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Sunday, November 22, 2009: Bike Maintenance 101

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Recycle-a-Bicycle DUMBO
35 Pearl St. (bet. Plymouth & John Sts.)
Brooklyn; FixCity Bike Rack Roundup in Williamsburg and Greenpoint

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Meet at the Change You Want to See Gallery
84 Havemeyer St. (at Metropolitan Av.)
Brooklyn
Monday, November 23, 2009: Public Hearing: Proposed Rule Regarding Providing Bicycle Access to Office Buildings

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

New York City Department of Buildings - Conference Room
280 Broadway (bet. Chambers & Reade Sts.), 3rd floor
Manhattan; Community Board Jammy Jam 2010

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

The Open Planning Project
148 Lafayette St. (at Howard St.), Penthouse
Manhattan
Tuesday, November 24, 2009: Auto-Free New York / Regional Rail Working Group Monthly Meeting: Deep Cavern Station Under 34th Street

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

NYPD Downtown Center
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Manhattan
Friday, December 4, 2009: Last Day to See 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
Saturday, December 5, 2009: Tour: The Jewel in the Crown: The Old City Hall Station (Round 1)

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Unused City Hall Station
Manhattan; Tour: The Jewel in the Crown: The Old City Hall Station (Round 2)

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Unused City Hall Station
Manhattan
Tuesday, December 8, 2009: Book Talk: Green Metropolis: What the City Can Teach the Country About True Sustainability

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Pl. (bet. West St. & 1st Pl.)
Manhattan
Saturday, December 12, 2009: Transit Tour: Grand Avenue Bus Depot

11:00 am to 1:30 pm
Tuesday, December 15, 2009: Auto-Free New York: A New Civic Vision for the Grand Concourse: Fewer Cars, More Green Space, and a Modern Light Rail Line for the Bronx

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

NYPD Downtown Center
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Manhattan
Wednesday, December 16, 2009: Regional Rail Working Group Monthly Meeting

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

NYPD Downtown Center
104 Washington St. (at Rector St.)
Manhattan

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