Schedule of Events - 2011

As part of the free Green Block Party on N 11th St and Wythe (Williamsburg) The NEW New York is hosting all sorts of events, demonstrations, tours, and activities in and around the neighborhood showcasing how New Yorkers can green their lives, their city, and their buildings. Sign up! Join in!

For all events, check in at the GreenHomeNYC booth in front of Beacon’s Closet prior to your event for details and location.

9:00
** Rooftop Yoga Flow Class by Hosh Yoga – Free! **Please bring your own mat!
Meet at corner of  Berry/N11th

Block party vendors open at 11am

11:00
** Bike Donation Drop-off by Recycle-A-Bicycle – Free!
** E-Waste Drop-off (e.g., computers, tvs) by Lower East Side Ecology Center –- Free!
Collection of bikes and e-waste is all day until 4pm
** Clothing Swap by Swap for Good – Free! Bring clothing for all ages (including infants/kids)!
Swap goes until 5pm
**Kids Yoga Class by Caribou Baby — Free!

11:30
** Poop ‘N’ Paddle - paddle-boat-toilet by Adam Katzman — Free!
** Re-Using Wood by Build It Green!NYC — Free! Goes until 5pm!

12:00
** Solar Car Crafts for Kids by GreenHomeNYC — $5 per car
** Wild Plants Talk by Future Green Studio – Free!
** Skateboard Team by KCDC — Free! Goes until 4pm!

12:30
** Single Origin Talk by Think Coffee –- Free!

1:00
**Look Who’s Makin it Green Tour (1-3pm) by Made in Brooklyn Tours — $35, purchase ahead
(Note: Tour starts at Mast Brothers Chocolate (105 N 3rd St) and ends at the Block Party.
** Rooftop Yoga Class by Go Yoga –- Free! **Please bring your own mat! Meet at corner of Berry/N11th
** Living City Block Talk by Living City Block — Free!
** Drink Special by The Counting Room — $2 off Brooklyn Brewery Beer and sustainable house wines
** NYC Green Buildings Open House by GreenHomeNYC - $10 suggested donation, register here

1:30
** Poop ‘N’ Paddle - paddle-boat-toilet by Adam Katzman — Free!
** Worm Bin Workshop and Raffle (win the bin!) by North Brooklyn Compost Project – Free!

 2:00
** Single Origin Talk by Think Coffee –- Free!
** Newtown Creek Tour by Newtown Creek Alliance – suggested $10 donation

2:30
** Fair Trade Talk by Runa Tea – Free!

3:00
** Poop ‘N’ Paddle - paddle-boat-toilet by Adam Katzman — Free!
** Last hour of Skateboard Team by KCDC — Free! Goes until 4pm!

3:30
** Lounge Furniture Auction by GreenHomeNYC’s Design Challenge –
Attend for free, bid to buy! Note: Lounge is open all day for relaxation & checking out the creations!

4:00
** Solar Car Crafts for Kids by GreenHomeNYC — $5 per car
** Living City Block Talk by Living City Block — Free!

5:00 Vendors close shop

6:00
** AFTER PARTY ** at 34 Berry with outdoor films, beer, and food trucks.
Advance tickets $15. At the gate $20.

100% donations and fees go to GreenHomeNYC to support the organization of the event.

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OUR MISSION ON THE STREETS

Everybody loves a block party! GreenHomeNYC's The NEW New York will be filled with fun from learning how to plant a green roof, to watching worms wiggle and transform organic matter into dirt, to hanging out in our student-designed sustainable furniture lounge, to tours of nearby green buildings -- and more!

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