Stroll, cycle or paddle the path less traveled and see New York City through openhousenewyork’s eyes.
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7th Annual Weekend Recap
October 10th & 11th, 2009 program name: opendialoguenewyork, sustainablenewyork, architecturemoves, OHNY Kids!, OHNY tours Sat Finished Sun Finished For a complete listing of past programs from the 7th Annual OHNY Weekend, please go to the program listings tab on the left and search by program name using the drop-down menu or do an advanced search of your choosing by clicking the "Advanced Search" button. program status: past |
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artHARLEM Artist Studio Tour: HOAST2009
Casa Frela Gallery, 47 W 119th St program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Harlem Sat 12 - 6 pm Sun 1 - 6 pm Participate in HOAST2009, artHARLEM's 5th annual Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour. Explore Manhattan's newest cluster of artist studios, galleries & brownstones. Meet nationally and internationally exhibited artists, curators and gallerists living, creating and exhibiting in a vibrant neighborhood. Self guided tours will be offered. program status: past subway: 2, 3 to 116th St. bus: M7, M60, M116.  
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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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Carnegie Hill Walking Tour
SE corner, Madison Ave/ 97th St program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Carnegie Hill Sat 11 am - 12 pm Explore the Carnegie Hill neighborhood, a time capsule of late 19th and early 20th century architecture. Learn about those who lived in these mansions, which now house museums and schools. program status: past subway: 6 to 96th St bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M96. GET DIRECTIONS |
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Central Park Walking Tour
60th St/ 5th Ave program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Upper East Side Sat 10:30 am, 1 pm Tour Central Park, including "Literary Walk," Bethesda Terrace and Belvedere Castle. Explore the history and geology of this beautiful park that spans over 843 acres of Manhattan. Organized by Walkin' NY. program status: past subway: N, R, W to 5th Ave. bus: M2, M3.
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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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East Village History Tour
East Village Visitors Center & Cafe, 308 Bowery, New York program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: East Village Sat 12, 2 pm Sun 12, 2 pm Explore the hidden history of Astor Place, St. Marks Place, and Alphabet City. From the Native American "Crossroads of Three Nations" to the epicenter of counterculture in America, the East Village hides a treasure trove of important NYC history in its scruffy shadows. program status: past subway: 6 to Astor Place, N, R to 8th St. bus: M8.
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Ellis Island's South Side and Ferry Building
Information desk, Ellis Island Immigration Museum program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Bowling Green Sat 9:30, 11 am, 12:30, 2, 3:30 pm Sun 9:30, 11 am, 12:30, 2, 3:30 pm Purchase ferry tickets in advance at statuecruises.com. Arrive 30 minutes before ferry departure for security processing. No one under age 18 will be permitted. Sturdy, closed-toe shoes required. Take a walking tour of the restored Ferry Building and grounds of the abandoned Ellis Island hospital, which treated 1 million immigrants. program status: past subway: N, R to Whitehall St, 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green. Walk through Battery Park to Castle Clinton, the departure point for Statue Cruises to Ellis Island. bus: M1, M6, M15 to Battery Park.
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Engineering New York
Reserve for location and time. program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: SoHo Sat 10, 11 am, Lincoln Center/ 11 am, noon, Hudson River Park/ noon, 1 pm, Arup Office Renovation/ 1, 2 pm, Prada NYC Flagship Store Sun 10, 11 am, Lincoln Center/ 11 am, noon, Hudson River Park/ noon, 1 pm, Arup Office Renovation/ 1, 2 pm, Prada NYC Flagship Store Join global engineering firm Arup for a walk highlighting the engineering systems of high-profile, sustainable buildings around New York, including the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Renovation, an Art Museum Renovation, the Hudson River Park Restoration, Arup’s Green/Sustainable Office Renovation, and the Prada Flagship Retail Store Renovation. program status: past subway: C, E to Spring St. bus: M6, M11, M66. |
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Flatiron/Gramercy Park Walking Tour
General Worth Monument, 24th St/ 5th Ave, New York program name: OHNY tours borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Flatiron District/Gramercy Park Sun 9 am Join Michelle and James Nevius, authors of "Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City," for an architectural and historical tour of the Flatiron and Gramercy Park area, including a sneak-peek at the National Arts Club/Samuel Tilden mansion. program status: past subway: R, W to 23rd St. bus: M2, M3, M5. GET DIRECTIONS |
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park by Trolley
Calvert Circle, adjacent to the Olmsted Center/ Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens program name: OHNY tours borough: Queens neighborhood: Flushing Meadows and Corona Park Sat 10, 11 am, 12, 1 pm Join the Urban Park Rangers on a trolley tour of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fair monuments. Organized by the Urban Park Rangers in association with the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Administrator's Office. program status: past subway: 7 to Mets/ Willets Point Blvd. bus: Q48 to Roosevelt Ave & Grand Central Pkwy.
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Fresh Kills by Bus
Eltingville Transit Center, Richmond Ave/ Arthur Kill Rd program name: OHNY tours borough: Staten Island neighborhood: Richmondtown Sat 10 am, 1 pm Sun 10 am, 1 pm Witness the dramatic transformation of a 2,200-acre landfill into a wild home of turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, ring-neck pheasants and other birds. This land conversion is one of the world’s largest public works projects. Organized by the NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation. program status: past subway: N, R, W to Whitehall St, J, M, Z to Broad St, 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green to Staten Island Ferry. bus: S55, S56, S74, S79, X1, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, X15, X17, X31. other transportation: State Island Ferry, SIR to Eltingville.
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