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Shell-ebrate Oysters!

Pier 25 Pier 25, New York, NY, United States

Oysters have a long history in NYC’s waters. Learn about oysters and help restore them back into the Hudson River.

Free

Every Tuesday Young Sprouts Gardening

Battery Park City South Cove, New York, NY, United States

Young Sprouts is a FREE BPCPC’s gardening program for children 3 to 5 years old and an accompanying adult. The event happens every week until August 30th.…

Free

Figure Al Fresco

Battery Park City South Cove, New York, NY, United States

Many people are challenged when trying to draw the human figure. The Battery Park City Parks Conservancy offers everyone a chance to improve their skills…

Free

Pop Up Maker Space at Pier 25

Pier 25 Pier 25, New York, NY, United States

Calling all Makers! Join us at our outdoor Maker Space for weekly workshops challenging participants to design and construct solutions to real-world problems. Guided Maker workshops challenge participants to design and construct projects inspired by science and river concepts. Learn about the Hudson River through an engineering scope. Come tinker, test and build!

Free

Come Out and Play Festival

Multiple Locations

Come Out & Play returns to New York City in 2016 for another year of extraordinary outdoor games. We’ll take over DUMBO on July 8…

Zoning New York Scavenger Hunt

Open House New York 1133 Broadway, Suit 802, New York, NY, United States

Open House New York and the Museum of the City of New York invite you to celebrate the centennial anniversary of New York City’s zoning resolution with a citywide scavenger hunt to uncover how the invisible forces of zoning have shaped the city around us, from the dramatic setbacks of Jazz Age skyscrapers to the vast open plazas of mid-century Modernism.

$30

Bike New York: Street Skills Ride

East River Park Sixth Street Bridge, New York, NY, United States

Gain more confidence in your biking skills with Street Skills Rides during their free weekend programs for adults and mature teens !

Free

Books Beneath the Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge Park , Select a Country:

Throughout July and August, six Monday nights will feature authors, representing six of Brooklyn’s best independent bookstores. Each evening will include readings, discussions, signings, and much more, as inspired by each author and our program sponsors.

Free

Arts, Culture & Fun: Nuyorican Poets Cafe

St. Mary's Recreation Center (in St. Mary's Park) St. Ann's Avenue and 145th Street, Bronx, NY, United States

Join us as poets from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe perform dynamic works of spoken word and lead a writing and performance masterclass.

Free

Food for the Soul: Self-Care and Social Justice in the South Bronx

New Settlement Community Center 1501 Jerome Ave. 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY, United States

The South Bronx Community Food Coalition invites you to our first conference, Food for the Soul: Self-Care and Social Justice in the South Bronx. Join us for a free day of facilitated workshops on how we can practice self-care as we strive to create changes in our food system and beyond.

Free

City of Water Day; Free Family Festival

Governors Island

Mark your calendars to celebrate the biggest harbor festival of the metropolitan region on Saturday, July 16, on Governors Island, New York; at Maxwell Place Park, Hoboken, New Jersey; and at dozens of In Your Neighborhood locations around New York Harbor.

Free

Meditation on the High Line

High line 14th st 10th ave, Manhattan, NY, United States

Rise above the city streets and start your day focused, centered, and connected with nature. Join the Integral Yoga Institute, the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center and special guests for weekly, guided meditations. Open to people of all ages and experience levels.

Free