2024 Calendar

Event Series READ and EXPLORE at Summer Plazas

READ and EXPLORE at Summer Plazas

5th Ave from 39th St to 41st St, Sunset Park 4021 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Come READ a curated collection of books at our portable reading room and EXPLORE specimens through microscopes and magnifying glasses at our portable science lab at this NYC DOT Weekend Walk, hosted by the Sunset Park Business Improvement District. EXPLORE programming developed in partnership with Harlem-based non-profit, HYPOTHEkids, for their STEAM the Streets Initiative.

READ and PLAY at Car-Free Earth Day Kick-Off Event in Times Square

Times Square 1567 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Come READ and PLAY together at Times Square in Manhattan at the kick-off event for this year's Car-Free Earth Day happening on April 23rd. Hosted by and made possible with funding from NYC DOT.  

READ at Gates Ave Pedestrian Plaza in Clinton Hill

Gates Avenue Plaza 15 Gates Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Come browse and READ a curated collection of books at a pop-up reading room on the new Gates Ave Pedestrian Plaza between Fulton St and Vanderbilt Ave, in Brooklyn. Thanks to our hosts in this location, NYC DOT and the FAB Alliance. Made possible by NYC DOT.

PLAY and Street Marker on Vanderbilt Ave Open Streets in Prospect Heights

Vanderbilt Ave Open Street 623 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn

Come play and make chalk murals on Vanderbilt Ave between Prospect Place and Park Place, in Brooklyn. PLAY features a colorful obstacle course that offers safe, hands-free play for children on closed-off streets, and Street Marker offers a way for multiple people to make beautiful chalk patterns and murals together Thanks to our host in […]

EXPLORE at Chelsea Market curbside dining on 10th Avenue

Chelsea Market 88 10th Ave, New York, NY, United States

7/24 POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. Come EXPLORE at a pop-up, portable, hands-on nature exhibit featuring local specimens of all kinds, located outside Chelsea Market on 10th Ave, between 15th and 16th streets, in Manhattan. Made possible with funding from our host, Chelsea Market.    

EXPLORE at Chelsea Market curbside dining on 10th Avenue

Chelsea Market 88 10th Ave, New York, NY, United States

7/24 POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. Come EXPLORE at a pop-up, portable, hands-on nature exhibit featuring local specimens of all kinds, located outside Chelsea Market on 10th Ave, between 15th and 16th streets, in Manhattan. Made possible with funding from our host, Chelsea Market.    

Postponed PLAY and Street Marker at W 18 St between 8th ave and 9th ave in Chelsea

W 18th St between 8th ave and 9th ave 351 W 18th St, New York, NY, United States

Come play and make chalk murals on W 18 St between 8th Ave and 9th Ave, in Manhattan for the Quest To Learn After School Block Party. PLAY NYC features a colorful obstacle course that offers safe, hands-free play for children on closed-off streets, and Street Marker offers a way for multiple people to make […]

BUILD at Doyers St in Chinatown

Doyers Street Doyers St, New York, NY, United States

Come BUILD at a pop-up, portable, interactive building station featuring Lego, Magna-Tiles, and more, on Doyers St between Pell St and Bowery, in Manhattan. For this event, we'll be popping up alongside Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong's Oral History Project, made possible by The Laundromat Project. Thanks to our host in this location, Chinatown Partnership. Made possible […]

EXPLORE at Chelsea Market curbside dining on 10th Avenue

Chelsea Market 88 10th Ave, New York, NY, United States

7/24 POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. Come EXPLORE at a pop-up, portable, hands-on nature exhibit featuring local specimens of all kinds, located outside Chelsea Market on 10th Ave, between 15th and 16th streets, in Manhattan. Made possible with funding from our host, Chelsea Market.    

All of our events are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us with questions about accessibility.