RiverFlicks for Grown-ups every Wednesday
Catch all of 2012’s blockbusters for free at RiverFlicks for grownups every Wednesday at Hudson River Park! More information here. Upcoming Dates Looper July 17 /…
Movies with a View- every Thursday in Brooklyn Bridge Park
This Thursday kicks off the 14th season of Movies with a View at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Evenings start with a DJ at 6 pm and…
Summer on the Hudson: Children’s Performance Series- every Thursday
Summer on the Hudson: Children’s Performance series begins this Thursday at Pier 1 in Riverside Park South. There will be music, storytelling and theater for…
Astoria Waterfront Concert Series- Thursdays
On Thursday evenings through August 15th, there will be a free waterfront concert series at Astoria Park presented by the Central Astoria LDC. On July…
MillionTreesNYC Tree Care Workshop
Join the Friends of Soundview Park & MillionTreesNYC for a free tree care workshop. You will learn about the MilliontreesNYC initiative, all about the benefits…
Urban Park Rangers saltwater fishing
Attend the Urban Park Rangers saltwater fishing program! Experienced Rangers will develop your fishing skills while connecting you with nature by teaching you the ethics…
Brooklyn Bridge Park Green Series: Gardening Design Challenge
Hands-on design and construction workshop to create site-specific gardens with recycled and salvaged materials provided by Build it Green!NYC and instructed by Solar One. Participants…
Family Camping in NYC! (June- September)
Want to enjoy nature with some family camping but don’t want to travel far? Attend various family camping event organized by The Urban Park Rangers.…
4th annual Raritan Bay Festival
Come to the 4th annual Raritan Bay Festival, located at Conference House Park at Ward’s Point. Festivities include live music on two stages, games and…
Green Series: The Billion Oyster Project
Urban Assembly New York Harbor School leads the effort to cultivate the most natural ecosystem engineer: oysters
Green Series: Designing Brooklyn Bridge Park
Matt Urbanski, the brains behind the award-winning design for Brooklyn Bridge Park, leads a design tour of the park
Green Series: Gardening with Native Plants
BBP gardener Marina McCoy teaches us about indigenous plants and the ecosystems they support
Wild Food Tour with Steve Brill through 11/23
Discover the rich, edible vegetation of local NYC parks with “Wildman” Steve Brill.
Land Art Generator Initiative: Freshkills Park
The Land Art Generator Initiative: Freshkills Park is an exhibition of the top 25 designs selected out of 250 submissions from around the globe by…
Freshkills park hike
Photo credit: wikipedia.org Hike the beautiful scenery of the Freshkills, a 2,200 acre park, the largest in NYC. The Freshkills was once the world’s largest…
Catch and Release Fishing! Tuesdays until 8/27
Spend an afternoon learning about the Hudson River waterway by catch and release fishing! All equipment and lessons are provided.
Stuyvesant Cove Free Public Kayaking
Come enjoy this free kayaking event hosted by the Long Island City Community Boathouse (LICCB) with help from the New York City Water Trail Association,…
Make music New York Columbia Secondary School Community Garden
You are invited to celebrate the first day of summer at the Columbia Secondary School Community (CSS) Garden as we participate in Make Music New York,…