30 places and programs for kids in and around Yorkville, Manhattan (4 free): sports, gymnastics, playgrounds. Includes Asphalt Green Upper East Side – AGUA Swim Academy and Asphalt Green Upper East Side.
Asphalt Green's Yorkville campus hosts its AGUA Swim Academy, with song-and-game classes for babies and toddlers, preschool lessons for ages 3–5, and Foundations and Core levels for kids 5–16. A free parent-and-child Water Explorers program is also offered.
A nonprofit sports and fitness campus by the East River offering youth swim lessons, diving and water polo along with soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football and martial arts classes. Toddlers can start with parent-and-me soccer, and older kids can join teams and camps.
Guided tours of the New York City mayor's official residence, a 1799 Federal-style house overlooking the East River in Carl Schurz Park. Afterward kids can play in the park's playground and walk the riverfront promenade.
An indoor turf space on the Upper East Side offering coach-led multi-sport classes for toddlers and young kids, followed by open play. School-age children can join an afterschool skills lab focused on speed, balance and coordination, and the space also hosts school-holiday camps, playgroup pods and birthday parties.
A shady riverside playground in Carl Schurz Park with climbing equipment, swings and sprinklers near the East River Esplanade.
A Champions Martial Arts school where children train in taekwondo-based martial arts in age-grouped classes, starting with the Little Tigers program for the youngest kids and moving up to kids and teen classes. The school also runs an after-school program, a summer camp and a competition team.
Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus runs a Baseball Academy plus a Rookies program for preschoolers, along with flag football at multiple levels and volleyball clinics. Kids build throwing, catching and game sense with experienced coaches.
A youth golf academy at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus that introduces kids as young as 3 to the basics of the game with coach-led instruction. Older kids can keep building their swing in seasonal sessions.
Youth martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus, where kids practice technique, self-control and respect in a structured class setting.
Basketball programs for all levels at Asphalt Green, from toddler classes and Basketball Foundations to clinics, private lessons and a recreational league. Kids learn dribbling, shooting and teamwork in the campus gym.
Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus runs soccer from Little Kicks and parent-and-me classes for toddlers to youth classes, clinics and leagues. Kids play on the campus turf field by the East River.
In-person coding courses for students in 5th grade and up on the Upper East and Upper West Sides. Each course runs twelve 75-minute sessions with at most ten students per instructor, and kids bring their own laptop.
In this Upper East Side makerspace, children design and build with laser cutters, 3D printers and electronics kits while learning coding and robotics. Programs include weekly after-school classes, summer camps and one-day workshops on school days off.
An Upper East Side branch of a martial arts school founded in 2001, offering kids classes that focus on confidence and leadership. Kids and families can also try kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and the school hosts karate birthday parties and a summer camp with field trips.
A children's gym offering play-based fitness classes with tumbling, games and songs for babies through 10-year-olds. Toddlers can start with Waddlers or Mommy and Me classes, and the gym runs camps and birthday parties.
This Yorkville branch offers age-based gymnastics from 'gym babies' through school-age levels. Classes mix skill work with games and obstacle play.
A children's center with a dedicated gym where kids take enrichment classes in gymnastics, sports, music, dance and STEAM, plus open play and drop-in playspace sessions. It also runs infant programs, preschool, after-school clubs and school-break camps.
The Upper East Side branch of NYC Elite runs recreational gymnastics for babies through pre-teens plus competitive team training. Kids build strength and flexibility on bars, beam, vault and floor.
Kids attend a weekly after-school math class grouped by grade and level, following a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes logical reasoning and problem solving over rote drills. Homework is assigned between sessions, and older students can join competition-math and test-prep tracks.
Supreme teaches taekwondo to kids in two age groups: Tiny Tigers for children 6 and under and Warriors for ages 6-12. Kids practice kicks, forms and self-control in energetic classes, and the school also runs a summer camp and birthday parties.
An Upper East Side learning center that mixes art projects, music, cooking and a small indoor petting zoo for babies through early elementary kids. Families can sign up for semester classes or just come to drop-in sessions like open play and animal encounters.
An indoor gaga facility where kids play the fast-paced dodgeball-style game in dedicated pits. It offers after-school classes, drop-in Open Gaga sessions for elementary schoolers, school-break programs and birthday parties.
An Upper East Side studio teaching traditional Okinawan karate and self-defense, with kids yoga, ballet, chess and tai chi also on the schedule. Classes are booked through its partner Active Studios NYC.
Families come for free story times and sing-alongs for the youngest readers, while school-age kids use the space for reading, computers and homework after class. A cozy Yorkville branch near John Jay Park and Carl Schurz Park, handy for families living east of First Avenue.
LittleGotham lists 30 places and programs for kids in Yorkville, Manhattan. The largest groups are 14 sports programs, 4 gymnastics programs, 3 playgrounds.
Yes. 4 of 30 are free to attend, including Carl Schurz Park Playground, Webster Library, Catbird Playground (Carl Schurz Park).
22 listings are indoors, such as Asphalt Green Upper East Side – AGUA Swim Academy, Champions Martial Arts Upper East Side, Gracie Mansion Tours.