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100 Free Tree Giveaway in Queens!
 
BIG!NYC and WQCI have partnered with NYRP's MillionTreesNYC program to giveaway 100 FREE trees to Queens residents on Sunday, October 14th!  You can sign up now to reserve your free tree (click here), and select from the different species of trees available.

Sunday, October 14th
11am-1pm
Build It Green!NYC
  3-17 26th Ave.
Astoria NY 11102
Call for Reuse Artisans!

BIG!NYC is hosting our 2nd Annual Crafted at the Canal reuse themed holiday fair at our BIG!NYC Brooklyn location on 12/7 & 12/8.

We're looking for clever crafters and artisans like YOU who incorporate reuse in their creations. Apply now!
Glidden Brand Paint 
Eggshell Finish
"Red Delicious"
$2 per quart in Astoria
ALU: 23819  
Sub-Zero Wine Cooler
$1,000 each in Gowanus
ALU: 23580 (2 available)
Deconstruct     Donate     
Shop in Astoria! Questions? Email astoria@bignyc.org
SALE Blue Theater Seats  

$10 per chair in Astoria

ALU: 23345
Red Banquet Seats

$400 for the set in Astoria ($150-$175/each)

ALU: 23782
Ice Cream Maker

$999 in Astoria

ALU: 23799

Antique Armoire 

$40 in Astoria

ALU: 23792      

Empire Safe  

 

$2,250 in Astoria
ALU: 23781
Decorative Wall

 

$499 in Astoria

ALU: 23784

Shop in Gowanus! Questions? Email gowanus@bignyc.org
Asian-Inspired Bdrm Set
 $580 4 piece set in Gowanus
ALU: 23820
Antique Trunk
 $175 in Gowanus
ALU: 23814
Laundry Sink   
$25 in Gowanus
ALU: 23773
Blue Cupboard 
 
$175 in Gowanus
ALU: 23818 
Secretary Desk
 
$250 in Gowanus
ALU: 23813   
Rocking Chair
$75 in Gowanus
ALU: 23817 
NYC Green Info 

Recycle CFLs!
Click here to learn more about where to drop-off batteries, motor oil, old car tires, and more.
 
Environmental Events in NYC
 













 



Friday, October 5th, 8am-3pm (plus more dates!)
Volunteer Playground Installation at My Mother's House. Hour Children, 36-30 12th Street, LIC. (Breakfast and lunch will be served!)

Saturday, October 6th, 6-10pm.
596 Acres' First Benefit: People Working Our Land Together. Sun in Bloom, 460 Bergen St., Brooklyn. Tickets are $50 per person.

Sunday, October 14, 11am-1pm.
WQCI presents NYRP Fall 2012 Tree Giveaway at Build It Green!NYC in Astoria. 3-17 26th Ave., Astoria. Register for your free tree two weeks before the giveaway!

Sunday, October 14, 11:30am-12:30pm.
Allergic To Salad's Kids Healthy Cooking Class. Earthworm Farm, Riverhead, Long Island. Free!

Wednesday, October 17, 6:30-9pm.
Gowanus Canal Conservancy Urban Ecology Lectures: “Going Native at the Gowanus Canal and beyond" with Heather Liljengren, Supervising Seed Collector and Chief Field Taxonomist, Greenbelt Native Plant Center, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. BIG!NYC-Gowanus, 69 9th St., Gowanus. $5 donation.

Sunday, October 20, 11am-1pm.
Build It Green!NYC & Gowanus Canal Conservancy presents NYRP Fall 2012 Tree Giveaway at the Salt Lot. 2 Second Ave., Gowanus, Brooklyn. Register for your free tree two weeks before the giveaway!

Tuesday, October 23.
Masked Marvelous Cocktail Party, to benefit Materials for the Arts. 33-00 Northern Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Long Island City. Tickets are $50 per person.

Wednesday, November 14, 6:30-9pm.
Gowanus Canal Conservancy Urban Ecology Lectures: "Restoration and Management of Woodlands in Prospect Park" with John Jordan, Natural Resources Supervisor at Prospect Park. BIG!NYC-Gowanus, 69 9th St., Gowanus. $5 donation. 
 
Thursday, November 15, 7pm. 
ioby's spectabulous third annual benefit in our backyards. Brooklyn Brewery, 79 N. 11th S., Brooklyn. Early bird tickets $50-125 each.

 

BIG!NYC-Astoria

BIG!NYC Astoria Map
Mon-Fri 10-6
Sat-Sun 10-5
718-777-0132 x2
astoria@bignyc.org 
BIG!NYC-Gowanus
BIG!NYC Gowanus Map
Mon-Fri 10-6
Sat-Sun 10-5
718-725-8925 x2
gowanus@bignyc.org