Nor'Easter Storm Coming Tomorrow, Roosevelt Island Halloween Festivities Move Inside To Sportspark, Farmers Market Cancelled But NYC Compost Hosted By Big Reuse Food Scrap Drop Off Is Open

As previously reported the Roosevelt Island Halloween Parade and Saturday Farmers Market have been cancelled for tomorrow, Saturday October 27 due to the weather forecast for a Nor'easter storm.

But the Roosevelt Island Garden Club and iDig2Learn want you to know:

NYC Compost Hosted by Big Reuse Food Scrap Drop off is OPEN TOMORROW Saturday 10/27 under the scaffolding near Rivercross 531 Main Street. Come out quickly and drop your food scraps to become compost!

Also Coming Up!

Don’t Let Your Pumpkin Haunt the Landfill!

On Saturday, November 3rd, on the Lower Lawn of Manhattan Park, from 11a-2p everyone is invited to climb up high and hurl their rotting Halloween pumpkins to the ground to splatter them into mush. Don't let your pumpkin haunt the landfill! Bring your pumpkin and gently used costume to donate. Join us for free coffee and pie from Gristedes and Wengerd Farm at Roosevelt Island’s third annual free “Pumpkin Smash,” with partners RIOC, RIGC, GRIN, Girl Scouts, iDig2Learn and the NYC Compost Project hosted by Big Reuse. NYC Ferry will be giving away one free 30-day ferry pass and Jennifer Minehardt from NYPL will have story time too. Dropping off food scraps are the first step in turning decomposed material into compost, and it educates young and old about harnessing natural systems to protect the environment.

@BigReuse Yes, SAT 10/27 Food Scrap Drop Off is OPEN tomorrow under the scaffolding 531 Main Street Roosevelt Island. Drop & add to the 80,000 pound total food scraps already diverted by our community.@RIOCny @MainStreetWIRE @Rooseveltisland

— iDig2Learn (@iDig2Learn) October 26, 2018

The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market will be back next Saturday, November 3.

The Roosevelt Island Halloween Festivities will take place tomorrow inside at Sportspark. A Red Bus Express from Good Shepherd will take you to Sportspark starting at noon.