Greenmarket's gateway to the Upper West Side, the Richard Tucker Park Greenmarket, offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Seasonal vegetables range from fresh staples like corn and greens to delicacies like squash blossoms and fairtytale eggplant. Orchards boast sweet berries, stone fruit, and over 80 varieties of apples. Knowledgeable growers are at the market to explain just how to care for their plants, flowers, and herb pots indoors and out. Impeccable farmstead cheeses, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, duck and duck charcuterie, eggs, artisanal baked goods, and New Yorks' only producer of both sorghum and maple syrup round out the offerings. Open Saturdays year-round. This location is also open on Thursdays. GrowNYC's Food Scrap Composting: 8:00am - 1:00pm.

Lincoln Center has redesigned its website as Lincoln Center at Home. Keep the performing arts front and center from the safety and comfort of your own home and use this portal to find content from Lincoln Center's classes, special concerts, and archival footage. You can easily add events from the page to your own calendar too so you never miss out! New videos are added weekly. Click here to view this week's events.

During these uncertain times for New Yorkers, Central Park can still provide comfort and solace from a distance. If you’re looking to explore the Park from afar, here are a few ways to bring the outdoors to you.

Get an insider’s look at Bethesda Terrace

A masterpiece of architecture and sculpture, Bethesda Terrace is considered the heart of Central Park. In this video, enjoy an up-close view of the Terrace and hear the Conservancy’s Historian Emerita Sara Cedar Miller describe how its intricate carvings touch on themes of nature, art, science, love, and the four seasons.

The carvings along Bethesda Terrace’s ramps, balustrades, and piers represent the four seasons through fruit, flowers, plants, birds, and other illustrations.

Download Discovery Journals for your little ones

Discovery Journals, best for ages 6 to 10, help kids investigate the connections between the design, plants, wildlife, and people in the Park using trivia, puzzles, writing prompts, and more. Every Discovery Journal is available for download and focuses on a different Park landscape, such as the Harlem Meer or Turtle Pond.

Brush up on Central Park’s trees

Central Park is home to more than 18,000 trees, from American beech to Yoshino cherry. Learn about these woody plants by browsing our Tree Guide, which features photos and fun facts on several species.

Get to know the history of the Park before its existence

During the first half of the 19th century, what is now Central Park's perimeter from West 82nd to West 89th Street was home to Seneca Village. Earlier this year, the Conservancy explored the community’s history by speaking to historians and Ariel Williams, a descendant of Seneca Village resident Andrew Williams.

Discover the latest on our restoration projects

The Conservancy is constantly restoring landscapes and features across the Park’s 843 acres. View never-before-seen photos of many projects and learn how our team of historians, designers, planners, and architects works with the public to continually improve the Park.

Browse Central Park’s little-known designs

The original drawings and plans that were created to build the Park — by the likes of architects Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould — offer hidden secrets about both the built and unbuilt aspects of the Park. Take a step back in time with the insight of Cynthia Brenwall, Conservator at the NYC Municipal Archives.

Admire spring flowers in Shakespeare Garden

Named for the famed poet and playwright, Shakespeare Garden is designed to evoke the Bard’s native English countryside. Its tulips and magnolia trees may not be in full bloom yet this year — but in anticipation of what’s to come, explore its flowers in this video from a previous spring with Conservancy Gardener Larry Boes.

Tucked away on the west side of Central Park is Shakespeare Garden, which features hundreds of plants mentioned in the Bard’s works.

Explore a range of activities, from coloring to word puzzles

A variety of games for different ages — fun for adults and kids alike! Test your knowledge and see if you know Central Park like a native New Yorker or take a peaceful break with some coloring pages.

Stay connected to Central Park from afar with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or browsing the blog archive. Stay tuned to th updates page for the latest on Park operations.

Need a diversion from the day’s routine? MAD’s art and design makers and mavens are ready to play anytime! Get moving with graphic design legend Malcom Garrett's playlist of punk classics inspired by the explosive designs seen in our exhibition, Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die. For more stimulation, we added our talk with the admittedly obsessed owner of the world-class collection featured in the exhibition to our Online Learning Lab. At 12:30pm EDT, jump on Instagram for a lighthearted lunch break with one of our Artist Studios alums and when the day is over, take a virtual seat in a classic handcrafted rocking chair from our collection. You’ve earned the rest! Did you know that over 95% of MAD's permanent collection is accessible online with high resolution images?

We know you can’t see the Ailey dancers perform in a theater, so for a limited time, Ailey is thrilled to share videos of the Company performing on stage. There are multiple videos available to watch in the YouTube player.

Go to: https://www.alvinailey.org/performances/repertory/mass for the Upcoming Full-Length Ballet Videos: May 14–21: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Robert Battle's Mass; May 21–28: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Camille A. Brown's City of Rain; May 28–June 4: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Robert Battle's The Hunt. Stay connected with Ailey on our Instagram account, Facebook page, or YouTube channel.

Join musician Bill Bonk every Saturday night when he performs concerts from his porch, where all the neighbors can hear some great vintage music while keeping a social distance. Bill has toured with artists around the world, including Grant Lee Buffalo, Aimee Mann, Susannah Hoffs, Lisa Loeb, Bonnie Raitt and his dear late friend, John Prine. After Bill Withers died, he performed his legendary song Lean on Me and, following Prine’s death, he paid tribute with Angel From Montgomery, a song he knew by heart after accompanying Prine and Raitt during hundreds of live shows. With audiences growing weekly through word of mouth and FaceBook, Bonk’s Saturday night shows have become a cherished highlight among his community. One of his favorite performances with his daughter Jas is California Dreamin’ captured at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiMQcztbtNI Follow Bill Bonk’s weekly Saturday shows at 9:00pm EDT (6:00pm PST) on livestream at https://www.facebook.com/laurelcanyonporchconcerts/

Hester Street Fair’s virtual market is happening every Saturday from 11:00am to 6:00pm on  the fair's Instagram Story where you can shop featured vendors for the week.

Dance Week (May 30–June 4) is a celebration for dance lovers everywhere! The week-long retrospective features more than 40 years of iconic performances captured on the Lincoln Center campus, some not seen in decades. 

Dance Week (May 30–June 4) is a celebration for dance lovers everywhere! The week-long retrospective features more than 40 years of iconic performances captured on the Lincoln Center campus, some not seen in decades. 

George Balanchine’s enchanting ballet based on Shakespeare’s comedy comes to magical life in this 1986 Live From Lincoln Center broadcast with the New York City Ballet.

Juilliard Thrives, the esteemed arts school’s online response to the pandemic, offers a selection of music and dance performances for viewing. Here, the Juilliard Trumpet Quartet performs the Scherzo from Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Robert Garrison, Alexander Ramazanov, William Leathers and Huanyi Yang.

Website: https://www.juilliard.edu/school/news/media-gallery#/node/146271.

Spellbinding short stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when they are performed by stars of the stage and screen. Follow this link for free access to recordings on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/selectedshorts 

During the ongoing COVID-19 siatuation, Lincoln Square’s businesses and cultural organizations have opened their doors – virtually – to help fight the social distancing scaries!

Our event's calendar will reflect many events happening virtually in the neighborhood and around the City, but check out this link for up-to-date, ongoing virtual streams and more: https://lincolnsquarebid.org/news/stay-connected-to-culture-and-more-from-home 

Stay safe!