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  • Seaport Fit

    Today: HIIT the Deck. Reservations are released at 10AM every Monday the week before class.

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New York" and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners, 1900-1914," and at Pier 16, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.

    Free
  • Adult Zumba

    Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training and a lot of fun. Participants are encouraged to bring their own equipment: weights, water bottle, hand towel etc. Proof of vaccination required.

    Free
  • FOUNDATIONS: Construction History in New York and Chicago

    Skyscraper Museum

    Chicago and New York offered a handful of very different preconditions that influenced the way skyscrapers were designed and built in the two cities. Chicago’s murky soil forced engineers to carefully parse their structures into point supports and broad, snowshoe-like pads, which suggested structures above could be thought of as more skeletal frames than continuous […]

    Free
  • Innovation, Chaos, and Luxury: Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 -256 BCE)

    China Institute

    Led by Ben Wang, CI’s Senior Lecturer in Language and Humanities, this free virtual workshop is designed for K-12 educators (though we welcome all to attend) to help advance a deeper understanding of the uniqueness of Chinese classical poetry. In addition, by sharing his personal collection of the rare original couplet in calligraphy, Mr. Wang […]

  • Tavern Trivia Night

    Fraunces Tavern Museum

    Round up your friends and test your knowledge of the American Revolution! Brush up on your revolutionary history and complete to win some great prizes!

    Free
  • BPC Cooperstown Camp

    Rockefeller Park

    New York Empire Baseball is changing the world of hardball instruction and coaching by teaching confident play through advanced preparation. Learn technical skills and drills focusing on increasing player performance. It’s bound to be a home run! For ages 6-10. Space is limited, registration required at: [email protected]

    Free
  • Seaport Fit

    Today: HIIT the Deck. Reservations are released at 10AM every Monday the week before class.

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New York" and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners, 1900-1914," and at Pier 16, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.

    Free
  • From Chengdu: Stories of the Legendary Zhuge Liang

    China Institute

    A legendary historical figure in the Three Kingdom period (220-280), Zhuge Liang (181-234) is recognized as the most accomplished and admired military strategist of his era, first as the chancellor to Emperor Liu Bei of the state of Shu and later as the regent of the Kingdom. As a recognition of his contributions to Shu, […]

    Free
  • April Women’s Breakfast: In Conversation with Kathryn Garcia

    2020 and 2021 were big years for women in U.S. politics, with more women running for national and local office than ever before. Here in New York, we had a contentious mayoral election with multiple women candidates leading on the ballot, and we finally got our first woman governor.  So what's it like to be […]

  • Adult Zumba

    Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training and a lot of fun. Participants are encouraged to bring their own equipment: weights, water bottle, hand towel etc. Proof of vaccination required.

    Free
  • FRAMES: Construction History in New York and Chicago

    Skyscraper Museum

    The second session of the Construction History series concentrates on Frames and the evolution of metal-cage construction in each city. Chicago has claimed the “invention” of steel-skeleton construction, which historians often call “the Chicago frame.” In New York, building codes and concerns about fire discouraged the use of skeleton frames until after 1892, so alternative, […]

    Free