In our last e-blast to Members, we broke the news of the Vanderbilt YMCA’s 6-month contract to rent 219 of its empty hotel rooms as shelter. At our request, Councilman Keith Powers arranged a Zoom
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Exhibited December 7, 2019 to August 24, 2020 Ailene Fields is an American sculptor who works in stone, bronze and acrylic. Themes in her work are evocative of dreams and magic, calling forth the qualities that
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DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA REMAINS OPEN with social distancing enforced. Visit the Wednesday Greenmarket and enjoy the spring parade of flowers. For all updates on park service changes and closures, refer to the NYC Parks website: https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/health-and-safety-guide/coronavirus.For
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Earth Day, April 22, 2020, is more than a \”feel good\” celebration; the interconnections of all living things has come home to roost. Remember the Bee Exhibit in the park\’s entrance dome and its theme
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Join FRIENDS for the Holiday Tree Lighting in Dag Park, Thursday, Dec. 19th, starting at 5:30 PM. Prior to the event, The Family School children and parents will light the menorah in center of park
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This traveling production of Bessie’s Big Shot puppet show comes to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on Wednesday, October 16 at 11 am. Kids are encouraged to follow their dreams as Bessie attempts the impossible and searches
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Celebrate autumn\’s beauty in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. Children decorate pumpkins; the clown paints their faces and twists balloons into fantastical shapes. Kids pose as cats, spiderman and goblins amid hay bales and corn stalks. Photo
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We celebrate the summer garden when the hydrangeas bloom. Take a garden tour and learn about the 5 diffferent varieties in our collection and how to use these popular shrubs and vines in stunning arrangements, patio
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The Sing for Hope Piano is back for its third year at Hammarskjold Plaza, bringing music to the park’s new cafe for a two week stint, starting July 19 and ending August 3. Anyone can
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