Events

Master Fitness™

Tuesday, May 21, 11:00 am to 11:45 am
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

Ann Fosteris is having a special FREE Tuesday morning exercise class! She embraces making a positive impact and living a wholesome lifestyle, which includes staying active and maintaining a healthy weight. There is no need to register for Master Fitness™. Just show up at RISE and join neighbors of all ages and fitness levels. You will feel good and look great in no time!

Core on the Floor

Tuesday, May 21, 11:45 am to 12:15 pm
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

Ann Fosteris of Fitness to You is holding a special Tuesday morning Core on the Floor! This FREE thirty-minute class focuses on core and lower body. Participants should bring their own mats. All levels are welcome!

The People's Money

Tuesday, May 28, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

FRANC (Far Rockaway Arverne Nonprofit Coalition) is hosting Phase 3 of the People's Money, New York City's annual citywide Participatory Budgeting initiative where community members decide how to spend part of the city's budget. This democratic process is open to all New Yorkers, ages eleven and up, regardless of immigration status. Vote for projects that you deem important and worthy, partake in light refreshments, and have a chance to win a $50 gift card!

Click here to RSVP.

Shore Corps Year-End Awards Celebration

Friday, May 31, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

RISE would like to invite family and friends of the 2024 Shore Corps participants to our year-end celebration, to reflect on the accomplishments of the students and to watch the presentation of two scholarship awards in honor of Rockaway champions Barbara Hillary and Barbara Eisenstadt.

We have had a year full of conservation, food justice, and urban planning and hope you will join us in recognizing the students' work and sending our graduating seniors off in style. Light food and refreshments will be served. RSVP to programs@riserockaway.org.

Master Fitness™

Monday, June 3, 11:00 am to 11:45 am
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

Ann Fosteris embraces making a positive impact and living a wholesome lifestyle, which includes staying active and maintaining a healthy weight. There is no need to register for Master Fitness™, a FREE exercise class. Just show up at RISE on Monday morning at eleven o'clock and join neighbors of all ages and fitness levels. You will feel good and look great in no time!

Core on the Floor

Monday, June 3, 11:45 am to 12:15 pm
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

Core on the Floor is a FREE thirty-minute class focusing on core and lower body and led by Ann Fosteris of Fitness to You. Participants should bring their own mats. All levels are welcome!

Bike the Block

Saturday, June 8, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Rockaway Freeway between Beach 56th Place & Beach 59th Street

Join RISE for a day of FREE fun-filled bike-related activities, including a bike helmet giveaway. Supplies are limited on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Youngsters still on training wheels can pedal our smoothie bike to make their own fruit drinks!

This event is hosted across the street from RISE, on a closed roadway, so there is lots of room for new riders to practice.

Special thanks to Bike New York, Transportation Alternatives, New York City Department of Transportation, and New York City Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers.

Rockaway Honeyworks & NYC Honey Fest

Saturday, September 14, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Boardwalk at Beach 106th Street

Rockaway Honeyworks, a RISE initiative, will be attending the 14th Annual NYC Honey Fest! Student interns from Shore Corps helped to raise and care for the bees and to extract honey, which will be on sale in eight-ounce, four-ounce, and 1.5-ounce containers. Bee the Change T-shirts, tote bags, lapel pins, and lip balm also will be for sale.

All proceeds will support RISE's youth programs, including Living Classroom. Come by to say hello and a taste of some of the best honey in New York!

Native Plant Nursery Planting

Saturday, September 21, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Arverne East Welcome Center, 190 Beach 44th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691

Join us for a planting of RISE Native Plant Nursery at Arverne East. This event is part of “Greater Rockaway" Community & Shoreline Enhancement Plan.

People of all ages are invited to participate. Students seeking community service hours are welcome to attend. Dress accordingly for outdoor conditions. Registration is encouraged.

Special thanks to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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Daffodil Bulbs Giveaway

Saturday, October 5, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

It's almost planting time! Don’t miss out on New Yorkers for Parks 2024 Daffodil Project, a citywide living memorial, stewardship opportunity, and catalyst for transformative investment in our beloved parks and open spaces.

A living memorial to the victims of 9/11 and the largest civic effort in city history, Daffodil Project gives away bulbs to plant in public spaces across all five boroughs. RISE will be hosting one of the Queens distribution sites.

Bulb supplies will be distributed on a first-come-first-serve basis. Register to reserve your FREE daffodil bulbs!

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Foraging Tour with "Wildman" Steve Brill

Saturday, October 5, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

"Wildman" Steve Brill will lead a session on plant identification, the natural habitat of the Rockaways, and all the best wild foods of the seashore.

The sandy soil limits tree and grass growth, but it benefits other species that can take advantage of the sun and nutrient-poor soil. Wild greens and dozens of species thrive here.

This event is FREE and will happen rain or shine. If the weather is bad, we will move indoors.

Registration is required.

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Sandy Anniversary Planting

Saturday, October 12, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Beach 64th Street & the Boardwalk

For the twelfth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, RISE is bringing people of all ages together to care for our shoreline and create a natural protective barrier for the Rockaway community.

As we learned from the hurricane, the natural vegetation and dunes that exist off our shores serve as a buffer to the homes and businesses in the area. Many of these dunes are compromised by storms and shoreline erosion, and they need to be cared for to be effective.

Families, friends, and neighbors are welcome to participate in this dune planting and restoration project. Students can receive community service hours. This event is rain or shine, so please dress accordingly. Registration is encouraged, in case of changes on the day.

Special thanks to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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11th Annual Hip-Hop Halloween & Harvest Celebration

Saturday, October 19, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

Join RISE for the 11th Annual Hip-Hop Halloween & Harvest Celebration, as we celebrate with family and friends in Rockaway Hip-Hop Community Garden. Come and take part in decorating pumpkins, face painting, music, dancing, festive food, and more.

This event is FREE and open to all!

Rockaway Thanksgiving Feast

Saturday, November 16, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692

RISE is hosting a special Thanksgiving meal to give thanks and to celebrate our amazing community of family, friends, and neighbors. This FREE sit-down meal is for attendees who register in advance (no more than three per household).

The meal includes all the Thanksgiving favorites, prepared by local Rockaway partners:

Batesy's BBQ
Cassey's Cookies & Cobblers
Cuisine by Claudette
Goody's BBQ Chicken & Ribs
La Cevicheria
Rockaway Beach Bakery
Rockaway Food Initiative