Open House New York at Brooklyn Army Terminal | Episode 150

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View of the metal frames that span the two sides of Building B, a massive concrete industrial building with an atrium at the center that opens to the sky.

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As Open House New York Weekend goes online this year, we are hosting a virtual visit to one of the most popular sites of the weekend, the Brooklyn Army Terminal, so join us for a live exploration of the site’s architecture, history, and industry. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and built in 1918–1919, the Terminal is an architectural and engineering marvel that served as a major military installation for nearly 50 years. Today it is a city-owned industrial park that is home to over 100 businesses, and we will visit with some of the makers, manufacturers, and artists that occupy the buildings today, including FABSCRAP, SPark Workshop Brooklyn, and Uncommon Goods. This program is supported by the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

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Textile Waste 101 with FABSCRAP | Episode 39

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Many companies and organizations based in the Brooklyn Army Terminal are focused on the “circular economy” – looking at the full lifecycle of products from raw materials to production to repurposing. One such organization is FABSCRAP, a New York City-based nonprofit working to make the fashion industry more sustainable by collecting and processing textile waste, which is a huge part of our waste stream. Join us for a crash course on textile waste, its impact on our community and environment, and how this “trash” can be recycled and reused.

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