4 places and programs for kids in and around Roosevelt Island, Manhattan (2 free): sports, libraries, STEM. Includes NYC FIRST STEM Center @ Cornell Tech and Roosevelt Island Racquet Club.
High schoolers use a fully equipped fabrication and robotics space on the Cornell Tech campus to build competition robots, learn digital design and experiment with prototyping tools. The center has long evening and weekend hours, and membership is free.
A twelve-court clay tennis club on Roosevelt Island offering junior programming from red-ball beginners up to high-performance players. Children can take private or group lessons, enter junior tournaments and attend day or tennis camps.
A renovated island recreation center just south of the tram plaza with a gym, aquatics center, fitness classes and rec room. Children 12 and under can get a free monthly membership, and day passes for under-18s are $15.
Little ones can join lapsit and toddler story times that mix songs, rhymes and books, and older kids can borrow books, use computers and get help finding homework resources. The island's library moved into a brand-new building with about double the space of the old one, giving kids and teens much more room.
LittleGotham lists 4 places and programs for kids in Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. The largest groups are 2 sports programs, 1 library, 1 STEM program.
Yes. 2 of 4 are free to attend, including NYC FIRST STEM Center @ Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island Library.
4 listings are indoors, such as NYC FIRST STEM Center @ Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island Racquet Club, Roosevelt Island Sportspark.