Upcoming Events within New York City’s Park Schedule

Provided by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Newsletter

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

• 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
• Bryant Park Juggling 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: West Side Evening Stroll 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Central Park Conservancy Kiosk at Merchant’s Gate, Central Park, Manhattan

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

• Composting 101 by Audubon New York and NYC Composting Project 6:00 a.m.–7:30 a.m. at Shelter Pavilion, Msgr. McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
• Walking Meditation 8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. at Upper Terrace, Bryant Park, Manhattan
• Queens Botanical Garden Farm Workdays 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
• Central Park Tour: Conservatory Garden 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan
• Hallett Nature Sanctuary 2:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, Manhattan

Thursday, August 18, 2016

• Short Story 3.0 Writers Workshop 12:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m. at Reading Room, Bryant Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: Northern Forts 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan
• Sherman Creek Stewards: Garden Crew 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Swindler Cove, Sherman Creek, Manhattan
• Kayaking 5:30 p.m.–6:45 p.m. at Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
• Trees of the Greenbelt 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
• Central Park Tour: East Side Evening Stroll 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, Central Park, Manhattan
• Journey to the Stars 8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

Friday, August 19, 2016

• 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
• Hallett Nature Sanctuary 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: Legendary Landmarks 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan
• Family Camping: Bronx 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. at Van Cortlandt Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Saturday, August 20, 2016

• Summer Streets 7:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Foley Square, Thomas Paine Park, Manhattan
• Hattie Carthan Community Farmers’ Market 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Hattie Carthan Garden, Hattie Carthan Community Garden, Brooklyn
• Green Neighborhoods: Richmond Hill 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Lane S at Myrtle Avenue, Forest Park, Queens
• Walk Randall’s Island 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
• Historical Tour (North) 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Randall’s Island Connector, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
• Kayaking 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
• Ranger’s Choice: Hike and Paddle Gerritsen Creek 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Marine Park, Brooklyn
• Having Fun with Our Food: Creative Composting on the NYC Parks Greenroof 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at NYC Parks Five Borough Complex Greenroof Garden, Manhattan
• Seining 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Fort Totten Front Gate, Fort Totten Park, Queens
• Central Park Tour: Hallett Nature Sanctuary and the Pond 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. at Sixth Avenue and Central Park South, Central Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: Conservatory Garden 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan
• Wave Hill History Walk 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx
• Kayaking at South Beach 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at South Beach Boardwalk at Ocean Avenue, Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach, Staten Island
• Community Rowing 1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Hunts Point Riverside Park, Hunts Point Riverside Park,
• Plant A Fall Garden Workshop 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, Fidler-Wyckoff House Park, Brooklyn
• Historical Tour (North) 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Randall’s Island Connector, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: Mid-Park Welcome Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Alexander von Humboldt statue, Central Park, Manhattan
• Family Camping: Manhattan 6:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. at Central Park, Central Park, Manhattan
• Nocturnal Wildlife 8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. at Blue Heron Nature Center, Blue Heron Park, Staten Island

Sunday, August 21, 2016

• Family Art Project: Spray a Garden 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
• Living with White-tailed Deer 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Blue Heron Nature Center, Blue Heron Park, Staten Island
• Nature Hike (Moderate) 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Union Turnpike Parking Lot, Cunningham Park, Queens
• Central Park Tour: Legendary Landmarks 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan
• Hallett Nature Sanctuary 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Conservancy Family Performance Festival: Billy Kelly 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. at The Great Hill, Central Park, Manhattan
• Sherman Creek Stewards: Forest Crew 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at 190th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
• Community Rowing 1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Hunts Point Riverside Park, Hunts Point Riverside Park,
• Tree Trail Walk 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
• Story Time and Craft 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens

Monday, August 22, 2016

• Central Park Tour: Northern Forts 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan
• Hallett Nature Sanctuary 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, Manhattan

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

• Bryant Park Juggling 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan
• Bronx Kill Salt Marsh Tour 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Randall’s Island Connector, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: West Side Evening Stroll 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Central Park Conservancy Kiosk at Merchant’s Gate, Central Park, Manhattan