Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

Back to School Celebration with The Creative Kitchen

August 16, 2018 by Teresa Nhat Wang

Ready or Not…school starts in a few weeks if it hasn’t started already! What better way to transition to a schedule and lunch with friends, than a celebration encouraging healthy snack and eating habits. Join us as we celebrate with “Back to School”, with the Creative Kitchen. The delicious day will include family-friendly entertainment, music, and activities – and feature samples from brands showcasing back-to-school foods and snacks. Families can spend the day enjoying some of Lakeside’s outdoor activities, such as pedal-boating, roller skating, and family-sized bike adventures. Kids can cool off in the park’s splash pad, a state of the art water playground. This fun event is out of the neighborhood, but just a quick subway ride away.

Date: Saturday, August 18th

Time: 10am – 3pm

Location: 171 East Drive, Brooklyn (LeFrak Center at Lakeside at Prospect Park)

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: Free

For more information visit their website HERE

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Annual Battery Dance Festival Week

August 15, 2018 by Teresa Nhat Wang

Bring a blanket and some snacks and picnic with the performances overlooking Lady Liberty at one of our favorite parks. Celebrate the 37th year of New York City’s longest-running public dance festival presented by Battery Dance. Enjoy six days of exciting international and local dance companies against one of the most beautiful backgrounds in the city.

Date(s): Sunday, August 12th – Friday, August 17th

Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: Robert Wagner Park

Ages: All ages welcome

Cost: Free

For more information, please visit their website HERE

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Pasanella & Son Vintners Wine Tasting and 25% Promo with Cinch

August 16, 2018 by Denise Courter

Calling all wine lovers and fans of the historic Seaport… we are excited to share a Thirsty Thursday promo with Cinch at the gorgeous Pasanella and Son Vintners wine shop. Stop in for a complimentary wine tasting. Plus you are invited to sip and shop for a 25% discount!

Simply download the Cinch app and enjoy some amazing wines to countdown our final days of Summer.

FiDi Families Insiders: Download the Cinch app and enter the promo code fidi for a one-time discount of 50% (Maximum discount is $25, for new users only). Then, start saving and supporting locally owned businesses throughout Lower Manhattan.

The Cinch app helps you find local businesses, such as restaurants, salons, wine shops and more and you can take advantage of discounts, only available to Cinch users. We love the app and have been able to save money at Financier, Pita Press, Sons of Thunder and John Street Florist, to name a few.

Date: Thursday, August 16th

Time: 5 pm – 8 pm

Location: 115 South Street

To download the app and learn more, please visit the website HERE

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Throwback Thursday Summer Film Series – The Sandlot at 28 Liberty

August 15, 2018 by Denise Courter

The “Throwback Thursday Summer Film Series” continues with a screening of the 1993 classic “The Sandlot”. The PG-rated film is set in the summer of 1962 and features a cast of young boys and their summer of baseball and adventures. Attendees to the free screening are invited to enjoy free popcorn as well. The film series includes a special feature this year: “The Viewer’s Choice.” During the weeks leading up to the final film, which will be screened on August 23, viewers can vote for their favorite “throwback” film at 28Liberty.com/Events. The winning film will be announced this week.

FiDi Families Insiders: Arrive early to grab a red bean bag!

Date: Thursday, August 16th

Time: 8 pm

Cost: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

To learn more and to vote (let them know FiDi Families sent you), visit their website HERE

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New York City Math Festival at 28 Liberty Plaza (FREE)

August 13, 2018 by Denise Courter

Fosun Hosts Free Math Festival on 28 Liberty Plaza

FiDi Families welcomes the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) to 28 Liberty Plaza for the second annual New York City Math Festival.

The full day of mathematical fun will feature hands-on math exhibits, entertaining mathematical games, intriguing puzzles, brain teasers. Among other performances, educator John Chase will reveal the secrets of mathematics and demonstrate a juggler’s ability to anticipate the path of a ball or club in space and time.

The New York City Math Festival will also feature:

Performances by mathematical mimes, Tim and Tanya Chartier, in a series of fun vignettes that illustrate the concepts of estimation, tiling, and infinity

Group constructions of giant sculptures, including the amazing rainbow-colored hyberbolic Hilbert’s Rainbow with mathematician Chaim Goodman-Straus and the six-foot tall geometric structure Goldberg Variations with mathematician David Reimann. If you can thread a cable tie through a hole or count to six, you can help!
Formations of mathematical patterns using Math-on-a-Stick from the Minnesota State Fair with math educator, Chris Danielson
Engaging puzzles and brainteasers with the Julia Robinson Math Festival

FiDi Families Insiders: Enjoy complimentary bagels (while supplies last)

Date: Saturday, August 18th

Time: 10 am – 4 pm

Location: 28 Liberty Plaza

To learn more about the event and future events, please visit their website HERE

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Cheerleading Registration OPEN with the Downtown Giants

August 10, 2018 by Denise Courter

Registration is now open for the launch of the new Downtown Giants Cheerleading Program. Kids will have a chance to meet other children from the neighborhood, learn routines and socialize in a fun environment. Cheer practice will be 2x a week, tentatively scheduled to be held at the Battery Park Baseball Fields as well as Stuyvesant High School. Games will occur on weekends and cheerleaders will perform at football and possibly basketball games in the winter.

Date(s): TBD; End of Summer/beginning of Fall through November

Age(s): All ages welcome and cheerleaders will be placed into age-appropriate groups

Cost: $600 (includes 2 cheer uniforms and practices with cheer coaches)

FiDi Families Insiders: Be sure to enter FIDIFAM to let DTG know you are a FiDi Families fan!

For more information and registration, please visit their website HERE

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Trading Post Promotion with Cinch

August 10, 2018 by Denise Courter

We discovered the Cinch app and excited to share a Friday promo at the Trading Post. Simply download the Cinch app and stop by a FiDi favorite, the Trading Post for a 30% discount!