The Executive Director of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, along with an attorney from the New York City Law Department, leads a tour of new developments in the park and coordinates a discussion about some of the legal hurdles to implementing park initiatives.
Category: Tours
Brooklyn Grange Urban Rooftop Farm Tour
This is an opportunity to visit one of New York City’s largest roof-top gardens and hear about initiatives to provide local produce to area restaurants and residents and capture storm water runoff.
Riverkeeper Newtown Creek Patrol
We join Riverkeeper staff in its boat, the R. Ian Fletcher, for a patrol of Newtown Creek to spot sources of pollution, check on the health of the estuary, and learn about Riverkeeper’s model of environmental enforcement.
Sims Recycling Facility Tour
For years, NYCELLI participants visited Sims’ recycling facility in Jersey City, NJ. Now, we are able to visit Sims’ newly-opened facility in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The new facility implements innovative solutions to many obstacles that faced at the Jersey City facility. Participants learn about New York City’s recycling industry and the recyclables commodity market.
South Bronx Environmental Justice Tour
This walking tour of the South Bronx, hosted by Sustainable South Bronx, exposes participants to the numerous environmental burdens the community bears, including emissions from over 15,000 trucks passing through the neighborhood daily, four power plants, and a waste transfer station handling 100% of the municipal solid waste produced in the South Bronx, as well… Continue reading South Bronx Environmental Justice Tour
Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Tour
The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel beneath Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. The tunnel, which opened for use in 1844, connected the Long Island Railroad with South Ferry and took people back and forth between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Train cars were hauled by horses through the tunnel. In 1861, the tunnel was sealed… Continue reading Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Tour