover how Brooklyn is going green on the Makin’ It Green in WILLIAMSBURG Tour brought to you by GreenHomeNYC and Made in Brooklyn Tours. See the creative entrepreneurs and artisans in Williamsburg who are literally re-making Brooklyn with a social and ecological conscience. The tour begins at Mast Brothers Chocolate on North 3 St. and…
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re-think: sustainable furniture design competition
GreenHomeNYC will be featuring the work of six environmentally conscious design students who have created sustainable furniture especially for the garden lounge space at this fall’s The NEW New York Green Block Party. Using reclaimed materials donated by Film Biz Recycling and Build It Green, and the help of a jury of recognized architects /…
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The NEW New York AFTER Party – Buy tix now!
Last night we had a blast at Brooklyn Bowl — already looking forward to our next party fundraiser, happening the night of the green block party (Oct 1)! Just because the sun has gone down doesn’t mean the fun is over! Join us at The NEW New York AFTER Party for beer, food trucks Coolhaus…
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Bowling, Beer, Bands — Sept. 19th Fundraiser for The NEW New York
Join us on September 19th for The NEW New York Music Blow-out Fundraiser at Brooklyn Bowl! 61 Wythe Ave (11th/12th Streets), Williamsburg We will rock out the night at this LEED-certified music/bowling venue with three most excellent local bands and DJ Michael Pope. Come early to snag your favorite bowling lane! Doors open at 6pm…
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Get the scoop on the NYC BioHeat Mandate on Sept. 20!
If you haven’t heard of the City’s new BioHeat mandate, aren’t yet sure exactly what to do about it, or or just want an opportunity to learn more, then this conference is for you! This free, half day conference co-hosted with GreenHomeNYC on Tuesday September 20th, will explain the City’s new BioHeat mandate for buildings, and related…
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NESEA Annual Meeting in NYC September 24th
Please join GreenHomeNYC and Projjal Dutta, Director of Sustainability for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, for the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities (ISC) at Hunter College from 5pm to 9pm. GreenHomeNYC is the local chapter of NESEA, and is helping to bring…
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September Forum: Composting and Waste Management
Don’t throw those food particles down your kitchen sink or the plant clippings in a garbage container; Compost it! Americans throw out an enormous amount of organic matter everyday that can be used otherwise. There are a variety of benefits to managing our waste through composting which is advantageous to our soil and plant life. Join…
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Bring Poop to the Block Party — Donate on ioby!
This October 1, GreenHomeNYC is bringing The NEW New York Green Block Party to Williamsburg. Last year in Gowanus we had many great local community groups join us. This year we hope to bring even more but we need some help to do so. Some of the organizations we are excited about bringing can’t afford…