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

BWRC Breakfast Talk: Brooklyn’s Urban Farms: Production and Education

A-632

Although the current urban farming movement predates its arrival in Brooklyn, some of the most innovative and dynamic urban farming is being done in that borough.  While urban farms address issues of sustainability, nutrition, and “food deserts,” they have always had an educational component to them.    BWRC’s first breakfast event of the new semester will be a

BWRC Breakfast Talks presents “Shooting” the Brooklyn Waterfront: Two Photographers Talk About Their Work

N119

SAVE THE DATE!   The Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center's Next Breakfast Talk "Shooting" the Brooklyn Waterfront: Two Photographers Talk About Their Work with Robin Michals and Nathan Kensinger Coney Island, High Tide, 2013 Register! Admission is free. Robin Michals is a photographer whose work considers the built environment with a focus on the de-industrialized urban