BWRC Breakfast Talk: CSI on the Waterfront

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

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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?

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

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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

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Panel discussion: Art at the Water’s Edge: Building Community along Brooklyn’s Waterfront Join us for a panel discussion of artists who use the Brooklyn waterfront as subject, inspiration, material, and place for their art. Moderated by BWRC’s Robin Michals, the panelists, each working in a different media, will explain what draws them to the waterfront