What’s coming up in December 2025?
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NYTM Grand Central Train Show
Location: Midtown
Come and join the group as we head out to the Grand Central Gallery for the Annual Holiday Train Show! There will be lots of model trains and artworks. Whether you’re a huge railfan or wanting to get into the holiday spirit, this event is for you!
TCTSY: Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Location: Midtown
TCTSY (Trauma Center's Trauma Sensitive Yoga) is a specific style of hatha yoga that was developed to treat complex trauma, and also has useful applications for neurodivergent individuals who might struggle with a more traditionally led yoga class.
Relaxed Performance: Practice
Location: Midtown
Join us for a free lunch and relaxed performance of Practice, courtesy of Playwrights Horizons!
Winter/Holiday Season Trivia
Location: Virtual
Join us for a virtual trivia night! We’ll be celebrating winter and the holiday season with questions on Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and more.
Crafting Meeting
Location: Virtual
Whatever kind of crafting you do, if you love it and you’re doing it, come and share your project with us! If you are crafting-curious and want to see if you’d like to start crafting, come see what we’re doing. If you want, you could use your bring and brag time to identify what you might want to do. You can ask about costs, and the Roses and Thorns of Crafting.
Volunteer Event with Only Make Believe
Location: Midtown
Event Activity TBD
Christmas Walk 1
Location: Dyker Heights
For roughly 20 years, the residents of Dyker Heights have traditionally decorated their properties elaborately during the month of December for the holiday season. At the end of the event, everyone will have the chance to visit the local bakeries or local diners.
DIY Snow Globe Workshop
Location: Chelsea
Attendees will be guided through making their own snow globes using mason jars, glitter or fake snow, and plastic trinkets. Once everyone has finished, there will be time to relax, chat, and enjoy other winter-themed crafts. All materials provided.
Body Doubling
Location: Virtual
Need some support cleaning your apartment, doing chores, or organizing your space? Have some work you really need to get done? Join us for a virtual body doubling event! Many of us struggle with initiating/completing a task that may be uninteresting to us, such as cleaning our room/home. Body Doubling - or having a partner do a task alongside us, can help tremendously!
Christmas Walk 2
Location: Dyker Heights
For roughly 20 years, the residents of Dyker Heights have traditionally decorated their properties elaborately during the month of December for the holiday season. At the end of the event, everyone will have the chance to visit the local bakeries or local diners.
Winter Holiday Party
Location: Midtown
Join us for our Winter Holiday Party! There will be food, crafts, and an (optional) White Elephant Gift Exchange. This is a secular event, we welcome individuals from various religious backgrounds, traditions, and non-religious folks alike.
Game Night - skribbl.io
Location: Virtual
Looking to express your artistic side? Then look no more for this month’s Game Night with skribbl.io! Skribbl.io is a party game you can play with others on your computer or phone. Players will take turns trying to draw a word while others guess what that word is. Join as we try to decipher what players are drawing!
PAUSE: New Year’s Crafts!
Location: Downtown Brooklyn
PAUSE is a space for friendship and community that doesn’t revolve around speech! We will be creating vision boards for 2026. A vision board is a board where you put pictures, drawings, or stickers of things you want to do or try. This can be things like making new friends, going on vacation, or trying a new sport.
Christmas Walk 3
Location: Dyker Heights
For roughly 20 years, the residents of Dyker Heights have traditionally decorated their properties elaborately during the month of December for the holiday season. At the end of the event, everyone will have the chance to visit the local bakeries or local diners.
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PAUSE: New Year’s Crafts!
P.A.U.S.E is a space for friendship and community that doesn’t revolve around speech!
These events are designed to be especially welcoming to Autistic adults with intellectual disabilities, those who are non- or minimally speaking, or those who have other disabilities that make typical social settings challenging.
LOCATION: Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled - 25 Elm Pl, 5th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
The building is accessible. The space is on the 5th floor, through some glass doors. There are accessible all-gender bathrooms.
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New Year’s Craft!
Come celebrate the end of 2025 with us! We will be creating “vision boards” for 2026.
A vision board is a board where you put pictures, drawings, or stickers of things you want to do or try. This can be things like making new friends, going on vacation, or trying a new sport.
We will have boards, art supplies, pictures, and stickers for you to use. You’re also welcome to bring your own pictures to add to your board.
This is a relaxed, fun activity where you can be creative and make something to take home.
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DIY Snow Globe Workshop
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LOCATION: Chelsea. This is an accessible space and we are on the first floor.
DESCRIPTION:
Join us on Dec 13th for a DIY Snow Globe Event!
At the start of the event, attendees will be guided through making their own snow globes using mason jars, glitter or fake snow, and plastic trinkets. Once everyone has finished, there will be time to relax, chat, and enjoy other winter-themed crafts. Everyone will get to take home their unique snow globe creation!
All materials are provided. This is a relaxed, social event, no crafting or art experience needed!
After the event, we have the classroom for lunch so feel free to stick around.
Christmas Walk 1
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LOCATION: Dyker Heights. There will be a lot of walking. We will be on paved streets with sidewalks in low light.
DESCRIPTION:
In lieu of the monthly Plant ID Walks, we will be having a holiday themed walk to end off the year of 2025! We will be hosting 3 this month to accommodate as many members as we can! Please only register for one of the walk dates: Dec 12th, Dec 18th, Dec 28th.
This will be an early winter walk after sunset. In addition, we will be in an area with bright lights and many visitors. Please be prepared for cold weather, and bring necessary items to help with potential sensory issues such as (but not limited to) sunglasses and earplugs.
Dyker Heights is a residential neighborhood in the southwest area of the Brooklyn borough. Since its development, headed by Walter Loveridge Johnson in 1895, it has maintained its status as one of Brooklyn's wealthy neighborhoods. For roughly 20 years, the residents of Dyker Heights have traditionally decorated their properties elaborately during the month of December for the holiday season.
At the end of the event, everyone will have the chance to visit the local bakeries or local diners. We will be doing a lot of walking, so please wear comfortable shoes, bring snacks and water, and a camera for those who would like to take pictures.
Volunteer Event with Only Make Believe
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LOCATION: Midtown. This is an accessible space with an elevator.
DESCRIPTION:
Only Make Believe (OMB) reached out to partner for a volunteer event! They're a nonprofit organization that creates interactive theatre for children with disabilities.
“For 25 years, OMB has been meeting children where they are in hospitals, care facilities and special education schools with the goal of bringing joy, engaging imaginations, and empowering their voices with our inclusive, accessible and fully interactive performances. For Autism Acceptance Month in April, we're looking for opportunities to partner with and highlight different organizations for a fun and creative event!”
During this event, we will be creating costumes (hats) for the kids in their programs, and repairing some previously made hats.
Virtual: Crafting Meeting
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DESCRIPTION:
On December 10th, 7:00-8:00 pm, join us for our next Online Crafting Meeting for Autistic Crafters. Whether you knit, crochet, spin, weave, felt, rug hook, dye, embroider, needlepoint, sew, or any other kind of crafter, Emma is hosting a monthly Crafting Meeting on 2nd Wednesday evenings. Whatever kind of crafting you do, if you love it and you’re doing it, come and share your project with us!
If you are crafting-curious and want to see if you’d like to start crafting, come see what we’re doing. If you want, you could use your “bring and brag” time to identify what you might want to do. You can ask about costs, and the Roses and Thorns of Crafting.
Craft online while checking out other people’s projects and sharing your own. You don’t have to share if you don’t want to. You can come just to watch if you want.
If you are having a problem with your craft, I hope we’ll connect with each other - Crafters Unite! - and help each other problem-solve any crafting issues that come up. And we’ll get to share our current project and discuss our next project and why we love crafting.
Virtual: Winter/Holiday Season Trivia
Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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DESCRIPTION:
On Tuesday, December 9th, join us for a virtual trivia night! We’ll be celebrating winter and the holiday season with questions on Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and more. We will start the event with intros and group announcements before diving in to trivia.
Relaxed Performance: Practice
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LOCATION: Midtown. Building is accessible; seats require stairs.
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a free lunch and relaxed performance of Practice, courtesy of Playwrights Horizons!
We will meet at the theater and receive a free lunch. Then we will watch the performance together. Please be sure to arrive at the theater on time.
Show Description:
It takes grit, determination, self-awareness, and years of training to be an artist. But what does it take to be a genius? A scathing, intricately observed take on power and surrender, Nazareth Hassan's new play follows a company of dedicated actors, dancers, and performance artists as they lose themselves to the violent and beautiful will of a visionary.
Practice runs approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.
TCTSY: Trauma Sensitive Yoga
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LOCATION: Midtown. This is an accessible space with an elevator.
DESCRIPTION:
On Saturday December 6th at 12pm join us for our monthly in-person 60 minute TCTSY class led by AANYC member and certified yoga instructor, Heidi.
TCTSY (Trauma Center's Trauma Sensitive Yoga) is a specific style of hatha yoga that was developed to treat complex trauma, and also has useful applications for neurodivergent individuals who might struggle with a more traditionally led yoga class. Heidi will guide you through several different movements and postures, while offering modifications and options that will allow you to tailor the class to suit your needs. This yoga practice is open to all levels- including first-timers to yoga!
Following the TCTSY practice, there will be time to share any reflections you might have about the practice with the group, and/or to chat with Heidi individually on how best to adapt this practice to suit your needs.
We will have yoga mats and props, but please feel free to bring your own yoga mat and any props that might support your practice. You might also want to bring a towel or other piece of fabric to cover the mats provided at the venue, if you have any concerns about resting exposed skin on a communal mat. Most of the movements and postures offered can also be done from a seated position in the chairs provided at the venue.
NYTM Grand Central Train Show
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LOCATION: Midtown
DESCRIPTION:
Since we are visiting the terminal during rush hours, the station may be overstimulating due to crowding.
Come and join the group as we head out to the Grand Central Gallery for the Annual Holiday Train Show! There will be lots of model trains and artworks. Whether you’re a huge railfan or wanting to get into the holiday spirit, this event is for you!
Virtual: Self-Compassion Discussion
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DESCRIPTION:
Soften the Season: A Community Conversation on Self-Compassion
As the holidays approach—with their mix of joy, pressure, and endless to-dos—it’s easy to lose sight of our own needs. Join us for a virtual gathering to reconnect with yourself and explore the gentle power of self-compassion.
Together, we’ll talk about how compassion-based practices—like mindful breathing, somatic grounding, and kind inner dialogue—can help us meet both our obligations and our emotions with greater ease.
Come as you are, share as you wish, and leave feeling a little more spacious, grounded, and supported for the season ahead.
LGBTQ+ Group - Zine Workshop
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LOCATION: Midtown. This is an accessible space with an elevator.
DESCRIPTION:
On Sunday, 30 November at 2pm, join us for a Zine workshop! A zine is a type of magazine that is often DIY (do-it-yourself) and can either be physical (e.g. printed on paper) or digital. During the first part of this workshop, we will go over the basics of making a zine. During the second part, there will be an open studio where everyone will have the opportunity to either work on a zine of their own, or work on something to contribute to an AANYC LGBTQ zine!
Friendsgiving Movie Meetup
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LOCATION: Brooklyn
DESCRIPTION:
We’re renting out a small indie theater for a private movie screening just for our members! Our movie choice will be announced soon!
Celebrate the holiday season with friends in our community, we will spend some time mingling before the movie begins, our host will give some intros and announcements, and we’ll start the film! Before & after the film, we’ll do some movie trivia. Food & snacks are available for purchase at the cinema.
Science Museum Visit
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LOCATION: Queens
DESCRIPTION:
Come and join as the group explores the inner scientific wonders of New York Hall of Science! Whether you're a biology buff or a physics fanatic, you'll be sure to have a great time exploring what it has to offer.
We will meet by the trees to the left of the main entrance for intros and announcements, then head inside to tour the museum as a group.
Jigsaw Puzzles
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LOCATION: Midtown. This is an accessible space with an elevator.
DESCRIPTION:
On Sunday, November 23rd, join us for a chill puzzle afternoon! We will provide a selection of jigsaw puzzles to work on together in small groups. You are also welcome to bring along your own puzzles or simple board games for others to enjoy.
Hybrid Writing Workshop
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LOCATION: Chelsea & Virtual. This is an accessible space and we are on the first floor.
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a Writing Workshop, lead by special guest and new member Justine Champine! Justine Champine’s short fiction has appeared in The Kenyon Review, Epoch, and The Los Angeles Review of Books. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Needle Lake is her second novel, after her debut Knife River.
Description of the workshop from our host: A creative writing workshop focused on crafting rich, vivid atmosphere through sensory detail. Feel free to bring your own works in progress, short excerpts of your favorite sensory rich writings by other authors to share, or just yourselves!
Using a break out group format, the time will be divided into a craft discussion using examples of published works as reference points, and active writing time followed by a workshop.
Virtual: Game Night - Jackbox Party
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DESCRIPTION:
On Nov 20th, come play with other autistic people at a virtual game night. We will play some games from the Jackbox collection. It will be a casual time to have fun and get to know others!
You do not need to own the games, you only need a computer or phone with a stable internet connection to play.
BIPOC Group - Listening Party
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LOCATION: Kensington. This is an accessible space.
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a relaxed listening and art making session!
Bring the names of five songs that are meaningful to you: songs that connect to your culture, upbringing, or memories from different parts of your life. We’ll create a shared playlist from everyone’s picks and enjoy it as the soundtrack for the event. You’re also encouraged to share a few words before the track on its meaning to you.
While we listen, we’ll have time for art-making inspired by the music. Art supplies will be provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own materials to enjoy while you create.
TCTSY: Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
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LOCATION: Midtown. This is an accessible space with an elevator.
DESCRIPTION:
On Saturday, November 15th at 12pm join us for our monthly in-person 60 minute TCTSY class led by AANYC member and certified yoga instructor, Heidi.
TCTSY (Trauma Center's Trauma Sensitive Yoga) is a specific style of hatha yoga that was developed to treat complex trauma, and also has useful applications for neurodivergent individuals who might struggle with a more traditionally led yoga class. Heidi will guide you through several different movements and postures, while offering modifications and options that will allow you to tailor the class to suit your needs. This yoga practice is open to all levels- including first-timers to yoga!
Following the TCTSY practice, there will be time to share any reflections you might have about the practice with the group, and/or to chat with Heidi individually on how best to adapt this practice to suit your needs.
We will have yoga mats and props, but please feel free to bring your own yoga mat and any props that might support your practice. You might also want to bring a towel or other piece of fabric to cover the mats provided at the venue, if you have any concerns about resting exposed skin on a communal mat. Most of the movements and postures offered can also be done from a seated position in the chairs provided at the venue.
Virtual: Crafting Meeting
Members: To register for this event and see the address, view on Circle.
Non-Members: Like to join us at this event? Sign up to be a member here!
DESCRIPTION:
On November 12th, 7:00-8:00 pm, join us for our next Online Crafting Meeting for Autistic Crafters. Whether you knit, crochet, spin, weave, felt, rug hook, dye, embroider, needlepoint, sew, or any other kind of crafter, Emma is hosting a monthly Crafting Meeting on 2nd Wednesday evenings. Whatever kind of crafting you do, if you love it and you’re doing it, come and share your project with us!
If you are crafting-curious and want to see if you’d like to start crafting, come see what we’re doing. If you want, you could use your “bring and brag” time to identify what you might want to do. You can ask about costs, and the Roses and Thorns of Crafting.
Craft online while checking out other people’s projects and sharing your own. You don’t have to share if you don’t want to. You can come just to watch if you want.
If you are having a problem with your craft, I hope we’ll connect with each other - Crafters Unite! - and help each other problem-solve any crafting issues that come up. And we’ll get to share our current project and discuss our next project and why we love crafting.
Virtual: Nervous System Regulation
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DESCRIPTION:
Finding Your Flow: A Community Conversation on Nervous System Balance
Join us for a virtual chat where we’ll explore the basics of nervous system regulation together. This isn’t about “shutting down” stress or staying calm all the time, but about learning how to support a natural flow between activation and rest.
Through open discussion and gentle guided moments, we’ll share experiences, insights, and simple ways to tune in to our bodies’ rhythms. The goal is to better understand how our nervous systems help us both rise to life’s challenges and return to ease.
Autism Friendly Performance: Christmas Spectacular
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LOCATION: Midtown.
We will be meeting at a park near the theater. The theater is accessible but our spots are not accessible. Also note that the theater is in a busy area, so please bring headphones/earplugs when walking from the park to the theater.
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for an Autism Friendly Performance of Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. We were kindly donated tickets to this performance from TDF.
About the Show: Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes® is a holiday performance in New York City featuring the Rockettes, a precision dance company known for their synchronized kicks and exact movements. The show includes nine musical and dance numbers. The performance is about celebrating the holiday season, and this year marks the Rockettes’ 100th anniversary.
Virtual: Employment & Autism - Mock Interviews & Job Applications
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DESCRIPTION:
Join us on Thursday, November 6th at 7:00PM for the FINAL session of our employment series!
During this event, those who are interested in practicing their interviewing skills will be provided a list of interview questions, and step out into a breakout room and do a short mock interview 1-on-1 with another attendee. Additionally, in the main ZOOM room, we will be body doubling and working on job hunting and filling out any job applications together. You are welcome to bring anything job related you’d like to work on together.
Virtual: Community Feedback Session
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DESCRIPTION:
We’re working on ways to make our community safer and more comfortable for everyone, and I want to hear from women and other marginalized genders, specifically feminine-perceived individuals, on your experience. Some things we’re looking at include: community-wide educational events (bystander training, sessions on communication & interpersonal relationships, etc), updates to our rules, and mandatory onboarding sessions for all new and current members to go over community guidelines and expectations.
The discussion will mainly be geared toward folks who have attended a few events before. (Please note that this will not be a super social event, mostly focused on discussion & feedback!)
I’ll go through our current plans & drafts, but I want to hear your thoughts, experiences, suggestions, or concerns, anything you think would improve our community experience.
Halloween Party
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LOCATION: Midtown
DESCRIPTION:
Our 4th Annual Autistic Adults NYC Halloween Party will be on Friday, October 31st at 6:00PM!
Please join us for some food, candy, halloween crafts & games. Costumes are very much welcome, but please come dressed in whatever is most comfortable to you - from a t-shirt and jeans to your most extravagant halloween costume. Towards the end of the event, we’ll vote on the best halloween costumes, so feel free to go all out!
This will be a sensory-friendly event with no loud music. There are 3 spaces at this event, the main party area, a crafting room, and a quiet room. You are welcome to join at any time and stay for as long as you like. This is a party-style event, so if large gatherings feel overwhelming, we suggest buddying up with another member. There will be pizza, candy, and snacks available, and you are welcome to bring food to share. This is an alcohol-free event.
There is a $20 fee/donation for this event, which covers the space rental & food.
Virtual: Game Night - Jackbox Party
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DESCRIPTION:
On Tuesday, September 30th, join us for a virtual trivia night! We’ll be celebrating fall and the beginning of spooky season with seasonal and Halloween-themed questions.
Plant ID Walk 2 (Highbridge Park)
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LOCATION: Fort George
DESCRIPTION:
The second Plant ID Walk for October will be hosted at Highbridge Park!
We will be hosting 2 plant walks this month to accommodate as many people as possible. Please sign up for only one date (Oct 12th or Oct 26th).
This is an early fall plant walk. Please make sure to dress for the weather, and be prepared for any late season insects.
Designed and constructed between the 1860's and the 1960's, Highbridge Park, located and named after the oldest standing bridge in the 5 boroughs, is a narrow but long park in the Dykman neighborhood. It is home to both native and non native plants. Some of them include Red Oak, native Black Cherry, and both black berry and raspberry. In addition, many many animals can be found in the park. Some of which include Hawks, the Dusty Salamander, and Snakes.
Relaxed Performance: Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God
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LOCATION: Hell’s Kitchen
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a free lunch and relaxed performance of Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God, courtesy of Playwrights Horizons!
We will meet at the theater and receive a free lunch. Then we will watch the performance together. Please be sure to arrive at the theater on time.
Show Description:
When a best-selling writer releases a book about her upbringing as a gay kid in the Evangelical South, she is confronted by the woman she claims to have had an affair with — who insists the stories are false. Operating multiple cameras and live looping systems, Jen Tullock (Severance) expertly plays a full cast of characters in a tour-de-force performance that blurs the line between reality and the lies we tell ourselves in order to survive.
Please be sure to check out the Content Guide, as this show will touch on potentially triggering topics.
Virtual: Employment & Autism - Non Traditional Work
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DESCRIPTION:
Join us on Thursday, October 23rd at 7:00PM for our employment series! The topic of the day: Non Traditional Work.
Non-traditional employment can include part time work, contract, freelance, gigwork, seasonal and temp positions. We’ll go over our experiences and the issues that may arise, including finances, benefits, health insurance, etc. At 7 we’ll start with our intros, and then get into our discussion, guided by some readings/resources and questions.
Virtual: Special Interest Showcase
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DESCRIPTION:
On Tuesday, October 21st, join us for another Special Interest Showcase! Everyone will get the chance to show off their special interest to the group.
Some examples include:
Doing a musical performance
Showing off your indoor plant collection on camera
Going off on a rant about your NYC subway tier list
Doing a presentation on your favorite work of cinema, the Bee Movie
To make sure we don't run out of time, try to keep your presentation/performance/rant around 7 min. If there's time after presentations are over, we'll watch some interesting videos together about special interests and discuss.
Plant ID Walk 1 (Highbridge Park)
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LOCATION: Fort George
DESCRIPTION:
The first Plant ID Walk for October will be hosted at Highbridge Park!
We will be hosting 2 plant walks this month to accommodate as many people as possible. Please sign up for only one date (Oct 12th or Oct 26th).
This is an early fall plant walk. Please make sure to dress for the weather, and be prepared for any late season insects.
Designed and constructed between the 1860's and the 1960's, Highbridge Park, located and named after the oldest standing bridge in the 5 boroughs, is a narrow but long park in the Dykman neighborhood. It is home to both native and non native plants. Some of them include Red Oak, native Black Cherry, and both black berry and raspberry. In addition, many many animals can be found in the park. Some of which include Hawks, the Dusty Salamander, and Snakes.
Disability Pride Parade
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Location: Madison Square Park
DESCRIPTION:
Sunday, Oct 19th is the 2025 Disability Pride NYC Parade, organized by Disability Pride NYC. Join us as we walk together as a group to celebrate disability pride and represent our nonprofit Autistic Adults NYC!
We will be lining up at 10:00AM, the program begins at 10:30, and we start marching at 11:00AM.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
They’re expecting thousands of attendees. I will bring earplugs for everyone, but if you need to bring anything else (noise canceling headphones, sunglasses), please bring them!
WHAT TO BRING/WEAR:
Make sure to bring water/comfy shoes! Since you will be representing our group, please be sure any graphics on your clothes are family friendly, and any signage family friendly and related to disability/autistic pride!
AFTER THE PARADE:
The parade ends at Union Square park (We should make it there around 12:00). From 12-3PM there will be tabling by organizations, corporations and City Agencies, performances, community engagement activities. It will most likely be crowded.