Advance reservations at many Open House New York events and tours should help you avoid long lines
OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK
Multiple venues in all five boroughs
Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18 (and additional events Friday, October 16), free
Advance reservations available October 7, $5, 11:00 am
OHNY Passport: $150 (sold out)
212-991-6470
www.ohny.org
Open House New York Weekend, during which hundreds of spaces throughout the five boroughs, often not accessible to the general public, open their doors to visitors, takes place October 17-18, but advance reservations are necessary to be able to check out some of the best local architectural wonders. On October 7 at 11:00 am, you can start booking spots for dozens and dozens of special events — at five bucks a pop — including the Vertical Tour of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Crossing Wallabout in Brooklyn, the DOT Art Bike Tour, the DSNY Hamilton Avenue Marine Transfer Station in Gowanus, Food Factory Friday (Breuckelen Distilling, Brooklyn Roasting Company, Raaka Chocolate, Tom Cat Bakery), General Grant National Memorial After-Hours Tours, Google Inc. — Design & Workplace Tour, High Line Engineering Tour, Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum: Behind the Scenes in Aircraft Restoration, Maple Grove Cemetery, Marcus Garvey Park & “caesura: a forum” art installation, New York University: Edward Hopper Studio, Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ridgewood Reservoir, the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, Urban Post-Disaster Housing Prototype, Whose Art Is It? Landmark Skirmishes Over Artworks in the Public Realm, the Woolworth Building, and more. All tours and events that do not require advance reservations are first-come, first-served.