This Weekend In Parks
It's that time of year again: birds of all types are flying south for the winter. Join one of our guided tours and see what you can spot.
Ice Skating at Bryant Park
The famous ice skating rink at Bryant Park is opening for the season on Friday, and to celebrate there will be music, ice skating performances and much more! Watch the festivities, or drop by later in the week to try out your own moves on the ice.
Saturday, November 7
Comic Relief: New York's History in Funny Pages and Capes
11:00 a.m.
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
Artist Talk with Mel Kendrick
11:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
Madison Square Park, Manhattan
Wildlife Weekend
11:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Queens Farm Museum, Queens
Crotona Park Fall Harvest Festival
12:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m.
Crotona Park, Bronx
Fall Spirits and Spirits
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Conference House Park, Staten Island
Sunday, November 8
Brooklyn Streetcar Artist Group Presents: Nature Art Show
11:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Marine Park, Brooklyn
Nature Photography Series: Autumn Leaves
1:00 p.m.
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Raptormania in the Greenbelt!
1:00 p.m.
Greenbelt Nature Center, Staten Island
Scale the Walls of Morningside
1:00 p.m.
Morningside Park, Manhattan
Denizens of the Dark
6:00 p.m.
Cunningham Park, Queens
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
…to Parkies born on November 7: Construction Project Manager Marc Carl Bien-Aime; Assistant Civil Engineer MD Hossain; Clerical Associate Lofton Johnson; Urban Park Ranger Chris Olaskiewicz; Associate Park Service Workers Thaddeus Glenka and Michael King; and City Park Workers Angel DeJesus, Darrell Harley, Rodney Harris, and Gloria Hurtado.
…to Parkies born on November 8: Recreation Director Mark Besterman; Gardener Carlos Bonilla; Community Coordinator Yelena Driker; Community Associate Sandra Galante; Recreation Supervisor Geoffrey Huston; Urban Park Ranger Thomas Kerr; Park Supervisor Luis Lopez; Project Manager Bissessar Rajpal; Deputy Chief of Operations Gabriel Ramos; and Principal Administrative Associates Patrick Jones and Kylie Murphy.
…to Parkies born on November 9: Associate Park Service Worker Louie DelValle; Park Administrator Rebecca Ferguson; Sheetmetal Worker Dale Patrick; Park Supervisor Vincent Perry; Executive Agency Counsel Sherri Rosenberg; Forester Aurthur Simpson; Maintenance Worker Cecilio Straker; City Park Workers Jackie Lattimore and Dennis Osborne; and Clerical Associates Karen Mills and Roseanna Pashayan.
QUOTATION FOR THE DAY
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
George Eliot
(1819 – 1880)