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Free Yoga in Bryant Park

Bryant Park New York, NY, United States

Bryant Park Yoga is returning for its 12th season! Stop by the park
and join a Tuesday morning class or Thursday evening class!

Free

Borrowed Light by Sari Carel

Sunset Park Recreational Center 44th St & 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Borrowed Light is an outdoor sound and sculpture installation by artist Sari Carel set to open in Sunset Park in May 2015.

The project features abstract geometric architectural forms, incorporating field-recorded sounds from the park's local fauna.

A series of related community workshops and performances will accompany the project throughout the summer.

Free

Gowanus Wild @ Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Gowanus Wild is an urban wilderness series which aims to turn concepts of nature photography on their head by finding the beautiful in what most consider to be a man-made environmental catastrophe: the Gowanus Canal and surrounding neighborhood.

Free

Randall’s Island Park: Urban Farm Exploration Days

Urban Farm in Randall's Island Park Wards Meadow Loop, Manhattan , NY, United States

Come discover Randall’s Island Urban Farm – all are welcome at these free events! An urban farm expert will be on site to answer questions. You can discover a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, meet the chickens, and learn about the rice paddies.

Free

Bryant Park Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew

Bryant Park 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan, Select a Country:

Free production of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" in Bryant Park

Free

Nocturnal Wildlife

Albert H. Mauro Playground Park Drive East and 73rd Avenue Terrace, Queens, NY, United States

New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife.  From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals; wildlife viewing is a perfect activity…

Free

Brooklyn Book Festival

Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City.

Free

92 Y Annual Street Festival

92Y Lexington Ave. and E 92nd St., New York, NY, United States

92 Y's annual street festival will have free dance and fitness classes, health screenings, performances and a lot of activities for kids.

Free

A Toast to Fort Tryon Park: Wine Tasting Benefit

Stan Michels Promenade, in Fort Tryon Park New York, NY, United States

Come to the Cocktail Party Fundraiser in support of Fort Tryon Park.

Celebrate the end of summer at this annual cocktail benefit overlooking the Heather Garden and Hudson River. Sample an assortment of wines from Cabrini Wines, brews by Dyckman Beer Co., and delectable foods from the New Leaf Restaurant. All proceeds go to sustaining the park!

$45

Global Citizen Festival

Great Lawn Central Park, New York, United States

The annual Global Citizen Festival tackles that effort, bringing together some of music's biggest stars—Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam and many more are on this year's bill—to raise awareness around the fight against poverty, hunger and climate change throughout the world.

Free

Volunteer at Queens Botanical Garden Farm

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main St, Flushing, NY, United States

Spend a morning on QBG Farm and learn how composted food scraps nourish the soil to grow healthy food in NYC. Tasks will vary by day, but may include weeding, harvesting, planting, and composting activities.

Free