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FREE Family Activities – Sports

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Sports

 

 

Battery Park City Free Fitness Activities for Children
Every summer during scheduled playtimes (Mon–Wed 10am–noon; Sun 2–4pm), the BPC Parks Conservancy gives preschoolers a fun workout.
http://www.bpcparks.org/bpcp/home/index.php

 

Chelsea Piers Free Ice Skating
Apr-May 1pm-3:50pm; Jun-Aug 12n-3:50pm
Chelsea Piers offers free skating every Sunday in the spring and summer. Sky Rink is open on Sundays between 1pm and 3:50pm in April and May, and on Sundays between 12n and 3:50pm from June-August. Skate rental is additional.
http://www.chelseapiers.com

Harlem Meer Catch and Release Fishing

Don't miss this year's fishing season at Harlem Meer at the Charles Dana Discovery Center in Central Park (at W110th Street between Fifth Ave and Malcolm X Blvd). Starts April 14 and runs through October from 10am to 3pm daily. Call 212-860-1370 for more information.

 

Marine Park Canoing  
Meet at Burnett Street & Avenue U, Brooklyn

Contact Information: 718-421-2121

 

North Meadow Recreation Center
Variety of sports for kids
 Call 212-348-4867, or go to
www.centralparknyc.org

 

Rockefeller Park Free Soccer Lessons
Enter at Chambers Street, Battery Park City

Tuesdays through October 31st

2:30-3:15 PM: 4 year olds

212.267.9700

 

Salt Marsh Nature Center Birding 

East 33rd & Avenue U, Brooklyn

Contact Information: 718-421-2021

 

Shape Up New York
Shape Up New York is a free fitness program for the whole family. Various classes and activities are being held in all five boroughs. No registration is required.  You can get the dates, times, and locations at
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/programs/shape_up_ny/shape_up_ny.html 

 

Summer Learn to Swim Program
Learn to Swim teaches basic swimming and water safety skills to toddlers (ages 1.5-5) and children (ages 6-14). For a complete list of Parks pools please visit
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/programs/ap_aquatics.html

 

Urban Park Ranger Orienteering Walk
Every weekend, in locations throughout all five boroughs, New York's rangers teach participants the basics of how to find their way from point A to point B in the wilderness. Free one-and-a-half hour treks. For information and to sign up, go to www.nyc.gov/parks