Special Recreation Associations in New York City, New York
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Jun 2, 2026
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Special Recreation Associations near New York City
This page narrows special recreation associations to New York City, New York. Use the 29 checked listings to compare public source links, last-checked dates, contact paths, and provider details before calling or registering.
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A Very Special Place Recreational Support Services
A Very Special Place
Staten Island, New York - Richmond County
A Very Special Place offers Staten Island and surrounding-borough services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including recreational support services and day-service pathways.
May 29, 2026
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Actionplay AIMS Program
Actionplay
New York, New York - New York County
Actionplay's AIMS program offers inclusive performing arts programming in New York City for autistic, neurodivergent, and disabled performers ages 13 to 22, including weekly and intensive formats.
Jun 2, 2026
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New York City
ADAPT Community Network Recreation and Community Engagement
ADAPT Community Network
New York, New York - New York County
ADAPT Community Network offers New York City recreation and community engagement supports, including summer camp, weekend recreation, adaptive sports, arts activities, and family support contacts.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
The New York Public Library
New York, New York - New York County
NYPL's Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library provides accessible reading resources, talking books, braille materials, assistive technology, and events for people with print disabilities.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
Autistic Adults NYC Social Events
Autistic Adults NYC
New York, New York - New York County
Autistic Adults NYC hosts community events for Autistic adults across the NYC area, including in-person and online social events, workshops, crafting and game nights, community forums, and PAUSE events with sensory and communication-aware planning.
May 29, 2026
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CO/LAB Theater Group Connect
CO/LAB Theater Group
New York, New York - New York County
CO/LAB Theater Group Connect offers theater-based creative and social classes for adults with developmental disabilities and community participants, with online and in-person seasonal formats.
May 30, 2026
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New York City
Crossroads Unlimited Community Recreation and Respite
Crossroads Unlimited Inc.
Staten Island, New York - Richmond County
Crossroads Unlimited in Staten Island offers day habilitation, community habilitation, and respite services for people with intellectual developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and physical disabilities, with socialization, education, recreation, daily living, evening, and weekend activity options.
May 29, 2026
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EPIC Players Neuro-Inclusive Theater
EPIC Players
New York, New York - New York County
EPIC Players offers neuro-inclusive theater productions, classes, workshops, youth intensives, cabarets, and social arts opportunities for neurodivergent and disabled artists in New York City.
May 30, 2026
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EveryoneNY Recreational Respite and Day Habilitation
EveryoneNY
Queens, New York - Queens County
EveryoneNY offers Brooklyn and Queens day habilitation, community habilitation, site-based respite, after-school and after-hours respite, and recreational respite for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
May 30, 2026
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Extreme Kids & Crew Programs
Extreme Kids & Crew
Brooklyn, New York - Kings County
Extreme Kids & Crew offers clubs, family programs, library programs, and arts-and-play community activities for neurodivergent youth and families in New York City.
May 30, 2026
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Friendship Circle Brooklyn Programs
Friendship Circle of Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York - Kings County
Friendship Circle of Brooklyn offers friendship-based programs for children and adults with special needs, including weekly Friends at Home visits, holiday programs, teen volunteering, summer camp, and community events.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
Friendship Circle Queens Programs
Friendship Circle of Queens
Hollis Hills, New York - Queens County
Friendship Circle of Queens offers Hollis Hills friendship-based programs for children and individuals with special needs, including Friends at Home weekly visits, holiday programs, teen volunteering, summer camps, and community events.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
GiGi's Playhouse NYC Programs
GiGi's Playhouse NYC
New York, New York - New York County
GiGi's Playhouse NYC offers free age-grouped recreation, fitness, arts, family, social, and tutoring programs for people with Down syndrome and their families in Harlem.
May 29, 2026
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KHCC Special Needs Respite Program
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center
Bronx, New York - Bronx County
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center offers Bronx respite programming for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with after-school, Saturday, Sunday, holiday-break, recreation, arts, gym, music, dance, cooking, and field-trip activities.
May 29, 2026
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Lifestyles for the Disabled Programs
Lifestyles for the Disabled
Staten Island, New York - Richmond County
Lifestyles for the Disabled offers Staten Island vocational, recreational, day habilitation, respite, supplemental day habilitation, community habilitation, and employment-related programs for developmentally disabled adults.
Jun 2, 2026
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New York City
Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Special Needs
Mosholu Montefiore Community Center
Bronx, New York - Bronx County
Mosholu Montefiore Community Center offers Bronx afterschool and summer camp options for developmentally disabled children and teens, including Camp Sunshine and Sunshine Teens.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
New York Foundling Day Habilitation
The New York Foundling
New York, New York - New York County
The New York Foundling offers day habilitation for OPWDD-eligible adults in all five NYC boroughs and Rockland County, with community-based social, volunteer, recreation center, museum, wellness, site-based, and Without Walls programming.
May 29, 2026
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NYFAC Site-Based Respite Programs
New York Families for Autistic Children
Howard Beach, New York - Queens County
New York Families for Autistic Children offers Queens-based respite and recreation-style supports such as afterschool, weekend, school recess, weekday, overnight, adult night out, and summer programming.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
On Your Mark Respite Recreation
On Your Mark
Staten Island, New York - Richmond County
On Your Mark offers respite and recreation programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including arts, sports, swim, fitness, trips, and camp options.
May 30, 2026
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New York City
Pure Vision Arts Studio
Pure Vision Arts
New York, New York - New York County
Pure Vision Arts provides professional studio, exhibition, portfolio, and community art opportunities for artists with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities in Manhattan.
May 30, 2026
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New York City
QSAC Social Skills Group
QSAC
Queens, New York - Queens County
QSAC offers borough-based Social Skills Groups in Manhattan and Queens for autistic participants with low support needs who meet residency and program fit requirements.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
SNACK NYC Programs
SNACK
New York, New York - New York County
SNACK offers New York City activity, social, arts, movement, and one-on-one swim programming for children, teens, and adults with autism spectrum disorders and similar neuro-developmental disabilities.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
Special Citizens Futures Unlimited Day Services
Special Citizens Futures Unlimited
Bronx, New York - Bronx County
Special Citizens Futures Unlimited offers New York City, Bronx, and Westchester day services, community habilitation, respite, life skills, sports, volunteerism, and recreation for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
Staten Island JCC Department for People with Disabilities
Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island
Staten Island, New York - Richmond County
The JCC of Staten Island Department for People with Disabilities offers after-school, youth, teen, young adult, school-out, and special event programming with activities such as homework support, computer literacy, sports, swimming, music, social activities, and community outings.
May 29, 2026
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New York City
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This page includes checked public listings with source links and last-checked dates, plus some places to ask when public information suggests a lead that still needs direct confirmation.
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What is a special recreation association?
A special recreation association commonly coordinates recreation programs and services for people with disabilities across participating communities. Availability depends on location.
Inclusive Programs Guide is an informational directory based on publicly available information and provider-submitted updates. We do not endorse, recommend, medically evaluate, assess quality, guarantee safety, confirm credentials, or determine suitability of any provider, program, accommodation, or activity. Listing order, search results, ads, or sponsored placements should not be interpreted as a ranking, recommendation, or endorsement. Program details may change. Families should contact providers directly to confirm current availability, eligibility, support level, staff training, safety policies, cost, schedule, credentials, and fit before enrolling.