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Bicycle Tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard

September 23, 2012 12:30 pm   -
September 23, 2012 2:30 pm
Brooklyn Navy Yard  |  
63 Flushing Avenue, Unit 300, Brooklyn, New York, 11205, Select a Country:

Pedal along with us on this bicycle tour as we explore the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s transition from being one of the nation’s foremost naval shipbuilding facilities to becoming a national leader for sustainable urban industrial parks.

Learn about the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation’s sustainable development efforts including the nation’s first multi-story “green” industrial building, first solar and wind-powered street lamps, NYC’s first building-mounted wind turbines, adaptively reused historic structures, and new green buildings certified by the US Green Buildings Council.

Tickets: $24 / More info and to purchase

Requirements: Each participant must supply his/her own bicycle & bring and wear a safety helmet at all times while on the Brooklyn Navy Yard tour.

Sponsored by the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, and Turnstile Tours.