NYC Sporting Events This Month – October 2019 – City Guide NY

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Sometimes you just want to get out in the stands and cheer on your team. In New York City, you can do that! No matter what your preferred sport is (basketball, hockey, baseball, etc.), the City Guide calendar is filling in all the blanks. Don’t miss a game this season, from college to the minor leagues all the way up to the pros.

Bootcamp with Chelsea Piers Fitness – Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Picnic Tables
October 12, 2019 – Brooklyn

Diversify your workout in a one-hour high intensity interval training class by Chelsea Piers Fitness. Designed to diversify your workout, this one-hour Bootcamp-style high intensity interval training class by Chelsea Piers Fitness will incinerate calories and build strength. Come give your all at the Pier 6 lawns at Brooklyn Bridge Park in this all-level cardio, strength and plyometric-based workout at 10:00 am on September 21 and October 12. For faster check-in, please RSVP for free through our Eventbrite page. A few notes: Please bring a mat to practice on (a limited number of mats are available first come first served – with valid ID). This is a free event. All fitness levels are welcome. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Located at Pier 6 of Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Sunday Football at the Market – Time Out Market New York
October 13, 2019 – Brooklyn

Why watch football on your couch, order in pizza and drink beers at home alone when you can come to Time Out Market New York’s 5th floor rooftop and watch on the big screen, eat Juliana’s Pizza, and drink some of the finest locally crafted beers while overlooking the Hudson River? Join us EVERY Sunday for Football, Beer, and food!

St. Francis Men’s Soccer Game – Brooklyn Bridge Park
October 13, 2019 – Brooklyn

The St. Francis College Men’s Soccer Team will call BBP home for the seventh year in a row. Head to Pier 5 to see the Terriers in action!

NYRR Staten Island Half – Staten Island
October 13, 2019 – Staten Island

In 2019, the NYRR Five-Borough Series will once again finish with the NYRR Staten Island Half, a race dedicated to making a positive impact on the borough that hosts the start of the TCS New York City Marathon. Scheduled just three weeks before the TCS New York City Marathon, the NYRR Staten Island Half is a perfect tune-up for NYRR’s flagship event and features fabulous views of New York Harbor and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. The NYRR Staten Island Half is a part of NYRR’s Five-Borough Series: Run New York. Five Boroughs. One City. The NYRR Five-Borough Series showcases our renewed commitment to the individuals and communities in each borough. More than just five races, the NYRR Five-Borough Series—the United Airlines NYC Half, the Popular® Brooklyn Half, the NYRR Queens 10K, the New Balance Bronx 10 Mile, and the NYRR Staten Island Half—is a celebration of what makes each borough unique, inspiring, and an amazing place to get out and get moving!

Cornhole Fall League: Week 5 – 89 North Music Venue
October 14, 2019 – Patchogue

This Event Is 21 and over Presented by LI Kick: Adult Social Sports Experience the Social Side of Sports Li-Kick Is Long Island’s Premier Provider of Co-Ed Adult Social Sports. Our Mission Is to Provide a Fun and Social Experience for Adults on Long Island. We Pride Ourselves on Offering Strong Recreational and Competitive Platforms for Players to Strengthen Friendships, Meet New People and Have Fun!

Pumpkin Picking With Green Meadows Farm – Aviator Sports and Events Center
Through October 14, 2019 – Brooklyn

Chess Workshop – Brooklyn Public Library – Marcy Branch
October 15, 2019 – Brooklyn

Chess Workshop for Tweens & Teens. Ages 9+ Learn to play chess from a professional Chess instructor!

Teen Tech Time: Gaming – Brooklyn Public Library – Brighton Beach Branch
October 17, 2019 – Brooklyn

Do you want to explore new and old games? No time to make new friends? Join our Teen Tech Time program where you can play various games in a friendly competitive environment. Ages 13 and up.

Scbocce Fall Season: Game 6 – 89 North Music Venue
October 17, 2019 – Patchogue

THIS EVENT IS 21 AND OVER Bocce is returning to 89 North! Presented by Suffolk County Bocce, whose mission is to share the passion and joy of this simple game. A game where family and friends, old and new, get together for a little competition and a lot of fun.

Celebrate Sukkot With Green Meadows Farm – Aviator Sports and Events Center
Through October 17, 2019 – Brooklyn

Come to celebrate Sukkot with Green Meadows Farm! Includes: With $9 admission your day includes: FREE PUMPKIN Meet and Milk Sweet-Lips the Cow Friendly Animals to Pet Kid-friendly Haunted House Hayride & Giant Hay Wagon Slide Be a Bulldozer Operator Play in the Corn Box Additional activities (extra fee) Animal feed Pony rides

Chess Workshop with Vladimir Mazo – Brooklyn Public Library – Brighton Beach Branch
October 18, 2019 – Brooklyn

Learn to play or improve your game, with instructor Vladimir Mazo from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. For beginners or advanced players.

Galaxy Fitness Session: Hit House – Samsung 837
October 19, 2019 – New York

Join us for a Galaxy Fitness Session in partnership with Hit House, a Muay Thai kickboxing boutique fitness studio that strives to make boxing more accessible to women. Learn and improve punches and kicks using your own Bishop heavy bag, experience a full-body workout, and get the chance to try out the all-new Galaxy Watch Active 2. Begin the evening at Samsung 837 with a brief tutorial on specific features of the Galaxy Watch Active series. Then, hop on a shuttle to Hit House and get ready to sweat with a unique fitness experience to improve your fight skills, cardio, and muscle tone. Quench your thirst with a complimentary bottle of CORE™ Hydration. Be part of this energizing #SamsungExperience and discover the ways technology can empower your health and wellness. RSVP at Samsung.com/837

Pumpkin Picking With Green Meadows Farm – Aviator Sports and Events Center
Through October 20, 2019 – Brooklyn

Pumpkin Picking on Floyd Bennett Field Bring your family and friends and come enjoy a crisp autumn day of fall fun. Visit with friendly alpacas, sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, pigs and cows, giggle on a hayride, pick your own pumpkin, and be delighted by all the activities. You’ll find your special Halloween pumpkin in our patch with sizes large and little, tall, and small. We have the perfect pumpkin for you! Activities Include: Free pumpkin with admission Friendly animals Hayride Kid-friendly Haunted house Milk a cow Play in a corn box Sit on a REAL bulldozer Giant hay wagon slide Additional farm activities (extra fee) Animal feed Pony rides

Runstreet 5K Art Run with Affinia Hotels – Garden Suites Hotel by Affinia
October 21, 2019 – New York

Join Runstreet for a special 5K Art Run celebrating renowned artist Rubin’s new mural at Gardens Suites Hotel by Affinia. The Art Run is a 5K fun run at a 10-minute-mile pace with several stops for photos along the way. A Runstreet photographer will be on the run to capture all the action, and you’ll receive a link to the professional photos after the running fun! Run begins and ends at Gardens Suites Hotel by Affinia, where there will be a bag drop. All levels of runners welcome! The only requirement is being able to run 3 miles.

Cornhole Fall League: Week 6 – 89 North Music Venue
October 21, 2019 – Patchogue

THIS EVENT IS 21 AND OVER Presented by LI Kick: Adult Social Sports Experience the Social Side of Sports LI-Kick is Long Island’s premier provider of co-ed adult social sports. Our mission is to provide a fun and social experience for adults on Long Island. We pride ourselves on offering strong recreational and competitive platforms for players to strengthen friendships, meet new people and have fun!

Brooklyn nets vs. Minnesota timberwolves – Barclays Center
October 23, 2019 – Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Nets take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, October 23.

Teen Tech Time: Gaming – Brooklyn Public Library – Brighton Beach Branch
October 24, 2019 – Brooklyn

Do you want to explore new and old games? No time to make new friends? Join our Teen Tech Time program where you can play various games in a friendly competitive environment. Ages 13 and up.

Scbocce Fall Season: Game 7 – 89 North Music Venue
October 24, 2019 – Patchogue

This Event Is 21 and over Bocce Is Returning to 89 North! Presented by Suffolk County Bocce, Whose Mission Is to Share the Passion and Joy of This Simple Game. a Game Where Family and Friends, Old and New, Get Together for a Little Competition and a Lot of Fun

Chess Workshop with Vladimir Mazo – Brooklyn Public Library – Brighton Beach Branch
October 25, 2019 – Brooklyn

Learn to play or improve your game, with instructor Vladimir Mazo from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. For beginners or advanced players.

New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers – Barclays Center
October 27, 2019 – Brooklyn

New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers

18th Annual Totten Trot 5K Foot Race & Kids’ Fun Run – Bayside Historical Society
October 27, 2019 – Bayside

Date: Sunday, October 27, 2019 Time: Check-in: 7:30am. Start: 9:00am Entry Fee: Early Bird $25 through midnight August 31; $30 through midnight October 12; $35 through October 26; $40 on race day Bayside Historical Society’s annual TOTTEN TROT 5K is on a waterfront course in historic Fort Totten Park on Little Neck Bay in Bayside, a pristine stretch surrounding a preserved Civil War fortress. Runners will pass through the Historic District, which consists of buildings dating to the late 1800s. The Fort is situated where the Long Island Sound meets the East River at the Throgs Neck Bridge. The start and finish are located at the landmarked Officers’ Club, home of Bayside Historical Society. The course includes a loop out onto Little Bay Path to the Throgs Neck Bridge and back to the Fort. Timing and scoring are provided by elitefeats on a USATF Certified Course. Halloween costumes encouraged for adults and kids! The KIDS’ FUN RUN at 10:00am is a short-distance sprint for tiny tots and kids up to 12, grouped by age category. Special “Cookie Medals” for participants in the Fun Run! Free to children of registered 5k runners; $5.00 for other children (register on race day). … (read more)

Tour de Bronx – The Bronx
October 27, 2019 – Bronx

Tour de Bronx is a bicycling event established in 1994 by the office of the Bronx Borough President and The Bronx Tourism Council as a means to promote a healthier lifestyle, an alternate mode of transportation and a way to tour the burgeoning neighborhoods, scenic waterfronts and greenways of the borough. Participants choose from one of two rides. The 25-mile route takes riders through the south, east and mid portion of the borough including the Mott Haven district, Clason Point along the East River, and the largest park in New York City: Pelham Bay Park boasting nearly 3,000 acres of natural forest. The 40-mile route includes a visit to the historic Fort Schuyler on the Throggs Neck peninsula, the nautical community of City Island and the northern portions of the borough like Woodlawn and Riverdale. Both rides conclude at the iconic New York Botanical Garden where riders receive a complimentary souvenir T-shirt and enjoy a live musical performance as they relax from the day’s festivities.

Halloween Fun at Green Meadows Farm – Aviator Sports and Events Center
Through October 27, 2019 – Brooklyn

THE WEEKEND JUST GOT SWEETER! THE HALLOWEEN FUN CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND AT GREEN MEADOWS FARM. *Everyone is encouraged to wear their costumes* Admission of $9 per person includes: – TRICK OR TREAT SCAVENGER HUNT – Kid-Friendly Haunted House – Pet & Touch Friendly Farm Animals – Select Your Very Own Pumpkin – Hayride & Cow Milking – Play In Our Corn Box – Sit on a Real Bulldozer – Giant Hay Wagon Slide Activities for an additional fee: – Pony Rides – Animal Feed

Pumpkin Picking With Green Meadows Farm – Aviator Sports and Events Center
Through October 27, 2019 – Brooklyn

Pumpkin Picking on Floyd Bennett Field Bring your family and friends and come enjoy a crisp autumn day of fall fun. Visit with friendly alpacas, sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, pigs and cows, giggle on a hayride, pick your own pumpkin, and be delighted by all the activities. You’ll find your special Halloween pumpkin in our patch with sizes large and little, tall, and small. We have the perfect pumpkin for you! *FREE PUMPKIN with paid admission at Green Meadows Farm Brooklyn! For any questions please call 718-470-0278 Activities Include: Free pumpkin with admission Friendly animals Hayride Kid-friendly Haunted house Milk a cow Play in a corn box Sit on a REAL bulldozer Additional farm activities (extra fee) Animal feed Pony rides

Cornhole Fall League: Week 7 – 89 North Music Venue
October 28, 2019 – Patchogue

This Event Is 21 and Over Presented by LI Kick: Adult Social Sports Experience the Social Side of Sports LI-Kick is Long Island’s premier provider of co-ed adult social sports. Our mission is to provide a fun and social experience for adults on Long Island. We pride ourselves on offering strong recreational and competitive platforms for players to strengthen friendships, meet new people and have fun!

Brooklyn’s Mural Movement – Brooklyn Historical Society
October 29, 2019 – Brooklyn

Before exterior walls were co-opted by faux-graffiti marketing and street art tours flooded the borough, Brooklyn fostered distinctive waves of mural-making by activist artists working with everyday neighbors. Go behind-the-scenes of this movement, and explore how today’s artists are continuing to forge community cohesion and retain a sense of place amid gentrification as Robyne Walker Murphy, Executive Director of Groundswell, moderates a conversation with Janet Braun-Reinitz, muralist and author of On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City, Richard Green, Director of Crown Heights Youth Collective, and Joe Matunis, founder of El Puente’s Los Muralistas initiative. For questions about this event or other inquiries, contact our Visitor Services desk at 718-222-4111, ext. 250. Brooklyn’s Mural Movement Tuesday, October 29 Doors: 6:00 pm Event: 6:30 pm $10 General Admission / $5 for Members

New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Barclays Center
November 07, 2019 – Brooklyn

New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

New York Islanders vs. Florida Panthers – Barclays Center
November 09, 2019 – Brooklyn

Parm, an acclaimed casual Italian restaurant, is the perfect place to start your Barclays Center experience. Make your dinner reservation for Parm by calling 917.618.6340 or online through RESERVE.

Connecticut Tigers at Staten Island Yankees – Richmond County Bank Ballpark
Through June 18, 2109 – Staten Island

Connecticut Tigers at Staten Island Yankees

Lowell Spinners at Brooklyn Cyclones – MCU Park – Coney Island
Through August 01, 2109 – Brooklyn

Lowell Spinners at Brooklyn Cyclones

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