City of Water Day at Hunters Point Library!

On Saturday, July 12, at Hunters Point Library in Long Island City, WaterWays made a big splash as part of City of Water Day- a citywide celebration to connect New Yorkers with their harbors, waterways, and climate resilience efforts. Hosted by the Waterfront Alliance and NY–NJ Harbor & Estuary Program, the event featured hands-on educational experiences across Queens and Brooklyn.

Building on the library’s stunning waterfront architecture, we set up inside and welcomed dozens of curious kids and families. As soon as the doors opened, we saw bright-eyed youngsters rush in, eager to explore the WaterWays modules. Their joy was infectious- smiles, laughter, and exclamations of discovery echoed through the space as they experimented with models and surveys, tracking water quality and plastic pollution.

As the event wrapped up, parents thanked us, saying they’d seen their child explore, hypothesize, and light up with curiosity. That feedback reinforced our mission: science learning is most effective when it’s immersive, playful, and rooted in real-world context.

City of Water Day at Hunters Point was a vivid reminder: when kids connect through play, wonder blossoms- and with it, a new generation of stewards ready to care for our waterways.