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4 Things for You to Do in New York City's Neighborhoods This Week

By Daniel Jumpertz | March 29, 2015 9:34pm
 A new play from Atlantic Theater Company and ways to cope with a noisy city are on this week's agenda.
4 Things for You to Do in New York City's Neighborhoods This Week
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Monday, March 30
Join Gregg Pasquarelli of SHoP Architects (Barclays Center and New York's East River Waterfront) as he discusses one of Brooklyn's most contentious current development projects, the Domino Sugar Refinery. Joining Pasquarelli will be Cathleen McGuigan, Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Record. Presented by the Brooklyn Historical Society and the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation in honor of the 50th Anniversary of NYC’s Landmarks Law. 6:30 p.m. at 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights. $10.

Tuesday, March 31
Noise Wars: A New Yorker’s Guide to Sound in the City” is a talk at 92Y by Dr. Craig Kasper, the Chief Audiology Officer of New York Hearing Doctors. He’ll examine how our daily use of MP3 players and exposure to mass transit, noisy restaurants and the constant buzz of the city streets add to the cacophony we have all acclimated to. He’ll also point to how the sounds of the city may be negatively impacting your psychological and physical health. 6:30 p.m., tickets from $24. 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd St., Upper East Side.

Wednesday, April 1 (April Fool’s Day)
Celebrating 30 years of theater since its inception in 1985, Atlantic Theater Company is the award-winning Off-Broadway theater operating under the belief that the story of a play and the intent of its playwright are at the core of the creative process. Showing Wednesday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., is the world premiere of a play they commissioned, Posterity, written by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Doug Wright. Linda Gross Theater, 336 W. 20th St., Chelsea. Tickets from $51.

Thursday, April 2
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York is hosting “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under The Third Reich,” an exhibition depicting how Jewish lawyers were barred from German courts beginning in 1933 and how individual rights and the rule of law were neglected during the Nazi era. Lobby of the Federal Courthouse, 500 Pearl St., Civic Center, Manhattan. Free.