Who’s ready to go back to school??? Last year at the first annual Tribeca Back to School Block Party, a few thousand of your neighbors celebrated with bounce houses, obstacle courses, music, dancing, ice cream, balloons, snacks, drinks, carnival games, and crazy photos! We’ll be back with all of that and a whole lot more.
Date: September 15th
Time: 11 am – 2 pm
Location: Murray Street between West Broadway and Greenwich
Age(s): All ages
Cost: Free
Visit their website for more information HERE
Kick off the Battery Park City Park’s fall season booklet with a celebration of our small but mighty friend, the hummingbird. Join us for a day of feathered frenzy featuring a hummingbird watch zone, a bird-watching and nature walk, and a live performance and hum-along with bluegrass band Astrograss. Make bird wings and masks and help us weave a human-sized hummingbird nest!
Date: Saturday, September 8th
Time:
11:00am: Art Projects
11:30am: Bird-watching/Nature walk
12:00pm: Family Concert featuring Astrograss
Location: South Cove (near 50 Battery Place)
Fee: Free, but RSVP HERE
Ages: All ages welcome
For more information, visit the website HERE
Did you know one of the top academic programs in the U.S. is in New York? At BASIS Independent Schools, students are inspired to learn at the highest international levels in a liberal arts and sciences curriculum consistently recognized as one of the top academic programs in the U.S.
Join us at an upcoming admissions event to learn more about our world-acclaimed program, located on the Upper West Side and in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
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BASIS Independent Manhattan (PreK-8) 795 Columbus Ave. | NY, NY 10025
BASIS Independent Brooklyn (PreK-12) 556 Columbia St. | Brooklyn, NY 11231
Applications are available for fall 2019
New Yorkers officially have the best library cards in the nation. As a New York Public Library cardholder, you already know that your library card gives you access to a stunning variety of books, research materials, and so much more. And now, your library card gives you access to even more thanks to Culture Pass, a new service that allows cardholders to visit dozens of cultural institutions around the city for free. Through Culture Pass, you can reserve free passes to dozens of museums and cultural institutions around the city.
Simply visit their website HERE and select The New York Public Library, enter your library card barcode and pin, then choose from the variety of participating institutions and select when you’d like to visit. You can borrow passes for dates between two and three months in advance (depending on availability), and can have two pending reservations at any given time. After reserving a pass — for two or four people — you can print your pass at home or at your local library, or select the mobile option, and show the reservation confirmation on your phone.
Cultural institutions currently participating in Culture Pass including two downtown favorites, Skyscraper Museum and Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
For more information, visit their website HERE
Come “hang out” with Paul Ruggeri Gymnastics’ Ninja classes this fall. Combing traditional gymnastics and obstacle courses, this class is sure to entertain your children while increasing their strength, coordination, and endurance! Limited spots available.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity – Simply use the FiDi Families Insiders Discount Code: FidiFamb2s.
Location: 356 Broadway
Register via their website HERE or call directly: (212) 966 – 6817
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
