The Uni Project has launched an eight week residency in Sara D. Roosevelt Park in NYC’s Chinatown.
In partnership with NYC Parks Community Parks Initiative and supported by Leaves of Grass Fund and Green Below 14. Join us at the Hester St Crossing of the park every Thursday 3:30pm-7:30pm through June. (schedule)
DNAinfo: By Allegra Hobbs | May 25, 2016 1:47pm
“The Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition since 1994 has been championing efforts to have the city reactivate a Parks Department building on Stanton Street — beginning with the unused restrooms — that has sat as an otherwise derelict storage facility since the 1980s. ”
“… the department remains unmoved in the face of …demands to return the rest of the Stanton House building to community use …. staunchly supported by Community Board 3, according to board chair Gigi Li — arguing the department needs the space for storage. ”
Parks Department uses 3 of 4 Parks buildings in Sara Roosevelt Park for Borough and City-wide usage. Not quite right for this struggling park to carry the rest of the City and Borough’s storage needs?
The city-wide It’s My Park Day is happening in parks all over the city from this weekend through the summer. M’Finda Kalunga Garden is celebrating the day on Saturday, May 21. All are welcome for volunteering to clean up, plant, prune, eat, drink and hang out. There will also be activities for children, turtles, fish and maybe chickens.
(Click on photo to print flyer. Or pass on to friends.)
Please join our State Senator in talking to neighbors about your priorities in the coming year.
The 8th Annual 26th Senate District Community Convention will be held Sunday May 15th 2016 from 2pm – 5pm PS 124 The Yung Wing School 40 Division Street (between Bowery and Market)
Saturday April 30th, Council member Chin will co-host a community engagement event at the Lowline Lab – visitors will learn about a new “community engagement committee”.
From noon-1:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Lowline Lab, which is located at 140 Essex St. To RSVP. FREE!!! AND…FREE cookies provided by Insomnia Cookies.
The Lowline Lab is a long-term open laboratory and technical exhibit designed to test and showcase how the Lowline will grow and sustain plants underground. Built inside an abandoned market on the Lower East Side, just two blocks from the site of the proposed future Lowline, the Lowline Lab includes a series of controlled experiments in an environment mimicking the actual Lowline site.
Location:
140 Essex Street
(between Rivington and Stanton Streets)
Lower East Side – New York City
Subway: J/M/F Essex Delancey Street
General Hours:
Saturday and Sunday
11am – 5pm
Free and Open to the Public
October 2015- March 2017
From City Parks Foundation:
These links below allow the park groups we work with to register for the sports program BEFORE the registration gets put up on the City Parks Foundation website tomorrow April 27th . Even if you don’t register today please register as soon as possible in order to reserve a place.
Group registration is also available online for any community kids groups, where you can register and add names of participating kids later – Group Registration
GOLF
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/cityparks-golf-registration/
Sara D Roosevelt Park, MN – Pee Wee (6-8 yrs)- M/W, 9:30am-10:30am
Sara D Roosevelt Park, MN – Beginner (9-16 yrs) – M/W, 10:30am-12:00pm
You can register for one of two 4-week programs this summer. Complete the form below to register for programs meeting 2x weekly from July 5 – July 28. Registration for the August 1-25 session will open in June. Class sizes are limited and available on a first-come basis.
These free beginner golf lessons, held in public parks and on citywide courses, makes the sport of golf accessible to kids throughout New York City. Free use of equipment is available at all lessons. All new sites for 2016!
As with all City Parks Foundation youth sports programs, the emphasis is not only on learning the basics of a given sport, but also in developing self-confidence and sportsmanship. The program gives kids a chance to apply their skills and try out for intermediate-level programs and ultimately the CityParks Junior Golf Academy – a free, specialized program for dedicated young golfers held our Junior Golf Center in Brooklyn.
Free kids sports programming this summer in Lower East Side neighborhood parks!
Group registration is also available online for any community kids groups, where you can register and add names of participating kids later – Group Registration
Many thanks! –Kirsti
TRACK & FIELD
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/cityparks-track-field-registration/
East River Park, MN – Pee Wee (5-7 yrs) – M/W, 9:30am-10:30am
East River Park, MN – Beginner (8-16 yrs) – M/W, 10:30am-12pm
City Parks Track & Field offers enables kids to learn the fundamentals of the sport at 11 citywide parks. The program is open to boys and girls ages 5-16 and runs each July and August in parks throughout the five boroughs. Activities includes long jump, shot put, hurdles, discus, javelin, and track.
If you have any questions, please contact sports@cityparksfoundation.org or call (718) 760-6999.
TENNIS
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/cityparks-tennis-registration/ to register for programs meeting 2x weekly from July 5 – August 15.
East River Park, Manhattan T/Th 9am-12pm
City Parks Tennis promotes physical fitness while building self-confidence, and is designed to make tennis instruction freely available to kids in a fun, relaxed environment. Lessons for kids are offered at 38 citywide parks. Opportunities include free beginner lessons, tournaments, leagues, excellence programs and special events. Free use if equipment is provided for those who do not have a tennis racquet. Sneakers are required.
If you have any questions, please contact sports@cityparksfoundation.org or call (718) 760-6999.
GET UP & GO!
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/get-up-go-seward-park/ register for programs meeting 2x weekly from July 12 – August 19.
Seward Park, MN – T/Th, 9:30am-12pm
GET UP AND GO! is a free, multi-sport program designed to get kids ages 6-10 active in their local park. The program incorporates fun weekly contests, races and obstacle courses with core skills such as running, jumping, and throwing. If you have any questions, please contact sports@cityparksfoundation.org or call (718) 760-6999
More sports in other areas on Manhattan…
SOCCER
1. http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/cityparks-soccer-inwood-hill-park/
2. http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/cityparks-soccer-thomas-jefferson-park/
SENIOR FITNESS
In addition, registration for our senior fitness program in some other areas of Manhattan, is now open online here: Senior Fitness Registration.
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Kirsti Bambridge| Senior Outreach Coordinator, Manhattan 212.408.0216 Kirsti.Bambridge@parks.nyc.gov A joint program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks |
At the M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden:
GreenThumbGreenThumb Sunday April 24, 2016 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm
NYC DOT and Council Member Margaret S. Chin at Sara D. Roosevelt Park inside the PIT Broome St between Forsyth & Chrystie St, for a free#bikenyc helmet fitting and distribution event!
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Tomorrow at 11 AM – 2:30 PM
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* You must be present to get a helmet.
* A parent or legal guardian must be present to sign a waiver for children under age 18.
* Adults over age 18 receiving a helmet must sign a waiver.
Funded in part by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with a grant from The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee of New YorkCommittee. #VisionZero
