Living Free NYC Big City, Small Pockets, No Problem! 
When:Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Time:11:00AM-6:00PM
Where:Battery Park
1 New York Plaza
NY, NY 10004
Cost:Free
From the site:
The world’s most powerful future space telescope is coming to New York City as part of the World Science Festival. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will allow to unveil the very first galaxies formed in the Universe and discover hidden worlds around distant stars when the mission launches in 2014. For six days in June, a full-scale model of this successor to the famed Hubble Space Telescope will be on public view in Battery Park.
The model, at 80 feet long, 37 feet wide and nearly 40 feet high, is as big as a tennis court. It’s as close to a first-hand look at the telescope as most people will ever get.
There’s more to do than just marvel. Once you’ve taken in the awe-inspiring sight, play with interactive exhibits, watch videos showing what we will learn from the Webb and ask scientists on-hand about how the telescope works.
And don’t miss our Friday June 4th party, “From the City to the Stars,” at the base of a spectacularly lit telescope, where leading scientists will join us to talk about the anticipated discoveries. Bring your telescope if you have one, or plan to use one of the dozens we’ll have on hand, and come congregate with amateur astronomers and novices alike for a festive evening of marveling at the wonders of the cosmos.
This program is made possible with the support of Northrop Grumman, and presented in collaboration with The Battery Conservancy.