Seasonal & Holidays
Free Black Friday Hike At Alley Pond Park Guided By City Rangers
The hour-long hike, which kicks off at 10:00 a.m., will acquaint park-goers with the Alley Pond Giant, New York's oldest living organism.
BAYSIDE, QUEENS — New York City is offering a cost-free alternative to Black Friday shopping.
Instead of trekking through a crowded department store or browsing a backed-up website the day after Thanksgiving, you can explore one of the city's parks on a guided Black Friday hike; including a jaunt through northeast Queens' Alley Pond Park.
The one-hour hike, which kicks off at the Alley Pond Adventure Course at 10:00 a.m. on Nov. 26th, will acquaint park-goers with the Alley Pond Giant, a roughly 400-year-old tree that's credited as the oldest living organism in New York.
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Urban Park Rangers with the city's Parks Department will lead the free hike, which is one of six across the city, but the only hike in Queens.
The Parks Department recommends that hikers wear comfortable walking footwear.
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More information about the event, including contact details and information about registration, is available on the Parks Department website here.
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