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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
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