A program of Community Environmental Center.

Questions about donating? Email us at donate@bignyc.org

For press or media inquiries, please contact Jack Jablkowski at jaclyn@bignyc.org or 718-777-0132 x29

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:
5/19 MAKESHIFT DIY Chair Workshop & Exhibition @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (5-8pm). Free Party with Krrb & Alabama Chanin!
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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Media Coverage

New York Times - March 24, 2005
Build It Green! NYC on local News 1 - November 24, 2008
Time Out Magazine - November 3, 2005
The "L" Magazine - July 5-18
Astoria Times - September 1, 2005
New York City Sierran
Queens Chronicle - February 17, 2005
Eyewitness 7 ABC - January 11, 2006
The Metro - April 3, 2006
NY1 Queens : July 24, 2006
Build It Green! Interview - November 24, 2008
Daily News Article - October 21, 2008
The Retrophile Files: Built It Green! NYC Recycles Building Materials
DNAinfo.com "For Sale: Pieces of New York's Architectural History, Rescued From Ruin"
The Discerning Brute (Blog) - March 27, 2008
New York Magazine "Best of New York" - March 2008
New York Daily News - April 28, 2011
Time Out New York "New York Neighborhoods: Astoria" - September 20, 2010
Greenversations (Official Blog of the U.S. EPA) - April 12, 2011
Van Alen Institute (VAI) Announces Van Alen Books - Spring 2011
Architectural Record - April 25, 2011
ExchangeMyPhone.com "Reuse & Restoration: Beyond Knickknacks"
Time Out New York "Where to Volunteer: Environment" April 19, 2012
NY1 "Volunteers Help Out 'Green' Retail Outlet In Astoria" - April 1, 2012
core77 "Build It Green!NYC: Salvaging the Big Apple's Construction Waste" April 19, 2012
Brooklyn Daily Eagle "Salvage Warehouse Opens in Gowanus" - December 9, 2011
Dwell Magazine "Tunnel Vision"
The Brooklyn Magazine "Brooklyn 20" Summer 2012
NY Daily News "New “piazza” to debut at the Mott Haven Library" June 29, 2012
New York Times "Across the Country, Finding Pieces of the Coney Island Boardwalk" June 29, 2012
Brooklyn Independent Television on BRIC’s BCAT TV Network "Gowanus Industrial Arts Complex" February 14, 2013
WillybMum "Inspirational Vibes - Build It Green!NYC" February 15, 2013