10am–noon Family Fridays in the Garden Ages: 3 – 12Environment Free Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx
10–11am Idlewild Trail Walk Ages: AllEnvironment Free Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens
10–11am Summer Kids Wonderspark Puppets Puppet Show Ages: AllFree Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City
Noon–3pm Junior Rangers Ages: 9 and upEnvironment Free Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island
2pm Kids Drop In Craft: 3D Butterflies! Ages: 3 – 12Craft & DIY Free Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island
4–5pm Giant Game Night @ the Village Branch Ages: 5 – 12Free Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw
5–6pm Dance Workshop With Dance Theatre of Harlem Ages: AllDance Free Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall
6–7pm History of Balloons (For families with children up to 5th grade) Ages: 3 – 12Art Caribbean Emma Clark LibrarySetauket
7–8:30pm Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: Carnegie Hall Citywide | Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band Ages: AllFree Music Bryant Park
Today, 10 am The Miracle Bean And The Chocolate Machine: An Immersive Experience Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard
Today, 11 am Glitter & Glam Under the Sea Endless Summer Party Glitter & Glam at the Palisades Center
QNS The history of Forest Park and some of its most important landmarks: Our Neighborhood: The Way It Was
Brooklyn Paper Cats rescued from shuttered Sheepshead Bay nursery school as activists clash with NYCHA officials