Many of the city’s carousels start spinning again in April, including the 100-year old beauty in Prospect Park. Consult our updated list of local merry-go-rounds, and be sure to keep tabs on the reemergence of the Forest Hills carousel in Queens.

Colorful, vibrating Dr. Seuss-esque pipes and blobs will be installed in Madison Square Park on May 2nd, marking another exciting public art exhibition in the city this spring.

The plans for the third and final section of the High Line have been revealed, and they look lovely! This new Hudson Rail Yards stage of the elevated garden walkway will feature a maze-like rubberized children's play zone and is set to open to the public in Spring 2014.

Tribeca Film Fest family-friendly freebies include outdoor movies (Jaws, Goonies, and Knuckleball—a world premiere flick with pre-show pitching clinics featuring MLB pitchers, including the Mets’ R.A. Dickey), a soccer day, an ESPN Sports day and the ever-popular Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair.

Uptown winter sports enthusiasts will love this new City Council proposal: A year round ice skating rink in the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park.

Hidden Harbor Tours has set its 2012 calendar, with biweekly evening cruises to several off-the-beaten path harbor spots departing from the South Street Seaport starting in May.

After a year off, the New York Philharmonic is bringing back its free summer concerts in parks throughout the city, some of which will end with fireworks.

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