NYPL Summer Reading Challenge 2014

CALLING All KIDS & TEENS! The Library is bubbling with excitement this summer! Take The New York Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge from June through August and EXPERIMENT with new ideas, BUILD new skills, and EARN prizes and achievements.

What's on for Kids this Weekend in NYC: May 10 & 11

FUN FOR YOUR LITTLE ONES THIS WEEKEND Saturday May 10 Patchwork Day @ CMA | read more Saturday Morning Storytelling @ Scandinavia House | read more Kite Flight @ Socrates Sculpture Park | read more Dry Dock Discovery! @ Brooklyn Navy Yard Center | read more MOCATALKS: Celebrating Mothers @ MOCA | read more

SummerStage Kids 2014: Free Family Fun in NYC

[gallery] City Parks Foundation has announced the SummerStage 2014 program. With so many things going on, we have highlighted below the family events - they are all FREE.  SummerStage Kids events celebrate a day dedicated to engaging young audiences and their families through thrilling performances!

LIC Art Bus: Free Summer Shuttle Bus

On May 10, 2014, Socrates Sculpture Park will launch a free summer shuttle bus service to promote and connect Long Island City’s cultural institutions, while linking the Western Queens waterfront to a major transit hub at Court Square. The LIC Art Bus will be free of charge.

What's On For Kids This Weekend in NYC: May 3 & 4

Saturday May 3 Autism Awareness Event @ Prospect Park Zoo | read more Learn to Ride @ Brower Park | read more Randall’s Island Cherry Blossom Festival @ Randall's Island Park | read more Storytime Safari – Trees @ Alley Pond Environmental Center | read more Red Hook Family Festival @ PS 15 | read more

It's My Park Day Season: Clean Up Events (NYC)

Join thousands of New Yorkers who come together each It's My Park Day season to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs! It's My Park Day, presented by Partnerships for Parks, works with hundreds of community parks groups to lead clean up events in neighborhood parks all across the city. Partnerships for Parks is a public-private partnership led by NYC Parks and the City Parks Foundation. [caption id="attachment_22981" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Image Source: NYC Parks"][/caption]

Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo Hosts Autism Awareness Month Activities

Saturday, May 3 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo will host Autism Awareness Month activities in collaboration with Autism Speak’s nation-wide Zoos Go Blue event on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Brooklyn Playspace for Children with Special Needs Vandalized

We are sorry to report that Extreme Kids & Crew’s CAP House was vandalized sometime over the weekend of April 19th and 20th. CAP House is an intimate, sensory play space located within Crispus Attucks park in Bed Stuy designed for children with special needs ages 6 months to 5 years of age.

Family Fun at Brooklyn Bowl with American Express

On Saturday April 26th, American Express celebrated the launch of their new Amex EveryDay Credit Card and, as a founding partner and dedicated sponsor, the conclusion of another great year of 2014 Tribeca Film Festival by hosting a day of fun for families at Brooklyn Bowl. [gallery]  

Two Western Lowland Gorillas Born at Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo

These are the first gorillas born at the Bronx Zoo since 2006. The Bronx Zoo’s Congo Gorilla Forest is now home to 20 gorillas – the largest group of gorillas in North America. The Bronx Zoo has a successful history breeding gorillas as part of the Species Survival Plan, a cooperative breeding program designed to enhance the genetic viability of animal populations in zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.