Events in the Next Two Weeks
Federal government crash course // Pigeon Bookstore // Lighthouse exploration // MTA board meeting // Office hours
Here are the next two weeks’ worth of events from Maximum New York. Come along! You can find all of these and more on the Maximum New York calendar.
Tuesday, September 30: Open Office Hours (7:30am-10am)
🗓️ See the calendar invite here.
Come to office hours if:
You’re a student in one of my classes, and you want to work on homework or discuss class content. If you’re in the Liberal Arts class, you can use this time to lock in reading without a phone.
You want to talk about New York City politics.
You’re interested in Maximum New York and want to learn more.
You want to say “hi”!
Please RSVP to office hours so you can receive event blasts via Luma; I will use these to say where exactly in the cafe I’ve set up shop.
Tuesday, September 30: MTA Board Meeting Field Trip (9:00am-noon)
🗓️ See the calendar invite here.
Foundations of New York class field trip to the MTA September Regular Board meeting (but if you’re not in class, you can tag along too).
For more information, see the MTA meeting press release.
Wednesday, October 1: The Federal Government in One Evening (6:30pm-8:30pm)
🗓️ See the calendar invite here.
In this evening, you’ll walk away with more knowledge about the federal government than almost anyone walking around NYC right now.
We’ll cover:
Basic history
The shape of the federal government and law
Weird facts about how the government works that you can use as a BS detector when talking to others
How to learn more, and how to think about doing federal politics
Evening proceedings:
6:30-7:00pm: arrival, snacks, and socializing
7:00-8:00pm: presentation (with breaks)
8:00-8:30pm: socializing
And make sure you’re ready to embrace the Maximum New York rules of etiquette while at this event.
Saturday, October 4: Lofty Pigeon Bookstore Tour (1:00pm-2:00pm)
🗓️ See the calendar invite here.
We’ll all be introduced to the coolest pigeon themed bookstore in NYC!
You’ll get to:
Learn about a cool third space doing cool book things
Explore a neighborhood you might not have been to before
Browse a great collection of NYC and non-NYC related books!
Proceedings:
12:30-1:00pm: arrival, and socializing
1:00-1:20pm: intro presentation from the Lofty Pigeon
1:20-2:00pm: browsing and more socializing
After this we will walk over to Green-Wood Cemetery. You can come along or go your separate way.
Sunday, October 5: Meet Maximum New York at the Little Red Lighthouse (12:30pm-2:30pm)
🗓️ See the calendar invite here.
I’ll be hanging around the base of the Little Red Lighthouse, Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse!
Come to hang out, do “seeing” homework if you’re in Foundations of the Liberal Arts, or talk about schemes to make New York City better!
More about The Little Red Lighthouse.
Will there be another “The Federal Government in One Evening” event in the coming months? I really want to come but am not sure if I can make it on Wednesday, but will try to prioritize if it won’t happen again for awhile.