Events

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

Exercise in disguise! Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Bring your friends and come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training, and a lot of fun. No program 1/12, 2/16.

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 200 Rector Place
Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm

Join a dedicated group of adult American Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly and informal games, or try your hand at other card and board games. Make friends and catch up with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own. For more information email: 200rector@bpca.ny.gov.

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: Rockefeller Park
Time: 3:15pm – 4:45pm

FREE PROGRAM: REGISTRATION REQUIRED, SPACE IS LIMITED.

Celebrate spring by digging and planting in the Children’s Garden. Learn about green practices and composting firsthand. For children who enjoy nature and like to get dirty!

*Ages 6-10, registration required at: registration@bpca.ny.gov

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 200 Rector Place
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Directed by Church Street School of Music, the chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year. 

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 200 Rector Place
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

Mah-Jongg is a four-person tile game of skill, strategy, and luck! Learn the rules and mechanics of American Mah-Jongg. Join a two hour group lesson with instructor Susan Richards. Sets and a few cards provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own card. Registration required. For information and registration please email: registration@bpca.ny.gov. 

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 8:30am – 9:30am

Improve balance, strength and focus through the ancient Chinese discipline of meditative movements and gentle exercises. No Program 1/12, 2/16

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

Exercise in disguise! Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Bring your friends and come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training, and a lot of fun. No program 1/12, 2/16.

Location: Rockefeller Park Basketball Court
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm

In celebration of Earth Month, kids are invited to pick up S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) at this special Earth Day themed open air fair featuring engaging activities and a live performance from the Stem Queen.

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 9:45am – 10:15am

Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor-guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system. No program 1/15, 2/19

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

Strengthen the whole body from warm-up to cool-down with various fun exercises. The instructor will lead you in rhythmic movement and aerobics, balance and coordination exercises, and strength training. Come join the group and work out to great music! No program 1/15, 2/19

Location: Rector Park East
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm

What birds live in your backyard? Join us to learn the basics of bird watching in this fun outing for beginners, hobbyists, and lifelong birders alike. Together, we will explore the parks of BPC, and see what makes this spot a hang-out for resident urban birds and marvelous migrators! Binoculars and field guides provided, or bring your own.

To register, please email at: registration@bpca.ny.gov

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

Exercise in disguise! Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Bring your friends and come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training, and a lot of fun. No program 1/12, 2/16.

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 200 Rector Place
Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm

Join a dedicated group of adult American Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly and informal games, or try your hand at other card and board games. Make friends and catch up with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own. For more information email: 200rector@bpca.ny.gov.

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: Rockefeller Park
Time: 3:15pm – 4:45pm

FREE PROGRAM: REGISTRATION REQUIRED, SPACE IS LIMITED.

Celebrate spring by digging and planting in the Children’s Garden. Learn about green practices and composting firsthand. For children who enjoy nature and like to get dirty!

*Ages 6-10, registration required at: registration@bpca.ny.gov

Location: Rockefeller Park House
Time: 10:30am – 11:15am

In celebration of Earth Month, join us for a family-friendly performance by social & climate activists the Esther Crow Family Band.

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 200 Rector Place
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Directed by Church Street School of Music, the chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year. 

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: Rockefeller Park
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm

Children ages 6-10 are invited to play in pop-up clinics on select days this spring. Join BPC coaches for skill sessions ending in scrimmages. Open to all experience levels.

APRIL 10: KICKBALL

APRIL 24: SOCCER

APRIL 25: FLAG FOOTBALL

Registration recommended, please click HERE to sign up! 

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 200 Rector Place
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

Mah-Jongg is a four-person tile game of skill, strategy, and luck! Learn the rules and mechanics of American Mah-Jongg. Join a two hour group lesson with instructor Susan Richards. Sets and a few cards provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own card. Registration required. For information and registration please email: registration@bpca.ny.gov. 

Location: Rockefeller Park
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Join us at the Park House and explore Rockefeller Park through a naturalist’s lens. Learn about the animals and plants that call the park home, and how climate change impacts all of us, and how we can build a sustainable future together!

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: Rockefeller Park
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm

Children ages 6-10 are invited to play in pop-up clinics on select days this spring. Join BPC coaches for skill sessions ending in scrimmages. Open to all experience levels.

APRIL 10: KICKBALL

APRIL 24: SOCCER

APRIL 25: FLAG FOOTBALL

Registration recommended, please click HERE to sign up! 

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 8:30am – 9:30am

Improve balance, strength and focus through the ancient Chinese discipline of meditative movements and gentle exercises. No Program 1/12, 2/16

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

Exercise in disguise! Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Bring your friends and come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training, and a lot of fun. No program 1/12, 2/16.

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: South Cove Park
Time: 9:30am – 10:30am

Join BPCA naturalists to learn more about The New York State Birding Trail which highlights world-class birding opportunities across the state. Together, we will explore the parks of BPC, and see what makes this spot a hang-out for urban birds and marvelous migrators! Binoculars and field guides provided, or bring your own. To register, please email at: registration@bpca.ny.gov

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 9:45am – 10:15am

Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor-guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system. No program 1/15, 2/19

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

Strengthen the whole body from warm-up to cool-down with various fun exercises. The instructor will lead you in rhythmic movement and aerobics, balance and coordination exercises, and strength training. Come join the group and work out to great music! No program 1/15, 2/19

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

Exercise in disguise! Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Bring your friends and come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training, and a lot of fun. No program 1/12, 2/16.

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 6 River Terrace
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Join the BPCA, and landscape consultants SCAPE, to learn about Battery Park City’s recently completed tree and biodiversity inventory. Explore the results of the tree canopy assessment – including street trees and those in the parks – as well as the inventory of plants growing in the gardens throughout the neighborhood. The results highlight the overall biodiversity, habitat value, and resiliency of Battery Park City’s urban tree canopy and planted areas.

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: 200 Rector Place
Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm

Join a dedicated group of adult American Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly and informal games, or try your hand at other card and board games. Make friends and catch up with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own. For more information email: 200rector@bpca.ny.gov.

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: Rockefeller Park
Time: 3:15pm – 4:45pm

FREE PROGRAM: REGISTRATION REQUIRED, SPACE IS LIMITED.

Celebrate spring by digging and planting in the Children’s Garden. Learn about green practices and composting firsthand. For children who enjoy nature and like to get dirty!

*Ages 6-10, registration required at: registration@bpca.ny.gov

This event will occur as scheduled.

Location: Rector Park East
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

This BPC park offers a unique setting to observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/ educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media. No program 6/19.