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Thursday, July 10, 2025

KIM: Bayswater Park

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Location: Playground (in Bayswater Park)
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, SportsFree!

Zumba Under the Stars with Lisa G aka RockaZumbaway

6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Location: Beach 108th Street Roller Rink (in Rockaway Beach Boardwalk)
Category: Dance, Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes, NYC Parks Fitness ExpoFree!

Friday, July 11, 2025

Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
Category: Nature, GardeningFree!

KIM: Bayswater Park

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Location: Playground (in Bayswater Park)
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, SportsFree!

Idlewild Park Natural Area Restoration

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Idlewild Park
Category: Nature, VolunteerFree!

Saturday, July 12, 2025

NYRR Open Run: Canarsie Park

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Canarsie Park House (in Canarsie Park)
Free!

Intro to Birding Walk

9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Location: Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park)
Category: Birding, NatureFree!

Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
Category: Nature, GardeningFree!

City of Water Day Vernam Barbadoes Coastal Cleanup and Tour

10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Location: Park entrance at the end of Amstel Blvd. (in Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula)
Category: Education, Nature, Tours, Volunteer, Wildlife, City of Water DayFree!

KIM: Bayswater Park

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Location: Playground (in Bayswater Park)
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, SportsFree!

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Paerdegat Basin Park
Ecology Park is a five acre site set within Paerdegat Basin Park. The goal of the park is to promote habitat restoration and ecological improvement, highlighting fourteen native plant community types that exist or once existed in New York City.

Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk
The following beach sections are open for swimming:
Beach 10 - Beach 12, Beach 15 - Beach 18, Beach 32 - Beach 36, Beach 57, Beach 59, Beach 77 - Beach 79, Beach 83 - Beach 86, Beach 93 - Beach 98, Beach 102 - Beach 110, Beach 115 - Beach 119, and Beach 130 - Beach 144.
All other sections are closed to swimming.

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Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy