Skip to content

Upcoming Events

If you know of an event that should be listed on the Streetsblog calendar, click here and send it in!

RSS Feed | Submit Event

Thursday, October 1, 2009
IBM Smarter Cities Conference
12:00 am to 12:00 am
New York
Broadway Public Feedback Session
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Marriot Marquis, Empire Complex Room
1535 Broadway (bet. 45th& 46th Sts.), 7th Floor
Manhattan
Opening Reception: Re-Imagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Friday, October 2, 2009
Free Bike Friday on Governors Island
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Governors Island

Accessible via ferry from the Battery Maritime Building
1 South St. (bet. Whitehall & Broad Sts.)
Manhattan
Exhibit: Re-Imagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Transportation Alternatives Rides for James Langergaard on Queens Boulevard
6:30 pm
Queens foot of the Queensboro Bridge bike/pedestrian path
Queens Plaza N. at Crescent St.
Long Island City, Queens
Central Park Moonlight Ride
10:00 pm
Columbus Circle
Manhattan
Sunday, October 4, 2009
New York Transit Museum’s 16th Annual Bus Festival
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Boerum Pl. & Atlantic Av.
Brooklyn
Bike Fest: Celebrate Bicycles at the Opening of Bike Rides: The Exhibition
11:30 am to 5:00 pm
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
258 Main St.
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Monday, October 5, 2009
New Urbanism, a Century Ago: The Garden Suburbs of Queens
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
St. John's University - Little Theater
Union Turnpike bet. 173rd & 174th Sts.
Queens
Comprehensive Citywide Ferry Study – Manhattan Public Meeting
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Hunter School of Social Work - Auditorium
129 E. 79th St. (bet. Park & Lexington Aves.)
Manhattan
Broadway Public Feedback Session
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
New Yorker Hotel - Crystal Ballroom
481 Eighth Av. (at 34th St.), 2nd Floor
Manhattan
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Walk21 Conference, Day 1: 10th International Conference for Walking
9:00 am to 8:00 pm
New York University
Book Talk: City: Re-Discovering the Center
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Walk21 Conference, Day 2
8:00 am to 10:30 pm
New York University
We’re Walking Here NYC Celebration
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Washington Square Park
Manhattan
Lecture: High Performance Green Infrastructure
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Columbia University - Faculty House
117th St. & Morningside Dr.
Manhattan
Volunteer Mailing Party at Transportation Alternatives
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Transportation Alternatives
127 W. 26th St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Aves.), 10th Floor
Manhattan
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Walk21 Conference, Day 3
8:00 am to 8:00 pm
New York University
City Council Transportation Committee Hearing on 7 Bills
10:00 am
City Hall - Council Chambers
Manhattan
Friday, October 9, 2009
Walk21 Conference, Day 4
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
New York University
Free Bike Friday on Governors Island (Last One for 2009)
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Governors Island

Accessible via ferry from the Battery Maritime Building
1 South St. (bet. Whitehall & Broad Sts.)
Manhattan
Bus Rapid Transit: Staying Ahead of the Challenges of Rapid Urbanization
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
New York University -- Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South (at LaGuardia Pl.), Room 914
Manhattan
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Transportation Alternatives’ Staten Island Supporters Bike Ride
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Staten Island Borough Hall
10 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island
Bike Tour del Taco!
10:30 am to 8:00 pm
Walking Tour — LOMEX Remembered
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
N.E. corner of Grand & Chrystie Sts.
Manhattan
Prospect Park Moonlight Ride
9:00 pm
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Queens Around the World Bike Ride
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Astoria Park War Memorial on Shore Blvd.
Queens
T.A. Brooklyn Committee Monthly Ride – Fifth Avenue: All the Way!
11:00 am to 3:30 pm
Meet at Flatbush Av. & Fifth Av.
Brooklyn
Tour: The Grand Concourse at 100
12:45 pm
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Thinking and Doing Breakfast: Funding Mass Transit: A Conversation with Lieut. Governor Richard Ravitch and Professor Charles Brecher
9:00 pm
The Puck Building - , The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue
295 Lafayette St. (at E. Houston St.), 2nd Fl.
Manhattan
Monday, October 12, 2009
Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee Meeting
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Greater Astoria Historical Society
35-20 Broadway (at 36th St.), 4th Floor
Astoria, Queens
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Transportation Alternatives Bronx Committee Meeting
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Bronx Library Center
310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. (bet. Fordham Rd. & Valentine Av.)
The Bronx
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Pirate Radio Dance Ride
7:00 pm
Tompkins Square Park
Manhattan
Friday, October 16, 2009
Water Prom on Fire!
8:00 pm
Meet at foot of Williamsburg Bridge north side bike/ped path
Brooklyn
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Bike Maintenance 101
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Recycle-a-Bicycle - Dumbo
35 Pearl St. (bet. Plymouth & John Sts.)
Brooklyn
Savvy Cyclist Course – Upper West Side
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Hostelling International-New York
891 Amsterdam Av. (at 104th St.)
Manhattan
Tour de Newark
9:00 am
Newark City Hall
920 Broad St. (bet. Green & Franklin Sts.)
Newark
3rd Annual Craig Murphey Memorial Fundraiser
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Hope Lounge
10 Hope St. (bet. Roebling and Havemeyer Sts.)
Brooklyn
Sunday, October 18, 2009
15th Annual Tour de Bronx – POSTPONED
8:15 am
Start at the Bronx County Courthouse
161st St. & the Grand Concourse
The Bronx

Or other locations around the borough.
Bike Helmet Giveaway and Fitting at the Tour de Bronx
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
The Grand Concourse at E. 161st St.
The Bronx
Bike Maintenance 101
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Recycle-a-Bicycle - Dumbo
35 Pearl St. (bet. Plymouth & John Sts.)
Brooklyn
Marco Polo Day: Celebration of ‘East Meeting West’
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Grand Street between Mulberry & Mott Streets
Manhattan
Gallery Tour: Theresa King, Last Day on the Myrtle Avenue El
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
New York Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermerhorn St.
Brooklyn
Monday, October 19, 2009
Five Borough Bicycle Club November General Meeting – Nova Scotia Travelogue
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Woolworth Tower Kitchen
233 Broadway (enter on Park Pl.)
Manhattan
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Transportation Alternatives Membership Party: Queens!
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
The Creek Bar
10-93 Jackson Av. (at 11th St. & 49th Av.)
Long Island City, Queens
Williamsburg/Greenpoint O.U.T.R.A.G.E. Community Meeting
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
320 Devoe St. (at Catherine St.)
Brooklyn
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Volunteer Mailing Party at Transportation Alternatives
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Transportation Alternatives
127 W. 26th St. (bet. Sixth & Seventh Aves.), Suite 1002
Manhattan
Bike Commuting 101
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Eastern Mountain Sports
530 Broadway (at Spring St.)
Manhattan
Manhattan Community Board 8 Votes on Protected Bike Lanes for Upper East Side
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Ramaz School - Auditorium
125 E. 85th St. (bet. Park & Lexington Aves.)
Manhattan
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Presentation: The Latest in Bicycle Travel and Adventure
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Bike New York / American Youth Hostel Building
891 Amsterdam Av. (bet. 103rd & 104th Sts.)
Manhattan
Friday, October 23, 2009
Conference: Transformational Infrastructure: Key Decisions on Transportation That Will Shape the NY Metro Region’s Real Estate Future
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Baruch College - Newman Real Estate Institute - Newman Conference Center
151 E. 25th St. (bet. Lexington & Third Aves.), Room 750
Manhattan
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Greening the Gowanus
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Degraw St. off of Bond (west of the Gowanus Canal)
Brooklyn
Green Apple Climate Tour
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tompkins Square Park
Temperance Monument (near Ave A & East 9th St.)
Manhattan
Future Sea Level Ride
4:00 pm
Union Square Park South
Manhattan
Exhibition: Bridging Stone Figures
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Intersection at Pearl, Front & Water Sts.
Dumbo, Brooklyn
Bike Style: A Bicycle Fashion Show!
9:00 pm to 11:59 pm
The Hub
71 Morton St. (at Hudson St.)
Manhattan
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Savvy Cyclist Course – Upper West Side
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Hostelling International-New York
891 Amsterdam Av. (at 104th St.)
Manhattan
Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Volunteer Committee Scavenger Hunt!
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Bike Maintenance 101
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Recycle-a-Bicycle - Dumbo
35 Pearl St. (bet. Plymouth & John Sts.)
Brooklyn
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Legal Symposium on Vehicular Homicide
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - Moot Court Room
55 Fifth Av. (at 12th St.)
Manhattan
Auto-Free New York Monthly Meeting – Tom Angotti on NYC Planning Commission
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NYPD Downtown Center -- Conference Room
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Manhattan
Reforming Albany: What Is Wrong with the State Legislature and How to Fix It
6:30 pm
New York University School of Law - Vanderbilt Hall - Greenberg Lounge
40 Washington Square S. (bet. Macdougal & Sullivan Sts.)
Manhattan
Transportation Alternatives East Side Volunteer Committee Celebration!
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Revival Bar
129 E. 15th St. (bet. Third Av. & Irving Pl.)
Manhattan
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Funding Mass Transit: A Conversation with Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch and NYU Professor Charles Brecher
8:00 am to 10:00 am
NYU Wagner Rudin Center - the Puck Building - The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue
295 Lafayette St. (at E. Houston St.), 2nd Floor
Manhattan
Bike Helmet Giveaway and Fitting – Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health
3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Restoration Plaza
1368 Fulton St. (bet. New York & Brooklyn Aves.), 1st Floor
Brooklyn
Regional Rail Working Group Monthly Meeting – NJ Transit’s Deep Cavern Dead End Terminal
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
NYPD Downtown Center - Conference Room
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Manhattan
Thursday, October 29, 2009
New York State Senate Hearing on the Proposed MTA Capital Plan
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Nassau County Legislature
1550 Franklin Av.
Mineola, L.I.
Tri-State Transportation Campaign 2009 Annual Benefit
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The Gates
290 Eighth Av. (bet. 24th & 25th Sts.)
Manhattan
Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Committee Meeting
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Long Island College Hospital - Conference Room A
339 Hicks St. (at Pacific St.)
Brooklyn
Friday, October 30, 2009
Time’s Up! Halloween Dance Party
9:00 pm
The Surreal Estate
15 Thames St. (bet. Morgan Av. & Bogart St.)
Brooklyn
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Riverside Ride
10:00 pm
Columbus Circle
Manhattan