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West Side Evening Stroll

Join us after work for an evening stroll along part of Central Park’s West side. Central Park Conservancy guides lead you on a casual walk…

Ed Center Open Hours

Explore Brooklyn Bridge Park like never before during open hours in our Environmental Education Center. The Ed Center is open for free, drop in hours…

Basketball Clinics

Join Big and Little Skills Academy for dynamic basketball clinics for ages 8-17. Improve basic basketball skills with the Big and Little Skills Academy (BALSA)…

Urban Park Rangers: RiverFish Celebration

Summer on the Hudson and the Urban Park Rangers connect you to the life living within the Hudson River with catch-and-release fishing, The Fuzzy Lemons,…

Summer on the Hudson: Harlem Dances

Join various local companies for dance performances and lessons of different movement styles. Harlem Dances events take place on the third Friday of each month…

Summer on the Hudson: Let’s Dance!

Learn to dance Salsa, Zouk, and Bachata with lessons and group social dances led by master teachers from the Piel Canela Dance and Music School…

Summer on the Hudson: Everybody Tango!

Enjoy Argentine Tango with an introductory lesson, music, and dancing in the open air led by Strictly Tango NYC! Lessons take place at 6:45 and…

National Learn-to-Row Day: Free Basic Rowing Lesson

Join Row New York for National Learn to Row day on June 3, 2017, for a totally free event, and learn the basics of a sport that will stay with you for a lifetime. We’ll introduce you to basic rowing techniques and get you out on the water.

Bonus: explore our beautiful boathouses on tours being offered throughout the day. You can choose from two of our boathouse locations: the Meadow Lake Boathouse in Queens and the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse in Manhattan. Our Queens boathouse invites any person with a disability to join us for adaptive rowing sessions.

Brooklyn Bike Repair Class

Come learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups at the bike repair classes in Time’s Up’s Brooklyn bicycle co-op. Classes are free and open to the public. Donations are always appreciated.

Sustainability Crash Course 2017

Imagine being able to spend one amazing day immersed in learning about sustainable design—and meeting the people who have pioneered new thinking and practices. On Saturday, March 25, 2017, Pratt’s CSDS will present the seventh annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere. With over 20 speakers, it is sure to be a fantastic day of exploration and inspiration! Registration required.

The Final Mile: How Great Cities Are Fed

Open House New York invites you to a very special lecture with Karen Karp, president of Karp Resources, to kick offThe Final Mile: Food Systems of New York, a new year-long series of tours and talks exploring the architecture of New York City’s multi-layered food system.

Brutal! Paul Rudolph’s Postwar New York Interiors: A Conversation with Timothy M. Rohan and Donald Albrecht

Learn more about architect Paul Rudolph and his unconventional methods evident in his apartment interiors of the late twentieth century. Professor Timothy M. Rohan of University of Massuchussets will lead the discussion.