Photo: NYC Parks / Malcolm Pinckney NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue today joined Council Member Sandy Nurse and Brooklyn Community Board 16 Chairperson Genese Morgan for an official groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the $21.6 million full reconstruction of Callahan-Kelly Playground in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Funded by the Mayor’s Office through theContinue Reading
Central Park Fall. Photo: NYC Parks Parks will kick off autumnal celebrations with our fall foliage tracker, scenic park hikes, and more! Fall in love with New York City’s parks all over again! With the season’s crisp, cool weather and gorgeously colored leaves making an entrance, today NYC Parks announced theContinue Reading
Free, Two-Day Event to Feature a Haunted Hay Maze, Treats-on-Track Trail, Creepy Crafts, Monster Mash Dance Party and Costume Parade Los Angeles Union Station’s South Patio will be the scene of a fiendishly fun festival of ghosts and goblins at the 4th annual Boonion Station, a free, two-day, family-friendly Halloween extravaganza atContinue Reading
Photo: Julienne Schaer The annual free pumpkin patch will bring new programs, family-friendly activities, performances, and more to historic Nolan Park during the final two weekends of October The Trust for Governors Island and the Friends of Governors Island today announced the return of Pumpkin Point, a free annual pumpkinContinue Reading
Photo: SICM Staff, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Preparing your family emergency plan can actually be a fun activity for everyone in the family. New York City Emergency Management and the Staten Island Children’s Museum held the Ready New York’s Family Preparedness Day fair on Sunday, September 18, fromContinue Reading
The month-long October celebration features limited time activations, festive flavors, and trick-or-treating Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for the ultimate Halloween! In honor of the holiday, Museum of Ice Cream New York will transform into Museum of I-Scream, featuring the most shocking, unexpected tricks and the absolute sweetest,Continue Reading
New Pilot Creates Designated Space for Open Strollers on 142 Buses Across All Five Boroughs Pilot Follows MTA Working Group Commissioned Earlier This Year to Improve Customer Experience for Bus Riders with Strollers The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced an open stroller pilot program on buses across all five boroughs. StartingContinue Reading
Photo by Matt Nelson on Unsplash The Pet Fair Offered Tips on Preparedness for Pets and Service Animals To help New Yorkers and their pets stay safe during emergencies, the NYC Emergency Management Department hosted an emergency preparedness event for pets and service animals at Union Square Park in ManhattanContinue Reading
Rockaway Beach. Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons As New York City recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, NYC Parks is closing out a successful beach and outdoor pool season, where more than 1 million swimmers took to City pools to cool off, local businesses in Rockaway had oneContinue Reading
The back to school promotion runs through the entire month of September It’s back to school season, but summer doesn’t have to end here! To keep the fun going, Museum of Ice Cream NYC is serving up 20% OFF weekday ticket purchases through September with code BACKTOSCHOOL. Visitors can scoopContinue Reading