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http://www.bronxzoo.com The Bronx Zoo is not some bizarre city zoo where they keep cows and sheep because the city kids have never seen them. Itas a real zoo, and it is well-done and beautifully planned. Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat, Sun, & Holidays 10am-5:30pm More >>
http://www.bbg.org Right next to Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a verdant escape from the pulsing, postlapsarian havoc of the city. The 52-acre garden is a seductive expanse of wisteria-covered pergolas, towering oaks, flowering crab apple trees, and a vivid palette of exotic flora. Stroll through the Cranford Rose Garden and smell the heady perfume of hybrid tea roses, or walk to the overlook and its panoramic view. The most enticing section of the park is the recently restored Japanese hill and pond framed with weeping willows and a majestic torii that's painted an electric vermilion. The Garden's Steinhardt Conservatory also houses a temperature-controlled rainforest full of banana trees, philodendrons, and other waxy-leafed plants. Take the 2 or the 3 train to the Grand Army Plaza stop. Hours: April-September,Tue-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm; October-March, Tue-Fri 8am-4:30pm, Sat & Sun 10am-4:30pm More >>
http://www.bryantpark.org Now a prissy picnic spot, that football-field sized lawn between Fifth and Sixth, south of 42nd used to be a Midtown dealers paradise. Now, bright-light pop artists such as Hillary Duff perform here, garden tours promenade through the grounds and worker-bees in their khakis perch on blankets on the fescue for midday getaways. What a difference a decade (or three) makes. Bryant Park is still home to an abundance of free events, from weekly film screenings in the summertime to indoor reading series in the winter. More >>
http://www.bryantpark.org Home to the Word for Word reading series, this open-air space is a cost-free wind-down in Midtown. Often, its adjacent hallway features installation art or small mobile gallery exhibits, so thereas not need to have kids to enjoy storytime here. Bit of NYC-propagated history: The room opened in 1935 as a public response to the job losses of the depression era. It re-opened last summer, and, keeping with tradition, itas open to everyone, job or not, ID or not. More >>
http://www.centralparknyc.org The glossy, hand-carved, antique beastsaamong the largest carousel figures in the countryaadorning this perennial New York favorite are a reminder of the poor blind mule who powered the original 1870 version. For a mere dollar and fifty cents, you'll be whirling to the sweet sounds of a Wurlitzer and the delighted squeals of an army of tots. More >>
http://www.transalt.org Dodging the horse droppings is bad enough when jogging in the park. Freewheeling motorists? This group thinks they have no place edging alongside the Sheep Meadow and careening past Belvedere Castle. More >>
http://www.crsny.org With classes named "A Course in Miracles" and "Bodytalk: A Workshop for Remembering the Body," the CRS is just too easy to make fun of, so we'll spare you. Some of the good stuff: The center has a gallery space and sculpture garden, filled with organic-inspired and functional pieces. It is poised to serve as a community center of sorts, with space available for events and classes geared toward the Japanese-expat population of the East Village/NYU area. More >>
http://www.centralparknyc.org These eight tours explore different areas of Central Park, including Bethesda Terrace, Seneca Village (the first known community of African American property owners), and lawns of historic sports fields. More >>
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