Walking Tour

Environmental Walkshop with Melting Metropolis & CUNY Community Sensor Lab

Sat, Sep 21, 2024

11:00 AM–3:30 PM

Soisson’s Arch, Governors Island ferry landing
Governors Island New York, NY 11231
First walk: 11am-12:30pm
Second walk: 2pm-3:30pm
Free and open to all. Registration required.

What makes a healthy city? Join us to explore your sensory experiences of heat and learn from community-led projects on climate and health!

As part of Climate Week NYC, join this free walkshop with Melting Metropolis’s historians Daniel Cumming and Kara Schlichting and CUNY Community Sensor Lab’s Kendra Krueger to find out. The walk will explore our experiences of climate and the environment in New York City. Discover how, why, when and where heat and pollution move through the city and impacts our bodies. Learn about community-led projects across the subject of climate and health, including flood monitors, air quality sensors, and an intro to the neuroscience of climate and mental health. Hosted by Canopy.

Please note that this is an outdoor activity suitable for 14yrs+ who are comfortable walking / standing for up to 1 hour at a time. Choose one of two start times. Each walk will last roughly 1.5 hours. This free event takes place Sat, Sep 21st at Soisson’s Arch, Governors Island ferry landing, Governors Island New York, NY 11231, please register to attend.

This event is organized and hosted by Canopy, and co-sponsored by Melting Metropolis, CUNY Community Sensor Lab, and the Center for the Humanities at the CUNY Graduate Center.