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)
6/8 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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Ludowici Brookville Green Glazed Terra Cotta Roof Tiles
At a historic Teaneck New Jersey estate, the BIG!NYC deconstruction team dismantled an amazing 1920’s Ludowici Brookville Green glazed terracotta tile roof.  BIG!NYC Astoria has approximate 2,500 field tiles, in two shades of green. BIG!NYC Price is...Read More
Rub-A-Dub-Dub, BIG's Tub Sale!
Build It Green!NYC has dropped our prices for fiberglass and cast iron bathtubs*!  Our warehouse associate Steve took some of his time out to wipe...Read More
Renovating Your Kitchen?
Don't Dump Those Cabinets! Donate Them! It's easy! Before you start renovating, contact BIG!NYC and see if our Deconstruction Team can help you...Read More
Giveaway for Community Gardens
Spotted next to Build It Green!NYC's table under the Sustainability Tent at World Makers Faire 2012 was SPark Workshop. SPark provides a resource for...Read More
150 Free Trees for Brooklynites 10/21
A second pick up date has been scheduled for Brooklyn! Sunday, November 18th will be the second pick-up for free trees. Please email natasia@...Read More
Tree Care Workshop in Astoria on Saturday
Join MillionTreesNYC and Build It Green!NYC this Saturday, October 13th from 2-4pm to learn about caring for street trees. We'll get started in the...Read More
100 Free Trees! 10/14 Qns, 10/21 Bklyn
Photo's from our 100 Tree Giveaway in Astoria are available here: http://on.fb.me/Vam3Pk Build It Green!NYC, Western Queens Compost Initiative and...Read More

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