Motion/Matter: All-Styles Dance Battle
Top-tier dancers from NYC’s club scene and beyond will throw down in a fierce face-off demonstrating locking, popping, breaking, and all the moves that define the culture.
$15
Events
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Jon Lehrer Dance Company
Combining modern and jazz dance, Jon's visionary choreography offers an accessible yet artistic experience.
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Films At The Museum: “My Italian Secret”
My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust, narrated by Isabella Rossellini, tells the story of cycling idol Gino Bartali and other courageous Italians who risked their lives to save thousands of Jews, partisans, and refugees from Nazi-occupied Italy. These brave Italians worked with Jewish leaders and members of the Catholic Church to save […]
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Groundbreaking Women Who Shaped Lower Manhattan
From pioneering professionals to groundbreaking activists and maritime leaders, this walking tour brings to light the stories of women who fought against gender and racial discrimination to leave their mark on history. Discover the impact of those who established the first hospital staffed entirely by women, led the charge for workplace equality—including something as fundamental […]
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Creativing Writing
Battery Park City LibraryWalk and writing session led by author and poet Jon Curley.
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Russell Shorto Taking Manhattan
Join the Seaport Museum and celebrated historian Russell Shorto for a presentation focusing on Shorto’s newly-released book Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America. The presentation will tell the riveting story of the birth of New York City as a center of capitalism and pluralism, a foundation from which America […]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Battery Park City Library Book Discussion
Discuss The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Repeated March 13 at 2pm.
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U.S. Tariff Policy, American Business in China, and the Global Economic Order
Conversation with Craig Allen, former President of the U.S.-China Business Council, and Brad W. Setser, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, as they sit down with Susan Yuqing Feng, Director of Programs at the China Institute in America, to examine the lasting impact of U.S. tariff policies, the evolving landscape for American businesses […]
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She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street
In She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street, Paulina Bren tells the story of how women infiltrated Wall Street starting in the swinging sixties, when "No Ladies" signs hung across the doors of its luncheon clubs and, more discreetly, inside the brokerage houses and investment banks.
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Trespassers at the Golden Gate
Book reading and signing by Gary Krist, author of Trespassers at the Golden Gate: A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded Age San Francisco.