Join Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden for Ted Wilde’s last silent film starring comedian Harold Lloyd in the eponymous leading role. Chronically unemployed Yankees fan Harold “Speedy” Swift attempts to save the last horse-drawn streetcar in New York, in a rapidly changing city where the railway is becoming king. Yankees star Babe Ruth plays one of Speedy’s hapless passengers.
Director: Ted Wilde
Indie action film ‧ 86 minutes
Movie Nights are free, family-friendly events where neighbors can come out and meet one another for a great time. The Garden will remain open through the evening, so come early, cool down, bring a blanket, picnic, cozy up and sink in!
Open to the public and FREE.
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to welcome the Chinatown YMCA back to the Garden for a second season of weekly tai chi classes, weather permitting.
Tai Chi Master Tina Zhang returns to lead the class.
All skill levels are welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.
Open to the public and FREE.
August Volunteer Instructors:
Aug. 2 — Jared Pava
Aug. 9 — Will Schneider
Aug. 16 — Sam Emrich
Aug. 23 — Courtney Allen Weinstein
Aug. 30 —Niki Cubides
Enjoy your mind calmer and clearer of unneeded stress, anxiety and fatigue. Join Hunter Cressman as he leads an introduction to silent open meditation.
Open to the public and FREE.
Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses; and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.
Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.
Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to welcome the Chinatown YMCA back to the Garden for a second season of weekly tai chi classes, weather permitting.
Tai Chi Master Tina Zhang returns to lead the class.
All skill levels are welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.
Open to the public and FREE.
September Volunteer Instructors:
Sept. 6 — Donna Moy
Sept. 13 — Will Schneider
Sept. 20 — TBA
Sept. 27 — Sam Emrich
Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses; and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.
Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.
Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.
Garden volunteer Alan Young and his 2-year-old son Callum entertain kids with their favorite stories.
Open to all children under age 5. FREE.
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to welcome the Chinatown YMCA back to the Garden for a second season of weekly tai chi classes, weather permitting.
Tai Chi Master Tina Zhang returns to lead the class.
All skill levels are welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.
Open to the public and FREE.
September Volunteer Instructors:
Sept. 6 — Donna Moy
Sept. 13 — Will Schneider
Sept. 20 — TBA
Sept. 27 — Sam Emrich
Open to the public and FREE.
Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses; and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.
Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.
Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.
Join Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden for the American mystery thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story “It Had to Be Murder.” The film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr.
A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Direction by Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by John Michael Hayes
Mystery-thriller ‧ 112 minutes
Nights are free, family-friendly events where neighbors can come out and meet one another for a great time. The Garden will remain open through the evening, so come early, cool down, bring a blanket, picnic, cozy up and sink in!
For updated weather-related cancellations, visit elizabethstreetgarden.org.
Open to the public and FREE.
Garden volunteer Alan Young and his 2-year-old son Callum entertain kids with their favorite stories.
Open to all children under age 5. FREE.
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to welcome the Chinatown YMCA back to the Garden for a second season of weekly tai chi classes, weather permitting.
Tai Chi Master Tina Zhang returns to lead the class.
All skill levels are welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden face a real threat that the Garden could be razed for development, but we can stop it with your help.
1. Attend LMDC Hearing — Thursday, Sept. 17, 4:30 – 7 p.m.
Wear GREEN. Arrive before 6 p.m. to make an impact!
Location: Borough of Manhattan Community College Fiterman Hall
245 Greenwich St., 13th Floor
(Barclay Street side entrance, two blocks north of World Trade Center)
2. Take three minutes to write a letter of support using online templates.
Background: Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) is considering a grant to New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) for an affordable housing project at Elizabeth Street Garden. LMDC will hold a public forum Thursday to hear comments regarding potential projects to be supported with federal funds. Members of the public are invited to share their ideas and comments with LMDC at this public forum. For additional information and FAQs, visit elizabethstreetgarden.org.
Open to the public and FREE.
Volunteers keep the Garden open for our community. The more volunteers there are, the more hours the Garden can be open. Volunteering is flexible and simply involves welcoming visitors for just ONE hour at a time. Some volunteers volunteer each week, and other less frequently. Become a volunteer.
If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].
Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.
Open to the public and FREE.
September Volunteer Instructors:
Sept. 6 — Donna Moy
Sept. 13 — Will Schneider
Sept. 20 — TBA
Sept. 27 — Sam Emrich
Volunteers keep the Garden open for our community. The more volunteers there are, the more hours the Garden can be open. Volunteering is flexible and simply involves welcoming visitors for just ONE hour at a time. Some volunteers volunteer each week, and other less frequently. Become a volunteer.
If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].