10:30-11:30AM, IRISH HUNGER MEMORIAL PLAZA
Exercise in disguise! Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training, and a lot of fun. Participants are expected to bring their own equipment: weights, water bottle, hand towel etc.
• Masks and contact information required upon arrival.
• Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households.
• All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.
2:15 -2:45 PM, ROCKEFELLER PARK
An introduction to organic gardening for children 3-5 years old with accompanying adults. This program will offer weekly themes and activities geared for young children to enjoy BPCA's organic gardening practices. Activities will focus on the ways we can celebrate how beneficial insects, birds and plants interact in our unique urban garden.
• This is a free, drop-in program with no pre-registration required, and the program is conducted as space allows.
• Masks and contact information required upon arrival. No program 5/31.
• Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households.
• All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.
FREE PROGRAM: REGISTRATION REQUIRED, SPACE IS LIMITED.
3-4PM, ROCKEFELLER PARK
This program will offer school-aged children the opportunity to experience first-hand how to tend a garden guided by BPCA's organic practices. Participants will be assigned garden beds to plant, cultivate, and maintain. Fun activities, like harvesting, art activities, and garden journaling will augment the program. For ages 6-10.
• This is a free, drop-off program with pre-registration required, email registration@bpca.ny.gov.
• A two-month commitment to the program is a minimum requirement for participation.
• The program is limited to space, and will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.
3-4PM, ROCKEFELLER PARK
Kick start your afternoon with seasonal recreation activities! Practice the basics of sports with fun and challenging games and drills for all levels. Skill-building sessions focused on balance, coordination, and awareness. Closed-toe shoes and soccer ball required.
• Masks and contact information required upon arrival.
• Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households.
• All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.
Wagner Park
20 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States
WAGNER PARK, 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Award winning Suzi Shelton performs this week leading families with little ones in a rocking sing-a-long!
All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.
11AM-12:30PM, WAGNER PARK
Wagner Park, with its amazing gardens and views of the Hudson River and New York Bay, is the perfect setting to practice your art. Participants are expected to bring their own drawing and painting supplies, including drawing boards and containers of water if they are planning to paint. BPCA will supply drawing paper and watercolor paper only.
• Masks and contact information required upon arrival.
• Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households.
• All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.
3-4PM, TEARDROP PARK
Get creative after-school in this fantastic BPC park where spring is magical. Pick up a “kit bag” with instructions for the day’s project.
• Masks and contact information required upon arrival.
• Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households.
• All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance
6-7PM, WAGNER PARK
Namaste! Unwind from the day with outdoor yoga. Immerse yourself in this meditative practice- surrounded by the Hudson’s peaceful aura. Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels are welcome. Participants are expected to bring their own equipment: yoga mat, yoga blocks, water, etc.
• Masks and contact information required upon arrival.
• Participants must remain six feet of physical distance for the duration of the program.
• All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.
Develop self-defense skills and overall fitness. The biomechanics of the sport require developing power from the legs up, resulting in a total-body workout. Free with CCSHS annual membership or purchase of day pass.
JUN03 –SEP25
Interventions offers parallel exhibitions by Mildred Howard:
In The Line of Fire and Ned Smyth: Moments of Matter and Life at
BMCC and Battery Park City. More information...
The project is a partnership between the Shirley Fiterman Art Center at Borough of Manhattan
Community College, CUNY and The Battery Park City Authority
