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Upcoming Free Events in Senate District 28:
March 2018
Courtesy of State Senator Liz Krueger
If you would like to receive this list via email, let us know. Send your name, address, and email address to liz@lizkrueger.com, with the subject “Free Events List”
Please note: This schedule is subject to change – it is recommended that you call ahead to confirm these events.
Thursday 3/1/18:
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Bryant Park, The Rink
Exercise: Exerskate
10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Activity: AARP Tax Prep
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
11:30 AM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Workshop: LEAD – Workforce development program for young immigrant women
12:00 PM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Workshop: Computer Basics
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
2:00 PM 96th St Library, 112 East 96th Street
Movie: BROADWAY DANNY ROSE (1984)
2:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Tour: Heart of the Park Tour
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 8304
Lecture: Guido Alfani on “Economic inequality in preindustrial societies: the Republic of Venice and Europe, ca. 1300-1800.”
3:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Bonds – the Safe Choice?
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5318
Lecture: ARC Seminar, Marius Busemeyer, University of Konstanz, “Public Opinion on Policy and Budgetary Trade-offs in European Welfare States: Evidence from a New Comparative Survey”
6:00 PM 96th St Library, 112 East 96th Street
Books & Poetry: Book Discussion – 1984 by George Orwell
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Authentic Branding: Letting the Real You Shine in Any Situation
6:00 PM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Books & Poetry: Book Discussion-The Vacationers by Emma Straub
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, Proshansky Auditorium
Duscussion: Finding Solutions to Our Transportation Crisis. Sponsored by State Senators Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street
Books and Poetry: Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Friday 3/2/18:
10:00 AM 67th St Library 328 East 67th Street between 1st and 2nd
Activity: AARP Tax Aide
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5209
Lecture: Condensed Matter Talks with Daniel Podolsky
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Movie: Stronger
2:00 PM Central Park, Merchants’ Gate, 59th Street and Central Park West/Columbus Circle entrance to the Park
Tour: Stroll to Strawberry Fields
4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 4406
Discussion: Outside-In: The Social Brain, Culture, and the Self
4:15 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, C415A
Lecture: Claudio Sopranzetti, Oxford University, “On the Fragility of Power: Revolt and Counter-Revolt in Thailand”
5:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 9206
Discussion: MALS Lightning Talks Challenge
Saturday 3/3/18:
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
10:15 AM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Activity: AARP Free Income Tax Preparation
12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Organize Your Job Campaign: Getting On Track & Keeping on Track
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: REEL TO READ Film Screening I Strangers in Good Company (1990)
2:00 PM Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street
Workshop: Make 2018 Your Best Year Ever: Goal Setting
2:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 81st Street and Central Park West
Tour: Southern Welcome Tour
Sunday 3/4/18:
2:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Tour: Heart of the Park Tour
Monday 3/5/18:
11:00 AM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Activity: AARP Free Tax Help
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Movie: Broken Lance (1954)
2:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Exercise: Stay Well Exercise
2:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Lang Recital Hall
Music: Chamber Music Masterclass, Fabio Zanon, guitar
4:00 PM 67th St Library 328 East 67th Street between 1st and 2nd
Books & Poetry: Mystery Mondays: Book discussion: Little Deaths by Emma Flint
5:30 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street
Books & Poetry: Let’s Talk About Diversity: Diverse Booktalk with Dhonielle Clayton and Ashley Woodfolk
7:00 PM- Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St
Books and Poetry: Wild Escape: The Prison Break from Dannemora and the Manhunt that Captured America, Chelsia Rose Marcius
8:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Lang Recital Hall
Music: Faculty Recital, Jacob Greenberg, Piano
Tuesday 3/6/18:
10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Activity: AARP Tax Prep
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
10:00 AM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Lang Recital Hall
Music: Chamber Music Masterclass, Fabio Zanon, guitar
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
12:00 PM – 1:45 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5383
Lecture: Seminar in Applied Economics: Paul Krugman, Graduate Center, The Transfer Problem and Tax Incidence
12:30 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street
Workshop: Public Speaking Workshop
1:00 PM Hunter College, 695 Park Ave., Baker Theatre Building Library
Lecture: Wednesday at One: Peter Marks, Theatre Critic for the Washington Post
5:30 PM– 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Cyber Safety: Do’s and Don’ts of Consumer Cybersecurity
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: StartUp! 2018 Workshop 2: Developing Your Marketing Plan
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 7102
Lecture: CIRCL: Yeonju Lee (Syntax)
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Hunter College, 69th St. b/t Park and Lexington, Lang Hall 4th Floor
Discussion: Art, Activism and Algorithms: Aesthetic Interventions in Machine Bias
7:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, West bldg., 3rd Floor, Glass Cafe
Lecture: Great Thinkers Series: Paul Steinhardt
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street
Books and Poetry: The Escape Artist, Brad Meltzer
Wednesday 3/7/18:
6:30 AM – 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace
Exercise: Boot Camp
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM DOROT, 171 West 85th Street
Workshop: “Elder Justice: What Savvy New Yorkers Need to Know + Why Almost Everyone Needs a Last Will & Testament” RSVP Required to whandler@dorotusa.org or 917-441-3724
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace
Tour: Public Tour
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: Barbarella (1968)
2:00 PM- NYPL, Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, 42nd St and Fifth Ave
Workshop: Genealogy Research with Maps
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, Segal Theatre
Film: Catalan Migration to Cuba: Los Que Se Quedaron
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: The Ultimate Confidence Building Workshop: Communicate with Conviction
6:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street
Books and Poetry: She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History, Chelsea Clinton
6:30 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Books and Poetry: Chinese Book Discussion 中文书籍讨论会
7:00 PM- Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St
Books and Poetry: This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide, Geneen Roth
Thursday 3/8/18:
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, 331 East 70th Street
Discussion: Senator Krueger’s Senior Roundtable: Employment and older adults
10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Activity: AARP Tax Prep
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
11:30 AM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Workshop: LEAD – Workforce development program for young immigrant women
12:00 PM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Workshop: Computer Basics
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Movie: Throwback Thursday Theater: Mrs. Miniver
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, Elabash Hall
Music: Music In Midtown: Rhapsodie, Blues and Chorale: Magdalena Filipczak, Violin and Peter Frankl, Piano
2:00 PM 96th St Library, 112 East 96th Street
Movie: THE BANDIT OF SHERWOOD FOREST (1945)
2:00 PM- NYPL, Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, 42nd St and Fifth Ave
Workshop: Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers
2:00 PM- NYPL, Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, 42nd St and Fifth Ave
Workshop: Finding Clues in Family Photos
2:00 PM Central Park, Merchants’ Gate, 59th Street and Central Park West/Columbus Circle entrance to the Park
Tour: Stroll to Strawberry Fields
4:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Movie: New Releases Movie Night: Marshall
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5318
Lecture: ARC Seminar, Jonathan Senchyne University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Historicizing Digital Humanities: Bibliography, Data Cultures, and Reading
5:30 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Activity: Adult / Teen Coloring
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: LinkedIn for Business
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 9205
Lecture: Sophie Maríñez, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Women Building Châteaux in Early Modern France
Friday 3/9/18:
9:30 AM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, Elabash Hall
Conference: Affect Theory and the History of Emotions in Early Modern England
10:00 AM 67th St Library 328 East 67th Street between 1st and 2nd
Activity: AARP Tax Aide
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5209
Lecture: Condensed Matter Talks with Dan Shaher
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Movie: Book to Movie Adaptations: Fair Game
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Movie: Whose Streets?
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Books and Poetry: Open Book Hour: Celebrating Our Roots, Grief and Loss
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: REELABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL: NEW YORK – BOTTOM DOLLARS
2:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 81st Street and Central Park West
Tour: Southern Welcome Tour
3:00 PM 67th St Library 328 East 67th Street between 1st and 2nd
Film: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Reel Shorts
4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 4406
Lecture: Nazera Sadiq Wright, University of Kentucky, Black Girls and their Nineteenth-Century Autograph Albums
4:15 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, C415A
Lecture: Fadi Bardawil, University of North Carolina, “Emancipation Binds: Arab Revolutionary Marxism, Disenchantment, Critique”
6:15 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, Segal Theatre
Lecture: Susan Zuccotti, The Jews of Italy and Italian Occupied Territories During the Holocaust
Saturday 3/10/18:
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Carl Schurz Park, 86th Street & East End Avenue
Activity: Volunteer Gardening
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
10:15 AM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Activity: AARP Free Income Tax Preparation
10:30 AM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Books & Poetry: Classic Literature Reading Group
12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: StartUp! 2018 Workshop 2: Developing Your Marketing Plan
12:30 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street
Workshop: Modern Art & Ideas, MOOC Meet-up #32
1:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Books & Poetry: Dickens Fellowship of New York
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: REEL TO READ Film Screening | Legacy
2:00 PM Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street
Workshop: Be Happy Now! How to Cultivate High Levels of Happiness
2:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Tour: Heart of the Park Tour
3:00 PM 67th St Library 328 East 67th Street between 1st and 2nd
Film: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Reel Shorts
Sunday 3/11/18:
2:00 PM Central Park, Merchants’ Gate, 59th Street and Central Park West/Columbus Circle entrance to the Park
Tour: Stroll to Strawberry Fields
Monday 3/12/18:
11:00 AM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Activity: AARP Free Tax Help
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Movie: Trial (1955)
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: REELABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL: NEW YORK – BALLAD FROM TIBET
3:00 PM 67th St Library 328 East 67th Street between 1st and 2nd
Film: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Reel Shorts
7:00 PM- Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St
Books and Poetry: Monday Night Reading Group: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Tuesday 3/13/18:
10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Crafts: Crochet and Knitting Group
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
12:00 PM – 1:45 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5383
Lecture: Seminar in Applied Economics: Fabris Nikola, Central Bank of Montenegro, “Monetary policy -Modern Tendencies and Challenges “Search, Matching, and Training”
5:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 4202
Lecture: “Religion, Public Education, and Politics: A Perfect Storm”, Katherine Stewart
5:30 PM– 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
5:45 PM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Crafts: Webster’s Knitting and Crochet Corner
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: From Pins to Profits: Using Pinterest for Your Business
7:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, West bldg., 3rd Floor, Glass Cafe
Books & Poetry: Best Selling Authors Series: Pamela Paul
7:00 PM- Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St
Books and Poetry: Mark Bailey, Nine Irish Lives. in Conversation With Kathleen Hill and Terry Golway
Wednesday 3/14/18:
6:30 AM – 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace
Exercise: Boot Camp
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace
Tour: Public Tour
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: Petulia
3:00 PM 67th St Library 328 East 67th Street between 1st and 2nd
Film: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Reel Shorts
5:30 PM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Books & Poetry: Discussion Group: LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokov.
Thursday 3/15/18:
10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Activity: AARP Tax Prep
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
12:00 PM- NYPL, Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, 42nd St and Fifth Ave
Workshop: Researching Vital Records and the Census
12:00 PM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Workshop: Introduction to the Internet
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
2:00 PM 96th St Library, 112 East 96th Street
Movie: THE VIKINGS (1958)
2:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Crafts: Be Creative with Crafts
2:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 81st Street and Central Park West
Tour: Southern Welcome Tour
4:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Movie: New Releases Movie Night: Dunkirk
4:15 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 6417
Lecture: Linguistics Colloquium: Cecelia Cutler (CUNY, Lehman College)
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5318
Lecture: ARC Seminar, Regina Kunzel, Princeton University, “In Treatment: Psychiatry and the Archives of Modern Sexuality”
6:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Workshop: Meditation for a Healthy Lifestyle
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Self-Recruiter® Lecture Series: Resume Renovation
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 9205
Lecture: Cristine Varholy, Hampden-Sydney College, Out of Bounds: Female Spectacle in the Shakespeare City
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, Segal Theatre
Discussion: Chris Kraus on Kathy Acker, moderated by Thad Ziolkowski
7:00 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street
Theatre: Dialogue Theater Celebration!
Friday 3/16/18:
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5209
Lecture: Condensed Matter Talks with Zohar Nussinov
12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Overcoming Myths of the “Older Worker”
12:00 PM- NYPL, Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, 42nd St and Fifth Ave
Workshop: Irish Genealogy: Resources and Research Methods
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Movie: Blade Runner 2049
2:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Tour: Heart of the Park Tour
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 9207
Lecture: Sociolinguistics Lunch: Leketi Makalela (University of the Witwatersrand)
4:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Strengthen Your Resume
4:15 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, C415A
Lecture: William Sax, University of Heidelberg, “The Birth of the (Exorcism) Clinic: Media, Modernity, and the Jinn”
Saturday 3/17/18:
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
10:15 AM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Activity: AARP Free Income Tax Preparation
11:00 AM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street
Crafts: Origami Meetup Group
1:00 PM 96th St Library, 112 East 96th Street
Music: Mascagni’s CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA; & Wagner’s PARSIFAL (ACT 2) recital by New York Opera Forum
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: REEL TO READ Film Screening | The Bronte Sisters (1979)
Sunday 3/18/18:
Monday 3/19/18:
11:00 AM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Activity: AARP Free Tax Help
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Movie: Man From Del Rio (1956)
2:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Exercise: Stay Well Exercise
2:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Tour: Heart of the Park Tour
4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 9204
Lecture: Heather Clark, Women Writing Women’s Lives: P(l)athography: Sylvia Plath and Her Biographers
5:00 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street
Workshop: Reducing Anxiety Through Meditation
Tuesday 3/20/18:
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Roosevelt House, 47-49 East 65th Street
Discussion: Health by Default: The Legalization of Better Health
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
12:00 PM – 1:45 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5383
Lecture: Seminar in Applied Economics: M. Suresh Sundaresan, Columbia University, “Explaining Negative Long-Term Interest Rate Swap Spreads “Search, Matching, and Training”
12:30 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street
Workshop: Public Speaking Workshop
2:00 PM Central Park, Merchants’ Gate, 59th Street and Central Park West/Columbus Circle entrance to the Park
Tour: Stroll to Strawberry Fields
5:30 PM– 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
6:00 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Books & Poetry: Book Club – The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: The Road to Retirement
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: StartUp! 2018 Workshop 2: Developing Your Marketing Plan
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Kinkuniya Bookstore, 1073 6th Ave, b/t 40th & 41st Streets
Books & Poetry: Poetry with Wesleyan University Press
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 7102
Lecture: CIRCL: Jennifer Gabrielle (Computational Linguistics), Cass Lowry (Morphosyntax)
7:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Faculty Dining Room
Books & Poetry: Distinguished Writers Series: Tom Sleigh & Peter Carey
Wednesday 3/21/18:
6:30 AM – 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace
Exercise: Boot Camp
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace
Tour: Public Tour
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Job Search Planning and Tips for Mature Workers
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas
2:00 PM- NYPL, Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, 42nd St and Fifth Ave
Workshop: Researching the History of Your New York City Home
2:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 81st Street and Central Park West
Tour: Southern Welcome Tour
3:00 PM- NYPL, Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, 42nd St and Fifth Ave
Workshop: Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books
6:15 PM – 8:15 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th,C198
Lecture: Joyce Dubensky, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, Tanenbaum’s Fight Against Religious Bigotry: A Battle From the Ashes of the Holocaust
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 9100
Books & Poetry: BOOK SALON: The Pursuit of Happiness: Black Women, Diasporic Dreams by Bianca Williams
7:00 PM- Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St
Books and Poetry: Upper Eastside Fiction Reading Group: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Thursday 3/22/18:
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Bryant Park, The Rink
Exercise: Exerskate
10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Activity: AARP Tax Prep
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
10:00 AM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Workshop: LEAD – Workforce development program for young immigrant women
12:00 PM- NYPL, Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, 42nd St and Fifth Ave
Workshop: Getting Started in Genealogy
12:00 PM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Workshop: Introduction to the Internet
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Movie: Throwback Thursday Theater: The Nun’s Story
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, Elabash Hall
Music: Music In Midtown: Piano Quartet Masterworks: William Frampton and Friends
2:00 PM 96th St Library, 112 East 96th Street
Movie: MURDER AT THE GALLOP (1963)
2:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Tour: Heart of the Park Tour
4:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Movie: New Releases Movie Night: Atomic Blonde
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5318
Lecture: ARC Seminar, Dan Rabinowitz, Tel-Aviv University, “Climate Injustice: CO2 Emissions as Inequality Indicator”
5:30 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Activity: Adult / Teen Coloring
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM City Center, 131 W. 55th St., Studio 4
Discussion: Weaponizing Flamenco: The Body as Agent for Social Change
Friday 3/23/18:
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Movie: Book to Movie Adaptations: Age of Innocence
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM 96th St Library, 112 East 96th Street
Movie: Pacific Rim
2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Movie: Marshall
2:00 PM Central Park, Merchants’ Gate, 59th Street and Central Park West/Columbus Circle entrance to the Park
Tour: Stroll to Strawberry Fields
4:15 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, C415A
Lecture: Maya Mayblin, University of Edinburgh “The Sexual Life of the Roman Catholic Church: Anthropological Reflections on Hypocrisy and the Continuity of Institutions”
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, Elabash Hall
Music: Black Women in Jazz Performance featuring Brandee Younger
Saturday 3/24/18:
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
10:15 AM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Activity: AARP Free Income Tax Preparation
10:30 AM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Books & Poetry: Book Discussion Group: Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt
11:00 AM Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library 40 West 20th Street
Discussion: Citizens’ Advisory Council
12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Tax Smart Investing
12:30 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street
Workshop: Modern Art & Ideas, MOOC Meet-up #33
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: REEL TO READ Film Screening | The Women on the 6th Floor (2012)
2:00 PM Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street
Workshop: Career Transition: Job Search 101
2:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 81st Street and Central Park West
Tour: Southern Welcome Tour
Sunday 3/25/18:
2:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Tour: Heart of the Park Tour
Monday 3/26/18:
11:00 AM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Activity: AARP Free Tax Help
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Movie: The Bandlanders (1958)
2:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Exercise: Stay Well Exercise
2:00 PM Central Park, Merchants’ Gate, 59th Street and Central Park West/Columbus Circle entrance to the Park
Tour: Stroll to Strawberry Fields
5:30 PM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Workshop: Isha Foundation: Meditation for Relaxation
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 9100
Books & Poetry: Michael Massing on Luther and Erasmus, moderated by Kai Bird
Tuesday 3/27/18:
10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Crafts: Crochet and Knitting Group
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
11:00 AM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Workshop: (NYPL Career Services) Webster Library Employer Pop-Up Recruitment Series
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
2:00 PM- NYPL, Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, 42nd St and Fifth Ave
Workshop: African-American Genealogy Part II: Next Steps
2:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Tour: Heart of the Park Tour
3:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Books & Poetry: Discussion Group: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
3:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: What Everyone Should Know About Their Finances
5:00 PM Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library 40 West 20th Street
Arts: Accessible Origami for Everyone
5:30 PM– 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
6:30 PM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Movie: Cleo from 5 to 7
7:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Faculty Dining Room
Books & Poetry: Distinguished Writers Series: David Shileds
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street
Books and Poetry: This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today, Chrissy Metz
7:00 PM- Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St
Books and Poetry: Where There’s Hope: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up, Elizabeth Smart
Wednesday 3/28/18:
6:30 AM – 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace
Exercise: Boot Camp
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
10:30 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Employment Mentoring in a Computer Lab
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace
Tour: Public Tour
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: The Odd Couple
2:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 81st Street and Central Park West
Tour: Southern Welcome Tour
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Self-Recruiter® Lecture Series: Returning to the Workforce After a Long Break or Sabbatical
7:00 PM- Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Ave, 150 E 86th St
Crafts: Knoble Knitters
Thursday 3/29/18:
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th
Conference: 2018 CUNY Research Conference on Diversity and Inclusion
10:00 AM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Activity: AARP Tax Prep
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
10:00 AM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Workshop: LEAD – Workforce development program for young immigrant women
10:00 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: AARP Tax-Aide: Free Tax Assistance and Preparation
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
2:00 PM 96th St Library, 112 East 96th Street
Movie: MURDER AHOY (1964)
2:00 PM Central Park, Merchants’ Gate, 59th Street and Central Park West/Columbus Circle entrance to the Park
Tour: Stroll to Strawberry Fields
4:00 PM- Kips Bay Library, 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St
Movie: New Releases Movie Night: The Snow Man
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5318
Lecture: ARC Seminar, Els de Graauw, Baruch College, “City and State Immigrant Affairs Offices: Taking Local Control of Immigrant Integration”
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Workshop: Career Management for Introverts
Friday 3/30/18:
10:00 AM 58th St Library 127 East 58th Street between Park and Lexington
Activity: AARP Free Tax Preparation Service
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue b/t 34th & 35th, 5209
Lecture: Condensed Matter Talks with Sriram Ganeshan (CCNY), Universal level statistics of the out-of-time-ordered operator
12:00 PM– 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn
Activity: Juggling
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street
Movie: Loving Vincent
2:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 81st Street and Central Park West
Tour: Southern Welcome Tour
Saturday 3/31/18:
10:15 AM Grand Central Library, 135 East 46th Street
Activity: AARP Free Income Tax Preparation
1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave b/t 34th & 35th
Activity: Free E-file Tax Assistance
2:00 PM- Mid-Manhattan Public Library 455 5th Ave.
Movie: Antigone (1961)
2:00 PM Webster Library, 1465 York Ave @ 78th St.
Movie: Thor: Ragnarok
2:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Tour: Heart of the Park Tour
Place | Address | Phone Number |
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America | 322 8th Avenue, 8th Fl. | 866-232-8484 |
NYPL 53rd Street Library | 18 West 53rd Street | 212-714-8400 |
NYPL 58th Street Library | 127 East 58th Street | 212-759-7358 |
NYPL 67th Street Library | 328 East 67th Street | 212-734-1717 |
NYPL 96th Street Library | 112 East 96th Street | 212- 289-0908 |
NYPL Epiphany Library | 228 East 23rd Street | 212-679-2645 |
NYPL Grand Central Library | 135 East 46th Street | 212-621-0670 |
NYPL Kips Bay Library | 446 3rd Ave @ 31 St | 212-683-2520 |
NYPL Webster Library | 1465 York Ave @ 78 St | 212-288-5049 |
NYPL Yorkville Library | 222 East 79th Street | 212-744-5824 |
NYPL Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library | 40 West 20th Street | 212- 206-5400 |
NYPL Mid-Manhattan Library @ 42nd St. | 476 Fifth Avenue
(42nd St. Entrance) |
212-340-0863 |
NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library | 188 Madison Ave. | 917-275-6975 |
NYPL New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg. | 5th Ave. and 42nd St. | 917-275-6975 |
CUNY Graduate Center | 365 5th Ave. | 212-817-7000 |
CUNY Hunter College | 695 Park Ave. | 212-396-6049 |
CUNY Baruch College | 55 Lexington Ave. | 646-312-1000 |
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House | 331 East 70th Street | 212-744-5022 |

New York – Today, in an op-ed published in Crain’s New York Business, Senator Krueger, Fund For New York City President Mary McCormick, and fellow co-founder of the Food Bank of New York City Kathy Goldman, argue that Trump Administration plans to replace SNAP with a box of government-chosen food will worsen the chronic hunger crisis in New York and across the country. (more…)

Albany – State Senators Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman announced the introduction of a bill today addressing the statewide problem of plastic bag pollution. The legislation (S7760), which aligns with recommendations made by the Governor’s Plastic Bag Task Force, would ban plastic carryout bags and place a ten-cent fee on all other carryout bags, to encourage the use of reusable alternatives. Revenue raised by the fee would go to the State Environmental Protection Fund. The bill is sponsored in the Assembly by Assembly Member Steve Englebright. (more…)

Sen. Krueger’s Community Bulletin for February is available here! It can be downloaded as a PDF file here, and is viewable below.

Albany – State Senator Liz Krueger released the following statement today following the announcement by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott M. Stringer that they will seek to divest the City’s $189 billion pension funds from fossil fuel producers. Senator Krueger, along with Assembly Assistant Speaker Felix W. Ortiz, sponsors the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act in the State Legislature (S4596/A3712): (more…)

Sen. Krueger’s Community Bulletin for January is available here! It can be downloaded as a PDF file here, and is viewable below.

Albany – State Senator Liz Krueger released the following statement today following Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s announcement calling on the New York State Common Retirement Fund to divest from fossil fuels. Senator Krueger, along with Assembly Assistant Speaker Felix W. Ortiz, sponsors the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act in the Legislature (S4596/A3712): (more…)

Sen. Krueger’s Community Bulletin for December is available here! It can be downloaded as a PDF file, and is viewable below. (more…)

Upcoming Free Events in Senate District 28:
December 2017
Courtesy of State Senator Liz Krueger
If you would like to receive this list via email, let us know. Send your name, address, and email address to liz@lizkrueger.com, with the subject “Free Events List”
Please note: This schedule is subject to change – it is recommended that you call ahead to confirm these events. (more…)