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Angels & Accordions
500 25th St/ 5th Ave, Brooklyn
program name: architecturemoves
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Sunset Park
Sat 12, 3:30 pm, rain date Sun
The cemetery’s rolling hills and woods come to life in this site-specific tour/performance by choreographer Martha Bowers and Dance Theatre Etcetera. Original music by Guy Klucevsek and Bob Goldberg, visual installations designed by Alexander Heilner. Organized by historian Jeff Richman and The Green-Wood Historic Fund.

program status: past
subway: R to 25th St.
bus: B63.


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Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, The
SW corner of Court St & Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn
program name: opendialoguenewyork
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Cobble Hill
Sat 11 am   Sun 11 am

Be sure to bring closed-toed shoes and a flashlight to this tour of the world's oldest subway tunnel, constructed in seven months using only hand tools and primitive equipment.

capacity: 60 per tour
program status: past
subway: M, N, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall
bus: B25, B37, B38, B41, B45, B51, B52, B65, B103


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Barzel Iron Works
61 Jefferson St/ Bushwick Ave,   Brooklyn
program name: opendialoguenewyork
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Bushwick
Sun 10, 11:30 am, 1, 2:30 pm

Talks with artist Kristina Kozak about her metalworking studio. Blacksmithing and Forging demonstrations.

program status: past
subway: J, M, Z, Myrtle Ave/Broadway
bus: B15, B46, B47, B54


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Brooklyn Bridge Park Hardhat Tours
Pier 1/ Furman & Old Fulton Sts , just south of Fulton Ferry Landing Brooklyn
program name: opendialoguenewyork
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights/DUMBO
Sun 11 am, 1, 3pm

Take a hardhat construction site tour with staff and architects of this 85-acre waterfront park.

capacity: 30
program status: past
subway: A, C to High St, 2, 3 to Clark St
bus: B25
other transportation: Water taxi to Fulton Ferry landing

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Brooklyn Makes
Space on Dobbin, 50-52 Dobbin St/ Nassau St
program name: OHNY tours
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Greenpoint
Sat 7:30 - 10 pm
A self-guided video walking tour in the Greenpoint Williamsburg Industrial Business Zone. Videos by Sarah Nelson Wright will light up the industrial facades of three manufacturers, with evocative sound by Jennifer Stock. Captured inside each business, the videos and sounds bring North Brooklyn’s hidden labor onto the public streets.

program status: past
subway: G to Nassau, L to Bedford Ave.
bus: B48, B61.


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Brooklyn Navy Yard Arts Open Studios
63 Flushing Avenue, Cumberland Gate Brooklyn
program name: OHNY tours
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Fort Greene
Sat 12 - 6 pm
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is home to a growing number of artists and artisans. BNYArts hosts its 2nd annual Open Studio event to offer the public an opportunity to visit many of the Navy Yard's art studios and work spaces. Experience the creativity flourishing within this unique industrial park.

program status: past
subway: F to York.
bus: B61, B57.
other transportation: Shuttle provided from York St. F stop.

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Brooklyn Navy Yard Bike Tour
63 Flushing Avenue, Cumberland Gate Brooklyn
program name: sustainablenewyork, OHNY tours
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Fort Greene
Sat 2 pm   Sun 2 pm

One of the US Navy’s foremost shipbuilding facilities has been revitalized as a national leader for sustainable industrial parks. The bike tour highlights green elements, including the city's first building-mounted wind turbines, solar/wind street lamps, LEED certified buildings and adaptative reuse of historic structures. Organized by the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation.

program status: past
subway: F to York.
bus: B57, B61.
other transportation: Carlton Avenue Bike Lane.

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Brooklyn Navy Yard by Bus Tour
Reserve for meeting location.
program name: OHNY tours
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Fort Greene
Sat 9 am   Sun 9 am

One of the US Navy’s foremost shipbuilding facilities has been revitalized as an industrial and commercial park employing over 4,500 people. The bus tour showcases the entire yard, stopping at historically significant sites along the way. Organized by the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. Organized by the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation.

program status: past
subway: F to York.
bus: B57, B61.


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Castle Braid, The
114 Troutman St/ Evergreen Ave, Brooklyn
program name: opendialoguenewyork
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Bushwick
Sat 9 am - 5 pm   Sun 9 am - 5 pm

Tours a former factory space that has been converted to 146 apartments with a playful and industrial designed lobby and courtyard creating a modern yet warm atmosphere.

capacity: 25
program status: past
subway: L to Morgan Ave, J, M, Z to Myrtle Ave
bus: B15, B46, B47, B54, B60


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Coney Island Talking Boardwalk
NW corner, Stillwell Ave/ Surf Ave
program name: OHNY tours
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Coney Island
Sat 3:30 pm
Clues to the former glory and bizarre past of Coney Island are woven into its current community. Learn about the social and physical architecture of Coney when it was the world's most influential amusement area, and the essence of American pop culture.

program status: past
subway: D, F, N, Q to Coney Island Stillwell Ave.
bus: B36, X29.


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Connecting Children to Architecture
10 Grand Army Plaza/ Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Park Slope/Prospect Heights
Sat 4 pm   Sun 4 pm

Enjoy a special reading of Andrea Beaty's "Iggy Peck, Architect" in the Executive Director's Office of the Central Library. All ages.

program status: past
subway: Q, B to 7th Ave, 2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza.
bus: B41, B69, B71.
other transportation: Heart of Brooklyn Connection Shuttle

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Family Architecture Workshop & Tour: Historic Red Hook

program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Red Hook
Sun 1 pm

Walk and sketch historic Red Hook with teaching architect Ann deVere. Organized by K.I.D.S. Art Education program of the Kentler International Drawing Space, a Red Hook gallery for drawings and works on paper. Ages 4 - 12.

program status: past
subway: F to Smith-9th Sts. Transfer to B77 bus.
bus: B61, B77.


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GreenHomeNYC: Williamsburg Walk
Reserve for meeting location.
program name: sustainablenewyork, OHNY tours
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Williamsburg
Sat 10 am - 1 pm
Tour three sustainable structures in Williamsburg and get a unique glimpse at the inner working and design details with their architects, LEED APs, developers, engineers and owners. Organized by GreenHomeNYC.

program status: past
subway: L to Lorimer St.
bus: B24, B48.


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Litchfield Villa and Prospect Park
Entrance to Litchfield Villa, 95 Prospect Park West
program name: OHNY tours
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Park Slope/Prospect Heights
Sun 1, 3 pm

Tour Prospect Park's Litchfield Villa, an Italianate-style country home built in 1857 by renowned architect A.J. Davis. Visit the Villa's roof, interior spaces and surrounding environs, led by architectural historian Francis Morrone.

program status: past
subway: F to 7th Ave.
bus: 69.


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MINE metal/art
177 Grand St/ Bedford Ave, Brooklyn
program name: opendialoguenewyork
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Williamsburg

MINE metal/art is a retail store and design highlighting Kristina Kozak's metalworking designs including beds, tables and small sculpture are featured along with other works by local artists. Pick up a map to visit her outdoor commissioned pieces in the Williamsburg neighborhood.

program status: past
subway: L train Bedford Ave, J, M, Z to Bway.
bus: B61, Q59.
other transportation: Driggs and Berry St. bike lanes

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