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Don’t turn the car around Tips and tricks for a more enjoyable family vacation

12 Penny saved is a penny earned

Help your child develop habits for future financial stability

15 Calendar A year’s worth of amazing events around town

43 Museums Take advantage of New York City’s wealth of cultural options

49 Parks Green spaces big and small dot the metropolis

55 School Districts Neighborhoods/borders and contact details

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Don’t turn the car around Tips and tricks for a more enjoyable family vacation

By Dr. Karl Neumann

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oor parental planning spoils more family vacations than lousy food, miserable weather, no-star accommodations, or cranky children. A family vacation will rarely be all fun and games, but savvy planning can keep the inevitable misadventures down to a manageable few.

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Successful family vacations are primarily kids’ vacations. It means getting away from daily routines and regimentation, declaring a moratorium on non-essential talk of behavioral issues and school problems, and being wholly involved with the children. Let them choose ageappropriate activities. Playing ring-aroundthe-rosy, tag, or soccer builds family unity far better than watching television together.

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“Indulgence” does not mean “anything goes.” Establish ground rules before leaving home. Holiday spirit makes it difficult for many parents to say “no.” Explain to kids that they will see situations and activities that may be unhealthy, age-inappropriate, or hazardous for them, even though others participate. Example: eating food from street vendors in areas of poor sanitation, snowmobiling alone, or going on seemingly unsafe amusement park rides. Decide rotations for who sits where in cars and who decides which DVD to play first. Set limits on the amount of money to be spent on souvenirs.

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Include children in planning.

Participation gives kids a sense of inclusion and accomplishment, helps motivate them, and minimizes apprehension

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of the unknown. Show older children maps and brochures of hotels and national parks, for example. Talk about how you will be getting there. Let them choose among reasonable alternatives. Allow younger children to participate in seat selection on airplanes. Let toddlers mail letters concerning the trip, open replies, or press buttons on the computer.

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Opt for the most spacious accommodations your budget allows.

Skimp on scenic views, fancy restaurants, and other non-essentials; generally, these are unimportant to kids. Vacations usually crowd families into single rooms. This eliminates accepted “escape valves” from too much togetherness at home — multiple television sets and visiting friends, for example.

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Allow children to stake out their territory. At home, children are most at ease in a specific chair for television watching and a floor area for playing. New surroundings remove these comfort zones.

Hence, children run into hotel rooms to lay claim to new territory. Go along with reasonable claims. Anticipate squabbles if children are close in age. Territoriality is a reason children prefer returning to places previously visited.

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Staying with friends and relatives is chancy. Are your hosts accustomed to having children around 24–7? Will you be crowding them or will you feel confined there?

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move away. You go to stay with them. You discover living next door to people is totally different than staying under one roof.

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Consider the optimum length of time to be away. Start off with short vacations. Longer is not necessarily better. Some toddlers sleep poorly in new surroundings. Bringing your own crib may be helpful. Adults can become anxious about missing work. Children may miss friends. Homesickness causes moodiness.

Think twice (or three times) before planning long family trips to solve serious marital rifts.

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Have a “Plan B.” Check weather and other variables to minimize needing plan B. Camping and rain are generally mutually exclusive. Are there activities available at the beach or ski resort in case of inclement weather? Children fare poorly spending the day in a hotel room — and so will parents.

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Set realistic ratios between swimming and visiting museums. Don’t fret if children find cultural activities “boring.”

Such visits usually do have lasting positive impressions, as can be heard when children later tell (or boast to) friends and teachers about where they have been and what they saw.

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More tips. Allow children to bring a comfort item, even oversized stuffed animals, torn blankets — or a human friend.

A compatible friend is like having one child less to take care of. On the way home, discuss the good and the bad of your vacation. Prepare children for reentry into the real world: set bedtimes, homework, and chores. And discuss where your family should take your next vacation.

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Penny saved is a penny earned Help your child develop habits for future financial stability

By Kimberly Blaker

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ccording to a 2016 report by student loan purveyor Sallie Mae, “Majoring in Money,” students ages 18 to 24 carried an average credit card debt of $906 in 2015.

This exemplifies the point made by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation in its 2013 report that credit-card usage isn’t going to go away. If anything, it reveals credit-card use, at least by young adults, is on the rise. The average credit-card balance carried by college students just three years ago was $499. This reflects an increase of nearly 190 percent.

So educating kids on how to use credit cards responsibly is crucial to their future financial well-being. Fortunately, those who learn and develop saving habits early in life develop into financially responsible adults. Here’s how to make sure your children will be ready: The younger set Begin teaching your child the concept of money, including the values of coins, from ages 4 to 6. During this time, keep it simple.

Allow your child to earn money to save in a piggy bank for small chores.

It’s all elementary By the time your child is 7, an allowance is essential to learning about money and developing good habits. Open a savings account, so she can watch her money grow.

Also, help set achievable goals, such as saving for a new toy or for holiday gifts.

Keep in mind, many banks charge service fees unless a minimum balance is kept, and frequent trips to the bank may be impossible.

As an alternative, set up your own “family bank.” Give your child a spare checkbook ledger or savings passbook. Then copy blank savings deposit and withdrawal slips from your bank for your child to use.

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The teen scene Designer clothing, entertainment, and car expenses are the biggest areas of teen spending. Some teens also put away for college.

But few are prepared for the adult world, says developmental psychologist Nancy J. Cobb in “Adolescence: Continuity, Change, and Diversity.” That’s because most teens aren’t primed for the responsibility of paying for food, housing, and healthcare costs.

Those teens involved with the family budget and who contribute to family expenses learn a valuable lesson. Opting to show teens the spending categories in which they have a direct impact on family expenses is helpful. Also, agreeing on a reasonable amount that teens can contribute to help cover those expenses can go a long way toward preparing teens for adulthood.

Whether teens contribute or not, their working hours should be limited to no more than 10 to 15 per week. According to Cobb, researchers have found adolescents who work, especially 20 or more hours per week, are not as engaged in school as their nonworking peers.

Based on various studies, this shortchanges students in the long-term.

Also, imiting teens’ funds may force them to be more selective and make wiser financial decisions.

Tips your kids can bank on Help your child develop good saving and spending habits in the following ways:

Allow your child to make some of her own spending decisions. Place reasonable limits. Then offer appropriate guidance while giving your child opportunities to learn from her mistakes.

Don’t loan your child money every time he wants it. But do offer occasional opportunities for him to learn the costs of borrowing and the experience of repaying the loan. When deciding whether to loan money to your child and how much, consider the purpose of the loan, past repayment, and his ability to repay within a reasonable time. Charge interest on loans, so children learn the cost of borrowing.

Realize, regardless of how financially savvy we raise our kids to be, borrowing does have its place. At the very least, it’s often necessary or practical for acquiring a college education, reliable transportation, and a home.

Teach your child how to set financial goals. By the teen years, these may include those big-ticket items just mentioned: saving

for automobile expenses, college, a home, and other long-range plans. And don’t overlook the importance of short-term goals, which offer your kids a feeling of accomplishment and a boost in self-esteem.

Require your child to put at least 10 percent of each paycheck, or allowance, into savings. It’ll be much easier to adhere to as an adult if practiced during childhood.

Don’t be completely secretive about family finances. Children have few opportunities to see and experience the financial side of the adult world. This doesn’t mean you need, or even should, disclose everything. But it’s easier for kids to understand if they can see it in concrete terms.

Send your kids to http://www.themint.org, where they’ll learn about money, goal setting, saving, investing, and more.

Kimberly Blaker is the author of a kid’s Stem book, “Horoscopes: Reality or Trickery?”

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A year’s worth of amazing events around town

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Celebrate and learn about folk history at the American Folk Art Museum’s Summer Saturday.

July

Summer Saturday 2018. Celebrate and learn about folk history at the American Folk Art Museum’s Summer Saturday — an all-day event of live music, artist demos, guided tours, and family fun. American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Sq. between W. 65th and W. 66th streets in Manhattan, (212) 265–0605. folkartmuseum.org.

July 21, 11:30 am–6 pm. Free.

Smorgasburg Prospect Park. Enjoy the summer sun with the whole family and taste a variety of scrumptious foods at this annual outdoor food market in the park. Smorgasburg in Prospect Park, Well House Drive in Brooklyn, smorgasburg.com. Sundays through Oct. 7, 11 am–6 pm. Free admission (cost for food and drinks).

Lincoln Center Kids Artists at the Atrium. This monthly performance features interactive entertainment for little ones and their families with a diverse lineup of performing artists. David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, 61 W. 62nd St. near Columbus Avenue in Manhattan, (212) 875–5000, atrium.lincolncenter. org. First Saturday of each month at 11 am. Free.

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.

Attend any (or all!) of the 31 outdoor concerts being held this summer with the family as BRIC

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celebrates its 40th season in Prospect Park.

Prospect Park Bandshell, 141 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn, (718) 683–5600, bricartsmedia.org.

Through Aug. 11 (full schedule on website). Prices vary, some free.

Magic At Coney! Gather with the whole family for an afternoon filled with magicians, illusionists, escape artists, and mentalists on historic Coney Island. Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave. near W. 12th Street in Brooklyn, (347) 699–4FUN, coneyisland.com. Through Sept.

2, every Sunday at noon. $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under.

Flower Towers. Learn about the influence of flowers on architecture, design you very own flower tower, and then enjoy a walk in the park across the street from the skyscraper museum.

The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Pl., Manhattan. (212) 945–6324. skyscraper.org. July 7, 10:30 am–11:45 am. $5 kids, parents free.

Bring Ya Mamma: A Family-Friendly Stand Up Comedy Show. Experience an afternoon of comedy and a tasty brunch menu with the whole family.Village Lantern Comedy Club, 167 Bleecker St. between Sullivan and Thompson streets, Manhattan, (212) 260–7993, lanterncomedy.com. First Sunday of each month, 2:30 pm. Free.

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Community Rowing. Learn about local waterways and have the opportunity to row for free each Saturday at Hunts Point Riverside River. Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Avenue and Edgewater Road, Bronx, NY, (718) 466–5799. rockingtheboat.org. Every Saturday through Sept. 1, 1–6 pm. All ages. Free.

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LEGO® Bricks: A Celebration! Celebrate LEGO® brick’s 60th anniversary and view sculptures, mosaics, interactive play zones, and a variety of children’s workshops. Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave. and E. 58th Street in Manhattan, (212) 779–3587, scandinaviahouse.org.

Through Aug. 4, noon–6 pm. Ages 4 and up. Free.

Hong Kong Dragonboat Festival.

Families enjoy this 28th annual family-oriented festival filled with boat races, cultural performances, foods, arts and crafts, and more.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Meadow Lake North in Queens, (718) 767–1776, hkdbf-ny.org.

Aug. 11–12. Free.

2018 Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. This all-day event takes place before the U. S. Open, and commemorates tennis icon Arthur Ashe. It is a fun-filled day of interactive games, tennis pros, celebrity appearances, musical performers, family activities and more. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, arthurashekidsday.com.

Aug. 25, Kids’ Day activities are free.

Big City Fishing. Want to learn how to fish?

Both kids, ages 5 and up, and adults will be guided by trained educators and study river science topics. Pier 84 at W. 44th Street in Manhattan, hudsonriverpark.org. Sundays through Aug. 26, 11 am–3 pm, Free.

Family Astronomy Night. Learn all about space from astrobiologist Laurie Barge as she chronicles her work on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Weather permitted, kids will have the chance to stargaze at the end of the event. The Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum, Pier 86 at W. 46th Street and 12th Avenue in Manhattan, (212) 245–0072,

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Celebrate LEGO® brick’s 60th anniversary. intrepidmuseum.org. Aug. 3, 7 pm. Free.

Le Carrousel’s Puppet Shows. Check out the WonderSpark Puppets and see its unique fuse of puppetry and storytelling with memorable characters and silly songs. Bryant Park, between 40th and 42nd streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues in Manhattan, (212) 768-4242, bryantpark.org. Saturdays through Aug. 4, 1–2 pm. Free.

Erwin Wurm: Hot Dog Bus. Say your final farewell to summer by grabbing a free hot dog as part of artist Erwin Wurm’s public art fund. Head to Brooklyn Bridge Park any weekend and keep an eye out for a bright yellow food truck in Brooklyn Bridge Park, which serves free hot dogs to all visitors. Brooklyn Bridge Park, at multiple locations along Brooklyn Bridge Park’s 1.3 miles of waterfront, (212) 223– 7801, publicartfund.org. Through Aug. 26, Free.

Art on the Farm. Randall’s Island Urban Farm offers unique family art projects. Kids use the farm as inspiration for creating seasonal projects like nature printing, watercolor painting, nature journaling, and more. Randall’s Island, (212) 860–1899, randallsisland.org. Saturdays through Oct. 13, 2–4 pm. Free.

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Kids can choose from a host of free activities throughout the day at 92Y’s annual Street Fest.

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92Y Street Fest 2018. Kids can choose from a host of free activities throughout the day at 92Y’s annual Street Fest, including music and dance performances, arts and crafts activities, gymnastics demonstrations, the Tiny Tumblers Toddler Obstacle Course, and a special area for kids 5 and under. Lexington Avenue from 79th to 94th Streets in Manhattan, (212) 415–5500, 92Y.org. Sept. 30, noon–5pm. Free.

World Maker Faire New York 2018.

Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St. in Corona, Queens, (718) 699–0005, nysci.org. Sept. 22–23.

36th Annual Queens County Fair.

Check out Queens’ famous hometown fair for children’s entertainment, which features pie-eating and corn-husking contests, pig races, hay rides, carnival rides, midway games, and more. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park, Queens, (718) 347–3276, queensfarm.org. Sept. 22–23, 11 am–6 pm. Adults $10 per day; children 12 and under $5 per day, fees for activities.

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Chile Pepper Festival. Celebrate the end of summer with Brooklyn’s own Chile Pepper Festival. Enjoy music, food artisans, and hours of chile-chocolate debauchery. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Ave. in the Cherry Esplanade, Brooklyn, (718) 623–7200, bbg.org.

Sept. 29. Check website for price and time.

Sail Pioneer 2018! Take the kids for a sail in the historic 1885 Schooner across the New York Harbor. Tickets also include a free admission to view historic ships and exhibitions on the day of your visit. South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St. in Manhattan, (212) 748–8600, southstreetseaportmuseum.org. Through Sept.

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Kayaking. Bring the kids to Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park for a free kayak ride. No experience needed.

Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Pier 2 Floating Dock in Brooklyn, (973) 223–4639, bbpboathouse. org. Through Sept. 30, Saturdays and Sundays 10 am–3 pm, Thursdays 5:30–6:45 pm, Sundays at 11 am. Free.

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daily lantern-building workshops, which lead up to a public demonstration of lanterns and instruments as part of Columbia University’s Arts Initiative. Morningside Park, 116th Street and Morningside Avenue, Manhattan, (212) 851–9574, morningside-lights.com. Sept. 4–8, times vary.

Ages 10 and up. Free.

Apple Ridge Orchards Pumpkin Patch. Get ready for Halloween and have fun picking out your very own pumpkins while exploring the orchard for hay rides, farm animals, apple cider, preserves, and more. Apple Ridge Orchards, 101 Jessup Rd. in Warwick, New York, (845) 987–7717, appleridgeorchards.com. Opens on Sept. 15, Thursday–Sunday, 9 am–6 pm. Free admission, pumpkins cost $9.

October

“Beauty and the Beast”. Six actor-musicians weave spellbinding narration, clever dialogue, and a live, Jazz Age score into a lively show about love, family, and the notion that beauty — and beastliness — are only skindeep. The New Victory Theater, 209 W. 42nd St. in Manhattan, (646) 223–3010, newvictory.org. Oct. 26–Nov. 11. Tickets start at $17.

The Amazing Maize Maze. Find your way in and out of this three-acre interactive corn maze with fun clues and puzzles as you go. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. in Floral Park, Queens, (718) 347–3276, queensfarm.org. Through Oct. 27, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am–4:30 pm. Adult $10, children (ages 4–11) $5, ages 3 and under, free.

Urban Farm Exploration Day. Take the family out to Randall’s Island to explore a variety of tasty fruits and vegetables, with some surprising produce included. Randall’s Island Urban Farm, (212) 860–1899, randallsisland.org.

Oct. 7, 11 am–5 pm. Free.

“Charlotte’s Web”. Head to Tribeca PAC to see a Theaterworks’ production of this treasured tale, featuring mad-cap and endearing farm animals who learn bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship. Tribeca PAC, 199 Chambers St. in Manhattan, (212) 220–1460,

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The New Victory Theater

The New Victory Theater presents “Beauty and the Beast” with a Jazz Age score. tribecapac.org. Oct. 6, 11 am. Ages 5–10. $30.

Pumpkin Patch. If you are still looking for that perfect pumpkin, stop by Queens County Farm Museum with the family and have fun pumpkin hunting. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. in Floral Park, Queens, (718) 347–3276, queensfarm. Oct. 6–27, 11 am–4:30 pm. Free admission, fees for pumpkins.

Halloween Harvest Festival. Kids enjoy face-painting, costume–making, arts and crafts, and the blessing of the animals at this fun harvest. Plus, there’s a chance to win prizes.

Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd. in Long Island City, Queens. (718) 956–1819, socratessculpturepark.org. Oct. 27, noon–4pm. Free.

2018 New York City Village Halloween Parade. Check out this hilarious, spooky, and very entertaining parade filled with puppets, costumes, artists, dancers, and 53 music acts.

On Sixth Avenue between Spring and 16th streets in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, halloween-nyc. com. Oct. 31, 7 pm. Free.

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The beloved Holiday Train Show is a family favorite.

Price per family includes admission, workshop materials, and one signed copy of the featured book. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave. on the Upper East Side, Manhattan, (212) 423–3500, guggenheim.org. Sunday, Oct. 21, 1–4 pm. Families with children ages 4 and up. $40.

November

Holiday Train Show. Enchanting model trains zip through a display of 150 landmarks, each re-created with bark, leaves, and other natural materials — all under the twinkling glow of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, (718) 817–8700, nybg.org. Free with price of admission.

from Little Wildbranch Bakery. Socrates Sculpture Park, 35-01 Vernon Blvd. in Long Island City, Queens, (718) 956–1819, socratessculpturepark. org. Through Nov. 17, Saturdays, 11 am–4 pm. Free.

“The Wizard of Oz”. Check out everyone’s favorite musical, “The Wizard of Oz,” performed by a multiracial cast with a modern twist. Tato Laviera Theatre at Harlem Repertory Theatre, 240 E. 123rd St. in Manhattan, (212) 868–4444, harlemrepertorytheatre.com. Through Nov. 24, Saturdays (check website for holiday schedule). 3 pm. $10 and up.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Bring the family together to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which celebrates its 92nd year lining the streets of Manhattan. Central Park West, Columbus Circle, or Sixth Avenue between Central Park South and 38th Street in Manhattan, (212) 494–4495, macys.com. Nov. 22, 9 am. Free.

World Brooklyn. Children play in miniature-sized shops with roles including shopkeeper, baker, grocer, shopper, designer, performer, and builder to help them gain an understanding of world cultures and the cooperative roles that help communities thrive.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. in Brooklyn, (718) 735-4400, brooklynkids.org. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10 am–5 pm, Thursday 10 am–6 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am–7 pm. $11.

Socrates Mini Market. Relish in delightful goods such as a “cuppa” from Henley Coffee, fresh-cut produce and small-batch products from Hellgate Farm, and fresh baked goods

Open Studios. Stop by the Studio Art Lab to create a work of art inspired by themes and materials from the Guggenheim’s current exhibitions. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071

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Serving the Parishes of St. Joseph, Most Precious Blood, Corpus Christi, Our Lady of Mt Carmel, St. Patrick, and St. Rita

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FORTY-TWO GRADUATES St. Joseph Catholic Academy – Class of 2018 The graduates received in excess of one-hundred thousand dollars in high school scholarship offers for the 2018–2019 academic year.

Graduating class acceptances to the following high schools and academies: Regis High School, Loyola, Molloy High School, The Mary Louis Academy, St. John’s Preparatory High School, Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, St. Vincent Ferrer High School, Xavier High School, Holy Cross High School, Art and Design High School, LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and the Performing Arts, The High School of Fashion Industries, Aviation High School, Higley High School, Wadleigh Secondary School, Robert Wagner High School, Grover Cleveland High School, The Baccalaureate School of Global Education, Benjamin Cardoza High School, Brooklyn Technical High School, Townsend Harris, and the Bronx High School of Science.

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New York City Ballet

George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” is a holiday classic performed by the New York City Ballet.

Fifth Ave. in Manhattan, (212) 423–3500, guggenheim.org. Sundays, 1–4 pm. Ages 3 and up. Free with museum admission, adults $25, students and seniors, $18, and children under 12 free.

The Jim Henson Exhibit. Explore Henson’s film and television work and the impact it has had on popular culture through “Sesame Street,” “Fraggle Rock,” and The Muppets.

Museum of the Moving Image, 35-01 35th Ave. in Queens, (718) 777–6888, movingimage.us.

Through Dec. 31, Wednesday–Thursday, 10:30 am–2 pm; Fridays, 10:30 am–8 pm; Saturday– Sunday, 11:30 am–7 pm. All ages. $15; $11 seniors and students with ID; $7 children ages 3–17; free for children younger than 3.

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting. See the Christmas tree light up for the first time this year to kick off the season, as well as many musical performances. Tree will remain lit and on display on the plaza through Jan. 7. Rockefeller Plaza, 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, (212) 588–8601, rockefellercenter. com. Nov. 28, 7–9 pm. Free.

December

George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker”.

This memorable holiday tradition features oldfashioned costumes, a tree that grows before your eyes, crystal-shaped snowflakes, and out-

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standing choreography by New York City Ballet.

David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza in Manhattan, (212) 496–0600, nycballet.com.

Hanukkah Family Day. A festive afternoon to celebrate Hanukkah with a workshop for kids to build a sculptural menorah, a giant collage art project, live music, and more. The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd Street in Manhattan, (212) 423–3200, thejewishmuseum. org. Dec. 2, noon–4pm. Free with museum admission; adults $18, students $8, seniors $12, free for visitors under 18 and members.

Totally Tots. Kids enjoy nine different sensory play areas including water, sand, music, dress up, and blocks, which help them build fine motor skills, engage in sensory exploration, and learn how to share with others in this space where there’s no such thing as a bad mess.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. in Brooklyn, (718) 224–5863, brooklynkids.org.

Through Dec. 31, Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am–4:30 pm; Thursdays, 10 am–5:30 pm. $11.

Unseen Oceans. By way of 21st-century technologies like robotics, satellite monitoring, and more, this interactive exhibit reveals many newly discovered features of the ocean. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th Street in Manhattan, (212) 769–5800, amnh.org. Through Jan. 6, 10 am–5:45 pm. Adults

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An artist-led family art workshop at Wave Hill. $28, children $16.50, seniors and students $22.50.

10th Annual Celebrate Kwanzaa! Join in on the culture and fun at the 10th Annual Celebrate Kwanzaa, held at Brooklyn Children’s Museum! For five days, families will learn all about the holiday, including Kwanzaa’s seven principles. Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. in Brooklyn, (718) 735–4400, For more details, visit brooklynkids.org.

Santa’s Corner at Bank of America Winter Village. Take your kids to see Santa, grab a few photos, and purchase some of the many handcrafted gifts from Bryant Park’s holiday shops. Bryant Park, 40th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues in Manhattan, (212) 768-4242, bryantpark.org. Dec. 16–23, daily 8 am–10 pm.

Origami Holiday Tree. This annual tradition and major tourist attraction, the delightfully decorated Origami Holiday Tree has marked the start of the holiday season at the museum for decades. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street in Manhattan, (212) 769–5100, amnh.org. Through Jan. 13. Free with museum admission.

Annual Holiday Train Show at Grand Central Terminal. Kids watch as model trains zip through tunnels, around familiar

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skyscrapers, and through iconic cityscapes, in this annual holiday train show featuring Lionel trains, which travel through a 34-foot-long mini New York City. New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store Main Concourse at Grand Central Terminal, 89 E. 42nd St. in Manhattan, grandcentralterminal.com. Runs through the new year. Free.

January, 2019

Family Art Project. Artist-led, hands-on workshops incorporating a range of techniques and natural materials to introduce families to traditional and contemporary art-making around the world. Wave Hill, W. 249th Street and Independence Avenue in the Bronx, (718) 549–3200, wavehill.org. Saturday and Sunday mornings 10 am–1 pm. Free with admission, adults $8, children ages 6–18 $2, students and seniors $4, free to members and children under 6.

The Buttons Weekend Sing-Along.

Families enjoy an energetic 45-minute set of original tunes, classic children’s songs, and oldies rock ’n’ roll that is sure to get both kids and grown-ups singing and dancing. Edamama Cute Cuts & More, 568 Union Ave. in Brooklyn, (718) 388–3663, edamama.com. Through March 17, Saturdays, 11 am. $15; $5 per additional child.

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Children’s Museum of the Arts

Join in on the fun in Wee Arts drop-in sessions at the Children’s Museum of the Arts. and robes and join real camels, sheep, a donkey, colorful puppets, musicians, and community leaders while dressed as kings in the festive Three Kings Day Parade and Celebration in East Harlem.

El Museo Del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan, (212) 831–7272, elmuseo.org. Date TBA. Free.

A History of Magic. Calling all Harry Potter fanatics. This exhibit is the Harry Potter history class you always wanted. Explore subjects studied at Hogwarts, illustrations, origins of the sorcerer’s stone, and even drafts of J.K. Rowling’s writing.

New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West in Manhattan, (212) 873–3400, nyhistory.org. Through Jan. 27. Times vary. Adults $21, students $13, kids 5–13 $6, seniors $16, ages birth to 4 free.

Transit Tots. Kids enjoy stories, art exploration, and hands-on investigations of fun themes like animals underground, the people and buildings of New York City, and our subways and buses. New York Transit Museum, 99 Schermerhorn St. in Brooklyn, (718) 694–1600, nytransitmuseum.org. Every Thursday, 10:15-11 am. Ages 2–5. Free with museum admission.

“Frozen: The Broadway Musical”.

Calling all “Frozen” fans! Make sure to catch this Broadway adaptation of the adored film for a night of sights, songs, and snowmen.St. James

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Theatre, 246 W. 44th St. in Manhattan, (877) 250–2929, jujamcyn.com. Through Dec. 30, visit website for prices and times.

Carnegie Hall Family Concert. “My City, My Song” concerts are highly participatory experiences that provide children with the opportunity to sing and move along to music from different parts of the world that can be found right in their very own city. Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Ave. at 57th Street in Manhattan, (212) 247–7800, carnegiehall.org. Jan. 19, 3 pm.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Spend a cold winter day indoors while your kids enjoy fun, educational exhibits that teach them about world cultures, history, science and nature, including live animals and a collection of 30,000 historical artifacts. Kids under age 5 can visit a special area with activities geared toward younger children. Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. in Brooklyn, (718) 735-4400, brooklynkids.org. 2–6 pm. $11 admission fee, free on Thursdays.

February

Wee Arts: Drop-in Sessions. Drop in for a three-in-one music, story, and art session where family is encouraged to join in on the

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fun. Children’s Museum of the Arts, 103 Charlton St. in Manhattan, (212) 274–0986, cmany.org.

Monday–Friday, 10:45 am–noon. $25 per family.

Year-round Ice Skating. Aviator Sports and Event Center offers indoor ice-skating to the public all year round. Bring the family any day for some fun ice skating, and hit the food court afterwards. Aviator Sports and Events Center, Floyd Bennett Field, 3159 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn, (718) 758–7500, aviatorsports.com.

New York International Children’s Film Festival 2019. New York International Children’s Film Festival shows new, inspiring, and thought-provoking films about youth from around the world. Feb. 22–March 17, various locations, (212) 349–0330, nyicff.org.

The Titanosaur. Spend a day at this must-see exhibit, The Titanosaur, a 122-foot-long dinosaur, which is one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered. The Titanosaur cast grazes the gallery’s 19-foot-high ceilings, and its neck and head extend out towards the elevator banks, welcoming visitors to the “dinosaur” floor. The American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street in Manhattan, (212) 769–5100, amnh.org.

Free with museum admission, Adults $23, children ages 2–12, $13, students and seniors $18.

Jewish Museum. Educate your kids about Jewish culture with hands-on exhibits focusing on Jewish holidays, biblical history, the land of Israel, and contemporary Jewish life. It includes an art gallery, two state-of-the-art computer labs, a game show studio, a 75-seat audiovisual theater, a miniature golf course and a craft workshop. The Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy. in Brooklyn. (718) 467–0600, jcm. museum. Monday–Thursday, 10 am–4 pm, Sunday, 10 am–5:30 pm. Admission $13.

The Children’s Center. Right in the heart of midtown Manhattan is one of the most active children’s libraries with storytimes for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with puppets, music, and songs. Events offered almost every day of the month. Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 476 Fifth Ave. at 42nd Street in Manhattan, www.nypl.org. Free.

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New-York Historical Society

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Cuddle Up With A Movie. Spend a cold day indoors watching a family film at the Museum of Moving Image. Movies included in the admission fee. Museum of the Moving Image, 35-01 35th Ave. in Queens, (718) 777–6888, movingimage.us. $15; $11 seniors and students with ID; $7 children ages 3–17; free for children younger than 3.

Storytime At The Met. Children enjoy listening to a new story Monday through Friday.

Storytime takes place at 10:30 am for ages 18 months to 3 years, and at 3 pm for ages 3 to 6.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street in Manhattan, metmuseum.org. Storytime is free (museum admission requires a fee.)

March

Sunday Story Time. Spend Sundays reading and learning about New York City and the people who made (and continue to make) it great through tales — fact and fiction — from the 17th through the 21st centuries. New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street in Manhattan, (212) 873–3400, nyhistory. org. Every Sunday at 11:30 am. Free with museum admission; adults $21, students $13, children 5–13, $6, kids under 4 free.

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Sing and dance along with professional musicians in this afternoon of musical fun for the whole family. with vivid installations and thousands of beautiful orchids showcased to show the complexity of these striking flowers in a Victorian-style glasshouse. New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd. in the Bronx, (718) 817–8700, nybg. org. March 3 through April 22.

“The Magic School Bus”. Hop on the Magic School Bus for a ride in this new musical adaptation based on the original book series published by Scholastic. Tribeca PAC, 199 Chambers St. in Manhattan, (212) 220–1460, tribecapac. org. March 23, 11 am. Ages 5–10. $30.

2019 St Patrick’s Day Parade. Celebrate Irish heritage and stop by the St. Patrick’s Day Parade for Irish music, entertainment, and all things green! Fifth Avenue from 44th Street to 86th Street in Manhattan, saintpatricksdayparade.com. March 17, 11 am. Free.

Queens Zoo. The Queens Zoo is worth the trip just for all the exciting animals that live there alone: coyotes, bison, bears, pumas, rabbits, cows, ducks, sea lions, and more. Queens Zoo, 53-51 111th St. in Queens, (718) 271–1500, queenszoo.com. Daily, 10 am–4:30 pm. Adults $8, child $5, seniors $6, ages 2 and under free.

Central Park Carousel. Celebrate spring

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at one of the most famous and biggest merrygo-rounds in the city. Central Park Carousel, 1802 65th Street Transverse in Manhattan, (212) 439–6900, centralparknyc.org. 10 am–6 pm. $3 per person.

Firefighter For A Day. Little ones learn fire safety, experience what happens in a real firehouse, and see historical fire-fighting equipment including hand-pump fire engines and horse-drawn engines. The Fire Zone Rockefeller Center, 34 W. 51st St. in Manhattan, (212) 698–4520, Monday through Saturday, 9 am–7 pm and Sundays, 11 am–5 pm. Free admission, fire simulations $6 per person.

Mo Math. Children learn mathematical concepts through exhibits, gallery, and programs designed to stimulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of math. The National Museum of Mathematics, 11 E. 26th St. in Manhattan, (212) 542–0566, momath.org, Daily from 10 am–5 pm. Adults $17, children $11.

April

Spring Family Day. See live performances and sing and dance along with professional musicians in this enriching afternoon of musical fun for the whole family. First come, first

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Enjoy spring at Wave Hill’s beautiful grounds overlooking the Hudson River. serve. Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Ave. at 57th Street in Manhattan, (212) 247–7800, carnegiehall. org. April 7, noon–4 pm. Free.

Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival. Enjoy the afternoon celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese culture amidst beautiful cherry blossoms. Includes 60 events and performances as well as food.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Ave. in Brooklyn, (718) 623–7200, bbg.org. April 28–29, 10 am–6 pm. Adults $30, students $25, seniors $25, children under 12 free.

Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival. Gather on the streets to see all kinds of Easter bonnets, from the traditional to the eccentric. The area around St. Patrick’s Cathedral is the best place to view it all in this annual tradition, which has been taking place in New York ity for more than 100 years. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st streets in Manhattan, April 21, 10 am–4 pm. Free.

Children’s Carnival. Kids of all ages can experience two fun-filled weekends of games, carnival rides, hay rides, prizes, food and more in this fun event. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. in Queens, (718) 347–3276, queensfarm.org.

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South Street Seaport Walking Tours.

Take a journey to explore Lower Manhattan in these one-hour walking tours and learn about the South Street Seaport Historic District. South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St. in Manhattan, (212) 748–8600, southstreetseaportmuseum. org. Thursdays and Fridays of each month, 6 pm. $20 admission, $10 for museum members.

Skate The Day Away. Families enjoy rollerskating in this outdoor rink overlooking spectacular views of Manhattan and the East River.

Both roller and inline skates available. Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 Roller Rink, 150 Furman St. in Brooklyn, (718) 300–2401, brooklynbridgeskating. com. Daily, various times. $6.

New York Aquarium. Watch fish, sharks, stingrays, turtles, dolphins, and sea otters, and then take in the sea lion show at the Aquatheater. Afterward, enjoy a movie at the 4-D theater and grab lunch at the Oceanside Grill.

New York Aquarium, Surf Avenue and W. Eighth Street in Brooklyn, (718) 265–FISH, nyaquarium. com. Admission $11.95 for ages 3 and up.

Queens Arbor Fest. Families enjoy arts and crafts, live music, a petting zoo, face-painting, craft vendors and more. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St. in Queens, (718) 886–3800, queensbotanical.org. Date TBA.

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May

Springtime At Wave Hill. Spring is the perfect time to take your kids to this spectacular 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades in the Bronx. The landscape of Wave Hill is easily one of the most beautiful spots in the city. Wave Hill, W. 249th Street and Independence Avenue in the Bronx, (718) 549–3200, wavehill.org. Adults $8, children $2, students and seniors $4, free for members and children under age 6.

Le Carrousel at Bryant Park. Stop by Bryant Park to take a ride on the French styleinspired Le Carrousel. The brightly colored animals and French cabarat music are features you will want to see and hear for yourself.

Bryant Park, between 40th and 42nd streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues in Manhattan, (212) 768–4242, bryantpark.org. 11 am–7 pm. $3 per ride.

Prospect Park Zoo. Take one last trip to the Prospect Park zoo while the weather is still warm and bring a smile to your and your child’s faces. View adorable animals, including red pandas, Palla’s cats, sea lions, and Juliana Pigs — just to name a few. Prospect Park Zoo, 450 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn, (718) 399–7339, prospectparkzoo.com. Monday through Friday 10 am–5 am and weekends and holidays 10 am–5:30 pm. Adult 13 and up $8, children 3–12 $5, seniors $6, children 2 and under free.

2019 Fleet Week New York. Families enjoy this seven-day celebration to honor the members of the United States Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps. Visit ships (which are open to the public), enjoy military band concerts, and see exhibits held throughout the city leading up to Memorial Day. Various locations around Manhattan, fleetweeknewy​ork. com. Free.

The Salt Marsh Nature Center. Visit the lovely and cherished Salt Marsh Nature Center and view 530 acres of grassland, a multitude of birds, and native flora and fauna. The Salt Marsh Nature Center, 3302 Avenue U at E. 33rd Street in

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Brooklyn, (718) 421–2021, saltmarshalliance.org.

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NYC Astor Place Festival 2019.

Bring the whole family to enjoy this festival, which includes more than 50 vendors, crafts, restaurants, live music, rides, and antiques. Astor Place between Lafayette Street and Broadway in Manhattan, newvendors. clearviewfestival.com.

The High Line. Explore public art, horticulture, design, and history along with family festivals, which take place every Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm. Stroller- and wheelchair-accessible ramps, elevators, stroller parking, food vendors, and picnic areas make this a great family destination any day of the week. The High Line, 820 Washington St. in Manhattan, (212) 500–6035, thehighline.org.

Hester Street Playground. Enjoy lunch in Chinatown and then stop at one of the city’s favorite playgrounds, which has an emphasis on Asian culture with beautiful mosaic tiles and teahouse enclosures. Let the kids swing on the monkey bars, climb a large spider web, and have the run of a huge jungle gym. For toddlers, there is a big sandbox and a smaller jungle gym. Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Hester Street between Chrystie and Forsyth streets in Manhattan, nycgovparks.org.

June

Explore Science. Kids of all ages will enjoy this hands-on science center with more than 450 interactive exhibits including Rocket Park Mini Golf, the award-winning 60,000 squarefoot Science Playground, and Design Lab. New York Hall of Science and Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 47-01 111th St. in Queens, (718) 699–0005, nysci.org.

Historical Storytime. Kids, ages 2–6, learn all about history, try on clothing from various historical periods, and play with time period toys. The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 E. 61st St. between First and York avenues in Manhattan, (212) 838–6878, mvhm.org. Third Friday of each month at 10:30 am. $8 for adults,

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New York Hall of Science

Kids can explore science in this hands-on center with more than 450 interactive exhibits. free for children under 12.

Inside You. Last chance to catch this educational exhibit, which explores microbes, viruses, fungi, and other organisms to learn about the body processes we undergo which keep us healthy. The American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street in Manhattan, (212) 769–5100, amnh.org. Running until June 16, Daily 10 am–5:45 pm. Free with museum admission, adults $23, children ages 2–12 $13, students and seniors $18.

Learn To Swim. Register at any local city pool this June to learn how to swim. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced swimmer, lessons are available for all ages. Multiple locations throughout the five boroughs, nycgovparks. org. Free.

The 37th Annual Mermaid Parade.

Head to historic Coney Island to celebrate ancient mythology, incredible art, entrepreneurial spirit, and community pride.Coney Island Boardwalk, 1208 Surf Ave. in Brooklyn, (718) 372–5159. coneyisland.com.

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Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. Fresh, home-style ice cream is just one feature of this popular Brooklyn ice cream store. Bike over the Brooklyn Bridge to enjoy a cold cone on a hot summer night and then relax by the river. Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, 1 Water St. at Old Fulton Street in Brooklyn, (718) 246–3963. brooklynicecreamfactory.com. Daily, noon–10 pm. Cash only.

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Storytime With Hans Christian Andersen. Children 6 and up enjoy a storytime right under the foot of the Hans Christian Andersen statue (which was created so kids could climb on it!) in Central Park. Occasional celebrity guest reading. 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue in Central Park in Manhattan, 11 am–noon rain or shine. Free.

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Museums

Take advantage of New York City’s wealth of cultural options

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MANHATTAN

American Folk Art Museum (212) 265–1040 45 W. 53rd St. at Fifth Avenue Closed: Monday Pay-what-you-wish: Friday after 5:30 pm; refreshments and music available Admission: $9; seniors and students, $7; children under 12, free American Museum of Natural History (212) 769–5200 Central Park West at W. 79th Street Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Suggested admission: $16; seniors and students, $12; kids 2–12, $9; children under 2, free Asia Society and Museum (212) 288–6400 725 Park Ave. at E. 70th Street Closed: Monday and federal holidays Pay-what-you-wish: Friday from 6 to 9 pm (September to June); refreshments available Admission: $10; seniors, $7; students, $5; children under 16, free Children’s Museum of Manhattan (212) 721–1223 212 W. 83rd St. between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue Closed: Monday Target-sponsored free admission: First Friday of each month from 5 to 8 pm Admission: $10; seniors, $7; children under 1, free The Cloisters Museum Gardens (212) 923–3700 Fort Tryon Park, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Closed: Monday and New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Admission: $20; seniors, $15; students, $10; under 12, free (admission includes same-day entry to The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (212) 849–8400 2 E. 91st St. at Fifth Avenue Closed: New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Admission: $15; seniors and students, $10; children under 12, free El Museo del Barrio (212) 831–7272 1230 Fifth Ave. between E. 104th and E. 105th streets Closed: Monday and Tuesday and New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Free: Wednesday (for seniors) Admission: $9; seniors and students, $5; members and children under 12, free The Frick Collection (212) 288–0700 1 E. 70th St. at Fifth Avenue Closed: Monday Pay-what-you-wish: Sunday from 11 am to 1 pm

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Dancers show off their moves during a Diwali celebration at the Queens Museum of Art. Admission: $18; seniors, $12; students, $5; children under 10 not admitted Guggenheim Museum, Solomon R. (212) 423–3500 1071 Fifth Ave. between E. 88th and E. 89th streets Closed: Thursday Pay-what-you-wish: Saturday from 5:45 to 7:45 pm; refreshments available Admission: $18; seniors and students, $15; children under 12, free International Center of Photography (212) 857–0000 1114 Sixth Ave. between W. 42nd and W. 43rd streets Closed: Monday and New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Admission: $12; seniors/students, $8; under 12, free Pay-what-you-wish: Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm; refreshments available Intrepid Sea, Air Space Museum (877) 957–SHIP (7447) Pier 86, 12th Avenue and W. 46th Street Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Admission: $24; seniors 62 and over and college students with ID, $20; kids, $19; veterans, $17; under 2 and activeduty and retired military, free Japan Society (212) 715–1255 333 E. 47th St. between First and Second avenues Closed: Monday Admission: $10; seniors and students, $8; children under 16, free

Kimmy Ma ARTStudio The Jewish Museum (212) 423–3200 1109 Fifth Ave. at E. 92nd Street Closed: Wednesday, major Jewish holidays and New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Thanksgiving Day Pay-what-you-wish: Saturday from 11 am to 5:45 pm Admission: $12; seniors, $10; students, $7.50; children under 12, free Lower East Side Tenement Museum (212) 431–0233 108 Orchard St. at Delancey Street Admission: $20; seniors/students, $15; under 5, free; discount rates for combination tours The Metropolitan Museum of Art (212) 535–7710 1000 Fifth Ave. at E. 82nd Street Closed: Monday (except Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day Recommended admission: $20; seniors, $15; students, $10; under 12, free (admission includes same-day entry to The Cloisters Museum Gardens) Open Friday and Saturday until 9 pm with museum admission; rooftop martini bar open until 8 pm The Morgan Library Museum (212) 685–0008 225 Madison Ave. between E. 36th and E. 37th streets Closed: Monday and New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Pay-what-you-wish: Friday from 7 to 9 pm; refreshments available; McKim rooms free Tuesday from 3 to 5 pm and Sunday from 4 to 6 pm Admission: $12; seniors, students and kids 12 to 16, $8; children under 12, free Museum of Arts and Design (212) 299–7777 2 Columbus Circle at Eighth Avenue Closed: Monday Pay-what-you-wish: Thursday from 6 to 9 pm; refreshments available Admission: $15; seniors and students, $12 Museum of Chinese in America (212) 619–4785 215 Centre St. between Grand and Howard streets Closed: Tuesday and Wednesday (except for pre-scheduled tours) Target-sponsored free admission: Thursday Admission: $7; seniors and students with ID, $4; children under 12 (in groups of less than eight), free Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (212) 254–3511 594 Broadway, Suite 401, at Houston street Closed: Monday and major holidays Suggested donation: $5; children under 12, free Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust (646) 437–4202 36 Battery Pl. at First Place

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Closed: Saturday, Jewish holidays and Thanksgiving Day Pay-what-you-wish: Wednesday from 4 to 8 pm; refreshments available Admission: $12; seniors, $10; students, $7; children under 12, free The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (212) 708–9400 11 W. 53rd St. between Fifth and Sixth avenues Closed: Tuesday Target-sponsored free admission: Friday from 4 to 8 pm; refreshments available Suggested admission: $20; seniors, $16; students, $12; children 16 and under, free Museum of the City of New York (212) 534–1672 1220 Fifth Ave. between E. 103rd and E. 104th streets Closed: Monday (except holidays) and New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Suggested admission: $10; seniors and students, $6; families (maximum of two adults), $20; children under 12, free National Museum of the American Indian (212) 514–3700 1 Bowling Green at Broadway and Battery Place Closed: Christmas Day Admission: free New Museum (212) 219–1222 235 Bowery between Stanton and Prince streets Closed: Monday and Tuesday Admission: $12; seniors, $10; students, $8; children 18 and under, free Free: Thursday from 7 to 9 pm Open Friday until 9 pm; refreshments available New-York Historical Society (212) 873–3400 170 Central Park West between W. 76th and W. 77th streets Closed: Monday Pay-what-you-wish: Friday from 6 to 8 pm Admission: $12; seniors/educators, $9; students, $7; children under 12, free Rubin Museum of Art (212) 620–5000 150 W. 17th St. between Sixth and Seventh avenues Admission: $10; seniors, high school students and artists, $7; college students, $2; children under 12, free Pay-what-you-wish: Friday from 7 to 10 pm; refreshments available; seniors free first Monday of each month The Skyscraper Museum (212) 968–1961 39 Battery Pl. at West Street Closed: Monday and Tuesday Admission: $5; seniors and students, $2.50 South Street Seaport Museum (212) 748–8725 12 Fulton St. between Front and South streets Closed: Tuesday through Thursday (January through March); Monday (April through December)

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Pay-what-you-wish: Third Friday of each month from 5 to 9 pm; refreshments available Statue of Liberty National Monument–Ellis Island Immigration Museum (212) 363–3180 Liberty Island–Ellis Island Closed: Christmas Day Admission: Free, except ferry fees ($12; seniors, $10; children 4–12, $5) and an optional $3 crown-access fee The Studio Museum in Harlem (212) 864–4500 144 W. 125th St. between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Malcolm X boulevards Closed: Monday and Tuesday and federal holidays Target-sponsored free admission: Sunday Admission: $7; seniors and students, $3; children under 12, free Whitney Museum of American Art (212) 570–3600 945 Madison Ave. at E. 75th Street Closed: Monday and Tuesday Pay-what-you-wish: Friday from 6 to 9 pm; refreshments available; occasional live music Admission: $15; seniors and students, $10; children under 11, free

THE BRONX

The Bronx Museum of the Arts (718) 681–6000 1040 Grand Concourse Closed: Monday through Wednesday and New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Pay-what-you-wish: Friday (excluding groups); refreshments available Admission: $5; seniors and students, $3; children, free Bronx Zoo (718) 367–1010 Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road Closed: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Admission: $15; seniors, $13; children 3–12, $11; children under 2, free Pay-what-you-wish: Wednesday (excluding special exhibitions/rides) The New York Botanical Garden (718) 817–8700 Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road Closed: Monday (except federal holidays) Free: All day Wednesday and Saturday from 10 am to noon Admission: $20; seniors and students, $18; children under 12, $8; children under 2, free Wave Hill (718) 549–3200 W. 249th Street at Independence Avenue Closed: Monday (except federal holidays) Free: Tuesday and Saturday from 9 am to noon (May through June and September through October); all day Tuesday (off-peak months) Admission: $8; seniors and students, $4; children 6 and

older, $2; children under 6, free

BROOKLYN

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (718) 623–7200 1000 Washington Ave. between Crown and Montgomery streets Closed: Monday (except federal holidays) Free: Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to noon (excluding major public programs) Admission: $8; seniors and students, $4; children under 12, free Brooklyn Children’s Museum (718) 735–4400 145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Marks Avenue Admission: $7.50 Brooklyn Museum (718) 638–5000 200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Avenue Closed: Monday and Tuesday and New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Target-sponsored free admission: First Saturday of each month from 5 to 11 pm Suggested contribution: $10; seniors and students, $6; children under 12, free New York Aquarium (718) 265–4740 602 Surf Ave. at W. Eighth Street Admission: $13; seniors, $10; kids, $9; children under 3, free Pay-what-you-wish: Friday after 3 pm New York Transit Museum (718) 694–1600 Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street Closed: Monday and major holidays Pay-what-you-wish: Wednesday (for seniors) Admission: $5; 62 and over, kids 3–17, $3; members, free

QUEENS

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Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays Admission: $15; seniors–students, $11; kids, $7; children under 3, free New York Hall of Science (718) 699–0005 47-01 111th St. at 49th Avenue Closed: Monday and Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Pay-what-you-wish: Friday from 2 to 5pm and Sunday from 10 to 11 am (September through June) Admission: $11; students and seniors and children 2–17, $8 The Noguchi Museum (718) 204–7088 9-01 33rd Rd. between Vernon Boulevard and 10th Street Closed: Monday and Tuesday Admission: $10; seniors and students, $5; children under 12, free Pay-what-you-wish: First Friday of each month PS1 Contemporary Art Center (718) 784–2084 22-25 Jackson Ave. at 46th Avenue Closed: Tuesday and Wednesday and New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Free: With Museum of Modern Art admission ticket dated within 30 days; Saturday Warm Up music events until 9 pm, then $10; refreshments available General admission: $5; seniors and students, $2 Queens Museum of Art (718) 592–9700 49th Avenue and 111th Street Closed: Monday and Tuesday Suggested donation: $5; seniors, students, kids, $2.50; children under 5, free

STATEN ISLAND

Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden (718) 448–2500 1000 Richmond Terrace at Tysen Street Closed: Monday (December through April) Admission for galleries and garden tours: $6; seniors, students, members, $5; children under 12, $3; children under 3, free

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Parks

Green spaces big and small dot the metropolis

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MANHATTAN Uptown

Carl Schurz Park East End Avenue to East River, E. 84th to E. 90th streets Central Park Fifth Avenue to Central Park West, 59th to 110th streets East River Esplanade FDR Drive, E. 90th to E. 125th streets Fort Tryon Park Riverside Drive to Broadway, W. 192nd to Dyckman streets

The High Line Gansevoort to W. 30th streets between Washington Street and 11th Avenue Madison Square Park Broadway, Madison Avenue between E. 23rd and E. 26th streets Ralph Bunche Park First Avenue between E. 42nd and E. 43rd streets Union Square Park Broadway To Fourth Avenue, E. 14th to E. 17th streets

MANHATTAN

Harlem River Park Harlem River Drive from E. 131st streets to W. 145th streets, and W. 155th to Dyckman streets

Downtown

Highbridge Park W. 155th and Dyckman streets, Edgecombe and Amsterdam avenues

Bowling Green Broadway and Whitehall Street

Holcombe Rucker Park W. 155th Street, Eighth Avenue to Harlem River Drive Inwood Hill Park Dyckman Street, Hudson River, Harlem River South

The Battery Battery Place, State Street, and Whitehall Street

City Hall Park Broadway, Park Row, and Chambers Street John V. Lindsay East River Park Montgomery. to E. 12th streets, FDR Drive

Ferry Point Park Schley Avenue, Long Island Sound between Westchester Creek and Balcom Avenue Pelham Bay Park Hutchinson River, Long Island Sound between Bronx County Line and Middletown Road, Watt Avenue Poe Park Grand Concourse between E. 192nd Street and E. Kingsbridge Road Tremont Park E. 175th Street to E. Tremont Avenue between Third and Arthur avenues Van Cortlandt Park New York City–Westchester County Line, Van Cortlandt Park Sout between Broadway and Jerome Avenue Van Nest Park White Plains Road, Van Nest Avenue, Unionport Road

THE BRONX

Southern Bronx

Franz Sigel Park Gerard Avenue, Walton Avenue, Grand Concourse between E. 151st, E. 153rd and E. 158th streets

Jackie Robinson Park Bradhurst and Edgecombe avenues, W. 145th to W. 155th streets

Queen Elizabeth II Sept. 11th Garden Hanover Square, Pearl and Stone streets

Marcus Garvey Park Madison Avenue, E. 120th to E. 124th streets

Tompkins Square Park Avenues A to B, E. Seventh To E. 10th streets

Joyce Kilmer Park Grand Concourse to Walton Avenue between E. 161st and E. 164th streets

Morningside Park W. 110th to W. 123rd streets, Manhattan to Morningside avenues

Vietnam Veterans Plaza South Street between Broad Street and Old Slip

Riverside Park Riverside Drive to Hudson River, W. 72nd Street to St Clair Place

Washington Square Park Fifth Avenue, Waverly Place, W. Fourth Street and Macdougal Street

Macombs Dam Park River Avenue to the Harlem River between E. 157th Street, W. 161st Street, and E. 164th Street

Riverside Park South Riverside Drive between 59th and 72nd streets

THE BRONX

Roger Morris Park Jumel Terrace to Edgecombe Avenue, W. 160th to W. 162nd streets

MANHATTAN Midtown

Bryant Park Between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, W. 40th and W. 42nd streets

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Northern Bronx

Bronx Park Burke Avenue, E. 180th Street between Dr. Kazamiroff Boulevard., Southern Boulevard, and Bronx Park East, Unionport Road City Island Wetlands Bay Sreet., Tier Street, Eastchester Bay Crotona Park Crotona Park North to South, Fulton Avenue to Southern Boulevard. and Crotona Park East

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Highbridge Park Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at W. 170 Street

Mullaly Park Jerome Avenue to River Avenue between E. 164th and McClellan streets at Cromwell Avenue River Avenue Parks E.157th St. between River and Gerard avenues Soundview Park Bronx River, Bronx River Avenue between Lafayette Avenue, Surf Drive

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Northern Brooklyn

Brooklyn Bridge Park Furman and,Water streets between Atlantic Avenue and, Old Fulton St.

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Brooklyn Heights Promenade Esplanade above Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Joralemon and Orange streets

Prospect Park Prospect Park West, Parkside Avenue between Flatbush and Ocean avenues, and Prospect Park Southwest

Bushwick Inlet Park Kent Avenue between Quay and N. Ninth streets

Squibb Park Middagh Street between Columbia Heights and Furman Street

Cadman Plaza Park Cadman Plaza West, Cadman Plaza E. between Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Tillary Street

Thomas J. Cuite Park 19th Street between 11th Avenue and Seeley Street

Carroll Park Court and Smith streets between Carroll and President streets

Walt Whitman Park Cadman Plaza East, Adams Street between Red Cross Place and Tillary Street

Columbus Park Adams and Court streets, Cadman Plaza West between Johnson and Fulton streets

Washington Park Fourth Avenue between Third and Fourth streets and J.J.Byrne Playground

Commodore Barry Park Nassau Street, Park Avenue between Navy Street and N. Elliot Place

BROOKLYN

Fort Greene Park Myrtle Avenue, DeKalb Avenue between Washington Park and St. Edward’s Street Grand Army Plaza Flatbush Avenue, Eastern Parkway, and Prospect Park.

Central Brooklyn

Betsy Head Park Blake and Dumont avenues, Livonia Avenue between Strauss Street, Hopkinson Avenue and Bristol Street Brower Park St. Mark’s Avenue, Park Place between Brooklyn and Kingston avenues

Harry Chapin Playground Columbia Heights at Middagh Street

Crispus Attucks Playground Classon Avenue between Fulton Street and Lefferts Place

J.J. Byrne Playground Third and, Fourth streets between Fifth Avenue and Washington Park

Dodger Playground Sullivan Place between Rogers and Nostrand avenues

McCarren Park N. 12th and Lorimer streets, Manhattan Avenue between Bayard and Berry streets– Nassau Avenue

Herbert Von King Park Marcy and Tompkins avenues, between Greene and Lafayette avenues

Msgr. McGolrick Park Russell and Monitor streets between Nassau and Driggs avenues Mount Prospect Park Eastern Parkway, Flatbush Avenue between Underhill and Washington avenues N. Fifth Street Pier and Park Kent Avenue between N. Fourth and N. Sixth streets Pratt Playground Willoughby Avenue between Steuben Street and Emerson Place

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Highland Park Jamaica Avenue and Highland Boulevard from Highland to Bulwer places Howard Pool E. New York Avenue between Mother Gaston Boulevard and St. Mark’s Avenue Kosciuszko Pool Marcy Avenue between Kosciuszko Street and DeKalb Avenue Lincoln Terrace–Arthur S. Somers Park Eastern Parkway, E. New York Avenue between Rochester Avenue and Portal Street

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McDonald Playground McDonald Avenue between Avenue S and Avenue T Mount Prospect Park Eastern Parkway, Flatbush Avenue between Underhill and Washington avenues Parade Grounds Parkside and Caton avenues, between Parade Place and Coney Island Avenue Sunset Park 41st and 44th streets between Fifth and Seventh avenues Thomas Boyland Park Broadway between Granite and Aberdeen streets Weeksville Playground Howard Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Herkimer Street Wingate Park Winthrop Street, Brooklyn Avenue, Rutland Road

BROOKLYN

Southern Brooklyn

Asser Levy Park Boardwalk, Surf Avenue, Sea Breeze Avenue, Ocean Parkway Bath Beach Park Shore Parkway between Bay 14th and Bay 16th streets Bensonhurst Park Cropsey Avenue between 21st Avenue and Bay Parkway Bush Terminal Park Marginal Street between 44th and 50th streets Canarsie Park Seaview Avenue between Paerdegat Basin and E. 93rd Street, E. 102 Street and Fresh Creek Basin Dyker Beach Park 86 Street, Belt Parkway between Bay Eighth Street, 14th Avenue, and Seventh Avenue Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Flatlands and Louisiana avenues, E. 108th Street and the Belt Parkway John Paul Jones Park 101 Street, Shore Parkway between Fourth Avenue and Fort Hamilton

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and College Point Boulevard

Gravesend Park 18th Avenue, 19th Avenue between 55th and 58th streets

Corona Plaza Roosevelt Avenue between National and 104th streets

Homecrest Playground Belt Parkway, Williams Court between E. 12th Street and Homecrest Avenue

Crocheron Park 214th Place, Cross Island Parkway between 33rd and 35th avenues

Leif Ericson Park 66th and 67th streets between Fourth Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway

Cunningham Park Long Island Expressway, 73rd Avenue, Grand Central Parkway between 193rd Street Francis Lewis Boulevard, Hollis Hills Terrace

Manhattan Beach Park Oriental Boulevard between Ocean Avenue and Mackenzie Street

Elmhurst Park Grand and 57th avenues between 74th and 80th streets

Marine Park Shore Parkway, Avenue U, Fillmore Avenue between Brigham Street, Gerritsen and Flatbush avenues

Flushing Meadows Corona Park Grand Central Parkway, Whitestone Expressway, between 111th Street and College Point Boulevard

McKinley Park Seventh Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway between Bay Ridge Parkway and 73rd Street

Forest Park Myrtle Avenue, Union Turnpike, between Brooklyn-Queens County Line and Park Lane

Owl’s Head Park Shore Road, 68th Street, Colonial Road

Fort Totten Park Cross Island Parkway between Totten Avenue and 15th Road

Paerdegat Park Albany Avenue, E. 40th Street between Farragut Road and Foster Avenue

Francis Lewis Park Third Avenue between Parsons Boulevard and 147th Street

Sheepshead Bay Piers Emmons Avenue between Ocean Avenue and E. 26th Street Shore Park and Parkway Fourth Avenue, Shore Road, Belt Parkway, Verrazano Bridge

QUEENS

Northern Queens

Alley Pond Park Little Neck Bay, Long Island Expressway, between Springfield Boulevard,, Douglaston Parkway, Hanford Street Astoria Park 19th Street between Astoria Park South and Ditmars Boulevard Bowne Park 29th and 32nd avenues between 155th and 159th streets College Point Park 14th Avenue between 121st Street

Highland Park Jackie Robinson Parkway, Vermont Avenue, between Bulwer Place and Cypress Hills Street

Queensbridge Park Queensboro Bridge, 41st Road, 40th Avenue between the East River, Vernon Boulevard, and 21st street Queens Farm Park Little Neck Parkway between 73rd Road and 74th Avenue Ralph Demarco Park Shore Boulevard between Ditmars Boulevard and 20th Avenue Rochdale Park Guy R. Brewer Boulevard between 130th and 137th avenues Rufus King Park Jamaica and 89th avenues between 150th and 153rd streets St. Albans Park 169 Street, Merrick Boulevard, between Linden Boulevard, 111th Road Socrates Sculpture Park Vernon Boulevard between Broadway and 30th Drive Springfield Park 149th Avenue, Springfield Boulevard., 145th Road., 184th Street Whitey Ford Field 26th Avenue, between First and Second streets Yellowstone Park Yellowstone Boulevard between 68th Avenue and 68th Road

QUEENS

Southern Queens

Kissena Park Fresh Meadows Lanue, Kissena Boulevard, between Oak, and Booth Memorial avenues

Baisley Pond Park North Conduit and 116th avenues between 150th Street and Sutphin Boulevard

Little Bay Park Cross Island Parkway between Utopia Parkway and Totten Avenue

Beach Channel Park Beach Channel Drive between Beach 117th and Beach 124th streets

Phil (Scooter) Rizzuto Park Atlantic Avenue, 95th Avenue between 127th and 125th streets

Brookville Park South Conduit and 149th avenues between 232nd and 235th streets

Poppenhusen Park College Pace., College Point Boulevard, between 11th and 12th avenues

Rockaway Beach Atlantic Ocean between Beach 149 and Beach 126 streets

Powell’s Cove Park 11th Avenue between 130th Street, Powell’s Cove Boulevard and 138th Place, Ninth Avenue

STATEN ISLAND

Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden Richmond Terrace at Tysen Street

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MANHATTAN

District 1 Lower East Side. E. 14th Street to the north and Fourth Avenue, Delancey and Clinton Streets from the west to the East River.

E-mail: cec1@schools.nyc.gov www.cecd1.org Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 333 Seventh Ave. New York, NY 10001 Phone: (917) 339–1755 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 2 East Side south of 97th Street and the West Side south of 59th Street (but not the Lower East Side).

E-mail: ec2@schools.nyc.gov www.cecd2.net Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 333 Seventh Ave. New York, NY 10001 Phone: (917) 339–1755 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 3 West Side of Manhattan from 59th Street to 122nd Street.

E-mail: cec3@schools.nyc.gov www.cec3.org Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 388 W. 125th St. New York, NY 10027 Phone: (212) 342–8300 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 4 East Harlem including Ward’s Island and Randall’s Island.

E. 96th Street and Second Avenue to E. 125th Street and the Harlem River.

E-mail: cec4@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 333 Seventh Ave. New York, NY 10001 Phone: (917) 339–1755 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 5 South Harlem. Far west at the Hudson River and 122nd Street, north to 155th Street and the East River.

E-mail: cec5@schools.nyc.gov www.csd5.nycdoe.org Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 388 W. 125th St. New York, NY 10027 Phone: (212) 342–8300 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 6 Northern Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood.

Bordered by the Harlem River to the North and East and

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the Hudson River on the West. Southern border is at 163rd Street.

E-mail: CEC6@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 388 W. 125th St. New York, NY 10027 Phone: (212) 342–8300 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

THE BRONX

District 7 Melrose, Concourse Village, Mott Haven.

E-mail: CEC7@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1 Fordham Plaza Bronx, NY 10458 Phone: (718) 741–8495 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 8 Southeast Bronx. Hunts Point, Throgs Neck and Soundview.

E-mail: CEC8@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1230 Zerega Ave. Bronx, NY 10462 Phone: (718) 828–2975 Special Education Enrollment 3450 E. Tremont Ave. Bronx, NY 10465 Phone: (718) 794–7420 District 9 Southwest Bronx. Grand Concourse, Morrisania and Tremont.

E-mail: CEC9@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1 Fordham Plaza Bronx, NY 10458 Phone: (718) 741–8495 This office handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 10 Riverdale, Wave Hill, Fordham, Belmont and Kingsbridge.

E-mail: CEC10@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1 Fordham Plaza Bronx, NY 10458 Phone: (718) 741–8495 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 11 Northeast Bronx, borders Westchester County, Pelham Parkway, Eastchester, Woodlawn, Co-op City, City Island.

E-mail: CEC11@schools.nyc.gov www.bronxnewssd11.org Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1230 Zerega Ave. Bronx, NY 10462 Phone: (718) 828–2975

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Special Education Enrollment 3450 E. Tremont Ave. Bronx, NY 10465 Phone: (718) 794–7420 District 12 Crotona Park E-mail: CEC12@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1230 Zerega Ave. Bronx, NY 10462 Phone: (718) 828–2975 Special Education Enrollment 3450 E. Tremont Ave. Bronx, NY 10465 Phone: (718) 794–7420

BROOKLYN

District 13 Brooklyn Heights, Flatbush Avenue, North side of Fort Greene Park, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and BedfordStuyvesant.

E-mail: cec13@schools.nyc.gov http://cec13brooklyn.wordpress.com Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 131 Livingston St. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: (718) 935-4197 Special Education Enrollment 29 Fort Greene Pl. Brooklyn, NY 11217 Phone: (718) 935–4197; (718) 693–9346 District 14 Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

E-mail: cec14@schools.nyc.gov www.cecdistrict14.com Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 131 Livingston St. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: (718) 935–4197 Special Education Enrollment 29 Fort Greene Pl. Brooklyn, NY 11217 Phone: (718) 935–4197; (718) 693–9346 District 15 Carroll Gardens, Sunset Park, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Boerum Hill.

E-mail: CEC15@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 29 Fort Greene Pl., basement (be12) Brooklyn, NY 11217 Phone: (718) 935–4197 Special Education Enrollment 29 Fort Greene Pl. Brooklyn, NY 11217 Phone: (718) 935–4197; (718) 693–9346 District 16 Bedford-Stuyvesant E-mail: CEC16@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 131 Livingston St.

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Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: (718) 935–4197 Special Education Enrollment Office 29 Fort Greene Pl. Brooklyn, NY 11217 Phone: (718) 935-4197 / (718) 693-9346 District 17 Central Brooklyn, Prospect Heights, East Flatbush and Crown Heights.

E-mail: CEC17@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1780 Ocean Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 758–7687 This office handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 18 Southeast Brooklyn. Flatbush and Canarsie.

E-mail: CEC18@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1780 Ocean Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 758–7687 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 19 East New York, Cypress Hills.

CEC18@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1665 St. Marks Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11233 Phone: (718) 240–3500 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 20 Southwest Brooklyn. Borough Park, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, southern Sunset Park, Fort Hamilton.

CEC20@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 415 89th St. Brooklyn, NY 11209 Phone: (718) 759–4914 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 21 Coney Island, Brighton Beach.

E-mail: cec21@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 415 89th St. Brooklyn, NY 11209 Phone: (718) 759–4915 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 22 Ditmas Park to Mill Basin, Jamaica Bay. E-mail: cec22@schools.nyc.gov www.csd22.org Enrollment: Family Welcome Center

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1780 Ocean Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 758-7687 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 23 Ocean Hill, Brownsville, and parts of East New York.

E-mail: cec23@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1665 St. Marks Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11233 Phone: (718) 240–3500 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 32 Bushwick, North Bedford-Stuyvesant.

E-mail: cec32@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 1665 St. Mark’s Ave. Brooklyn, 11233, NY Phone: (718) 935–2340 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

QUEENS

District 24 Corona, Glendale, Ridgewood, Elmhurst, Long Island City, Maspeth and Middle Village.

E-mail: cec24@schools.nyc.gov www.cec24.org Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 28-11 Queens Plaza North Queens, NY 11101 Phone: (718) 391–8386 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 25 North central Queens. Flushing, Whitestone and College Point.

E-mail: cec25@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 30-48 Linden Pl. Queens, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 935–2391 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

District 26 Northeast Queens. Bayside, Oakland Gardens, Fresh Meadows, Douglaston, Little Neck, Glen Oaks, Floral Park, Bellerose, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hills, Hillcrest and Holliswood.

E-mail: cec26@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 30-48 Linden Pl. Queens, NY 11354 Phone: (718) 935–2391 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

Autism Services District 27 South Queens. Far Rockaway to Howard Beach and Woodhaven. Bordering Nassau County and Brooklyn.

E-mail: cec27@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 90-27 Sutphin Blvd.

Queens 11435, NY 11416 Phone: (718) 935–2393 Special Education Enrollment 28-11 Queens Plaza North Queens, NY 11101 Phone: (718) 391–8386

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District 28 North-Central Queens. Forest Hills Gardens to Rego Park.

E-mail: cec28@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 90-27 Sutphin Blvd.

Queens, NY 11435 Phone: (718) 935–2393 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

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District 29 Northeast Queens. Bellerose, Briarwood, Brookville, Cambria Heights, Holliswood, Laurelton, Queens Village, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens and St. Alban. Bordering Nassau County.

E-mail: cec28@schools.nyc.gov www.cdec29q.com Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 90-27 Sutphin Blvd.

Queens, NY 11435 Phone: (718) 935–2393 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

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District 30 Northwest Queens, Astoria, Ditmars, East Elmhurst, Hunters Point, Jackson Heights, Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside.

E-mail: cec30@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 28-11 Queens Plaza North Queens , NY 11101 Phone: (718) 935–2386 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

STATEN ISLAND

District 31 - Staten Island (Entire borough).

E-mail: cec31@schools.nyc.gov Enrollment: Family Welcome Center 715 Ocean Terrace, Building A Staten Island, NY 10301 Phone: (718) 935–2402 This center handles both general education and special education enrollment.

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MANHATTAN

57th Street Greenmarket Saturday Ninth Avenue between W. 56th and 57th Streets Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: Saturdays only, 8 am – 12:30 pm, GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: Saturdays only, 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, EBT/Food Stamps accepted.

OPEN: Saturdays until Dec. 23, 2017 57th Street Greenmarket Wednesday Ninth Avenue and between W. 56th and W. 57th streets Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Wednesdays, until Dec. 20, 2017 79th Street Greenmarket Columbus Avenue between 77th and 81st streets Market hours: 9 am – 5 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 9 am – 1 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 9 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons are accepted.

OPEN: Sundays, year-round 82nd Street, St. Stephen’s Greenmarket 408 E. 82nd St. between First and York avenues Market hours: 9 am – 2:30 pm. GrowNYC’s Clothing Collection: 9 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 9 am – 1 pm. Upper Green Side recycling collection: 9 am – 2 pm, batteries, cords, corks.

OPEN: Saturdays, year-round 97th Street Greenmarket 120–122 W. 97th St. between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues Market hours: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am - 2 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons are accepted.

OPEN: Fridays, year-round Bowling Green Tuesday Greenmarket Broadway at Battery Place Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. Open Tuesday, Nov. 21, and Wednesday, Nov. 22, closed Nov. 23. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: Tuesday only, 8 am – 2 pm.

OPEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, year-round City Hall Park Tuesday Greenmarket Broadway and Chambers Street Market hours: 8 am – 4 pm. Open Tuesday, Nov. 21, and Wednesday, Nov. 22, closed Friday, Nov. 24. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Tuesdays, until Dec. 19, 2017 City Hall Park Friday Greenmarket Broadway at Chambers Street Market hours: 8 am – 4 pm. Open Thanksgiving week Tuesday and Wednesday, closed Friday, Nov. 24. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit,

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Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted. Health Bucks are available.

OPEN: Fridays, until Dec. 22, 2017 Columbia Thursday Greenmarket Broadway between W. 114th and W. 116th streets Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. Thanksgiving week open Tuesday and Sunday, closed Thursday, Nov. 23. This location also open Sundays. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 3 pm.

OPEN: Thursdays, year-round Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket Second Avenue and E. 47th Street Market hours: 8 am – 4 pm. Closed Sept. 20 for UN General Assembly. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 3 pm.

GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am to 3 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Wednesdays, year-round Inwood Greenmarket Isham Street between Seaman Avenue and Cooper Street Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am to 12 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

Health Bucks are available.

OPEN: Saturdays, year-round Mount Sinai Greenmarket Madison Avenue and E. 99th Street Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 2 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

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OPEN: Wednesdays until Nov. 22, 2017 Tompkins Square Greenmarket Avenue A and E. Seventh Street Market hours: 9 am – 6 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 4 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

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OPEN: Sundays, year-round Tribeca Saturday Greenmarket Greenwich Street between Chambers and Duane streets.

Market hours: 8 am to 3 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 1 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Saturdays, year-round Tribeca Wednesday Greenmarket Greenwich Street between Chambers and Duane streets

Market Hours: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 1 pm. GrowNYC’s compost collection: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash and Debit–Credit accepted. Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Wednesdays, until Dec. 20, 2017 Tucker Square Thursday Greenmarket W. 66th Street and Broadway Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. Open Thanksgiving week Wednesday and Saturday, closed Thursday, Nov. 23.

GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 3:30 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Thursdays and Saturdays, year-round Stuyvesant Town Greenmarket South end of Stuyvesant Town Oval near 14th Street Loop between First Avenue and Avenue A Market hours: 9:30 am – 4 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted. Health Bucks are here!

OPEN: Sundays, until Nov. 19, 2017 Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal Greenmarket 4 South St., inside ferry terminal building Market hours: 8 am – 7 pm. Closed Nov. 23 for Thanksgiving. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

Health Bucks are available year-round!

OPEN: Tuesdays and Fridays, year-round Fort Washington Greenmarket 168th Street at Fort Washington Avenue Market hours: 8 am – 4 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 3 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit accepted.

OPEN: Tuesdays, until Nov. 21, 2017 Abingdon Square Greenmarket Hudson Street and W. 12th Street Market hours: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 1 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

Health Bucks are available.

OPEN: Saturdays, year-round Lower East Side Youthmarket Grand Street between Pitt and Willet streets Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. Electronic Benefits Transfer– Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, and Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Thursdays, until Dec. 21, 2017 Tucker Square Saturday Greenmarket Broadway and W. 66th Street Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. Open Thanksgiving week

Wednesday and Saturday, closed Thursday, Nov. 23.

GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, WIC & Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons available.

OPEN: Saturdays and Thursdays, year-round Bowling Green Thursday Greenmarket Broadway at Battery Place Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. Open Thanksgiving week Tuesday, closed Nov. 23. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Thursdays and Tuesdays, year-round Columbia Sunday Greenmarket Broadway between 114th and 116th streets Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. Open Thanksgiving week Tuesday and Sunday, closed Thursday, Nov. 23. This location also open Thursdays. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 3 pm.

OPEN: Sundays, year-round Union Square Greenmarket Monday Broadway at 17th Street, north and west sides of Union Square Park Market hours: 8 am – 6 pm.

OPEN: Mondays, year-round Union Square Greenmarket Wednesday Broadway at 17th Street, north and west sides of Union Square Park Market hours: 8 am – 6 pm.

OPEN: Wednesdays, year-round Union Square Greenmarket Friday Broadway at 17th Street, north and west sides of Union Square Park Market hours: 8 am – 6 pm.

OPEN: Fridays, year-round Union Square Greenmarket Saturday Broadway at 17th Street, north and west sides of Union Square Park Market hours: 8 am – 6 pm.

OPEN: Saturdays, year-round Water Street Greenmarket at Coenties Slip Water Street at Coenties Slip Market hours: 8 am – 6 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Plan coupons accepted. Health Bucks are here!

OPEN: Thursdays, until Nov. 16, 2017

BROOKLYN

Brooklyn Borough Hall Saturday Greenmarket Court Street and Montague Street Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: Saturdays 8 am – 4 pm and Thursdays 8 am – 2 pm.

GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: Saturdays 8 am – 4 pm and Thursdays 8 am – 2 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program 2018–2019 | NYParenting.com

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OPEN: Saturdays, year-round Brooklyn Borough Hall Tuesday Greenmarket On plaza at Court Street and Montague Street Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. There is no compost or textile collection at this site on Tuesdays.

OPEN: Tuesdays, year-round Brooklyn Borough Hall Thursday Greenmarket On plaza at Court Street and Montague Street Market hours: 8 am – 5 pm. Open Thanksgiving week Tuesday and Saturday, closed Nov. 23. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: Thursdays 8 am – 2 pm and Saturdays 8 am– 4 pm GrowNYC’s compost collection: Thursdays 8 am – 2 pm.

OPEN: Thursdays, year-round Cortelyou Greenmarket Cortelyou Road between Argyle and Rugby roads Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

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OPEN: Sundays, year-round Fort Greene Park Greenmarket Washington Park between DeKalb and Willoughby avenues Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 3 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit.

OPEN: Saturdays, year-round Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket Prospect Park West and Flatbush Avenue, northwest corner of Prospect Park Market hours: 8 am – 4 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 4 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 3 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Saturdays, year-round McCarren Park Greenmarket Saturday N.12th Street and Union Avenue Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am.

– 2 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

Health Bucks are available.

OPEN: Saturdays, year-round Bartel-Pritchard Square Sunday Greenmarket (formerly Windsor Terrace) Prospect Park West at 15th Street Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. *Food Scrap and Clothing Collections are no longer available at this market.

OPEN: Sundays, until Dec. 17, 2017 Bartel-Pritchard Square Wednesday Greenmarket Prospect Park West at 15th Street

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Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted. Health Bucks are available year-round!

OPEN: Wednesdays, year-round Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Carroll Street between Smith and Court streets Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit.

OPEN: Sundays, year-round Bay Ridge Greenmarket Third Avenue and 95th Street (Walgreen’s parking lot) Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer– Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted. Health Bucks are here!

OPEN: Saturdays, until Nov. 18, 2017 Bensonhurst Greenmarket 18th Avenue between 81st and 82nd streets Market hours: 9 am – 4 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted. Health Bucks are here!

OPEN: Sundays, until Nov. 19, 2017 Kensington Youthmarket Fort Hamilton Parkway and E. Fifth Street Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. Electronic Benefits Transfer– Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, and Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Saturdays, June 3, 2017 – Dec. 23, 2017 Parkside Plaza Greenmarket Parkside Avenue and Ocean Avenue Market Hours: 9 am – 4 pm. *New! GrowNYC’s Clothing Collection: 9 am – 2:30 pm. *New! GrowNYC’s Food Scrap Composting: 9 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Sundays, until Nov. 19, 2017

QUEENS

Jackson Heights Greenmarket 34th Avenue at 78th Street Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. Winter Hours: 8 am - 2 pm.

GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 1 pm. Food scrap composting: 8 am – 2 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Sundays, year-round Sunnyside Greenmarket Skillman Avenue between 42nd and 43rd streets Market hours: 8 am – 2 pm. Food scrap composting: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 9 am – 1 pm. (May to Dec. 16 ONLY).

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Forest Hills Greenmarket 106-28 Queens Blvd., south side of Queens Boulevard at 70th Avenue Market hours: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8:30 am – 1 pm. Food scrap composting: 8 am – 2 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food stamps accepted.

OPEN: Sundays, year-round Ditmars Park Youthmarket Steinway Street between Ditmars Boulevard and 23rd Avenue Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. Electronic Benefits Transfer– Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, and Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Saturdays, until Nov. 18, 2017

THE BRONX

Bronx Borough Hall Greenmarket Grand Concourse and E. 161st Street Market hours: 8 am – 4 pm. GrowNYC’s clothing collection: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 2 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit.

OPEN: Tuesdays, until Nov. 28, 2017 Fordham Plaza Greenmarket Fordham Plaza – East Fordham Road and Third Avenue Market hours: 8 am – 4 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted. Health Bucks are available year-round!

OPEN: Wednesdays, until Dec. 20, 2017

STATEN ISLAND

Saint George Greenmarket St. Mark’s Place and Hyatt Street Market Hours: 8 am – 2 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted.

OPEN: Saturdays, year-round Staten Island Mall Greenmarket 2655 Richmond Ave., Staten Island Mall (commuter lot Behind Macy’s) Market hours: 8 am – 3 pm. GrowNYC’s food scrap composting: 8 am – 1 pm. Cash, Electronic Benefits Transfer–Food Stamps, Debit–Credit, Women, Infants and Children and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons accepted. Health Bucks are available.

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Doctors Urgent Care 205 Lexington Ave. Mount Sinai Urgent Care - Inwood 5030 Broadway Mount Sinai Urgent Care – Upper West Side 638 Columbus Ave. Mount Sinai Urgent Care – Union Square 10 Union Square East.

Suite 2Q New York Doctors Urgent Care 65 W. 13th St. Northwell Health – GoHealth Urgent Care 199 Amsterdam Ave. Northwell HealthGoHealth Urgent Care 41 E. Eighth St. Northwell Health – GoHealth Urgent Care 2628 Broadway Northwell Health – GoHealth Urgent Care 1555 First Ave., Suite A Northwell HealthGoHealth Urgent Care 176 Third Ave. NYU Langone Urgent Care 106 Liberty Street International Emergency Medical Response Agency Urgent Care 215 E. 77th St., No. 4D PlushCare Urgent Care 102 St. Marks Place, No. 9 ProHEALTH Urgent Care 1601 Third Ave. ProHEALTH Urgent Care of Gramercy Park 291 Third Ave. Lenox Health Greenwich Village 30 Seventh Ave.

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Samuels Orthopaedic Immediate Care Center 301 E. 17th St. The Doctor Is In Urgent Care 6701 Bergenline Ave. Urgent Care Center 21 Audubon Ave., No. 1

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AG Urgent Care 1349 Broadway AG Urgent Care 681 Flatbush Ave. Ahava Medical & Rehabilitation Urgent Care Center 16 Sumner Place Asisa Urgent Care 5902 18th Ave.

City MD 5024 Fifth Ave. ER DOX of Avenue U 4108 Avenue U FemGYN: FOR HER WELLNESS 175 Seventh Ave. Flatlands MedicalUrgent Care 9613 Flatlands Ave. First Response Urgent Care 979 Fulton St. First Response Urgent Care 76 Belmont Ave. Immediate Medical Care 2462 Flatbush Ave., No. 2

Brooklyn Urgent Care 1977 Flatbush Ave.

Immediate Care Medical Walk-In of Bensonhurst 6906 18th Ave.

Brookdale Urgent Care Center 1235 Linden Blvd.

Kāmin Health – Crown Heights Urgent Care 555 Lefferts Ave.

Caring 4 You CPR Center 654 Rogers Ave.

Metro Urgent Medical Care of Brooklyn 619 Throop Ave.

Chai Urgent Care 3808 14th Ave.

ModernMD Urgent Care 1248 Fulton St.

CityMD 2175 86th St.

ModernMD Urgent Care 68 Graham Ave.

CityMD 1305 Kings Hwy.

ModernMD Urgent Care 366 Knickerbocker Ave.

CityMD 154 N 7th St.

Mount Sinai Urgent Care - Brooklyn Heights 300 Cadman Plaza West.

CityMD 228-230 Court St. CityMD 457 Atlantic Ave.

Mount Sinai Urgent care - Dumbo 110 York Street. Second floor.

CityMD 288 Flatbush Ave.

ModernMD Urgent Care 916 Flatbush Ave.

CityMD 8712 Fourth Ave.

ModernMD Urgent Care 436 Utica Ave.

CityMD 399 Knickerbocker Ave.

Northwell HealthGoHealth Urgent Care 145 Kent Ave.

NY Urgent Care 1110 Pennsylvania Ave., SF5 PM Pediatrics Urgent Care 240 Atlantic Ave. PM Pediatrics 1273 Coney Island Ave. Premier Care of Park Slope 420 Fifth Ave.

Urgent Care 69-30 Austin St. Bayview Urgent Care 115-06 Beach Channel Dr. Centers Urgent Care 61-22 Fresh Pond Rd. CityMD 31-11 Steinway St. CityMD 73-02 Roosevelt Ave.

ProHEALTH Urgent Care 330 Court St.

CityMD 74-25 Grand Ave.

ProHEALTH Urgent Care 26 Court St.

CityMD 415 Northern Blvd.

ProHEALTH Urgent Care 8500 Fourth Ave.

CityMD 22-48 31st Street, Astoria

Proxi Medical Urgent Care 1665 Bedford Ave.

CITIMED JFK ADVANCED MEDICAL 75 N. Hangar Rd.

QuickDoc Urgent Care 1762 McDonald Ave.

Doc Care - Primary & Urgent Care - Q1 66-55 Fresh Pond Rd.

Quality First Urgent Care 6010 Bay Pkwy., No. 902 RJ Medical & Urgent Care 464 Bay Ridge Ave. Stat Care 1270 51st St. SUNY Downstate Medical Center at Bay Ridge 9036 Seventh Ave. Triborough Medical Urgent Care 1711 Ralph Ave. UMD Urgent Care Montague in Brooklyn Heights 109 Montague St. UMD Williamsburg Urgent Care 633 Driggs Ave. UrgentWay Brooklyn 408 77th St.

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ETA Urgent Care and Erie T. Agustin Medical Group 57-18 Woodside Ave. Excel Urgent Care of Howard Beach, NY 157-40 Cross Bay Blvd.

Family Medical Health & Urgent Care 104-27 Corona Ave. First Med Immediate Medical Care 191-20 Northern Blvd.

Forest Urgent Care 112-01 75th Ave. Hillside Urgent Care 164-03 Hillside Ave. Kāmin Health – Union Medical Urgent Care 186-06 Union Tpke.

LIJMC–Emergency Medicine 270-05 76th Ave. MedRite Urgent Care 380 2nd Ave.

Metro Urgent Medical Care of Queens JFK Airport Plazas Building, 125 147th St.

Urgent-MD Family Urgent Care Center Hewlett 1220 Peninsula Blvd.

MinuteClinic 31-01 Ditmars Blvd.

Xpress Medical 20-07 127th St.

MyDoc Queens Urgent Care Walk-In 116-20 Queens Blvd.

BRONX

AFC Urgent Care Bronx 843 Hutchinson River Pkwy.

Northwell HealthGoHealth Urgent Care 41-19 Bell Blvd.

Bronx Park Urgent Medical Care 2016 Bronxdale Ave. No. 101

Northern HealthGohealth Urgent Care Center 164-18 Northern Blvd.

Bronx Urgent Care 1733 E. 174th Street

Northwell HealthGoHealth Urgent Care 102-29 Queens Blvd.

CityMD 2178 White Plains Road CityMD 2902 Third Avenue.

Northwell HealthGoHealth Urgent Care 58-28 99th St.

CityMD 193 W. 237th St.

Northwell HealthGoHealth Urgent Care 37-01 Broadway

CityMD 388 E. Fordham Rd.

PM Pediatrics 210-31 26th Ave. ProHEALTH Urgent Care 259-27 Union Tpke.

Quick Solve Medical Urgent Care 35-08 Junction Blvd.

Metro Urgicare 3200 Grand Concourse

RAPID MD 217-14 Merrick Blvd.

Metro UrgiCare 1550 University Ave.

Richmond Hill Urgent Care 125-07 Liberty Ave.

Medcare Urgent Care 1643 Westchester Ave

Statcare Urgent & Walkin Medical Care 37-15 23rd Ave.

Urgent Medical Care Astoria 32-74 Steinway St.

Martha L. HerreraRojas, Physician 1381 White Plains Rd. Marble Hill Family Practice 5525 Broadway

Queens Urgent Care Center 178-11 Union Tpke.

UMD LIC Urgent Care 5-35 50th Ave.

Jerome Family Health Center 1778 Jerome Ave.

Montefiore Urgent Care 2300 Westchester Ave. Montefiore Urgent Care 2532 Grand Concourse NY Primary Care Medicine PC 2027 Jerome Ave.

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ProHEALTH Urgent Care 1049 Morris Park Ave. Quarry Road Emergency Services 4422 Third Ave. Riverdale Urgent Care 5665 Riverdale Ave. Riverdale Urgent Care 5665 Riverdale Ave. Statcare Urgent & Walkin Medical Care 932 E. 174th St.

Throgs Neck Urgent Medical Care 3594 E. Tremont Ave.

CityMD 2710 Hylan Blvd.

Circle Urgent Care 2960 Victory Blvd.

Throggs Neck Walk in Medical Urgent Care clinic 3231 E. Tremont Ave.

Circle Urgent Care 3894 Richmond Ave.

Northwell HealthGohealth Urgent Care 4316 Amboy Rd. Northwell HealthGoHealth Urgent Care 2590 Hylan Blvd. Unit A

Urgentway 2826 Westchester Ave

Circle Urgent Care 7001 Amboy Rd.

Staten Island Emergency Med 178 Kell Ave.

Urgent Care Center 21 Audubon Ave. No. 1

Northwell HealthGoHealth Urgent Care 1700 Hylan Blvd.

Urgent Care of Staten Island 1975 Hylan Blvd.

STATEN ISLAND

CityMD 2187 Richmond Ave.

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