BWRC hosted its first Breakfast Talk of 2019 on March 15th. Last fall, the Brooklyn Navy Yard publicly released an ambitious Masterplan for the future development and growth of its 200 acre-plus campus. Adam Lubinsky, AICP and Managing Principal of …
Category: Past Events
Gowanus in Flux: Planning for Neighborhood Resiliency
On Friday, November 16th, BWRC hosted a lively discussion on the the future of the Gowanus waterfront. Michelle de la Uz, Fifth Avenue Committee Executive Director, was the first speaker and she outlined the major …
November Breakfast Talk: Green Gentrification with Kenneth Gould and Tammy Lewis
On Friday, November 17th, BWRC hosted a Breakfast Talk featuring Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis who spoke about their book, Green Gentrification: Urban Sustainability and the Struggle for Environmental Justice. BWRC welcomed Gould
…February Breakfast Talk: “Shooting” the Brooklyn Waterfront – Two Photographers Talk About Their Work
BWRC presented our first Breakfast Talk of 2017 with photographers Robin Michals and Nathan Kensinger. Robin is an associate professor in the Communications Design department at CityTech while Nathan is a filmmaker and curator who writes for CurbedNY. Both started …
Historian David Herlihy Speaks on Bikes and Coney Island
The historian, David Herlihy, came to the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center on October 8. 2015 to present his recent research on the biking craze that hit Coney Island in the 1880s and lasted into the 1930s. His presentation touched upon …
Eymund Diegel Discusses CSI on the Gowanus Canal
On February 27, 2015 urban planner and citizen scientist Eymund Diegel of the Public Lab gave an insightful breakfast talk on the various CSI techniques and tools he’s used to map and record the environmental history of his neighborhood including …
Walking New York City’s Waterfront Neighborhoods
Prof. William Helmreich gave the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center a colorful breakfast talk on his experience walking all 6,000 miles of New York City streets that he recorded in his book, The New York Nobody Knows. After he described his …
Tarry Hum Discusses Global Immigration and Development in Sunset Park
On October 24, 2014, Professor Tarry Hum gave a BWRC Breakfast Talk discussing Power Plants, Sex Shops, Industrial Zones, and Open Space: The Politics of a Sustainable Working Waterfront. This talk discussed how globalization has affected the jobs, buildings and …
Past event: Lessons from Rotterdam
…is our regular lecture and discussion series designed for Living Lab Fellows and other members of CityTech. Our next talk is:
Manufacturing and coastal resiliency: Lessons from Rotterdam
Inna Guzenfeld, Architectural Technology and Associate Fellow of the Living Lab
Where: Voorhees 315, 186 …
Construction VP Recounts City’s First-of-its-Kind Post-Sandy Repair Program
Shortly after Superstorm Sandy hit, New York City piloted a program to offer free government assistance to thousands of homeowners who lost their heat, power, and hot water. Between November 2012 and March 2013 more than 11,o00 homes were restored …
