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  11/15/2013, November C2C Innovation Celebration

  6/15/2013, LUMEN Video & Performance Festival

  6/9/2013, Park Slope Dog Dash - Scavenger Hunt

  5/18/2013, Modavanti Launch Party

  5/18/2013, Solar One Family Day: NYC Wildflower Week Interactive Plant Fair

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    Mysterious Brooklyn Heights Brownstone Actually Hides a Secret Underground Portal - PHOTOS
    © Heather Quinian The "home" stands at the Brooklyn end of the Joralemon Street Tunnel, which brings the 4 and 5  to and from Manhattan. The construction was in fact a residential building up until 1846, but in 1908 it was transformed a ventilation station
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    Philippe Starck and Hansgrohe Launch Axor Starck Organic Line of Sensual Water-Saving Faucets
    Starck, who is known for the eco-consciousness he brings to his designs, teamed up with Hansgrohe to create a faucet that is not only beautiful, but very water-efficient. According to Grohe, the new faucet boasts a flow rate of just 0.9 gallons per minute
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    6 Perfect Picnic Spots to Visit in NYC
    Alley Pond Park You’ll find plenty of space to lay back and enjoy the beauty of nature at this 600 acre park in Queens. It's filled with playgrounds and ball fields, so you can catch some cardio after desert, or simply stick around to watch a game as you
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    Expanded Free Ferry Service to Red Hook Kicks Off Memorial Day Weekend!
    Looking for something fun to do this summer in NYC? How about a free ferry ride that also supports a neighborhood that was knocked off its feet after Hurricane Sandy? Mayor Bloomberg joined other city officials this week to announce the launch of a free Red

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    Today is Bike to Work Day in New York!
    Photo from Shutterstock Throw your suit in a messenger bag and strap on your helmet because today is Bike to Work Day! Thousands of New Yorkers will be trading in their car, bus or subway commutes for a zero-energy alternative that is also a blast - and
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    Olafur Eliasson Brings Pieces of Actual Iceland Glacier to His EXPO 1 Exhibit at MoMA PS1 (PHOTOS)
    The oldest ice in the glacier is estimated to have originated some 800 years ago, around AD 1200, which sheds some light on the curious title of the piece. As PS1 puts it, “the physical experience of centuries-old ice from the glaciers of Eliasson’s native
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    Greenpoint, Brooklyn Residents Surprisingly Don't Hate Mysterious Crowing Rooster
    It’s not the sounds of the city or early morning trash removal that forces some Greenpoint, Brooklyn residents out of bed in the morning. Instead, a neighborhood rooster has become a local town favorite by bringing a bit of the countryside to the Kingsborough.
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    Salad Wheel Cooks Up Tasty Vegan Lunch Options Inside a Former Bushwick Nightclub
    "I started Salad Wheel to aid the growing need to slow obesity, poor eating and lower income and diverse communities and to overall greaten peoples awareness of simple and healthy good food and beverages," says Reynolds. The eatery's name was one that he had

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    will.i.am and EKOCYCLE Announce $200,000 Grant to Spur Household Recycling in the South Bronx
    Recycling may seem like second nature for some New Yorkers, but for many, it's a confusing and inconvenient process. “Residents of the South Bronx who live in large apartment buildings face numerous obstacles that make it difficult to recycle on a regular
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    PHOTOS: Bower Debuts Fun & Flexible Magnetic Polaris Light at BKLYN Designs
    Danny and Tammer explained that they got the idea for the Polaris while trying to figure out how to reuse magnets left over from their target keyholders (seen above). They offer the lamps in several different configurations here, including some with metallic
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    Learn How to 3D Print at ICFF with DesignX!
    We're looking forward to all that this weekend's International Contemporary Furniture Fair will bring, and we just learned that the latest in home furnishings won't be the only thing visitors can expect at the event. Showgoers who are interested in 3D printing
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    Ideas City Festival Livens Up the Bowery With Green Installations and Sustainable Fun
    Inhabitat favorite Kim Holleman was there with her Trailer Park holding court at a prime location right in front of the New Museum’s doors and inviting guests to take a shady break and relax inside the plant-filled pop up park. After taking a load off, many

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  • 6/9/2013 - Park Slope Dog Dash - Scavenger Hunt
    321 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY  11215
  • 6/15/2013 - LUMEN Video & Performance Festival
    Lyons Pool; 20 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY  10301
  • 11/15/2013 - November C2C Innovation Celebration
    IAC Building, 555 West 18th St., New York, NY  10011

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    Forest Hills Greenmarket
    One of the newest Greenmarkets in NYC, the Forest Hills farmers market boasts a variety of locally grown, fresh products. Throughout the season, the market will offer free cooking demonstrations, kids activities, and the opportunity to mingle with neighbors,
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    Village Preschool Center
    The Village Preschool Center's teaching approach utilizes the best of what is known today in the field of Early Childhood Education, including Montessori, Reggio Emilia and Bank Street. They emphasize the importance of observing the children and following
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    SHREDability
    Shredability is a unique secure document destruction company employing people with disabilities and working to keep our planet green by recycling all paper into post-consumer products. Shredability is a AAA NAID Certified business that understands the risks
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    Hale Organic Salon
    Hale is a new organic salon in the Tribeca neighborhood of NYC that's working to bring New Yorkers great hair styling in a chemical and attitude free environment. Founded by Joe Murray, formerly of John Masters Organics Salon in Soho, Hale has a sealed-off

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    Build it Green! NYC Gowanus
    Founded in 2004, Build It Green NYC claims to be the only NYC non-profit retail outlet that stocks salvaged and surplus building materials, in an effort to keep these items out of landfills. They offer large household appliances, lighting, flooring, windows,
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    Queens Botanical Garden
    While many New Yorkers don't even know of its existence, the Queens Botanical Garden's Visitor & Administration Building, designed by Manhattan-based BKSK Architects is one of the most accessible (not to mention absolutely lovely) examples of eco architecture
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    Ozone Park CSA
    Ozone Park CSA is a non-profit all-volunteer, neighborhood-based group, managed and organized by its members. Our mission is to bring fresh, local, organic produce to the neighborhood at a low cost. Each week our farmers in upstate New York bring seasonal
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    The Park Preschool
    The Park Preschool and The Barclay Street School serve children from two years of age to five years of age. The belief that children learn through play is the guiding principle The Park Preschool was founded on and has maintained since its inception in

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    Chelsea Day School
    The mission of Chelsea Day School is to nurture and guide each child's development, physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually, in an environment where learning unfolds through play and exploration. Creativity and artistic expression are highly valued
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    CP Kids Early Childhood at Chelsea Piers
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    The Downtown Little School
    The Downtown Little School offers a pre-school program for young children that emphasizes social and emotional growth, while giving careful attention to cognitive and physical development. They offer an individualized program that supports the strengths and
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    Sara Curry Preschool at Little Missionary’s Day Nursery
    Since nursery school is the child's first experience of belonging to a larger group, Little Missonary's feels this experience should be a positive one. The school uses creative strategies for encouraging children's adaptation to the group, such as discussion

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