BWRC Breakfast Talk: CSI on the Waterfront

A-632

The first BWRC Breakfast Talk of 2015 is with Eymund Diegel on Friday, February 27at Citytech in A632 from 8:30am to 10:00am: Citizen Science Investigations on the Waterfront Urban planner and citizen-scientist Eymund Diegel has used kites, helium-filled balloons, and inexpensive cameras for the aerial photography that has helped him chart the environmental history of the land

BWRC Conference: Spaces and Places Art Along the Brooklyn Waterfront

Brooklyn’s Borough Hall

Where: Brooklyn’s Borough Hall When: March 27, 2015 8:30 AM - 12:30PM Keynote: Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl, NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs For more information and free registration visit: conference.brooklynwaterfront.org Click to view poster.

BWRC Breakfast Talk: Riding and Racing: Bikes at Coney Island (1880-1930)

N119

Date: Friday, October 9, 2015  Time: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Venue: N119 Cycling along the Boardwalk at Coney Island is not new. In the 1880s, Coney Island was a frequent destination for club-oriented, high-wheel riders from New York City. During the great bicycle boom of the 1890s, Coney Island hosted numerous amateur and professional

BWRC Breakfast Talk: The New Coney Island: Who Gains, Who Loses?

N119

Date: Friday, November 13, 2015 Time: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  Venue: N119 Coney Island is in the midst of one of the biggest overhauls in its century-plus history, a redevelopment plan that's involved over a decade of battles between city officials, amusement operators, developers, local residents, and, at times, protesters wielding amputated mermaid tails.

BWRC “Hang out” Session*

N-227

The Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center will be offering its first “Hang Out” session* of the semester. The discussions will continue at Hill Country Bar and Restaurant. When: November 19, 2015  Where: Faculty Commons, N227  Time: 4:00 - 5:00PM Come hear our colleagues Mark Hellermann of the Hospitality Management Department and  Diana Mincyte of the Social