Free Sledding and Hot Chocolate in NYC Parks Saturday, January 4, 2014

1/3/14 - By Anna Fader

It's official... an official snow day that is. On Saturday, January 4, the Parks Department is inviting New Yorkers to come out to a neighborhood park for some winter fun. White-capped hills around the city are open for sledding, snowman-making and more. And at five designated locations, the Parks Department will be handing out sleds and free hot chocolate while supplies last from 11am to 3pm.

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Check out the snow fun and sledding locations in each of the five boroughs. In addition to sledding, activities include snowman-building and snow angel contests, friendly snowball fights, music and free hot chocolate. Arrive early if you want to borrow a sled or grab a cup of cocoa as they're first come, first served.

Bronx:
Crotona Park
Fulton Avenue and East 172nd Street

Brooklyn:
Prospect Park
Prospect Park West near the Tennis House

Manhattan:
Highbridge Park near the Field House. Sledding is by 174th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Note: This is a new snow day location. In years past it was at Riverside Park at 103rd Street.

Queens:
Juniper Valley Park
78th Street and Juniper Boulevard North

Staten Island:
Clove Lakes Park
Martling and Slosson Avenues

For more sledding hills, read our roundup of the best sledding hills in New York City and find more seasonal activities in our Winter Fun Guide.

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About the Author

Anna Fader

Founder & CEO of Mommy Poppins
Anna was born in Park Slope, spent her early years in the West Village. By the time she graduated high school, she had lived in 4 of the 5 boroughs. Growing up in NYC in the '70s meant the streets were her playgrounds. Museums and avant garde music venues were the kid-friendly activities. And living downtown taught her the importance of creating community for families in NYC.

Now, raising her own two children in the city, she tries to create the same sense of magic and community she felt growing up, despite today's more commercialized version of kid-friendly New York.

She started Mommy Poppins in 2007 to share a more artsy, educational, uncommercial, community-oriented vision of raising kids in New York City. Today Mommy Poppins is relied on by millions of families as the authority on the best things to do with kids beyond New York City: from Boston to Philly, Los Angeles, Houston and travel guides for dozens more cities and destinations.