Green Economy
How sustainable design and investments are reshaping the way we build, work, move goods, and generate power.
Top: Pratt Institute: East Hall Plaza. Photo: SCAPE & Ty Cole
Series Description
Inspired by NYC’s new Green Economy Action Plan, Open House New York has curated a selection of places across all five boroughs that reveal how sustainable design and investments are reshaping the way we build, work, move goods, and generate power in New York City. During OHNY Weekend, selected experiences will provide you with an in-depth understanding of how the city’s transition to a green economy will touch the lives of every New Yorker.
Projects will highlight how the essential work of creating a more sustainable city can galvanize efforts to address a host of challenges. Learn about how the strategic diversification of the city’s workforce with new green jobs is breathing new life into areas like the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Governor’s Island. Discover how nonprofit organizations are building social capital and addressing environmental injustices by restoring underwater ecosystems and greening rooftops. And get an up-close look at how things like passive housing design and modular construction can help us address the city’s housing shortage.
Series Lineup
702 Hancock: Market Rate Passive House
Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn | Open Access
Adaptation(s) 2.0: Exhibition Tours and Walking Tour
Governors Island, Manhattan | Open Access
Bethany Terraces: Modular Affordable Passive House
East Flatbush, Brooklyn | Ticketed
Billion Oyster Project: Meet the Oysters
Governors Island, Manhattan | Open Access
Billion Oyster Project: Walking Tour Governors Island, Manhattan | Open Access
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Sunset Park, Brooklyn | Open Access
Brooklyn Grange Sunset Park
Sunset Park, Brooklyn | Open Access
Brooklyn School of Inquiry: Rooftop Greenhouse
Gravesend, Brooklyn | Open Access
Calvert Vaux Park Pavilion
Gravesend, Brooklyn | Ticketed
East Midtown Greenway
Upper East Side, Manhattan | Ticketed
East Side Coastal Resiliency Project Lower East Side, Manhattan | Ticketed
East Village Sustainable Walking Tour Lower East Side, Manhattan | Ticketed
FABSCRAP Warehouse at Brooklyn Army Terminal
Sunset Park, Brooklyn | Open Access
Gowanus Canal Conservancy: Lowlands Nursery
Gowanus, Brooklyn | Open Access
Luis Lopez Modular Comfort Station
Fox Hills, Staten Island | TicketedMaterials for the Arts
Long Island City, Queens | Open Access
NYC Parks Randall’s Island Garage Green Roof
Randall’s Island, Manhattan | Open Access
Pratt Institute: East Hall Plaza
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn | Ticketed
Ravenswood Generating Station
Long Island City, Queens | Ticketed
Sky Farm LIC: Rooftop Farm Tour with Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens
Long Island City, Queens | Ticketed
Starlight Park
Crotona Park East, Bronx | Ticketed
Sunset Park Materials Recovery Facility
Sunset Park, Brooklyn | Open Access
Sure We Can
Bushwick, Brooklyn | Open Access
Taystee Life Sciences Building
Manhattanville, Manhattan | Ticketed
This series includes a mix of Open Access and Ticketed experiences. Open Access locations are free to visit without reservations. Some locations require tickets. Ticketing opens on October 8 at 11 am.
Full details, including times and locations, will be released on October 1.