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.

BIG!NYC Calendar:
5/21 BIG!Compost Volunteer Orientation @ LIC (6:30-8pm). RSVP to compost@bignyc.org
5/28 BIG!Workshops: Know Your Tools: Women & Trans Tool 101 @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (6:30-8pm)
6/2 BIG!Workshops: Mosaic What Your Momma Gave You @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (11:30am-1:30pm)
6/8 BIG!Workshops: Scaffolding Lumber Benches with Spark Workshops @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (11:30am-1:30pm)
6/15,22,29 BIG!Workshops: Make Your Own Folding Stool with Mr. Fox @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (3 sessions; 12:30-2pm)

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Welcome to BIGNYC!

Know Your Tools: Women & Trans Tools 101
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 power tools! BIG!NYC is launching a new monthly series of DIY-centric conversations and topics to bring...Read More
The Home Energy Survey: Your First Step to a...
Now that you already know and love Build It Green!NYC, here's an idea for something else you can do for your home that is both environmentally...Read More
Local Green Printer to our Environmentally-...
Our super sweet business cards have arrived and they are greener than ever! Thanks to Brooklyn based printer, Rolling Press, BIG!NYC has...Read More
BIG!NYC's Volunteers Rock!!!
A BIG! thank you goes out to all our volunteers who sweated it out with us last Saturday at the warehouse! With their amazing help, we moved rows of...Read More
Consortium for Worker Education Returns to...
Have you noticed a few extra hands on deck at the reuse center? That's because The Consortium For Worker Education (CWE) has returned to revamp BIG!...Read More
Volunteer Day at BIG!NYC on July 23rd
Please join us on Saturday, July 23rd from 9am-2pm for a hands-on day at the Build It Green!NYC warehouse! Projects include painting (both indoor...Read More
Re-NEW Spends a Day at BIG!NYC
NEW, Nontraditional Employment for Women, trains women in NYC and places them in careers in the skilled construction, utility, and maintenance...Read More

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