NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Alley Pond Environmental Center

Queens

Nature hikes and birding, lessons in astronomy and geology, art workshops, cross-country skiing and even a tour of a city water tunnel take place at these 700 acres in eastern Queens. The woodlands, open meadows and expansive marshes are home to 300 species of birds---mostly migratory fowl---and other wildlife.

Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater

Manhattan

Headed by Mexican-born dancer/choreographer, Annabella Gonzalez, this eclectic, international company performs its repertoire of over 60 modern dances in venues around the city and provides lively dance education programs to public school students.

Arts in Bushwick

Brooklyn

This all-volunteer organization promotes and supports local artists, serves the community at large through arts education and creative accessibility, and organizes all residents and stakeholders in Bushwick to fight development-driven displacement and work toward an integrated, sustainable community.

Battery Park

Manhattan

Battery Park

Manhattan

One of the city’s oldest public spaces, this 25-acre park at the tip of Manhattan and the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers is the largest park in Lower Manhattan. Its name refers to the battery of cannons once placed here to protect New Amsterdam.