This Weekend In Parks

City of Water Day
Celebrate NYC's harbor heritage this Saturday with the annual City of Water Day! Festivals will be held throughout the city, including the Soundview Park Summer Festival in the Bronx, the 3rd Annual Raritan Bay Festival in Staten Island, and City of Water Day at Governor's Island. Paddle, play, and have fun all day by the waterfront.

Greater & Greener: Reimagining Parks for 21st Century Cities
Greater & Greener conference, an international urban parks conference, is coming to New York City this weekend. Learn more about urban parks from the experts in their field.

For additional information on these and other events, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks.

Saturday, July 14

Weekend Woodland Corps
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Free Dance Workshops
10:00 a.m.
Pier 46, Manhattan

First Annual Community Garden Domino Tournament
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
La Casita Community Garden, Manhattan

Stillspotting NYC: Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
St. George Ferry Terminal

Twelfth Night at McCarren Park
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
McCarren Park, Brooklyn

Sunday, July 15

Family Art Project at Wave Hill: Hats, Mats and Baskets
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Wave Hill, Bronx

Family Scavenger Hunt
11:00 a.m.
Kissena Park, Queens

Archery
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Willowbrook Park, Staten Island

Bakers Bash & The Neighborhood Yard Sale
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan

Summer Songs and Stories
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn

GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK

Say no thanks to plastic bags, or bring your own when shopping. Plastic bags comprise about 2.87% of New York City's residential waste stream, which is the largest source of plastic in NYC's waste.

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