We are delighted that we had such a great turnout for our final Breakfast Talk of the 2021-2022 academic year on handball along the Brooklyn waterfront. Not only is this topic a true passion of our executive director, Richard Hanley,
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Join us for “Handball: The True City Game” on June 10th!
Join us on Zoom for our last Breakfast Talk of the academic year!
New York City parks are dotted with over 2,000 vertical concrete slabs—slabs to some, worlds to others. For close to a hundred years, these slabs have been
Wrapping up 2021
Dear Friends of BWRC,
As we wrap up 2021, we’d like to share our gratitude and appreciation for all of you who have continued to be a part of our (online) community this year. We hope you stay safe and
Warehouses Return to the Brooklyn Waterfront: Warehousing and Distribution in Red Hook
Join us on Friday, December 10th at 10am for our last Breakfast Talk of the Fall semester!
Join us for a panel discussion about the emerging development along the Red Hook waterfront of last mile delivery warehouses.
Our panelists will
Announcing our BWRC 2021-22 Research Fellow!
We are pleased to announce that Nathan Kensinger will be the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center’s 2021-2022 Guest Research Fellow. Kensinger is a journalist, photographer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn. His work explores hidden urban landscapes, forgotten waterways, environmental disasters, and
A Green New Library for Brooklyn
Join us online for our first Breakfast Talk of the fall semester!
Rocks in the plaza that are glacial outcroppings; a hand pump on the third floor that patrons can use to release rain water from a cistern onto the
Empire Wind: A Game Changer?
Join us for our last virtual Breakfast Talk of the academic year!
New York State is positioned to undertake the largest offshore wind power development in the country. The first of three developments, Empire Wind 1, will provide 816 megawatts
Conference recap!
Thanks to everyone who made this year's BWRC conference a success!
We are thrilled so many of you were able to join us last week for our first ~virtual~ conference! We’d like to especially thank our wonderful panelists for sharing
Featured on CityTech’s OpenLab!
Our conference was featured on the CityTech OpenLab’s “Open Road” blog. Read the full post here: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/openroad/science-art-and-the-climate-crisis-along-the-brooklyn-waterfront/
And make sure to follow the Open Road for more CityTech news and updates! The Open Road highlights OpenLab news, events, support, and
Announcing our Conference Schedule!
BWRC’s Annual Conference will explore the interdisciplinary ferment created by scientists, artists, activists, and others whose work grapples with our rapidly changing climate.
Bringing together a diverse array of artists, scientists, and community members, …
