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Mah Jongg & More

Join a dedicated group of Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly games, or try your hand at other card and board games.

Free

Drop-In Chess

Play the popular strategy game while getting pointers and advice from an expert. Chess improves concentration, problem solving, and strategic planning — plus it’s fun! For ages 5 and up.

Free

Visual Narrative

Discover your narrative voice and tell your story through drawing and painting. Each week will feature a different prompt, helping you to create images and words. Explore creating character, using perspective, drawing the human figure, and incorporating text and simple bookmaking techniques that will allow you to put your stories into a readable form. Registration […]

Free

Downtown Beats Chorus

Directed by Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.

Free

Earth Month: Nature Walk

Rockefeller Park

Take a stroll with outdoor educator Marieke Bender through Rockefeller Park and explore our connection to the great outdoors! See what makes our parks an important refuge for humans, animals, and plants, and search for signs of Spring along the Hudson River.

Free

Fiber Art Crafts Studio

Join this group of fiber art crafters for a fun afternoon of creativity and camaraderie. Bring your projects, which can include—but are not limited to—knitting, crocheting, embroidery and small-loom weaving.

Free

Mah Jongg & More

Join a dedicated group of Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly games, or try your hand at other card and board games.

Free

City Nature Challenge BioBlitz

Help conduct a bioblitz – where professional and citizen scientists work together to identify all the plant and animal specials in a specific area – and contribute to building a […]

Free

Earth Day Celebration

City Hall Park

Volunteer gardening and clean-up, a special live music performance by bands from the Church Street School of Music and Art, a tree care workshop and a plant giveaway/art project for […]

Free

S.T.E.A.M. DREAM

Rockefeller Park

Kids are invited to pick up S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) at this special Earth Month themed open air fair. The event will feature a variety of engaging […]

Free

Shred Day

In honor of Earth Day, clear out your papers and drop them into our mobile shredder in Duane Park for free. Watch your hard drive destroyed on sight.

Free

NYS Birding Trail

Learn about the New York State birding trail. Explore the parks of Battery Park City and see what makes this area a hangout for urban birds and migrators passing through. […]

Free