
Time: May 23, 2010 from 1:45pm to 5pm
Location: Brooklyn Navy Yard
Street: 63 Flushing Avenue
City/Town: Brooklyn, NY 11205-1080
Website or Map: http://www.brooklyngreenway.o…
Event Type: bike, tour
Organized By: The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
Latest Activity: May 18, 2010
Brooklyn Navy Yard Bike Tour: May 23rd
Pedal along with Urban Oyster on a bicycle tour exploring the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s transition from being one of the nation’s foremost naval shipbuilding facilities to becoming a national leader for sustainable urban industrial parks.
Learn about the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation’s sustainable development efforts, including the nation’s first multi-story “green” industrial building, first solar and wind-powered street lamps, NYC’s first building-mounted wind turbines, adaptively reused historic structures, and new green buildings certified by the U. S. Green Buildings Council.
Tour is co-sponsored by Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation and Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. More info and tickets
Admission: $30 per person; $25 for members of the Brooklyn Historical Society and tenants and employees of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. Advance ticket purchase is required. Click on the following link to check availability and purchase tickets.
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