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!
Kick off is at 10am in Astoria Park at 19th Street (between 23rd Ave and 22nd Drive). We invite ALL our neighbors to come out and volunteer to help clean up this beautiful community space! Hang out with your neighbors and enjoy.
Join Christodora’s New Youth Conservationists in volunteering at the rescheduled 2016 Bronx River Flotilla, a 5-mile paddle down the Bronx River in celebration of the progress that the Bronx River Alliance has made in reclaiming the river as a place that children can explore and play!
Mountain Biking in Manhattan? Join the New York City Mountain Bike Association for a day of off road cycling skill level riders on the new pump track at Highbridge Bike Park.
EscapeMaker’s pop up shop is dedicated to agritourism, local farm and orchard getaways. They will host three FREE tasting showcases inside the Fulton Stall Market and spilling outside onto Front street: June 19th – Berry Jam; July 24th & August 14th – Local Craft Beverages.
Get ready to bike, climb, race, and paddle at Adventures NYC! Join NYC Parks in Central Park to celebrate the great outdoors and enjoy a day of adventure – for free!
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.
Join NYC Parks and Lotus Music and Dance for this annual Multicultural Celebration and Native American Festival.
Join the Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation.
Take a break from the streets of Manhattan and head down to Brooklyn’s Coney Island! Visit the Cyclone and the Wonder Wheel and the Boardwalk!
Join us for a private screening of 2.5% – The Osa Peninsula – winner of best documentary at the 2015 Santa Monica Independent Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Eytan Elterman and Marco Bollinger.
Join our elected officials, Community Board 7, NYC Parks Department, Sanitation Department, local businesses and non-profits, students and parents, environmental organizations, and community groups as we gather for our annual Spring cleanup and beautification day on the UWS.
Experiment, learn, and play together in the Discovery Garden. Hands-on stations throughout the garden’s meadow, woodland, and marsh habitats, and in the vegetable garden encourage…
Join Destination Backcountry Adventures to learn the essential skills & philosophy of survival to be prepared for the worst case scenario on your next adventure or just to gain a new perspective in your everyday life.
Wondering how to balance living in the city and loving the outdoors? Come check out an afternoon with Outdoor Fest filled with fun activities, film festival, and a party !
Celebrate art and culture at this block party with the diverse ethnic communities of the Museum’s Lower East Side/Chinatown neighborhood !
Join the NY chapter of Surfrider Foundation and the National Parks Conservation Association for a beach cleanup at Fort Tilden !
Come join us for this all-age-friendly hands-on activity pond-dipping for snails, leeches and dragon fly nymphs !