This Week in Parks – Help Us Set a Record, Community Parks, Meteor Showers, and More!

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This Week in Parks:

Oct 9, 2015 – Oct 14, 2015

Citywide Highlights

Community Parks Initiative

Community Parks Initiative

This week, we doubled our investment in neighborhood parks across the city. Learn more about the future of our city’s community parks.

Help Us Set the Guinness World Record for Most Trees Counted in a Single Day

Help Us Set the Guinness World Record for Most Trees Counted in a Single Day

Join TreesCount! 2015 on Saturday, Oct 10 to help us make history and earn a chance at winning free Broadway tickets! Find out how you can participate.

Meteor Showers

Meteor Showers

Did you love the supermoon? There’s always a treat when you look to the skies! Check out this fall’s meteor showers with us.

Swampland: Photographs by Ruth Wetzel at the Arsenal Gallery

Swampland: Photographs by Ruth Wetzel at the Arsenal Gallery

Experience New York’s wetlands as you’ve never seen them before through Ruth Wetzel’s stunning photographs at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park.

Upcoming Events

Friday, October 9, 2015

Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco Party: Thriller 7:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at Lefrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Saturday, October 10, 2015

TreesCount! 2015: Help NYC Parks Set the Guinness World Record for Most trees Mapped in a Single Day 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at New York City, Manhattan

Bronx River Ramble: Starlight Park 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at West Farms #2 Train Station, Bronx

Pumpkin Festival 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at 1 Eton Place, Willowbrook Park, Staten Island

Fall Foliage Walk: Great Trees of Kissena Park 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Rose Avenue and Oak Avenue, Kissena Park, Queens

Bats at Belvedere 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan

Astronomy: The Draconids Meteor Shower 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Birding Basics for Families 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan

Living with White-Tailed Deer 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Blue Heron Nature Center, Blue Heron Park, Staten Island

Fireside Pies: A Hearth Cooking Event for Families 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Astronomy: Uranus at Opposition 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Alley Pond Park Adventure Center, Alley Pond Park, Queens

Monday, October 12, 2015

The Amazing Maize Maze 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens Farm Park, Queens

Falconry Presentation: Skyhunters in Flight 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Wave Hill, Wave Hill, Bronx

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

6th Annual Paralympic Sport Club Youth Track and Field Open 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Icahn Stadium, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Art Workshop: Nature Photography–Back to Nature 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Birds of the Highland Park Ridgewood Reservoir 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. at Main Entrance,

The Amazing Maize Maze: Maize by Moonlight 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens Farm Park, Queens

It’s My Park at Claremont Park 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Claremont Gazebo, Claremont Park, Bronx

Classic Harbor Line Tour 1:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m. at Chelsea Piers,

Urban Starfest in Central Park 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Sheep Meadow, Central Park, Manhattan

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Birding Basics for Families 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan

Trail of the Month: White Trail 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at 1 Eton Place, Willowbrook Park, Staten Island

It’s My Park at Cadman Plaza Park 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Brooklyn War Memorial, Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn

Harvest Fest & Pumpkin Patch 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens

Rockaway Fall Festival 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Bay 32nd Street and Beach Channel Drive, Bayswater Park, Queens

Fall Foliage Photography 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Highland Park Entrance, Queens

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Midweek Bird and Natural History Walk 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Parking Area, High Rock Park, Staten Island

Public Meeting on Staten Island’s Shoreline Parks Plan 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at 185 Cedar Grove Avenue, Great Kills Park, Staten Island

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