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Youth Guide to Summer Fun! NYC th Gui You – – de TO AUGUST 2016 The Department of Youth and Community Development will be updating this guide regularly. Please check back with us to see the latest additions. Have a safe and fun Summer! For additional information please call Youth Connect at 1.800.246.4646 EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS • STRENGTHENING FAMILIES • INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES UPDATED 08.01.16 T H E C I T Y O F N E W Y O R K O F F I C E O F T H E M A Y O R N E W Y O R K , N Y 1000 7 July 2016 Dear Friends: Welcome to the 2016 edition of the New York City Youth Guide to Summer Fun! With sprawling green parks, refreshing beaches and pools, festive street fairs, world-class music and sports venues, and so much more, the five boroughs has something to offer everyone to enjoy summer in our city. The months of July and August also give young people a chance to continue learning and discovering outside of the classroom. This summer’s youth offerings include everything from astronomy and global fashion to learning Italian and kayaking. My administration remains committed to ensuring that residents and visitors alike have access to the cultural, recreational and educational opportunities that make New York City an international summer hotspot. The NYC Department of Youth and Community Development in collaboration with other City agencies has put together this handy guide with information about free and low-cost events in all five boroughs, and I wish you many fun-filled days as you explore our great city this summer. Sincerely, Bill de Blasio Mayor UPDATED 08.01.16 Dear Fellow New Yorkers: It’s that time of year again—summer in New York City!—and the Department of Youth and Community Development is pleased to present the 2016 New York City Youth Guide to Summer Fun. Whether you plan to cool down in the Rockaways or heat things up at the New York City Fire Museum, gaze at the sky or watch a movie under the stars, take in jazz at Bryant Park or celebrate Summer on the Hudson, you can find them—and many other free and low-cost opportunities—in this convenient guide. DYCD would like to thank the City agencies, museums, youth groups, libraries, arts organizations and cultural institutions that play a role in compil- ing this information each year. On behalf of the entire staff of DYCD, I wish you a memorable summer of fun. Sincerely, Bill Chong Click on a title below to jump to that section. Click on a day to see its activities. JULY 2016 AUGUST 2016 1st Friday 1st Monday 2nd Saturday 2nd Tuesday 3rd Sunday 3rd Wednesday th th BEACHES 4 Monday 4 Thursday OF CONTENTS TABLE 5th Tuesday 5th Friday AND POOLS 6th Wednesday 6th Saturday 7th Thursday 7th Sunday 8th Friday 8th Monday 9th Saturday 9th Tuesday SUMMER HOT 10th Sunday 10th Wednesday 11 th Monday 11 th Thursday SPOTS 12th Tuesday 12th Friday 13th Wednesday 13th Saturday 14th Thursday 14th Sunday 15th Friday 15th Monday 16th Saturday 16th Tuesday MUSEUM DEALS 17th Sunday 17th Wednesday 18th Monday 18th Thursday 19th Tuesday 19th Friday 20th Wednesday 20th Saturday 21st Thursday 21st Sunday 22nd Friday 22nd Monday 23rd Saturday 23rd Tuesday 24th Sunday 24th Wednesday 25th Monday 25th Thursday 26th Tuesday 26th Friday 27th Wednesday 27th Saturday 28th Thursday 28th Sunday 29th Friday 29th Monday 30th Saturday 30th Tuesday BARBECUE SITES 31st Sunday 31st Wednesday NYC 2016 | Youth Guide to Summer Fun Summer Fun Guide to | Youth 2016 NYC Click this button to return to the Table of Contents. Bryant Park MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST Upper Terrace Gravel across from the BP Café, Manhattan, NY Theatreworks USA AUGUST 11:45am – 12:30pm 121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker Street Beginner Japanese Language Class and Hudson Street, Manhattan, NY Free Junie B’s Essential Survival Learn a new language or brush up on your skills in Guide to School these beginner classes. Attendance is limited to one Free class for each language offered. Registration required This not-for-profit theater stages plays for children and and opens a week before each class date. Please young adults at its NYC space, performing adapted email [email protected] to kids’ classics like Junie B. Jones, Sarah Plain and Tall, reserve a spot. Bunnicula and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. www.bryantpark.org Theatreworks also provides regular free theater performances for families who are unable to afford NYC Parks tickets. Sunset Park Playground (Sunset Park), www.theatreworksusa.org Brooklyn, NY 9:00am – 5:00pm NYC Parks Summer Sports Experience Hudson River Park, Pier 25, Manhattan, NY Free 6:30pm Pitch, shoot and score with NYC Parks! Summer Hudson River Kids: Story Pirates Sports Experience welcomes kids of ages 6-16 to join Free this free program focused on developing sports skills. Hudson River Park brings out all of your favorite New Kids will play a variety of sports each day, and can York City family performers each Monday evening! come every session. The program is available in all five From music to magic to interactive storytelling, Hudson boroughs, so find the one nearest you. RiverKids will keep your family entertained all summer All must register by emailing long! In case of rain, Hudson RiverKids will take place [email protected]. in the lobby of Pier 40” (Friends of Hudson River Park). www.nycgovparks.org www.hudsonriverpark.org NYC Parks Community Bookstore Park West Bronx Recreation Center, Bronx, NY Slope 8:00am – 10:00am Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Brooklyn, NY Adult Basketball 7:00pm Free Books Beneath the Bridge Take your game to the next level on our basketball Free court. Shoot some hoops, start a pick-up game or Our annual literature series returns to the Granite practice drills and get fit while having fun. Recreation Prospect steps featuring 6 evenings curated by local, Center membership is required to participate. independent bookstores. Each program will include www.nycgovparks.org a reading, Q&A, and book signing with the authors. (Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy). Bryant Park www.brooklynbridgepark.org Upper Terrace or Lawn, Manhattan, NY 12:00pm – 1:00pm NYC Parks Juggling Astoria Park Lawn, Queens, NY Free 8:30pm Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling Mary Poppins lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join Free in the fun. Equipment is provided. When the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks www.bryantpark.org family are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Bryant Park Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews). A 1965 Academy Bryant Park Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan, NY Award winner with five Oscar wins. 5:00pm – 11:00pm www.nycgovparks.org Summer Film Festival Presents: NYC 2016 | Youth Guide to Summer Fun Summer Fun Guide to | Youth 2016 NYC Desk Set Free 6 www.bryantpark.org NYC Parks TUESDAY, AUGUST 2ND Sunset Park Recreation Center, Brooklyn, NY Bryant Park 9:00am – 5:00pm Summer Sports Experience AUGUST Upper Terrace across from BP Grill, Free Manhattan, NY Kids will play a variety of sports each day, and can 1:30pm come every session. The program is available in all five Bryant Park Knitting boroughs, so find the one nearest you. Free All must register by emailing Free beginner classes presented by Knitty City. Yarn [email protected]. and needles are provided. Call Knitty City at 212-787- www.nycgovparks.org 5896 to register, or take a chance and drop by. www.bryantpark.org NYC Parks West Bronx Recreation Center, Bronx, NY NYC Parks 8:00am – 10:00am Madison Square Park, Between Fifth & Madison Adult Basketball Avenues between 23rd & 26th Streets, Free Manhattan, NY Take your game to the next level on our basketball 10:00am – 12:00pm court. Shoot some hoops, start a pick-up game or Art in the Park Making practice drills and get fit while having fun. Oil Pastel and Watercolor Recreation Center membership is required to Free participate. Join us on the Oval Lawn from 10:00am-12:00pm & www.nycgovparks.org 1pm-3pm for Art in the Park Making, where children will explore Martin Puryear’s sculpture, Big Bling, and Summer on the Hudson find inspiration to create their own art project at these The Plaza at 66th Street, Riverside Park South, weekly workshops led by Studio in a School artist Manhattan, NY instructors. 6:30pm – 7:30pm The Studio in a School Association is a not-for-profit Pilates in the Park organization bringing professional visual artists and art Free experiences to young people in New York City’s public Join instructor Melissa Ricci, CPT, PMA from Base schools and community based organizations. (Madison Fitness® for a flowing, multi-level Pilates mat class that Square Park Conservancy) will tone and balance your muscles, align your body, www.madisonsquarepark.org strengthen your core and give you renewed energy! Bring your own mat. NYC Parks www.nycgovparks.org Hudson River Park, Pier 45, Manhattan, NY 6:30pm Bryant Park Sunset Salsa Fountain Terrace, Bryant Park, Manhattan, NY Free 7:30am – 8:30am Things heat up when the sun goes down in Hudson Tai Chi River Park with Sunset Salsa, featuring Talia! Join us Free every Tuesday night for Salsa dancing with some of Free classes for all ages and experience levels. Bryant NYC’s best DJs! Park Tai Chi is provided by the Tai Chi Chuan Center www.hudsonriverpark.org and led by teachers and students who train at CK Chu Tai Chi under the direction of Jeremy Hubbell.
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