"Hidden gems exist throughout the city's 51 districts, but once a year, those secrets become secret-no-more, during a weekend of unparalleled access. New Yorkers who love deep exploration of the city's infrastructure, manufacturing shops, parks, performance spaces and private collections will see an annual festival unlock over 300 destinations across the five boroughs for behind-the-scenes tours and special activities in mid-October in what might be described as the ultimate Big Apple treasure hunt."
"OHNY facilitates that open access by offering a confederated look at the forces that shape the city's over 350 distinct neighborhoods. Venues like Yankee Ferry, the historic steel-hull ferry which serves as the Staten Island floating home-studio of Victoria and Richard Mackenzie, become open to guests. Daylighting tours around Flushing Creek in Corona, Queens, or the Four Sparrow Marsh in Marine Park, Brooklyn, are ways for New Yorkers to become tourists in their own city and experience something new."
Open House New York is a five-borough festival in mid-October that opens over 300 destinations for behind-the-scenes tours, activities, and education. The nonprofit offers about 1,600 hours of programming over three days, promoting access to and engagement with city systems, infrastructure, manufacturing shops, parks, performance spaces, and private collections. The festival emphasizes openness as a civic principle and traces origins to post-9/11 restrictions on city systems. Events highlight connections between quality of place and quality of life and provide a confederated look at forces shaping more than 350 neighborhoods. Some venues require tickets and are sold out, while many others remain drop-in and accessible.
Read at www.amny.com
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