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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Celebrate Design Week: MAKESHIFT DIY Chair Party 5/19 at BIG!NYC Gowanus
The party may be over, but the DIY chairs live on! Stay tuned for the special BIG!NYC krrb auction for some of our favorite chairs built at this weekend's workshop! And in the meantime, check Build It Green!NYC's Facebook page for photos from the...Read More
Western Queens Residents (18-24 years old):...
It is International Compost Awareness Week and BIG!Compost is looking for Western Queens residents between the ages of 18-24 to join our summer...Read More
FREE TREES! FREE TREES! BIG!NYC is Giving...
May 4 in Astoria & May 5 in Gowanus Registration is currently closed, but small quantities of each tree will be available first come, first...Read More
BIG! Workshops Go Terrarium Crazy
Join BIG!NYC and our amazing Gowanus neighbors Twig Terrariums for our upcoming April 27th workshop where we'll provide a little breakfast and some...Read More
Request DSNY Compost & Mulch for NYC...
NYC Department of Sanitation's Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling (BWPRR) initiated a new program for people to request FREE compost or...Read More
Featured BIG!NYC Customer Project
After moving to Queens, Gabe Turiello was shopping around for an environmentally friendly store to find items to furnish his apartment. Most of his...Read More
BIG!Workshops Launches at BIG!NYC
Build It Green!NYC has revamped, revitalized and reinstated our classes and in the spring of 2013, launched BIG!Workshops: low cost do-it-yourself...Read More

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