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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Free Bowling for the new NFL Season

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

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New York City Opera: Carmen in Bryant Park

Ages: All
Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

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Keeping Your Trust Healthy

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Hampton Bays LibraryHampton Bays

Poster House Presents “First Friday”

Ages: All
Free

Poster HouseManhattan

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Upon This Ground: Beadwork with Savannah LeCornu presented by BHM and Ma’s House

Ages: All
Art
Classes

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Fishing Frenzy Fridays

Ages: All
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

Art and Meditation in The Chinese Scholar’s Garden

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

Starlight Cinema: Free Movies in Van Cortlandt Park

Ages: 3 and up
Film
Free

Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt ParkBronx

Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie

Ages: All
Community
Film

Basketball Courts in Corona Golf PlaygroundCorona

Movies Under the Stars: How to Train Your Dragon

Ages: All
Community
Film

Parque De Los Ninos in Bronx River ParkwayBronx

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ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

Touch a Truck

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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Coquí Club: Hanging with Your Friends

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

El Museo del BarrioEast Harlem

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Julia Chiang Art Sundae Children’s Workshop presented by Art Production Fund

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

10 Rockefeller PlazaMidtown Manhattan

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

The East Northport Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

John Walsh Park on Larkfield RoadEast Northport

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Free Books from the Brooklyn Book Bodega

Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn

Bronx Community Paddle at Starlight Park

Community Paddle at Starlight Park

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Starlight ParkBronx

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Historic Walking Tour of Manhasset Bay

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Port Washington Town DockPORT WASHINGTON

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

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Henry Street Settlement Community Day

Ages: All
Community
Free

Sol Lain ParkManhattan

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MY NAME IS AI LIN Picture Book Author Event

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble HuntingtonHuntington Station

Movies Under the Stars: Lilo & Stitch

Ages: All
Community
Film

Ballfields in Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto ParkSouth Richmond Hill

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Brooklyn Dribble

Ages: All
Community
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 + 2 360 Furman Street Brooklyn, NY 11201Brooklyn

Fall Harvest Festival

FREE Fall Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

JCC BernikowStaten Island

Uptown Kid Lit

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

Inwood Hill ParkInwood

Founded by Broadway

Ages: All
Free

Duffy SquareManhattan

Bronx Block Party

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Festivals

Bronxwood Avenue, between Boston Road & Allerton AvenueBronx

Bronx Ferragosto Festival in Bronx Little Italy

Ferragosto Festival in Bronx Little Italy

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Corner of Crescent Ave and Arthur AveBronx

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Field Report: The Filmmaker & the Scientist

Ages: 9 – 12
Animals
Environment

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

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