This Week in Parks: Feb 20, 2015 – Feb 25, 2015

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This Week in Parks:

Feb 20, 2015 – Feb 25, 2015

Citywide Highlights

Remembering Keith Haring

Remembering Keith Haring

Learn about the life and legacy of Keith Haring and his famous murals in NYC parks.

NYC’s First Baby King Penguin

NYC’s First Baby King Penguin

Meet the first king penguin ever hatched in NYC, at the Central Park Zoo! Welcome the little guy and its friends at our zoos.

Upcoming Events

Friday, February 20, 2015

Dark Days of Winter Candlelight Ghost Tour 6:30 p.m. at Merchant’s House Museum, Merchant’s House Museum, Manhattan

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Birding: Eagles 9:00 a.m. at Payson Park House, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

Sunset Park Lunar New Year Celebration 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Sunset Park Recreation Center, Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Special Interactive Tour for Families: A Child’s View of Life in 19th Century New York 3:30 p.m. at Merchant’s House Museum, Merchant’s House Museum, Manhattan

Lunar New Year at Prospect Park Zoo 11:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Prospect Park Zoo, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Sunday, February 22, 2015

16th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival 1:00 p.m. at Canal Street and Mott Street, Manhattan

Lunar New Year at Prospect Park Zoo 11:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Prospect Park Zoo, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Local Author Spotlight 7:30 p.m. at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Saturday, February 28, 2015

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: Game On! 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Chelsea Recreation Center, Chelsea Recreation Center, Manhattan

15th Annual ‘Let Freedom Ring’ Event 12:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx

Fort Totten Tunnel Tour 1:00 p.m. at Fort Totten Visitor’s Center, Fort Totten Park, Queens

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Early Morning Birdwalk: Gulls Galore 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Historic New York: Goodhue Park 1:00 p.m. at Clinton Avenue and Prospect Avenue, Goodhue Park, Staten Island

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Midweek Bird Walk: South Beach and Fort Wadsworth 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at South Beach Parking Lot,

Exhibition Opening: Conserving Our City of Nature: The Artwork of Alan Messer 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Moonlight Walk 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Fire Making Skills 1:00 p.m. at Isham Street and Seaman Avenue, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

FrogWatch USA Training 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at 200 Nevada Avenue, High Rock Park, Staten Island

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Family Birdwatching 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Ranger’s Choice Nature Photography Winter Woods 11:00 a.m. at High Rock Park, High Rock Park, Staten Island

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Ranger’s Choice: Camp Cooking 101 1:00 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Midweek Bird Walk: Clove Lakes Park 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Martling Avenue Bridge, Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Living with Urban Coyotes 1:00 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Historic New York: Nature and Design 1:00 p.m. at Grand Army Plaza Arch, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Ranger’s Choice: Gravesend Cemetery Tour 11:00 a.m. at Gravesend Cemetery, Brooklyn

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Scavenger Hunt Hike (light) 1:00 p.m. at Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island

Sunday, April 12, 2015

The New York World’s Fairs in 3D: A Stereoscopic Projection Show 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. at Kingsland Homestead, Queens

Saturday, April 25, 2015

High Bridge Historic Neighborhood Walk Tour 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at 167th Street Train station, Bronx

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Arbor Festival 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens

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