Upcoming Events

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - 23rd Street Association Street Fair this Saturday

COME JOIN US AT THE FAIR
SATURDAY AUGUST 15TH

 
This Saturday's street fair on 6th Avenue is sponsored by your 23rd Street Association and we hope you will stop by and say hello. 
 
DATE: Saturday, August 15th
 
SPOT:  #192, between 19th and 20th Streets - West side of 6th Avenue
 
START TIME: 11:00 AM
 
We're also looking for volunteers to staff the table along with members of the Board of Directors, including myself.
 
If you have a few hours please call Rachel at 212-255-3037 or email her at rachel.schwartz@23rdstreet.org.
 
See you there,
 
Miriam

Miriam Cohen
Secretary of the Association/Board Member

Madison Square Park Conservancy

Thursday, August 13
10:30 AM            
Robbi K.
Multipe Parent's Choice Award winner, Robbi K has graced TV commercials for Coca Cola and she has backed up super start singers including Aretha Franklin. Robbi K. sings in many tongues and presents interactive kids concerts suited for lots of dancing.

FREE!
Saturday, August 15
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Summer Streets Starts this Saturday!

Summer Streets presented by the City of New York and the New York City Department of Transportation begins this weekend. For three Saturdays this August, take pleasure in nearly seven miles of car-free streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park.

Your City, Your Streets, Your Playground
August 15th and 22nd from 7:00 am - 1:00 pm
Lafayette Street - 4th Avenue - Park Avenue - 72nd Street - Central Park with bike lane and low-traffic connections to Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens, Governors Island and the West Side Greenway.

Choose a route as long or as short as you'd like, or just come to relax in the new space.

It's a whole new way to see NYC streets!

For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/summerstreets.
Watch the Summer Streets video on YouTube.
View a short film about Summer Streets 2008 from Streetfilms.

Summer Streets is for cyclists, joggers, skaters and strollers of all ages and abilities. This is not a race. We encourage everyone to be courteous during Summer Streets and most of all have fun!

The event will feature free bike and skate rentals, free fitness classes, musical performances, dance lessons, activities for kids and more!

Participants are encouraged to bring their own water bottles and fill up with NYC tap water at the water stations at the rest stops.

Need a helmet? NYCDOT will be conducting helmet fittings and distribution at 24th Street and Park Avenue from 9:00 am - noon on all three Summer Street Saturdays. Supplies are limited, you must be present to be fit for and receive a helmet.

Summer Streets Volunteers Needed!
Be an invaluable part of Summer Streets, NYC's newest summer event!

Volunteers are needed for the remaining two Summer Streets Saturdays, on August 8th, 15th and 22nd, to assist with marshalling the route, direct participants and help thousands of New Yorkers enjoy Summer Streets - and you'll have a great time too! Register Today!

Park Avenue Laser Vision

23rd Street Association
Events for Fall and Winter

Waste Not-Want Not Initiative

Our Mission

Waste Not-Want Not, an initiative of 23rd Street Community Projects, Inc. 501(c)(3),  is committed to improving the quality of life for the future by working with allied organizations and the government to reduce waste, conserve energy, and increase preservation.

Tax deductable donations to the
Waste Not - Want Not foundation  gladly accepted and appreciated.

12 Reasons Everyone Should Care About The Environment

I get a lot of questions these days about going green. Some of them have merit, others are pretty silly. One of the most common, though, is a simple question that's actually really tough to answer: Why should I care about the environment?

For the complete article, please click here.
Source: ecosimply.com

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