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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Birding in Bucks Hollow

Ages: All
Family
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day powered by Net Generation

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

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Breakfast and Basketball

Free
Sports

Museum of Bronx HistoryBronx

Pride Center of SI Back To School Event

Ages: All
Family
Free

Pride Center of Staten IslandStaten Island

Pollinator Gardens Monitoring and TLC

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Kids Business Fair

All Saints Church Staten IslandStaten Island

Light of the World – Free advanced film screening

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

The Sheen Center for Thought & CultureSoHo

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Back to School Festival

Major R Owens Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn

Back To School Giveback

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Free

laurelton west parkCambria Heights

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KoKo NYC South Slope Derby

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

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South Slope Derby 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

Idlewild Environmental Center: Family Fun Day

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Games

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

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Pop Out and Show’EM Mixer

Flabush CentralBrooklyn

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Japan Village Summer Festival

Japan Village at Industry CityBrooklyn

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Open Call Public Program: An Introduction to Foraging

The Shed NYCManhattan

G.R.A.C.E. INC’s 7th Annual Back to School Block Party

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Food & Drink

G.R.A.C.E. INCHarlem

Planet Brooklyn

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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La Lucha Sigue Summer Market

276 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY, 10451New York City

[FREE] 2nd Community Day at Glow Cultural Center

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community
Family

Glow Cultural Center NYCFlushing

NYSoM Wizard of Back to School Oz

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

El Barrio GardenManhattan

UNREHEARSED: The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Barefoot Shakespeare Co.

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Summit Rock, Central ParkUpper West Side

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Performances at Queensbridge Park LIC

Queensbridge ParkLong Island City

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Beach Sessions Dance Series on Rockaway Beach

Dance
Free

Beach 112th StreetRockaway Park

Battle of Brooklyn and The Meaning of Freedom: Family Afternoon

Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn

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Summer Tea 2025 at Prospect Park

Prospect ParkBrooklyn

Kids Science

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Barkfest On Third: Last Howl of Summer

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Food & Drink

Third Avenue between Bruckner Blvd & 134th StBronx

An Afternoon with Stan Smith

P.C. Richard & SonUpper West Side

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“Delectable” Afternoon Tea

Vital Art Studios GalleryNY

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Performances at Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights

Diversity PlazaJackson Heights

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CASABLANCA – Movie Screening and Discussion

Film
Free

Kings Bay Public LibraryBrooklyn

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