Events Calendar

August 2019

• Goddard Riverside Community Center, located at 593 Columbus Ave. CONTACT: Marisa Maack at (212) 873-0282, x203 or [email protected]
• National Council of Jewish Women, located at 241 W. 72nd St. CONTACT: Denise at (212) 687-5030 

Thursday, August 1 - Sunday, August 11

Ongoing Events

Get Active & Have Fun in Your Neighborhood Park!
Summer has arrived! Now's the time to register for spring and summer sports programs with the City Parks Foundation. Track & Field (for kids 8 to 14 on Saturdays and Sundays) and Seniors Fitness tennis, yoga and fitness walking (weekdays for adults 60+). Activities in the six-week Seniors Fitness program take place twice a week and all equipment is provided. Programs are FREE of charge. Register to attend here. Ongoing in multiple locations.

InTandem Cycling for the Vision Impaired in Central Park!
Thursdays at 6:30pm and Saturdays 9:30am
Location: cyclists with a disability should go to the Engineers' Gate, 2 East 90th Street
Come ride with us! InTandem provides free tandem cycling programs to people who are blind, have low vision, or cannot ride independently due to other disabilities. No prior experience in tandem riding is necessary. We’ll set you up with a partner, adjust the bike the way you like it, and before you know it you’ll be zooming around the Central Park loop! We ride as long as it's not raining and above 40 degrees. Rides are ongoing until November. For more information click here, or email Matthew Nidek at [email protected]. 

The NYPD Summer Youth Police Academy gives young people ages 10 thru 15 the opportunity to train with police officers during the summer. Participants attend the Youth Police Academy in the borough of their residence, five days a week for six weeks, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Police Officers conduct lectures, role-plays, and demonstrations in the areas of law, behavioral science, drug prevention and gang resistance. The program also provides participants with lunch, uniform shirts, and field trips. Students engage in drills like those done in the Police Academy and go on field trips to police facilities. The Academy enhances responsible citizenship, provides positive interaction with police officers, and educates young people about the challenges and responsibility of police work. For additional information, call the Community Affairs Bureau's Youth Strategies Division at 718-312-5079. Click here to fill out the form

Upper West Side Recycling provides a comprehensive listing of environmental events in Manhattan that will take place over the next two to three months. This listing is part of their free bi-monthly UWSR Eco Letter. To receive the events listing, click here to to sign up.

Caring Kind Seminars on Aging, Dementia & Caregiving
If you are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia, you are not alone. Support is available. Contact Caring Kind's 24-hour Helpline at 646-744-2900 or visit www.caringkindnyc.org to learn more about free educational workshops throughout the month. Seating is limited and registration is required.

Free Cultural Events All Year Long at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center. Learn more here.

Free Music Fridays
Location: American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square
Every Friday, 5:30-7:30pm.
Music featured at the Free Music Fridays series thematically reflects the spirit of the self-taught art on view at the museum. Support the proceedings with a donation-based cash wine bar. Admission is always free. 

79th Street Greenmarket
Sundays year-round, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Food scrap drop-off 8am-1pm
Location: Columbus Avenue between 77th & 79 Streets
Access A Ride Drop-Off Point: 441 Columbus Avenue (at 81st Street). For more information, click here or call Margi Trapani (646) 442-4154
At the 79th Street Greenmarket, shoppers can find grass fed beef, New York’s freshest fish, duck, chicken, ostrich, goat cheese, fresh flowers, eggs, honey, baked goods, apple cider, and a large variety of fruit and vegetables. Cash, EBT/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit cards, WIC Vegetable & Fruit checks & FMNP coupons are all accepted.

97th Street Greenmarket
Fridays year-round, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Food scrap drop-off available
Location: 97th Street between Columbus & Amsterdam
Access A Ride Drop-Off Point: 775 Columbus Avenue (at 97th Street). For more information, click here or call Margi Trapani (646) 442-4154
The 97th Street Greenmarket has been serving the diverse population of the Upper West Side for over 25 years. Come shop for produce, eggs, grass-fed meat, fish, cheese, and more. Cash, EBT/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit cards, WIC Vegetable & Fruit Checks, and FMNP Coupons are all accepted.

Tucker Square Greenmarket
Thursdays & Saturdays, year-round, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Food scrap drop-off available
Location: West 66th Street & Broadway
Greenmarket's gateway to the Upper West Side, the Tucker Square Greenmarket offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Orchards boast sweet berries, stone fruit, and over 80 varieties of apples. Farmstead cheeses, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, duck and duck charcuterie, eggs, artisan baked goods, and New York's only producer of both sorghum and maple syrup round-out the offerings.

Grand Bazaar NYC
Every Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Location: 100 West 77th Street at Columbus Avenue
All year-round, indoors and outdoors, over one-hundred merchants set-up their stands to sell the finest and most distinctive antique watches, vintage collectibles, art and photography, handmade jewelry and furniture, and delicious macaroons and other artisan foods. Grand Bazaar NYC donates 100% of its net revenue to four neighborhood public schools, benefiting over 4,000 children, while building and supporting a vibrant community of talented artists, designers, artisans, and entrepreneurs.