Neighborhood parks will be celebrating "It's My Park Day" on Saturday. Here are the festivities happening in Sara D. Roosevelt Park, as well as M'Finda Kalunga.
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We are on the scene at the Children's Magical Garden at Stanton and Norfolk where a long standing dispute has been rekindled between the community and developer Serge Hoyda. Hoyda has planned to develop a portion of this site...
Warm weather is here to stay. And with it comes a slew of outdoor events. This Saturday, the East River's Solar One kicks off its First Ever Annual Almighty Foot Clan Anniversary B-Boy Battle. And that can only mean...
Last night, members of Community Board 3 and local residents got their first look at master plan proposals for a large new park in the works at Pier 42. Two options outlined by Signe Nielsen of Mathews Nielsen, an...
This past weekend, we headed over to East River Park, where the Lower East Side Sports Academy's spring baseball league was in full swing. The three-year old organization offers affordable sports programs for kids in under-served communities. Frank Alameda,...
The Chinatown YMCA is sponsoring a free "healthy kids day" tomorrow.  The national initiative features activities like "Family Zumba," a demonstration class featuring Imagination Playground blocks, a Veggiecation cooking class, "Teen Boot Camp," and a concert by the Bilingual...
Thanks to local resident, writer and Lo-Down reader Barbara Becker for sharing this recent post (and video) from her excellent blog, Beyond Siri. It's called, "Talking to Strangers," and just goes to show you never know who you might...
Friday night the New Museum is throwing a teen party.  if your kids are between the ages of 14 and 19, they'll get to see the current exhibition - “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star" -...
A favorite with the kids, and the young at heart, Trusty Sidekick is back (every weekend in March) with their popular show, Shadow Play. The multi-media performance explores what happens when local hero, Flash, loses track of his shadow...
Henry Street Settlement opened its doors this past weekend for a festive open house and introduction to their new Director of Education, esteemed dancer and choreographer Robert La Fosse. La Fosse was a long time Principal Dancer with the...
