12pm-4pm, Saturday May 10, Ave B from 7th-9th Sts! Activities on the street will include Open Arts LES and LUNGS’ Spring Awakening, with music, arts workshops, a seed giveaway, a community garden tour and pony rides! Earth Celebrations Ecological City Pageant will process through after their stop at La Plaza Cultural at 12:45. Ecological City […]
1-4pm Sunday, May 4. Join Partnerships for Parks and the LES Ecology Center to help activate and beautify our park with a Watercolor Leaf Painting workshop led by local artist Jodie Niss, and learn how to care for street trees at a demonstration led by LESEC staff. Meet at the Slocum Memorial Fountain, just inside the newly renovated Field House. […]
Nowhere else in NYC is so much history, culture, and activity packed into such a tiny urban footprint. During this compact, comfortable stroll, we’ll learn about New York’s first dog run; the memorial to the greatest disaster in NYC before 9/11; the annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival; the American birth of Hare Krishna, and the open space where […]
Hiring NOW!….The New York Restoration Project, founded by actor/singer/comedian Bette Midler in 1995, is looking for a full-time Community Garden Engagement Manager to “cultivate connections, communications and transparency in support of our work in community gardens citywide.” Job starts April 29. Details here: […]
7-8:30pm Thu Feb 27 at Sixth Street Community Center, 638 East 6th Street…Town Hall Kick-Off to find THE COOLEST BLOCK IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE! Join experts from the LES Ecology Center to chat about its upcoming community street-tree stewardship contest and find out why greener streets are not only essential, but also rewarding—and discover […]
GrowNYC, perhaps best known for operating Greenmarket farmers markets but which also supports community and school gardens and connects more than 70,000 children with their natural environment, has several open positions. If you’re a motivated individual who is passionate about building a stronger, greener, and more sustainable New York, apply here! […]
An introduction to Community-Led Air Quality Monitoring! Noon to 1:30pm Sat Feb 1 at Sixth Street Community Center, 638 East 6th Street, 1st floor. Please RSVP here! […]
Join EVCC at our favorite annual event in Tompkins Square Park, with refreshments from Veselka and caroling with Theater for the New City’s Carolers of Olde New York! Meet outside the fence at the Southeast corner of the Central Lawn. […]
Join the 9BC Tompkins Square Block Association, Trinity LES Lutheran Church, EVCC and La Plaza Cultural for our annual daffodil bulb planting and tree bed compost care! Meet at Trinity Churchyard, 600 East 9th Street, tools provided. […]
Join EVCC and LOSCC for a fun, planet-friendly, sustainability fair!With tours, workshops and acoustic music by and for our community! 12pm Leisurely Green Infrastructure walking tour led by Wendy Brawer!1pm Visit Tompkins Square Park pollinator garden’s diverse flora and fauna with Amy Berkov! […]
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