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Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

  • BIG!NYC will be open this Memorial Day weekend: both stores will be open Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm & Astoria will be open 10am-6pm on Monday.  
  • This week we salute the International Contemporary Furniture Fair with a 20% OFF sale featuring high-end and mid-century furniture! Fancy furniture, discount prices! See our featured items below.
  • Thanks to all our friends who came by our 4th Annual Block Party & Stop 'N' Swap on Saturday. Pictures are posted on Facebook. Hurry up and tag yourself! 
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  • Summer CSA shares are still available with bi-weekly pick-ups in our Gowanus store. Sign up now for delicious, fresh summer veggies! 

Due to climate change New York City has become on average significantly hotter and wetter.

 
In 2011, New York experienced:
  • 60 broken rainfall records
  • 19 broken heat records
  • 19 broken snowfall records
Go to NRDC's website to help reduce emission from coal power plants - which are currently allowed to dump as much carbon as they want into our air: www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/local-climate.asp 
Pine Hutch

SALE $172 in Gowanus

ALU: 21729  

Viking Pro Wine Cooler

$750 in Astoria

ALU: 21870   

Green Volunteer Opps:

* Sunday, May 27th: 

WQCI volunteer day at Queensboro Plaza.

* Saturday, June 2nd: 

BIG!NYC-Astoria Volunteer Day.
Shop in Astoria! Questions? Email astoria@bignyc.org
Kartell Form Modern Lounge Chair Set  

by Piero Lissoni 

SALE $800 in Astoria

ALU: 21626
Moooi AVL
Shaker Table
SALE $1,200 in Astoria
ALU: 21467
Ekornes Pegasus
Coffee Table

SALE $560 in Astoria

ALU: 21468

Antique Mission Oak Rocker by Harden 

SALE $320 in Astoria  

ALU: 21469

Danish Modern Teak Bookshelf by Hundevad
SALE $600 in Astoria  
ALU: 21725
Mid-Century
Modern Bureau 
 
SALE $640 in Astoria
ALU: 21471
Shop in Gowanus! Questions? Email gowanus@bignyc.org
Glass Door Ent. Center
SALE $60 in Gowanus
ALU: 19649
Entertainment Center 
SALE $240 in Gowanus
ALU: 21819
Cherry Ent. Center

SALE $80 in Gowanus

ALU: 19650

Medium Modern Dresser
SALE $52 in Gowanus 
ALU: 21722
Dark Dresser

SALE $68 in Gowanus

ALU: 21822
Vintage Table
SALE $80 in Gowanus
ALU: 21842
Environmental Events in NYC







Sunday, May 27, 10am-4pm.
Get Dirty NYC Volunteer Event: Western Queens Compost Initiative. Queensboro Plaza, Queens. Please RSVP (free!).

Saturday, June 2, 11am-3pm.
Volunteer at BIG!NYC Astoria. 3-17 26th Ave. Free! Please RSVP (pizza lunch provided).

Friday, June 8, 6-9pm.
GreenHomeNYC Summer Video Release Party! BIG!NYC-Gowanus, 69 9th St, Brooklyn. Free! Please RSVP. 

Friday, June 8, 6:30pm.
Multicultural Club from The Young Women's Leadership School (TYWLS) of Astoria presents the 3rd Annual  Eco-Friendly Fashion Show. 23-15 Newton Ave., Astoria, NY 11102. $5-20 per ticket.

Monday, June 11, 6-10pm.
Solar One's Annual Fundraiser: Revelry by the River. Guastavino's, 409 East 59th Street, NYC. Tickets available now. 

Thursday-Saturday, November 8-10.
The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University and Hofstra Cultural Center in partnership with Columbia University Center for Sustainable Urban Development and New York University Center for the Sustainable Built Environment present "From the Outside In: Sustainable Futures for Global Cities and Suburbs" conference. Hofstra University. Call for Papers open now through June 30th.

BIG!NYC-Astoria

BIG!NYC Astoria Map
Mon-Fri 10-6
& Sat-Sun 10-5
718-777-0132 x21
astoria@bignyc.org 
BIG!NYC-Gowanus
BIG!NYC Gowanus Map 
Wed-Fri 10-6
& Sat-Sun 10-5
718-725-8925
gowanus@bignyc.org