A program of Community Environmental Center.

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ASTORIA CENTER
3-17 26th Ave. Queens, NY
718-777-0132
astoria@bignyc.org

GOWANUS CENTER
69 9th St. Brooklyn, NY
718-725-8925
gowanus@bignyc.org

Open Everyday!
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
& Sat-Sun 10am-5pm

 

In 2012 BIG!NYC:
* Diverted 1,200 tons of reuseable building materials from the landfill
* Donated over 57 tons of lumber to community & school gardens. That's 1,200 raised garden beds in NYC!
* Gave away $58,780 worth of materials to local organizations.

 

Welcome to BIGNYC!

Shannon Kerner is back at Build it Green!NYC after the success of her previous workshop, “Mosaic What Your Momma Gave You”. Create your own book by reusing some of Build It Green!NYC’s vintage record record covers. We have an extensive collection so...Read More
It's the last day for bidding on the incredible chairs created during last month's MAKESHIFT Chair Workshop, hosted by Krrb, Alabama Chanin (fashion...Read More
Have you lost your marbles? BIG!NYC Astoria has found them! We have thousands of square feet of brand new overstock stone and marble tiles. Come on...Read More
Learn the basics of building with Gary John Oshust Jr., owner and operator of SPark Workshop Brooklyn a collective creative space located at 34th...Read More
BIG!Compost announces four new food scrap drop-off locations: Mondays: Commuter Composting at Vernon Jackson 7 Mondays, 8am-11am Drop-off located...Read More
Come make modern mosaic art with Miss Shannon Kerner! We will teach you the ins and outs of designing a stellar tile mosaic that you could then...Read More
Join us on Tuesday, May 28th for an evening of comfortable tool talk where no question is forbidden, or at least when it comes to hand tools and...Read More

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