Rufus King Park
ABJ’s Classic Film Fridays – “He Got Game” (1998 – R – 134 minutes)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesSaga of a killer who gets released from prison so he can persuade his hoops-star son to play for the governor’s alma mater, but getting close to the boy and having any influence on his decision is going to take…
Breastfeeding Awareness Day
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesThere will be resources and fun activities for new mothers, including a diaper giveaway, photo shoot, and more. For more information, visit: www.somiclients.com/NBADNY
ABJ’s Classic Film Fridays – “Coach Carter” (2005 – PG-13 – 136 minutes)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesA former scholastic basketball star and self-made businessman returns to his alma mater to oversee the school’s undisciplined hoops team, but he immediately clashes with the cocky players as he tries to teach them about basketball and the game of…
Jams Under the Stars Concert
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States
Riddim and Jazz Festival – Featuring Samara Joy
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesRiddim and Jazz Festival – Featuring Samara Joy
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States
ABJ’s Classic Film Fridays – “Love And Basketball” (2000 – PG-13 – 118 minutes)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesThis story tells of childhood adversaries and talented athletes who have a love for the game of basketball and each other. Each pursues their dream of basketball success through high school, college and the pros, but along the way they…
ABJ’s Classic Film Fridays – “Hoosiers” (1986 – PG – 115 minutes)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesA disgraced basketball coach takes a job at a small Indiana high-school and leads the small squad on an improbable run for a state championship. Meanwhile, he helps the town drunk, a former basketball player, redeem himself. Director: David Anspaugh…
We Heart Our Community: Fun with Sidewalk Chalk
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States
Classic Film Fridays’ Space Jam (1996 – PG – 87 minutes)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesMichael Jordan makes his starring film debut opposite the celluloid skills of Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes. Jordan must help the Looney Tunes win a basketball game against a group of outer-space creatures who plan, if they win, to kidnap the…
Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “Gone Girl” (R)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesWith his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent. Director: David Fincher Writer: Gillian Flynn Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund…
Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “Fatal Attraction” (R)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesA married man’s one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family. Director: Adrian Lyne Writer: James Dearden Stars: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer 1987 – R – 119 Minutes
Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “What’s Love Got to Do With It” (R)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesThe story of singer Tina Turner’s rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner. Director: Brian Gibson Writers: Tina Turner, Kurt Loder, Kate Lanier Stars: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, RaéVen…
Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “The War of the Roses” (R)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesA married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle. Director: Danny DeVito Writers: Warren Adler, Michael Leeson Stars: Michael Douglas,Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito 1989 – R – 116 Minutes
Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “Kramer vs. Kramer” (PG)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple’s young son deepens the wounds left by the separation. Director: Robert Benton Writers: Avery Corman,…
Downtown Jamaica Holiday Market
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesThe Holiday Market takes place in Rufus King Park in the heart of our downtown. Make a day of it! Visit the market, grab lunch at any of our local longstanding eateries or try one of our new arrivals, like…
Classic (Foreign Language) Film Fridays – “Parasite” (R)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesBong Joon Ho brings his singular skillset home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or…
Classic (Foreign Language) Film Fridays – “City of God” (R)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesBased on the novel by Paolo Lin. Gangland violence sweeps the slums of Rio de Janeiro in the 1960s and ’70s, when shifting alliances result in a brutal gang war, which is documented on film by an amateur photographer. Directors:…
Classic (Foreign Language) Film Fridays – “Slumdog Millionaire” (PG)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesA Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”. Directors: Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan Production Year: 2008 Runtime: 120 Minutes Writers: Simon Beaufoy (screenplay) and…
Classic (Foreign Language) Film Fridays – “Pan’s Labyrinth” (R)
Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United StatesIn this fairy tale, a small family in Spain moves into an old house in 1943 after the rise of Fascism. Their eldest daughter, at age 12, falls in love with a fawn that lives in the old ruined labyrinth…