Events
CELEBRATING CONEY ISLAND…
AMERICA’S FIRST AMUSEMENT PARK
Friday, July 11, 2008 Through Sunday, August 24, 2008
10:00am to 5:00pm
The WMHO Educational & Cultural Center
Coney Island was considered the world’s premier amusement area during the first half of the 20th Century. It was the advent of the amusement park as we know it today. Luna Park, Steeplechase, Dreamland and countless other attractions drew people to this area by the millions.
• Receive Nathan’s Coupons!!!
• Win a 1 Month Pool & Fitness Membership from Holiday Inn Express!
• Receive $7 in discount coupons to six eateries!
• Drawing for a $25 GAS CARD each week!
• See an authentic Steeplechase Horse, “Dark Cars” and more!
• L.I. Cloth Dollinks “Mermaids” & “Beach Babes” on Display!
• Four Tickets to Splish Splash Water Park will be drawn each week!
Exhibit items on display from The Paul & Nancy Brigandi Museum - one of the largest collections in the world!
GENERAL ADMISSION $7; SENIORS $6; CHILDREN (UNDER 12) $4
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On Thursday, July 17, 2008, Beach Boy’s genius Brian Wilson will be giving a free concert in Coney Island/Brighton Beach. The concert will take place at Asser Levy/Seaside Park in Brooklyn, New York, across the street from the Coney Island Beach boardwalk and The New York Aquarium, and a few blocks away from the famous Cyclone Rollercoaster and the original Nathan’s Famous.
Who could ask for anything better? Beach Boy music right by the beach!
These Free concerts are brought to us by Brooklyn’s Borough President Marty Markowitz. For a complete listing of Free concerts, check out www.brooklynconcerts.com.
”CIRCUS SUNDAYS”
Governors Island June 7th - August 31st
Saturdays at 12:30pm. Pershing Hall
SCIENCE AND ART EXHIBITION:
Open Saturdays and Sundays 10:30-5:00pm. Building 110
LECTURES:
June 7th: The CUNY Sustainability Project and PlaNYC
Laura Saegert Winkel, The CUNY Sustainability Project
June 14th: Beyond Bike Lanes: Retrofitting the 21st Century Metropolis
for Bicycles and Pedestrians Tom Angotti, Hunter College
June 21st: New Materials for Renewable Energy Technologies
Steve Greenbaum, Hunter College
June 28th: Industrial Sludge as a Source of Composite Absorbents for
Environmental Remediation Theresa Bandosz, City College
July 5th: Plants in the Green City Steve Clemants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
July 12th: Greening the Big Apple: a Natural History of the New York
Megalopolis Betsy McCully, Kingsboro Community College
July 19th: Water: The Integral Design Element for Green Infrastructure in the
City of New York. Paul Mankiewicz, The GAIA Institute
July 26th: Fuel from Algae Juergen Polle, Brooklyn College
August 2nd: Curbing Catastrophic Waste in your Home, Condo, Coop, or
Multifamily Building Andy Padian, Steven Winter Associates
August 9th: PlaNYC: Toward a Greener, Greater New York
Ariella Rosenberg-Maron, Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
August 16th: Water Efficiency in New York: Why It’s Important and How to
Achieve It Warren Liebold, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
August 23rd: The Queensbridge Wind Power Project Andrea Polli, Hunter College
August 30th: Sustainable Cities Town Hall: An open forum for New Yorkers
Moderated by Bill Solecki, Director CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
The Institute for
Sustainable Cities
SUMMER
Greening The Ridge
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
*10am - 6pm
*Ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00am
69th St. Veteran’s Memorial Pier
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
* Booths of vendors with environmentally friendly products!
* Green education programs and games!
* Fun activities for children!
* Raffles & 50/50!
* Music by local artists including; Pill Hill Radio!
* Creating artwork from recycled materials!
* Bike path activities!
On Saturday, June 28th Rockaway Waterfront Alliance will be hosting a free paddle day at Bayswater Park, in Far Rockaway, New York.
Urban Park Rangers will be taking beginning paddlers out from 1-3PM at Bay 35th Street and Jamaica Bay.
At 3:30 Sebago Canoe Club will be taking paddlers out for a kayak /canoe tour of the bay from the same location. The tour group will depart at 3:45 sharp and head over to Dubois Point Wildlife Sanctuary. This is a great opportunity to learn to paddle and take in some of the natural habitat of Jamaica Bay.
Wounded Warrior Adapted Water Sports Festival presented by the Graybeards
Rockaway
July 10-13
water skiing…fishing…scuba diving
“The New York City Waterfalls”
By Olafur Eliasson
From mid-July to mid-October “The New York City Waterfalls” will be on display along
the East River. Circle Line Downtown will provide the OFFICIAL Water Tours for
the “New York City Waterfalls”, with an audio introduction by the internationally
renown artist who created them, Olafur Eliasson.
Circle Line’s special 30-minute Waterfall tours will offer visitors the most in depth look at this monumental work of public art, with insights from the artist behind them. This special tour is only available on Circle Line Downtown.
Visitors will be able to see an up close view of the waterfalls
(Brooklyn Bridge, Governors Island, Pier 35 in Manhattan,
and Piers 4&5 in Brooklyn) on the tours.
| BOAT | ZEPHYR & PATRIOT |
|---|---|
| DEPARTS | South Street Seaport, Pier 16 |
| DATES | Mid-July thru Mid-October |
| TIME | 9:00am, 9:45am, 10:30am, 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:00pm, 1:45pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 4:00pm, 5:30pm, 6:15pm & 7:00pm |
| PRICE | All tours are $10 Special 30-minute boat tours |
|
Call 866.925.4631 For Tickets |
”CIRCUS SUNDAYS”
Governors Island June 7th - August 31st
Saturdays at 12:30pm. Pershing Hall
SCIENCE AND ART EXHIBITION:
Open Saturdays and Sundays 10:30-5:00pm. Building 110
LECTURES:
June 7th: The CUNY Sustainability Project and PlaNYC
Laura Saegert Winkel, The CUNY Sustainability Project
June 14th: Beyond Bike Lanes: Retrofitting the 21st Century Metropolis
for Bicycles and Pedestrians Tom Angotti, Hunter College
June 21st: New Materials for Renewable Energy Technologies
Steve Greenbaum, Hunter College
June 28th: Industrial Sludge as a Source of Composite Absorbents for
Environmental Remediation Theresa Bandosz, City College
July 5th: Plants in the Green City Steve Clemants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
July 12th: Greening the Big Apple: a Natural History of the New York
Megalopolis Betsy McCully, Kingsboro Community College
July 19th: Water: The Integral Design Element for Green Infrastructure in the
City of New York. Paul Mankiewicz, The GAIA Institute
July 26th: Fuel from Algae Juergen Polle, Brooklyn College
August 2nd: Curbing Catastrophic Waste in your Home, Condo, Coop, or
Multifamily Building Andy Padian, Steven Winter Associates
August 9th: PlaNYC: Toward a Greener, Greater New York
Ariella Rosenberg-Maron, Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
August 16th: Water Efficiency in New York: Why It’s Important and How to
Achieve It Warren Liebold, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
August 23rd: The Queensbridge Wind Power Project Andrea Polli, Hunter College
August 30th: Sustainable Cities Town Hall: An open forum for New Yorkers
Moderated by Bill Solecki, Director CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
The Institute for
Sustainable Cities
SUMMER
Greening The Ridge
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
*10am - 6pm
*Ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00am
69th St. Veteran’s Memorial Pier
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
* Booths of vendors with environmentally friendly products!
* Green education programs and games!
* Fun activities for children!
* Raffles & 50/50!
* Music by local artists including; Pill Hill Radio!
* Creating artwork from recycled materials!
* Bike path activities!
On Saturday, June 28th Rockaway Waterfront Alliance will be hosting a free paddle day at Bayswater Park, in Far Rockaway, New York.
Urban Park Rangers will be taking beginning paddlers out from 1-3PM at Bay 35th Street and Jamaica Bay.
At 3:30 Sebago Canoe Club will be taking paddlers out for a kayak /canoe tour of the bay from the same location. The tour group will depart at 3:45 sharp and head over to Dubois Point Wildlife Sanctuary. This is a great opportunity to learn to paddle and take in some of the natural habitat of Jamaica Bay.
Wounded Warrior Adapted Water Sports Festival presented by the Graybeards
Rockaway
July 10-13
water skiing…fishing…scuba diving
“The New York City Waterfalls”
By Olafur Eliasson
From mid-July to mid-October “The New York City Waterfalls” will be on display along
the East River. Circle Line Downtown will provide the OFFICIAL Water Tours for
the “New York City Waterfalls”, with an audio introduction by the internationally
renown artist who created them, Olafur Eliasson.
Circle Line’s special 30-minute Waterfall tours will offer visitors the most in depth look at this monumental work of public art, with insights from the artist behind them. This special tour is only available on Circle Line Downtown.
Visitors will be able to see an up close view of the waterfalls
(Brooklyn Bridge, Governors Island, Pier 35 in Manhattan,
and Piers 4&5 in Brooklyn) on the tours.
| BOAT | ZEPHYR & PATRIOT |
|---|---|
| DEPARTS | South Street Seaport, Pier 16 |
| DATES | Mid-July thru Mid-October |
| TIME | 9:00am, 9:45am, 10:30am, 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:00pm, 1:45pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 4:00pm, 5:30pm, 6:15pm & 7:00pm |
| PRICE | All tours are $10 Special 30-minute boat tours |
|
Call 866.925.4631 For Tickets |
”CIRCUS SUNDAYS”
Governors Island June 7th - August 31st
Saturdays at 12:30pm. Pershing Hall
SCIENCE AND ART EXHIBITION:
Open Saturdays and Sundays 10:30-5:00pm. Building 110
LECTURES:
June 7th: The CUNY Sustainability Project and PlaNYC
Laura Saegert Winkel, The CUNY Sustainability Project
June 14th: Beyond Bike Lanes: Retrofitting the 21st Century Metropolis
for Bicycles and Pedestrians Tom Angotti, Hunter College
June 21st: New Materials for Renewable Energy Technologies
Steve Greenbaum, Hunter College
June 28th: Industrial Sludge as a Source of Composite Absorbents for
Environmental Remediation Theresa Bandosz, City College
July 5th: Plants in the Green City Steve Clemants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
July 12th: Greening the Big Apple: a Natural History of the New York
Megalopolis Betsy McCully, Kingsboro Community College
July 19th: Water: The Integral Design Element for Green Infrastructure in the
City of New York. Paul Mankiewicz, The GAIA Institute
July 26th: Fuel from Algae Juergen Polle, Brooklyn College
August 2nd: Curbing Catastrophic Waste in your Home, Condo, Coop, or
Multifamily Building Andy Padian, Steven Winter Associates
August 9th: PlaNYC: Toward a Greener, Greater New York
Ariella Rosenberg-Maron, Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
August 16th: Water Efficiency in New York: Why It’s Important and How to
Achieve It Warren Liebold, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
August 23rd: The Queensbridge Wind Power Project Andrea Polli, Hunter College
August 30th: Sustainable Cities Town Hall: An open forum for New Yorkers
Moderated by Bill Solecki, Director CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
The Institute for
Sustainable Cities
SUMMER
Greening The Ridge
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
*10am - 6pm
*Ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00am
69th St. Veteran’s Memorial Pier
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
* Booths of vendors with environmentally friendly products!
* Green education programs and games!
* Fun activities for children!
* Raffles & 50/50!
* Music by local artists including; Pill Hill Radio!
* Creating artwork from recycled materials!
* Bike path activities!
On Saturday, June 28th Rockaway Waterfront Alliance will be hosting a free paddle day at Bayswater Park, in Far Rockaway, New York.
Urban Park Rangers will be taking beginning paddlers out from 1-3PM at Bay 35th Street and Jamaica Bay.
At 3:30 Sebago Canoe Club will be taking paddlers out for a kayak /canoe tour of the bay from the same location. The tour group will depart at 3:45 sharp and head over to Dubois Point Wildlife Sanctuary. This is a great opportunity to learn to paddle and take in some of the natural habitat of Jamaica Bay.
Wounded Warrior Adapted Water Sports Festival presented by the Graybeards
Rockaway
July 10-13
water skiing…fishing…scuba diving
“The New York City Waterfalls”
By Olafur Eliasson
From mid-July to mid-October “The New York City Waterfalls” will be on display along
the East River. Circle Line Downtown will provide the OFFICIAL Water Tours for
the “New York City Waterfalls”, with an audio introduction by the internationally
renown artist who created them, Olafur Eliasson.
Circle Line’s special 30-minute Waterfall tours will offer visitors the most in depth look at this monumental work of public art, with insights from the artist behind them. This special tour is only available on Circle Line Downtown.
Visitors will be able to see an up close view of the waterfalls
(Brooklyn Bridge, Governors Island, Pier 35 in Manhattan,
and Piers 4&5 in Brooklyn) on the tours.
| BOAT | ZEPHYR & PATRIOT |
|---|---|
| DEPARTS | South Street Seaport, Pier 16 |
| DATES | Mid-July thru Mid-October |
| TIME | 9:00am, 9:45am, 10:30am, 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:00pm, 1:45pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 4:00pm, 5:30pm, 6:15pm & 7:00pm |
| PRICE | All tours are $10 Special 30-minute boat tours |
|
Call 866.925.4631 For Tickets |
”CIRCUS SUNDAYS”
Governors Island June 7th - August 31st
Saturdays at 12:30pm. Pershing Hall
SCIENCE AND ART EXHIBITION:
Open Saturdays and Sundays 10:30-5:00pm. Building 110
LECTURES:
June 7th: The CUNY Sustainability Project and PlaNYC
Laura Saegert Winkel, The CUNY Sustainability Project
June 14th: Beyond Bike Lanes: Retrofitting the 21st Century Metropolis
for Bicycles and Pedestrians Tom Angotti, Hunter College
June 21st: New Materials for Renewable Energy Technologies
Steve Greenbaum, Hunter College
June 28th: Industrial Sludge as a Source of Composite Absorbents for
Environmental Remediation Theresa Bandosz, City College
July 5th: Plants in the Green City Steve Clemants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
July 12th: Greening the Big Apple: a Natural History of the New York
Megalopolis Betsy McCully, Kingsboro Community College
July 19th: Water: The Integral Design Element for Green Infrastructure in the
City of New York. Paul Mankiewicz, The GAIA Institute
July 26th: Fuel from Algae Juergen Polle, Brooklyn College
August 2nd: Curbing Catastrophic Waste in your Home, Condo, Coop, or
Multifamily Building Andy Padian, Steven Winter Associates
August 9th: PlaNYC: Toward a Greener, Greater New York
Ariella Rosenberg-Maron, Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
August 16th: Water Efficiency in New York: Why It’s Important and How to
Achieve It Warren Liebold, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
August 23rd: The Queensbridge Wind Power Project Andrea Polli, Hunter College
August 30th: Sustainable Cities Town Hall: An open forum for New Yorkers
Moderated by Bill Solecki, Director CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
The Institute for
Sustainable Cities
SUMMER
Greening The Ridge
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
*10am - 6pm
*Ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00am
69th St. Veteran’s Memorial Pier
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
* Booths of vendors with environmentally friendly products!
* Green education programs and games!
* Fun activities for children!
* Raffles & 50/50!
* Music by local artists including; Pill Hill Radio!
* Creating artwork from recycled materials!
* Bike path activities!
On Saturday, June 28th Rockaway Waterfront Alliance will be hosting a free paddle day at Bayswater Park, in Far Rockaway, New York.
Urban Park Rangers will be taking beginning paddlers out from 1-3PM at Bay 35th Street and Jamaica Bay.
At 3:30 Sebago Canoe Club will be taking paddlers out for a kayak /canoe tour of the bay from the same location. The tour group will depart at 3:45 sharp and head over to Dubois Point Wildlife Sanctuary. This is a great opportunity to learn to paddle and take in some of the natural habitat of Jamaica Bay.
Wounded Warrior Adapted Water Sports Festival presented by the Graybeards
Rockaway
July 10-13
water skiing…fishing…scuba diving
“The New York City Waterfalls”
By Olafur Eliasson
From mid-July to mid-October “The New York City Waterfalls” will be on display along
the East River. Circle Line Downtown will provide the OFFICIAL Water Tours for
the “New York City Waterfalls”, with an audio introduction by the internationally
renown artist who created them, Olafur Eliasson.
Circle Line’s special 30-minute Waterfall tours will offer visitors the most in depth look at this monumental work of public art, with insights from the artist behind them. This special tour is only available on Circle Line Downtown.
Visitors will be able to see an up close view of the waterfalls
(Brooklyn Bridge, Governors Island, Pier 35 in Manhattan,
and Piers 4&5 in Brooklyn) on the tours.
| BOAT | ZEPHYR & PATRIOT |
|---|---|
| DEPARTS | South Street Seaport, Pier 16 |
| DATES | Mid-July thru Mid-October |
| TIME | 9:00am, 9:45am, 10:30am, 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:00pm, 1:45pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 4:00pm, 5:30pm, 6:15pm & 7:00pm |
| PRICE | All tours are $10 Special 30-minute boat tours |
|
Call 866.925.4631 For Tickets |
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aljdf;kl | March 7, 2007 at 3:41 pm
I’m doing a project on Niagara Falls can you put some information on you web site please thank you.
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