Saturday, June 2
Bay Ridge Bicycle Tour
See Bay Ridge, a quintessentially New York neighborhood filled with a variety of historic housing, well-maintained parks, vibrant commercial streets and impressive institutional buildings via bike. Along Shore Road and the bicycle path, the tour will focus on some of the open spaces and significant sites along the area closest to the waterfront including Bliss Park, the Barkaloo Cemetery, the Narrows Botanic Garden, the Arts & Crafts style Gingerbread House, the former site of the New York Crescent Club & Polo Grounds, the cul-de-sac block Colonial Gardens and the Greek Revival-style Bennett-Farrell House. The day will end with a tour of the military site, Fort Hamilton, an active base with numerous historic structures, founded in 1825. Bikes will not be provided. $10. 10 am. Meeting place upon registration. To RSVP, visit hdc.org, call 212-614-9107 ext. 13 or e-mail ftolbert@hdc.org. Advance reservations are required and space is limited.
Sunday, June 3
42nd Annual Prospect Lefferts Gardens House & Garden Tour
Ten stops and nine turn-of-the-20th-century residences and private gardens will be on the tour. There will be opportunities to visit with designers John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon of Madcap Cottage interior design company; Floral Designer Bette Cunningham of Yellow Jessamine; architect Roberta Woelfling; contractors and homeowners to gather ideas and resources. Noon to 5 pm. For more information, call 718-284-6210 or 718-462-0024.
Wednesday, June 6 and Thursday, June 7
Real Estate Finance and Investment 2012
Discover investment strategies, recapitalization and sourcing of debt and equity financing. Seminars include Real Estate Market Trends 2012. $795. Sentry Conference Centers, 730 Third Ave. Visit www.uli.org for schedule and more information.
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