Tour of the Battery Urban Farm
Tour of the urban vegetable farm and perennial forest farm, led by park staff.
Tour of the urban vegetable farm and perennial forest farm, led by park staff.
Take part in a full-body stretch routine designed to improve range of motion, maintain flexibility, promote better posture, reduce joint pain, and decrease the risk of injury.
This BPC park offers a unique setting to observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/ […]
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 […]
Join our community of artists of all skill levels as we are inspired by our surroundings to create with drawing materials, pastels and watercolors. Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled […]
Immerse yourself in this meditative practice- surrounded by the Hudson’s peaceful aura. Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and […]
New Visions of Old New York features an interactive 3-D map from the New Amsterdam History Center’s Mapping Early New York project alongside 17th-century records from the New York City […]
The NYC Department of Records and Information Services presents a full day of programming at the historic Hall of Records. See a pop-up exhibit of rarely seen records highlighting 400 […]
Beginning in 1624, the Dutch West India Company transformed an edge of Manhattan wilderness into the colonial trading post of New Amsterdam. They controlled Manhattan for only 40 years, until […]
The first Jewish immigrants to Manhattan arrived in 1654, during Dutch colonial times. The small group of 23 men, women, & children were allowed to stay, but with considerable restrictions. […]
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.
Hybrid symposium about Nieuw Amsterdam. Speakers include author Eric Sanderson (Landscape Ecologist & Vice President for Urban Conservation Strategy, New York Botanical Garden), Dutch historian Jaap Jacobs, Zachary Edinger (Shamash/Assistant […]