The New York City branch of Yale Blue Green (YBG) seeks to actively bring together Yale alums in the area to foster dialogue, learning and networking in our vibrant city. We curate monthly events that take advantage of our urban surroundings and all the city has to offer. Events always include a sustainability angle and range from alumni talks, museum excursions, and service opportunities to networking cocktail hours. We very much encourage members of YBG-NYC to share ideas about the events they would like to attend or host.
YBG-NYC Co-Chairs
Seojin Park ’17
Sylvia Wang
Tera Hofmann ’20
Uma Bhandaram ’15 MESc
You can be in touch anytime at ybgnyc@gmail.com.
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Upcoming Events
Stay Tuned!
Climate Week Happy Hour, YSE + YBG, September 23, 2026, 6:00-8:00
Registration link is here: https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3aQELwG055BOpEO
Past Events
YBG at Yale alumni Association Welcome to NYC Event, September 10, 2026
Tree Census at Riverside Park and More, August 29, 2026
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“Investors for a Better America”, at the Fordham Gabelli School of Business, September 3, 2026
This September 3 was the first-ever conference on “Investors for a Better America”, at the Fordham Gabelli School of Business, West 62nd St. Speakers were senior investors from leading family offices and such firms as the Nigerian sovereign wealth fund, UBS, RBC Capital Markets, JP Morgan Asset Management, Bank of America, Millennium, Rothschild Asset Management, Harvard Management Company, Goldman Sachs, B Capital, First Round, Renaissance Technologies, District of Columbia Retirement, International Finance Corporation, Cantor Fitzgerald, and TIAA-CREF.
Yale Day of Service: Landscaping Marine Park, Brooklyn’s Largest, May 9, 2026
Spring Happy Hour, Clinton Hall, April 30, 2026
Lunar New Year Celebration
Trees Count 2025, NYC Decadal Tree Census, Mount Prospect Park, Brooklyn, October 4, 2025
Birdwatching at Central Park, September 13, 2025
East River Park Coastal Resiliency Tour, August 6, 2025
Mixer with the Columbia Alumni Global Sustainability Network July 26
Yale Day of Service, May 10
Five Star Gardens, 252 W 121st St, New York, NY 10027
Tasks: Volunteers will support the gardeners with moving soil, gravel, and mulch, cleaning the garden pond, installing weed barriers, and planting native flowers.