Garden Walking Tour in Fort Tryon Park
Take a tour of the "Park for All Seasons." Take a walking tour of the Heather and Alpine Gardens of Fort Tryon Park. Discover which…
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Eco Fashion in the Park
History will be made this Sunday. The newly re-opened High Bridge will be transformed into a next-generation runway showing off the designs of Iliana Quander,…
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Noxious New York: Race, Class and Garbage
The New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue, at 103rd Street, New York, NY, United StatesHistorian Julie Sze examines the link between race, class, and garbage and explores how culturally and politically disenfranchised communities re-work long-standing conflations between polluted places and peoples.
The talk will address case studies around NYC garbage politics in the 1980s and 1990s, while also considering at previous historical moments and sites outside the city.
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Books Beneath the Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Park 334 Furman Street, New York, NY, United StatesWORD is delighted to be returning to the Books Beneath the Bridge reading series with two wonderful fantasy novelists. Naomi Novik and Peter V. Brett will be reading, answering questions and, of course, signing books.
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Rooftop Films: Bikes vs. Cars
Metrotech Commons 5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesAs evidence of the negative impact of the cars continues to mount, people are looking to the bicycle as the solution. But with poor city planning and road rage contributing to daily cycling casualties, and never-ending gridlocks and global warming at the forefront of the news, what will it take for change to occur? And will the economic powers-that-be allow it?
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Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: Macbeth
The Clemente (Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center) 114 Norfolk Street (E. side of Norfolk St. between Delancey and Rivington), New York, NY, United StatesMacbeth set in a banana republic.
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
Meadow Lake Flushing Meadows Corona Park 11101 Corona Ave, Flushing, NY, United StatesThe 24th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York!
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The Brooklyn Music Festival
Governors Island, Colonels Row New YorkThe Brooklyn Music Festival is designed to celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of New York City’s largest borough.
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Storefront Science: Explore Nature in Fort Tryon Park
Fort Tryon Park NY, United StatesA day of nature exploration for kids!
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Formell y Los Van Van
Concert Hall at Lehman College 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY, United StatesA collection of dance tracks incorporating the contemporary arrangements of Juan Formell’s hit from the past.
$45 – $60
Basic Canoeing
Lasker Rink and Pool, in Central Park 830 5th Ave, New York, United StatesFew experiences compare with being on the open water in New York City. The rhythm of the waves, the sun on your face, and the…
Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park
Heather Garden Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park Cabrini Boulevard and Ft. Washington Ave, New YorkFort Tryon Park towers above the Hudson River and offers commanding views of the Palisades and the lower Hudson Valley. As one of the highest points in Manhattan, it challenges the notion that Manhattan’s best vistas are from its skyscrapers. The Heather Garden – the parks most notable horticultural feature – is a three-acre garden that sits on the park’s Western side along the Hudson River.
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