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Viewing 1–10 out of 3,751 events
from May 19, 2013 to May 8, 2014
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Art Exhibit: Fish & Crushed Can Story- Mixed Media
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
This mixed media exhibit by artist Iandry Randriamandroso illustrates how growth is disrupted by invasive species.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Exhibits, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Celebrate National Bike Month at QBG
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Ride your bike to QBG during the month of May and receive 50% off admission.
Category: Nature, Fitness, Bike Month NYC
Help Rejuvenate Fort Tryon Park with the New York Junior League
at Anne Loftus Playground (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan 
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join the New York Junior League's Playground Improvement Project (PIP) as they set out to beautify and improve Fort Tryon Park.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Woodland Discovery Kit in Central Park
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Visit The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands exhibit and start exploring the North Woods on your own.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Exhibits, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Kids
The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands Exhibit
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use this hands-on exhibit to illuminate the history, ecology, and management of the woodlands and learn why these landscapes are so essential to the purpose of Central Park.
Category: Education, Nature, Exhibits, History, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!
Beautification Day: Volunteer Painting
at Heather Garden (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Help rejuvenate Fort Tyron by painting the historic fence.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
It's My Park Day at East River Esplanade
at 96th Street and FDR Drive (in East River Esplanade), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
On It's My Park Day, help the Upper Green Side, the Friends of the East River Esplanade and East River C.R.E.W. beautify the East River Esplanade.
Category: Gardening, Volunteer, It's My Park Day
Free!
It's My Park Day at Fort Tryon Park
at Jacob Javits Playground (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan, Subway Terrace (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
On It's My Park Day, join the Friends Committee of the Fort Tryon Trust as they paint, clean-up Javits playground and more.
Category: Gardening, Volunteer, It's My Park Day
Free!
6th Annual Shred Fest
at Bensonhurst Park, Brooklyn , Prospect Park, Brooklyn , Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn , St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan , Flatbush Nostrand Junction, Brooklyn, Triangle Plaza, Bronx, Union Square Park, Manhattan, 111th Street Parking Lot (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Bring all your old documents to Shred Fest and fight identity theft.
Category: Education, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Event
Street Types: Turn of the Century Portraiture By Alice Austen
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
This show explores the portraits Alice Austen made on the streets of Manhattan at the turn of the last century.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits
Free!
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