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New York City has 578 miles of waterfront and 17 percent of the state’s total coastline, according to the New York State Department of Coastal Resources. With much of the shore gobbled up by industry and condos, the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance has been organizing for greater public access to this vital resource and natural jewel.
On July 18, Governors Island will play host to a culmination of this effort -- the Second Annual City of Water Day. The festival, which expects 10,000 visitors, will offer a mix of educational events, family activities and live entertainment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Highlights include music from local bands, car-free waterfront biking and rental, and a flotilla of kayakers, canoe paddlers and sailors converging on the island. Kathy Byers and Lydia Adams Davis will perform music for children. Other activities include fishing, arts and crafts, and rides.
For those who want some activism with their waterfront leisure, the day will include the Waterfront Action Fair. The alliance will hold workshops where participants can learn how to engage with waterfront campaigns.
Last, but certainly not least, the festival will present food from the past winners of the Vendy Awards -- the best of the city’s food vendors – including the King of Falafel, Sammy’s Halal and, "in a rare daytime appearance," the Arepa lady.
Free ferries to Governors Island leave from the Battery Maritime Building (adjacent to Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan) and Fulton Ferry Landing in Brooklyn. For more details on the event and the ferry schedule, visit City of Water Day.
- A Day on the Water
- The Beat Goes On
- Celebrating All Things Free
- Block Party Weekend
- Art in the Parks
- Mutton and Movies
- Bike Around the Island
- All Aboard the Art Train
- Clipped Wings?
- DUMBO for Design
- Broadway in Brooklyn
- New York's Quadricentennial
- Broadway and Its Buildings
- A Ravaged South Bronx
- A Bridge Centennial
- Art in the Armory and Beyond
- Another 100 Days
- Under the Sidewalk
- Talking with Architects
- Beyond Astroland
- The Queens International
- Letters to Obama
- Drawings of a Changing Borough
- Green Day
- Green 'Ice"
- Tale of Two Cities
- Our Dutch Heritage
- Art with Heart
- Political Parties
- Fright Week
July 18, 2009
Block Star 1: Brooklyn
The Park Place Improvement Block Association and the Hampton Sterling Virginia Place Kingston Ave. Block Association present Block Star 1: Brooklyn -- a day of flying, fun, frolic and food.
The afternoon will feature a free skateboarding school conducted by Homage/Uptown Skate School from noon to 3 p.m.; open skating on blocks from 1 to 3 p.m. and youth and adult best run and best tricks contests, with music by Native Son Audio, from 3 to 6 p.m.
For more information, call 718 774-9575.
Park Place between Kingston and Albany Avenues, Crown Heights
12:00AM - 7:00PM
Cost: Free!
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Community BasketBall Tournament & Fundraiser
The New Heights, a non-profit organization dedicated to youth education, presents the Carlos M. Perez Memorial Basketball Tournament & Fundraiser, a festive event that features boys and girl teams of all ages and at every level –playing in the games open to anyone able to make a donation. All proceeds fund local scholarships in Washington Heights. Carlos M. Perez was a youth basketball coach and community volunteer who died in a car accident in December 2005 at age 25.
Crazy Legs of the world famous Rock Steady Crew invites local dance crews fto meet up, learn, and perform between basketball games. An urban skateboarding crew and brand called JSLV from Los Angeles will fly in to provide
mentoring and skateboarding workshops. The New York Knicks have committed staff and their ‘Groove Truck’ (in addition to a signed Nate Robinson jersey for the raffle). The day will also include giveaways, raffles, vendors and coaching.
Cabrini Park, Washington Heights
10:00AM - 5:00AM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
How To Build a Boat from Recycled Materials in One Day
Dylan Gauthier, from Mare Liberum and TheFreeSeas.org will build a water-ready 15-foot boat from discarded plywood in one afternoon and teach participants how to make one themselves in this event sponsored by the CUNY Institute for Sustainable City's Summer Speaker Series and Art and Science Exhibition on Governors Island.
For more information, check out govisland.com. For more information, go to Sustainable Cities.
Pershing Hall, Governors Island
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Cost: Free!
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Mandela Day Concert
This celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life is intended as a global call to action for people to recognize their power to help change the world for the better. It will feature performances by Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Will.i.am, T-Pain, Josh Groban, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean and many more. Tickets are now available at www.ticketmaster.com and Mandela Day.
Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Ave.
8:00PM -
Cost: Pricing varies with seating
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
July 19, 2009
Hooray for Hopper! Tour
Celebrate the birthday of Edward Hopper, the great American painter, with a walk through once-Bohemian Greenwich Village, visiting sites associated with Hopper and his celebrated contemporaries. Included on the walk are the artist’s studio and home on Washington Square, the 10th Street Studio Building and the original location of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Meet in front of the Salamagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave.
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cost: $15: MAS members $10
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Historic Flatiron Walking Tour
The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership is sponsoring free weekly walking tours of the historic Flatiron district. Guides lead a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood viewing landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance building, the MetLife tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
Tours meet at 11 a.m. every Sunday year-round. For more information, please call 212 741-2323, or visit Historic Flatiron."
Southwest corner of Madison Square Park, at 23rd Street and Broadway in front of the William Seward statue
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Summer Plazas: Fifth Avenue
This event along Sunset Park’s main business strip will have activities for all groups and ages, including street theater, chess tournament, arts and crafts for children, various forms of entertainment, and giveaways.
For more information, go to Suunset Park BID.
This event will take place for three Sundays this summer: July 19, July 26 and Aug. 2.
Fifth Avenue from 48th Street to 52nd Street, Brooklyn
11:00AM - 6:00PM
Cost: Free!
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
The Sunday Scene on Knickerbocker Avenue
For three consecutive Sundays, the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council will prove the public with activities such as salsa and break dancing classes, staging for park cleanup, various art programs and exhibits, as well as acoustic music. This even wil be repeated on July 26 and Aug. 2.
For more information visit Ridgewood Bushwick Sentior Center
Knickerbocker Ave (From Suydam to Starr)
11:00AM - 5:00PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
July 20, 2009
A Brief History of Curating
Richard Armstrong, director of the Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, co-director of the Serpentine Gallery, discuss the legacy of Walter Hopps, one of the 11 groundbreaking curators discussed in "A Brief History of Curating," Obrist's most recent book. Through their focus on reinvention and experimentation, the practices of these innovative curators provide a guide into emerging artistic landscapes. The program is followed by a reception.
To RSVP, call the box ofice at 212 423-3587 weekday afternoons. Tickets may be purchased at Guggenheim or by calling the box office. Space is limited.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street
6:30PM -
Cost: $5; members, students, museum staff free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
July 21, 2009
July Art Exhibition at Agora Gallery
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will launch an art exhibition consisting of four parts running from July 21, 2009 through Aug. 11.
"Labyrinth of Color" finds artists as they approach the deepest regions of our real and imagined space and express their messages through the power of color. "Metamorphosis" is a journey into the hearts and minds of a talented grouping of artists with unique backgrounds and experiences. "The Portal to Enigma" presents three contemporary artists whose visionary works defy easy definition as they craft personal revelations with a powerful, expressive force. "The Persistence of Form" underscores the idea that as long as people dream and imagine art will never cease to exist, inspire, and bring about contemplation in others.
Agora Gallery, 530 W. 25th St.
11:00AM - 6:00PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Custody and Visitation
This is a free workshop on how judges make decisions about where a child lives and who can visit with the child.
LIFT is a non-profit organization that helps people without lawyers represent themselves in their Family Court cases. For more information about LIFT and our programs visit LIFT onloine. If you have questions about your Family Court case call the Family Law Information Hotline at 212 343-1122, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
LIFT, 350 Broadway, Room 400
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Cost: None
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Prospect Park West and Grand Army Plaza Tour
The “Central Park West” of Brooklyn is Prospect Park West. The tour of the beautiful park side street, includes discover heroic public art, historic mansions, gracious apartment buildings and contemporary work by Richard Meier.
Meet at the northeast corner of Flatbush Avenue and Plaza Street; street level of the Grand Army Plaza station
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Cost: $15. MAS members, $10
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Movie Night with the Lumets
Hollywood legend Sidney Lumet (director of over 50 films, including "12 Angry Men" and "Network') and his screenwriter daughter Jenny Lumet ("Rachel Getting Married" and the upcoming "Remember Me") talk about their movies and other movies they love and hate with Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal film critic Joe Morgenstern.
Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center
7:00PM -
Cost: $25
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
July 22, 2009
Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Unemployment Insurance is New York’s safety net program for people who lose their jobs. Thousands more New Yorkers could benefit from the program if they knew they were eligible or if they got assistance when their claims were challenged. The session includes the ins-and-out of unemployment insurance, such as earnings requirements, eligibility rules, resources to assist jobless workers and opportunities for retraining, as well as new provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It will include some surprising facts, such as domestic violence victims are eligible benefits, as are seasonal workers who have only worked for six months.
Online registration here. For information, contact mmolina@cssny.org.
Community Service Society, 105 E. 22nd St.
9:30AM - 12:30PM
Cost: $40
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Summer Sounds – Mark Edwards
Classical guitar player Mark Edwards has been performing since he was 14 years old and has played throughout the United States, Canada, Italy, and Germany. He wil perform in Trinity Church's historic churchyard l.
Visit Trinity Wall Street or call 212 602-0800 for more information.
North Churchyard, Trinity Church, Broadway and Wall Street
1:00PM - 2:30PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Art Battles
Four artists will battle with their brushes and paints to the beats of DJ Terry Urban at this summer’s outdoor ArtBattles competition at the Stuyvesant Town Oval. Local artists will have about two hours to create a painting based on the theme NYC Culture. At the end of the battle, the audience will vote to determine the champion.
Stuy Town Oval, enter at 18th Street and First Avenue
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Cost: Free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
July 23, 2009
"New York's Human Capital: The Next Generation" @ Baruch College's Vertical Campus
This conference, co-sponsored by the Center for an Urban Future and the Community Service Society and made possible through generous support from the Altman Foundation and the Ira W. DeCamp Foundation, will focus on the current and future human capital needs of New York City's business community. Discussions will address issue and questions concerning the major challenges that New York's employers face when hiring new employees and how the city's public and community colleges can play a more active role in helping local businesses train their employees. Employers of all types are encouraged to attend.
Attendance is free but space is limited. Reserve a seat by contacting cuf@nycfuture.org or 212-479-3341. Breakfast will be served.
55 Lexington Ave (between 24th & 25th St) Room 14-220 (14th Floor)
8:00AM - 11:00AM
Cost: None
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
Health-Care Reform: A Capitol Hill Update
This summer, congressional leaders are trying to pass health care reform legislation and struggling to build consensus around proposed changes that potentially affect every American.
New School president -- and former senator -- Bob Kerrey will host a live webcast from the U.S. Senate with leading health care aides involved in the debate. The event will feature Kate Leone, senior health counsel to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; John E. McDonough, senior health policy advisor to Sen. Edward Kennedy; and Russ Sullivan, Democratic staff director for the Senate Committee on Finance.
Viewers will be able to submit questions online. To register visit The New School.
Webcast
11:30AM - 12:15PM
Cost: free
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
July 25, 2009
Where Brooklyn Meets the Middle East
This is a tour of Brooklyn’s earliest Arab American neighborhood. Beginning in the 19th century, this community grew up around Atlantic Avenue in what are now the landmarked districts of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. Learn how and why this area became a Middle Eastern center and discover its cuisine, shops and restaurants. The tour includes information about two architecturally significant churches in the area and visits to longtime Arabic retail establishments.
Meet at the northwest corner of Remsen and Court streets, on the Remsen Street side of Signature Bank
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cost: $15; MAS members $10
Posted By: Gotham Gazette
How To Curb Catastrophic Waste in Your Home
Andy Padian, an award-winning expert in his field, will discuss 10 things you can do to reduce energy waste and so save energy in your apartment, house or office. This event is part of the CUNY Institute for Sustainable City's Summer Speaker Series and Art and Science Exhibition on Governors Island.
For more information on the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities and our other events on Governors Island throughout the summer, check out Sustainable Cities or email ciscevents@gmail.com.
Pershing Hall, Governors Island
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Cost: Free!
Posted By: Gotham Gazette

