National Chair of Lewis Brisbois' #Entertainment , #Media & #Sports Practice Steven Beer recently volunteered with City Parks Foundation at the Liberty Learning Garden in #Queens to prepare the space for summer #student programs! Learn more about this #nonprofit here: ow.ly/BsMl50RzL1T

We had a great time celebrating NYC Parks and the workers who help keep them clean, safe, and fun for all yesterday at the #PlayFair Coalition Rally for Parks in Union Square! Now more than ever, it’s important to fight for parks funding and call for #1Percent4Parks #SaveNYCParks

Join the #PlayFair Rally for Parks TODAY at 6pm at Union Square North Plaza (along E 17th St across from Barnes & Noble).
 
Come celebrate NYC Parks and Parks workers, oppose inequitable budget cuts, and demand investment in NYC's parks system.
 
#SaveNYCParks #1Percent4Parks

Summer will be here before you know it! Register today for our FREE youth tennis, track, golf, soccer, and everyday play programs running July - August across the city. Visit cityparksfoundation.org/play/ for more info!

Thanks to City Parks Foundation, Canine Social Club, and all our neighbors who volunteered to clean up our dog run on “It’s My Park Day!” This is how we take care of our green spaces. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the NYC Parks workers who clean them every day.

Thanks to City Parks Foundation for organizing and the kids from AYLUS for volunteering for the It’s My Park event in Kissena Corridor Park this morning. The area around the Meditation Garden looks incredible thanks to their hard work!

Free Bomba puertorriqueña drum workshops every Saturday. We will meet from 2-4pm in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. *THESE ARE OUTDOOR EVENTS, OCCURING WHEN WEATHER PERMITS* at 44th Street & 6th Ave. Provided by the support of City Parks Foundation and PartnershipsForParks through the NYC Green Fund.

Our staff closed out #NationalGardenMonth with one last service day at our Abib Newborn Learning Garden in Brooklyn. We are so grateful that they took the time to help us maintain and prepare our garden beds for the upcoming planting season 💚

This week has been gorgeous ☀️
Make sure you step away from your desk and spend some time outside!

Register today for our Kids for Kicks Soccer program! Join us on Saturday mornings in Thomas Jefferson Park as high school soccer players provide FREE instruction to 5-7-year-old beginners in a fun and encouraging environment cityparksfoundation.org/soccer/!

With NYC Parks slated to lose $55M/600+ jobs in the next NYC budget, parks & Parks workers need your voice more than ever.

Rally w/ #PlayFair on Tues, 5/7 @ Union Square Park to reject proposed cuts, celebrate parks & demand equitable investment.

RSVP: playfair.nyc

Teachers! Don’t miss out on our FREE Teacher Training program starting this Saturday, May 4. Learn how to move your science lessons outdoors and engage your students in experience-based learning. Register at cityparksfoundation.org/teacher-traini…

Spring is in the air! #ItsMyPark volunteer program kicks off City Parks Foundation @nycparks bit.ly/2CUfXUW

For our final #EarthWeek spotlight, we’re highlighting our Seeds to Trees program! They’ve just started going out into NYC parks and have been busy bird watching, sampling macroinvertebrate indicator species, and testing water quality 🦆

Happy #EarthWeek from our Coastal Classroom After-School program! Recently, students have been enjoying the warmer weather while learning about the ecology of the aquatic ecosystems in NYC and the positive impact of oysters with @billionoyster 🌊

Lot's of knowledge shared with City Parks Foundation interns at Mentor Day, hosted by LeagueApps

We want to thank FundPlay Foundation and LeagueApps for welcoming CityParks Play High School Interns to their NYC offices yesterday. Students networked with staff from a variety of departments, learned about web design & branding, and, let's not forget, a great pizza lunch!

We're rallying to #SaveNYCParks !

Don't miss the #PlayFair Coalition's biggest rally yet, May 7 @ 6pm in Union Square Park.

Come to celebrate NYC Parks & Parks workers, oppose budget cuts & demand #1Percent4Parks . Stay for raffles, art, DJs & more!

RSVP: playfair.nyc

It's #EarthWeek spotlight time! Our Learning Gardens High School Training Program, which immerses high school students in garden-based learning, is in full swing! Students spent their first full week out in the garden learning about different types of soil and decomposers 🌱

We are proud to once again present free Bomba puertorriqueña drum workshops, every Saturday through the Fall of 2024, from 2-4pm in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. These free workshops are provided by the support of City Parks Foundation and City Parks Foundation PartnershipsForParks through the NYC Green Fund.