Events taking place in New York City Parks

January 18 – February 3, 2017

Courtesy of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Newsletter

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

• Horticultural Lecture: The Gardens of Cornish Colony, Where Classic Gardens Took Root in America 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at NY School of Interior Design, Manhattan
• Evening Group Hike and Trail Run 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island

Thursday, January 19, 2017

• South Bronx Street Tree Care 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Hunts Point Playground, Hunts Point Playground, Bronx
• Art Workshop Series: Detail and Abstraction in Nature Photography 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
• Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan

Friday, January 20, 2017

• Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan

Saturday, January 21, 2017

• Birding: Super Winter Bird Walk 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Grand Army Plaza Arch, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
• Owls and Pellets 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Fort Totten Visitor’s Center, Fort Totten Park, Queens
• Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan
• Pioneering Skills: Building with Ropes and Wood 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
• Hibernators Walk and Talk 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
• CANCELLED: A Billion Year Odyssey: Geology of Northern Manhattan 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Payson Center, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
• Union Square Park: Crossroads of New York Walking Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Statue, Union Square Park, Manhattan
• Astronomy: The Night Sky 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Wolfe’s Pond Park Comfort Station, Wolfe’s Pond Park, Staten Island

Sunday, January 22, 2017

• Birding: Winter Waterfowl 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road, Silver Lake Park, Staten Island
• Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, Central Park, Manhattan
• Historic New York: Split Rock 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Split Rock Golf House, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

• Evening Group Hike and Trail Run 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island

Thursday, January 26, 2017

• Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan

Friday, January 27, 2017

• Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan

Saturday, January 28, 2017

• Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, Central Park, Manhattan
• Winter Jam 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, Manhattan
• Union Square Park: Crossroads of New York Walking Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Statue, Union Square Park, Manhattan
• Arts, Culture & Fun: Talking Inspirations: Oysters 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Recreation Center, St. Mary’s Park, Bronx
• Astronomy: Winter Solar System 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Sunday, January 29, 2017

• Electronic Waste Recycling Event 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Queens Botanical Garden Parking Garden, Queens
• Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

• Evening Group Hike and Trail Run 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island

Thursday, February 2, 2017

• Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, Central Park, Manhattan

Friday, February 3, 2017

• Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan