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 Yonkers, NY - The Yonkers City Council Green Policy Task Force will celebrate its first birthday by hosting a week’s worth of green events throughout the city, from April 20 – 27.
From a city-wide environmental film series, energy saving workshops for homeowners and hands-on educational activities for the kids to special admission deals to the Hudson River Museum and the New York Water Taxi, Yonkers’ community-based organizations, schools, government and non-governmental agencies, and others are hosting events and activities designed to educate residents about preserving and sustaining our natural environment.
Visit www.Yonkersny.gov under City Council President for more information. Or call 914-377-6060 or email
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for more information.
Schedule of events:
Friday, April 18
8:30am-3pm- 565 Warburton Ave. Riverside HS Environmental Day: “RED is GREEN”
Riverside High School students and faculty will work with the Green Policy Task Force to offer a full day of eco-centric activities to kick off Green Week before starting Spring Break. 25 student-made Environmental Awareness public service announcements will be screened, and students will learn about Environmental Justice and advocacy.
All Day- 735 Saw Mill River Rd. City Earth Day Celebration with Foxfire School
City officials will talk with students about the importance of the environment and share in a tree-planting activity at the Yonkers Recycling Center.
Saturday, April 19
1:00pm-3:00pm- 511 Warburton Ave. “Friendly Fishy Flyers” Family Workshop
Create a wind sock shaped like your favorite Hudson River Swimmer. Hudson River Museum.
Sunday, April 20
1:00pm-3:00pm- 511 Warburton Ave. “Friendly Fishy Flyers” Family Workshop
Create a wind sock shaped like your favorite Hudson River Swimmer. Hudson River Museum.
4:30pm concert and 5:00pm mass- 470 Westchester Ave. (Crestwood) “Mass to Save the Earth”
The Children’s Choir and the Five O’Clock Band will accompany a slideshow on Global Warming. Church of the Annunciation.
Monday, April 21
9:00am-7:00pm- 1 Larkin Center. “Why Celebrate the Earth?” Environmental Awareness Film Series
Learn background details on climate change and get some free goodies to take home at Riverfront Library. Westchester’s Bio-fuel Veggie Van will also be outside accepting visitors all day!
12:00pm-12:45pm- 1 Larkin Center. Mad Science “Marvels in Motion”
Wacky science experiments by Rust. Riverfront Library, Community Room.
1:00pm-3:00pm- 511 Warburton Ave. “School’s Out, Stars Are In”
Workshops and planetarium shows for students on school break. Make a whimsical book with a hidden chamber. Create a wind sock shaped like your favorite Hudson River swimmer. Check out the planetarium shows “Larry, Cat in Space” and “Ocean of Air, Ocean of Space” Hudson River Museum.
2:00pm-3:00pm- 1 Larkin Center “What is Marine Debris?”
What is Marine Debris? How does it affect turtles, dolphins, fish, birds and even whales. Learn about all the things that end up in our waters. New York Whale and Dolphin Action League. Riverfront Library, Community Room.
Tuesday, April 22 (EARTH DAY)
7:00am-8:00am- 35 Alexander St. “Blessing of the Hudson River”
Join religious leaders and environmental organizations as we ‘bless back’ the River that has blessed us for so long. Beczak Environmental Education Center.
1:00pm- Buena Vista & Prospect St. “Helping Mother Earth” Recycling, Gardening and Art
Re-build paper mache statue at the garden. Greyston and Groundwork Yonkers celebrate Earth Day at Buena Vista Garden.
1:00pm-3:00pm- 35 Alexander St. “Hudson River Estuary Model”
Through hands-on demonstrations, kids will learn about the Hudson River geography, estuaries, watersheds, tides and wetlands. They will also see how pollution is carried through the watershed. For ages 5-12 (Part 1 of a 3-session series). Beczak Environmental Education Center. Registration Required.
1:00pm-3:00pm- 511 Warburton Ave. “School’s Out, Stars Are In”
Workshops and planetarium shows for students on school break. Make a whimsical book with a hidden chamber. Create a wind sock shaped like your favorite Hudson River swimmer. Check out the planetarium shows “Larry, Cat in Space” and “Ocean of Air, Ocean of Space” Hudson River Museum.
3:00pm- 1500 Central Park Ave. Mad Science “Marvels in Motion”
Wacky science experiments by Rust. Grinton I. Will Library, Pincus Auditorium.
4:00pm- 1 Larkin Center “Treasures from Trash”
Celebrate Earth Day by making a craft from recycled materials from house and garden. Riverfront Library, Community Room.
Wednesday, April 23
1:00pm-3:00pm- 35 Alexander St. “Hudson River Food Chain”
Kids role-play parts of the Hudson River food chain and see how plant and animal relationships change when pollution enters the system. For ages 5-12 (Part 2 of a 3-session series). Beczak Environmental Education Center. Registration Required.
1:00pm-3:00pm- 511 Warburton Ave. “School’s Out, Stars Are In”
Workshops and planetarium shows for students on school break. Make a whimsical book with a hidden chamber. Create a wind sock shaped like your favorite Hudson River swimmer. Check out the planetarium shows “Larry, Cat in Space” and “Ocean of Air, Ocean of Space” Hudson River Museum.
2:00pm-4:00pm- 1500 Central Park Ave. “An Inconvenient Truth”
See the award-winning documentary about Global Warming that has raised awareness and fueled debate about climate change issues worldwide. Grinton I. Will Library, Pincus Auditorium.
4:00pm-5:00pm- 1 Larkin Center “Low-Tech/Hi-Tech: Energy Conservation not Energy Generation”
Learn the “11 Easy Ways to Save Energy” and learn about Energy Audits by using meters, infrared cameras and computer software. Riverfront Library, Yonkers Room.
Thursday, April 24
1:00pm-3:00pm- 35 Alexander St. “Water Clean Up”
In this fun and messy activity, kids will clean up pollution from a water sample. For ages 5-12 (Part 3 of a 3-session series). Beczak Environmental Education Center. Registration Required.
1:00pm-3:00pm- 511 Warburton Ave. “School’s Out, Stars Are In”
Workshops and planetarium shows for students on school break. Make a whimsical book with a hidden chamber. Create a wind sock shaped like your favorite Hudson River swimmer. Check out the planetarium shows “Larry, Cat in Space” and “Ocean of Air, Ocean of Space” Hudson River Museum.
4:00pm- 16 Thompson St. “Meet the Animals”
Ages 3-8. Crestwood Library.
4:00pm-5:30pm- 1 Larkin Center “The ChildSafe School”
Learn about this solution-based program designed to reduce children's exposures to common environmental toxins found in and around schools. Riverfront Library, Community Room.
6:20pm-8:00pm- Free Tour of the Hudson on the NY Water Taxi
Ride to Haverstraw at a discounted rate and learn all about the history of our Environmental Heritage, the Hudson River, from expert guide Robert Walters. Meet at Yonkers Pier. Reservation Required.
Friday, April 25 (ARBOR DAY)
Every Friday- “Free on Friday”
Yonkers Recycling Center picks up appliances containing Freon at no cost to Yonkers residents on Fridays. Call 377-6751 to schedule a pickup.
11:00am-5:00pm- 1500 Central Park Ave. “Why Celebrate the Earth?” Environmental Awareness Film Series
Encore presentation at a new venue. Grinton I Will Library, Pincus Auditorium.
11:00am-4:00pm- 1 Mead Way. Sarah Lawrence College Daytime Activities
Get your hands in the dirt planting native vegetation to prevent run-off or work on the Community Garden at SLC. Stick around for a Bike Mechanic workshop!
1:00pm-3:00pm- 511 Warburton Ave. “School’s Out, Stars Are In”
Workshops and planetarium shows for students on school break. Make a whimsical book with a hidden chamber. Create a wind sock shaped like your favorite Hudson River swimmer. Check out the planetarium shows “Larry, Cat in Space” and “Ocean of Air, Ocean of Space” Hudson River Museum.
3:00pm- Intersection of Odell Ave. and Nepperhan Ave. “Free-a-Tree Vine Cutting”
Help Remove the invasive vines that are strangling trees and shrubbery along the Saw Mill River.
5:00pm-9:00pm- 1 Mead Way. “A Crude Awakening”
See the interesting documentary that sheds light on the current situation of peak oil and the crisis of global shortage. Stay after for a panel discussion by Sustainable SLC with keynote speaker James Howard Kunstler. Light refreshments will be provided. Sarah Lawrence College, Titsworth Lecture Hall.
Saturday, April 26
10:00am-2:00pm- Alexander Street (next to Beczak) “Yonkers Rowing and Paddling Club Open Boat House”
Come learn about the YPRC and programs held IN the Hudson River. Kayaking demonstrations!
10:00am-2:00pm- 735 Saw Mill River Rd. “Mobile Shredder”
A free public service to help protect residents from identity theft and to recycle paper at the Yonkers Recycling Center.
11:00am-2:00pm- 35 Alexander St. “Beczak Earth Day Celebration”
Help us by picking up debris and by doing some yard work around the park, marsh and beach. We will supply the jobs, tools and light refreshments, you supply the elbow grease! Beczak Environmental Education Center.
3:00pm- 1 Larkin Plaza ”Take a Garden Home”
Make a garden replica from recycled and composted materials. Yonkers Riverfront Library. Greyston and Groundwork Yonkers. Partially funded by the Westchester Library System.
Ribbon Cutting for Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club
Sunday, April 27
10:00am- Start at 183 Rockne Rd. “Yonkers Bike Club Path-Blazing Ride”
Ride to Redmond Field near Mile Square Road. Some extra bikes provided. Contact
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1:30pm-3:30pm- Prospect and Buena Vista Ave. “Cafe Sunday”
Greyston Community Garden Activity with 55 plus. Buena Vista Community Garden.
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