Here’s our regular weekly post from the Center for the Urban Environment about the great tours they run:
Saturday, May 17, 1-3 pm – with Adam Schwartz
Rust and Remembrance: Bushwick’s Southern End
Bushwick is a bustling neighborhood with a sleepier southern side. The historic houses lining these leafy streets date from a late 19th century real estate boom. We’ll be taking in Bushwick’s more distant past, including the Irving Square Park area, as well as Trinity Cemetery, where almost every gravestone is cast from metal. This eye-opening stroll will demonstrate the need for historic preservation in this rapidly changing community. Meet at the NE corner of Chauncey St. and Broadway, under the J Train elevated line.
Saturday, May 17, 10 am – 2 pm – with Colin Weatherby
5th Annual Sustainable Brooklyn Bike Tour: Green Manufacturing (FREE!)
The Green Movement is about more than changing habits and ideas. It’s about changing industries as well. Join us on a cycling tour of Brooklyn’s green collar revolution. On this tour, you will be visiting factories, craftsmen, and everything in between. The ride will begin at the Center’s new LEED certified Gowanus complex. Be prepared for 3 to 4 hours of casual riding and some light post-tour festivities. Meet at 168 7th Street (Bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave.) Gowanus, Brooklyn. Take F Train to 4th Avenue, R to 9th Street.
Sunday, May 18, 6-8 pm – with Sharon Seitz
Horseshoe Crab Mating at Dead Horse Bay
Join us for a twilight walk along the shores of Dead Horse Bay for this once a year occurrence. Along the Eastern seaboard in late May and early June, at the time of the full and new moons, throngs of horseshoe crabs descend on the shoreline to spawn. Come see this fascinating spectacle and learn about these creatures, which have not changed in over 300 million years. Meet at the bus stop across the street from the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field. 2/5 train to Flatbush Avenue (last stop) then Q35 bus on Flatbush Avenue. Get off at stop right before the Marine Parkway Bridge. By car: Belt Parkway to Exit 11S(Flatbush Avenue South). Take Flatbush Avenue for 1.3 miles. Entrance on left side at traffic light just before the toll plaza. Park inside the park, on the right by a small building.
