What to do with your Christmas Tree....

  After a merry Christmas, it’s time to start thinking about what to do with your tree. What should you do? You should Treecycle it at MulchFest!

On Saturday, January 12 and Sunday, January 13, NYC Parks will host the annual MulchFest from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at locations citywide. Bring your holiday tree to one of 80 designated parks to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city or your own garden! There will be 35 chipping sites and 45 drop-off sites throughout the five boroughs. And this year, you can bring your tree to a drop-off site starting January 9 and running through the 13th. 

Central Park Youth Hockey: The Mighty Lady Hawks

THE MIGHTY LADY HAWKS

AMONGST THE BEAUTIFUL BACKDROP
AT THE TOP OF CENTRAL PARK
THERE'S A RINK THAT'S ALWAYS BUZZING
ALL DAY AND THROUGH THE DARK

IT'S HOME TO THE MIGHTY LADY HAWKS
NO, THIS IS NOT A SPOOF
ITS LASKER RINK IN CENTRAL PARK
AND THEY PLAY WITHOUT A ROOF

OUTDOOR HOCKEY IS SO UNIQUE
ITS PURE HOCKEY FROM ITS ROOTS
AND IF YOU LISTEN CLOSE ENOUGH
YOU'LL HEAR "SHE SKATES, SHE SHOOTS"

THESE LADY HAWKS ARE FEARSOME
THEY PLAY WITH HEART AND SOUL
THEY REPRESENT NEW YORK CITY
AND SUCCESS IS THEIR MAIN GOAL

SO IF YOU ENTER CENTRAL PARK
ON ONE OF YOUR SCENIC WALKS
LOOK OUT FOR NEW YORK'S BLACK AND GOLD,
THE MIGHTY LADY HAWKS.



by Terrence McGann.

NYC Parks Weekend Update - December 14-16

 

Lots of free activities in the parks across the city this weekend.....

Saturday, December 15

Volunteer Cleanup at Kaiser Park
at Kaiser Park Parkhouse, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Volunteer Cleanup at Rockaway Beach
at Beach 32 & the Boardwalk, Queens
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Photography: Landscapes
at Astoria Park, Queens
11:00 a.m.

9th Annual Family Holiday Craft Workshop
at Greenbelt Nature Center, Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 16

Brunch with Santa - Children ages 2-5
at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Wilderness Survival
at Prospect Park, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.

Volunteer Cleanup at Inwood Hill Park
at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Historic New York: Fort Totten
at Fort Totten Visitor's Center, Queens
1:00 p.m.

The Night Sky
at Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
6:00 p.m.

Morningside Park Holiday Tree Lighting, December 15

Head on up to Morningside Park on the Upper West Side (110th St. and Amsterdam Ave.) for the annual  holiday tree lighting. 

Ring in the holidays with music, refreshments and good cheer. NYC Parks will be lighting the only living giant sequoia holiday tree in the city!

Saturday, December 15, 2012

4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

Make Music Winter New York: December 21

In 2011, Make Music New York launched a winter solstice festival called Make Music Winter, with 12 participatory musical parades.

This winter's Make Music Winter will take place on Friday December 21st in locations around the city.

The winter parades will include.....

• Bell By Bell
• The Gaits: a High Line Soundwalk
• A Love Riot: Harmonabord Parade
• Peregrine
• Pilgrimage
• Recordare
• Soho Gamelan Walk
• Thru-Line
• Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars
• Village in Volume: Percussion Double Music
• Winterize

 

Make Music New York is a live, free musical celebration across the city that takes place each June 21, the longest day of the year. On that day, hundreds of public spaces throughout the five boroughs become impromptu stages for over 1,000 free concerts.

Holiday Markets in New York City

Check out This Weekend's Holiday Market Picks! 

There are so many wonderful holiday markets going on this weekend that it may be hard to decide where to go.  Find great gifts, nice people and holiday inspiration .

Bookmark the complete 2012 Holiday Markets of New York City Guide, featuring now over sixty holiday markets this season!

Caroling in NYC, December 9