food markets:

► thru 6/1 (fridays thru sundays 11am-7pm): urbanspace’s spring makers market: bryant park (midtown). free admission. >>

► thru 10/9 (thursdays 4-10pm): uptown night market: the arches at 12th avenue and west 132nd street . free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

► thru 10/12 (various dates and locations): dragon fest chinese food + culture street fair: free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

► thru 10/26 (fri-sun 11am-6pm): smorgasburg outdoor food markets: fridays at world trade center, saturdays in williamsburg, and sundays in prospect park. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

► thru october: torch + crown beer garden: returns to union square pavilion for the season. >>

► thru 11/8 (various dates) japan fes japanese food festival: various locations. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

film fests / series (various prices):

► thru 5/13: (tuesdays): doc nyc selects: spring 2025: doc nyc, the country’s largest documentary film festival, presents a screening series of four new and classic documentaries, followed by conversations with the filmmakers and special guests at all shows. first up: the nyc premiere of jean cocteau with director director/producer lisa immordino vreeland and editor/producer john northrup. ifc center (greenwich village), $18 general, $15 seniors. >>

► thru 5/24: the lady at 100: columbia classics from the locarno film festival: celebrating columbia pictures’ centennial, the museum of modern art and the locarno film festival present a series tracing the evolution of the hollywood studio. the program features 30 newly-restored films from 1934 to 2010, including it happened one night, the lady from shanghai, in a lonely place, gilda, taxi driver, and the social network. moma (midtown), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

► thru 5/26: syd mead: illustrating the future: metrograph (les) celebrates the cinematic legacy of neo-futurist concept artist syd mead with a mini-retrospective including star trek: the motion picture, blade runner: the final cut, blade runner 2049, aliens, and tomorrowland. $17. >>

► thru 5/26: guided by animals at metrograph (les): the black stallion, my neighbor totoro, au hasard balthazar, and more. $17. >>

► thru 5/26: scenes from the ‘end of history’ at metrograph (les): three colors: white, bamboozled, werckmeister harmonies, and more. $17. >>

► thru 5/26: the time that remains at metrograph (les): cléo from 5 to 7, my life without me, cries and whispers, magnolia, and more. $17. >>

► thru 5/31: 32nd new york african film festival: featuring 50 contemporary and classic films from africa and its diaspora, the 32nd nyaf highlights the power of cinematic storytelling in navigating the challenges of displacement, environmental shifts, and political change while celebrating the enduring influence of african culture across the globe. the africa center (east harlem), st. nicholas park (harlem), film at lincoln center (uws), maysles documentary center (harlem), brooklyn academy of music (fort greene), and library for arts + culture (fort greene). various prices. >>

► thru 6/15: see it big: stunts!: supersize your moviegoing experience at museum of the moving image’s film series celebrating the art, craft, and visual astonishment of practical stunt work. coinciding with the exhibition, mission: impossible—story and spectacle, the series features silent films to contemporary blockbusters including steamboat bill, jr., police story, raiders of the lost ark, the fast and the furious, the heroic trio, thunderball, and more. museum of the moving image (astoria), $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

► thru 6/22: academy museum branch selects at the paris theater (midtown): diner, the elephant man, midnight cowboy, shaft, and more. >>

thru 5/9: there is no spoon: five actors and two musical foley artists perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the matrix in under an hour. brooklyn art haus (williamsburg), $20 with code ‘wakeup’ (reg. $30). >>

thru 5/10 (7:30pm): new york classical players: season finale: the new york classical players wraps its 15th concert season with a program that premieres louis karchin’s the four seasons of bernini and george meyer’s triple concerto for two violins and viola alongside mozart’s violin concerto no. 3 and haydn’s symphony no. 49. flushing town hall (thurs), church of st. luke + st. matthew in clinton hill (fri), and w83 auditorium in the uws (sat). free admission (donations welcome). >>

sponsored: thru 5/11: the ungodly: red rose chain presents joanna carrick’s the ungodly at 59e59 theaters. part of the brits off broadway season at 59e59 theaters, the ungodly tells the origin story of witchfinder general matthew hopkins and his infamous reign of terror in rural england in 1645. featured in the new york times’ ’13 off broadway shows to tempt you in april.’ use code ‘skint’ to snag $19 tickets (incl. $4 fee – reg. $44)! >>

thru 5/11 (weekends): weekends in bloom at brooklyn botanic garden: celebrate cherry blossom season and all the spring blooms at brooklyn botanic garden with three weekends of casual, pop-up music and dance performances, garden tours, and programming for kids and families. $22 general, $16 seniors/students, free community tickets may also be available. >>

thru 5/11: 50th macy’s flower show: macy’s blossoms into spring with its annual flower show, filling the main floor of the herald square flagship with thousands of blooms for two weeks of floral flair. free admission. >>

thru 5/11: five miles of vhs tape: gibson + recoder: collaborating artists sandra gibson and luis recoder present an installation of sculptural and collage assemblages fabricated from video tape. opening reception 4/19 5:30-8pm, closing reception 5/11 3:30-6:30pm. fivemyles (crown heights), free admission. >>

thru 5/14 (wedneddays at 12pm): meditation at madison square park: join in a lunchtime guided meditation class in madison square park (flatiron), where you’ll practice cultivating comfort and stillness in the center of our bustling city. wear comfortable clothing and bring a towel to sit on. all levels are welcome. weather permitting. free admission (rsvp). >>

thru 5/15 (wednesdays + thursdays; 6pm dance lesson, 7-8:30pm live music and dance): dance party at bryant park: meet at the bryant park fountain for the 11th annual outdoor dance party series, featuring six themed evenings of motown, afrofusion, bachata and merengue, and brazilian samba and forró. this week: salsa’s greatest hits with grammy-nominated alfredo de la fé all star band (wednesday) and motown ‘dancing in the streets’ with kd browne (thursday). all experience levels are welcome. free admission. >>

thru 5/15 (thursdays at 8pm): greenwich house music school’s 11th annual uncharted concert series: for this annual concert series, the six musicians and groups-in-residence at greenwich house music school (west village) work out new or existing material, collaborations, and projects. $20. >>

thru 5/16 (weds-sun 12-6:30pm): the golden thread 2: a fiber art exhibition: bravinlee programs presents its second annual fiber arts exhibition, showcasing 100 works by 60 artists, including eight site-specific installations spread across four floors of a landmark 18th-century warehouse in the seaport. free admission. >>

thru 5/17: serials short play series: five teams of actors perform five original, 10-minute episodic plays, each with only six hours of rehearsal time. then it’s up to you, the audience, to vote for your favorites, which will return for a new installment of the same storyline the following week. the tank (garment district), $18 with promo code ‘5erials’ (reg. $23+). >>

thru 5/17: encore: broadway photographs by mark s. kornbluth: cavalier gallery revisits dark, a 2023 exhibition of mark s. kornbluth’s large-format photographs of broadway theaters that were taken during the 2020-21 covid closure, with several previously unseen images featured. artist reception 4/17 5-7pm. cavalier gallery (midtown), free admission. >>

thru 5/17 (sat + sun 1-5pm): beyond interface + prompt: exploring the language of technology in contemporary art: williamsburg art + historical center hosts a multimedia exhibition brining together works by more than 20 artists exploring the evolving relationship between art and technology. opening reception 4/18 6-8pm. williamsburg art + historical center (williamsburg), free admission (donations welcome). >>

thru 5/18: regina opera: la traviata: brooklyn’s regina opera presents a fully-staged performance of verdi’s la traviata at our lady of perpetual help auditorium (sunset park). the performance, sung in italian with english supertitles, will be presented with sets, lights, costumes, and orchestra accompaniment. free open dress rehearsal 5/8; 5/10-18 performances are $25 general, $20 seniors/students. >>

thru 5/19: in scena! italian theater festival: nyc-based kairos italy theater along with italy-based kit italia and casa italiana zerilli-marimò at nyu present the 12th season of the in scena! italian theater festival. taking place in all five boroughs, all shows will be performed in italian with english subtitles. free admission. >>

sponsored: thru 5/25: the last laugh at 59e59 theaters: evolution productions + jamie wilson productions present paul hendy’s the last laugh, a side-splitting and poignant love letter to the golden age of television comedy and its lasting impression on the entertainment world. the last laugh imagines a meeting between a trio of legendary comedians: tommy cooper, beloved for his magic tricks that didn’t work; eric morecambe, whose double act is the focus of the 2003 broadway hit the play what i wrote; and bob monkhouse, renowned for his witty remarks as a game show host. starring damian williams, bob golding, and simon cartwright. use code ‘skint’ to snag $26 tickets (incl. $6 fee – reg. $66-$86)! >>

thru 5/25: molière in the park – the imaginary invalid: molière in the park returns to lefrak center at lakeside in prospect park with 20 performances of molière’s comedy-ballet the imaginary invalid, featuring live original cello music and starring tony and olivier award nominee sahr ngaujah (fela!, moulin rouge!). free admission, except for a benefit on 5/12. note: the organization just had its nea grant cancelled by the trump administration, so donations are welcome. >>

thru 5/25: 24th annual estrogenius festival: manhattan theatre source presents three weeks of experimental performance, dance, theater, music, and poetry by women, trans and gender non-conforming artists at judson church, the cell theater, under st. marks, and downtown art theater. sliding scale admission starting at $5. >>

thru 5/31: rooftop cinema club: take your movie night to new heights at rooftop cinema club, the annual open-air movie series held at the third floor skylawn rooftop of the embassy suites hotel in midtown. catch cult favorites, classics, and newer releases all season long, with provided wireless headphones to help block out the city buzz. soda, beer, wine, cocktails, popcorn, candy, hot dogs, pretzels, nachos, pizza, and more are available for purchase to make it a full night out. this month’s screenings include amélie, dirty dancing, fight club, friday, grease, harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone, interstellar, poetic justice, the dark knight, the devil wears prada, the princess bride, the sandlot, the wild robot, star wars, the empire strikes back, and many more. $12-29 admission (15% off for military, 10% off for students). >>

thru 5/31: les history month: lower east side history month, founded in 2014, is an annual celebration of the stories and peoples of the les. this year’s fest features over 40 organizations hosting a variety of public events, exhibits, tours, and festivals. various prices. >>

thru 5/31 (fri + sat 7-9pm): green-wood after hours: explore green-wood cemetery at twilight, walking past historic monuments and hearing stories of notable new yorkers along the way. the tour ends with a stop inside the catacombs—a rarely opened underground space that’s usually closed to the public. byo flashlight. $30. >>

thru 6/1 (wednesdays thru sundays): ‘inflation’ art show: the locker room celebrates the opening of its new tribeca location with ‘inflation,’ a group exhibition featuring a range of balloon-inspired, inflatable, and air-filled works that probe themes of value, spectacle, fragility, and collapse. opening reception 5/6 7-9pm. free admission. >>

thru 6/6 (tuesdays 8-9am, thursdays + fridays 5-6pm): bryant park birding tours: see the wide variety of feathered friends that pass through midtown’s bryant park during migratory season on a guided tour led by environmental educator and urban naturalist gabriel willow. newbies and bird nerds alike are welcome. >>

thru 6/8: the legacy of the handmaid’s tale: june’s evolution from handmaid to rebel: the paley museum commemorates the final season of the handmaid’s tale with a special exhibit featuring costumes, props, and artifacts from the show. the paley center for media (midtown), included with regular museum admission ($20 general, $16 seniors/students/teachers/veterans/first responders). >>

thru 6/17: thomas j price resilience of scale: hauser + wirth (soho) presents sculptor thomas j price’s resilience of scale—five towering bronze figures, some as tall as 12 feet, that honor every day people and amplify traditionally marginalized bodies. concurrent with the exhibition, price’s massive bronze figure grounded in the stars will be installed in times square 4/29-6/17, and his stop-motion animations from the man series will be projected from over 90 times square’s billboards nightly as a part of the midnight moment program. free admission. >>

thru 6/22: nyc bird alliance outings and classes: explore the wild side of our city’s parks with expert-led bird outings offered by nyc bird alliance in central park, prospect park, queens botanical garden, van cortlandt park, on governors island, randall’s island, and beyond. free and various prices. >>

thru 6/22 (closed mondays): real clothes, real lives: 200 years of what women wore, the smith college historic clothing collection: tracing how women’s roles have changed and evolved dramatically over the decades across the spectrum of race and class, a new exhibition at the new-york historical society museum + library (uws) examines the everyday clothing of ordinary women, from hard-worn house dresses to psychedelic micro minis and modern suits to fast-food workers’ uniforms. $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-what-you-wish fridays 5-8pm. >>

thru 6/25 (wednesdays 6pm): sunset yoga at battery park: wind down with a waterfront view at battery park’s sunset yoga sessions. all levels welcome. byo mat. free admission. >>

thru 6/27 (fridays 5-8pm weather-permitting): kingsland wildflowers green roof friday evening open hours: explore 25,000 square feet of green roof space in greenpoint while learning about native plants and newtown creek, listening to live music (select dates), and watching the sunset over the nyc skyline. returning this year: visit newton native nursery to explore and purchase native plants that are grown on site. free admission (rsvp). >>

thru 6/28 (tues-sat 12-6pm): ‘carnival’ exhibition by joe coleman: jeffrey deitch gallery (soho) presents ‘carnival,’ an exhibition curated by artist joe coleman that brings together works inspired by themes of spectacle, rebellion, and free expression created by contemporary and sideshow artists including derrick adams, bambi the mermaid, guillermo del toro, danny cortes, chris ‘daze’ ellis, kaws, narcissister, weegee, jo weldon, and many more. opening reception with performances 5/3 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thru 7/3 (tues-sat 10am-6pm): picasso: tête-à-tête: presented in partnership with the artist’s daughter, paloma picasso, gagosian presents picasso: tête-à-tête, the final exhibition at its flagship madison avenue gallery. spanning from 1896 to 1972, the show features more than fifty rarely seen paintings, sculptures, and drawings, including many making their public debut and others that have not been exhibited in decades. gagosian gallery 980 madison ave (ues), free admission. >>

thru 7/6 (closed mondays): the year of flaco: the new york historoical pays tribute to flaco, the eurasian eagle-owl that captured our attention when he escaped from the central park zoo in 2023, with an exhibition featuring photographs, video, letters, drawings, and more. the show also examines the dangers birds face in urban environments, the legislation inspired by flaco’s death, and what we can do to be better neighbors to the animals in our midst. the new york historoical (uws), $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-as-you-wish fridays 5-8pm. >>

mid july: the whitney’s decade downtown: the whitney museum of american art celebrates its decade in the meatpacking district with 10 weeks of special programs and events, from festivities during free friday nights and free second sundays, to live music performances, dance parties, and artist-led activities for all ages. >>

thru 8/3: sargent and paris: a new exhibition at the met explores the early career of american painter john singer sargent (1856–1925), from his arrival in paris in 1874 as an 18-year-old art student to the mid-1880s and the debut of his iconic portrait madame x. alongside select portraits of parisiennes by sargent’s contemporaries, the exhibition also offers an in-depth look at madame x‘s preparatory sketches. metropolitan museum of art (ues), free with museum admission (pay-what-you-wish admission for new york state residents and ny, nj, and ct students, $30 general/$22 seniors/$22 visitors with disabilities/$17 students otherwise). >>

thru 8/10: amy sherald: american sublime: the whitney museum of american art presents amy sherald: american sublime, the artist’s first solo exhibition at a new york museum. organized by san francisco museum of modern art, the exhibition features 50 paintings of everyday black americans, alongside iconic portraits of first lady michelle obama and breonna taylor. whitney museum of american art (meatpacking district), $30 general, $24 seniors/students, free for 25 and under, free to all every friday 5-10pm, free to all every second sundays. >>

thru 8/10: making home—smithsonian design triennial: featuring 25 site-specific, newly commissioned installations, the smithsonian design triennial explores design’s role in shaping the physical and emotional realities of home across the united states, us territories, and tribal nations. presented in collaboration with smithsonian’s national musuem of african american history and culture. cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum (ues), $22 general, $16 seniors, $10 students, pay-what-you-wish 5-6pm daily. >>

thru 8/26 (tuesdays at 7pm): sunset meditation at socrates sculpture park: mindful astoria brings its annual sunset mindfulness meditation sessions back to socrates sculpture park (lic). all experience levels are welcome to practice mindful breathing, mindful movement, and loving-kindness meditation. byo mat, blanket, or cushion. free admission. >>

thru 8/27 (tuesdays at 7:30am): tai chi in bryant park: bryant park’s free outdoor tai chi classes return for the 2025 season. held at the park’s fountain terrace, the classes are open to all experience levels and take place rain or shine—unless weather is severe. >>

thru 8/31: brooklyn cyclones baseball season: baseball is back at coney island! the brooklyn cyclones kick off their season at maimonides park, located along coney’s iconic boardwalk. promos include post-game fireworks, bark in the park, everyone runs the bases, play catch on the field, free ice cream for kids, and more. $21+. >>

thru september (except holidays and holiday weekends): waterfront workouts at brooklyn bridge park: brooklyn bridge park’s season of free outdoor workout classes with a view returns: zumba (mondays), sunset yoga (tuesdays), amp’d bootcamp (wednesdays), pilates (sundays), and more. all ages and abilities welcome. free (registration opens at the beginning of each month for that month’s classes). >>

thru september: tsq live: times square hosts over 80 free, open-air events through september, with live music, dj sets, dance workshops, and more every tuesday thru friday evening. this year’s lineup includes presenters like ailey extension, carnegie hall citywide, elsewhere, jazz at lincoln center, the 2025 neurodivergent tour, and many others. this week: dj contrad taylor (tues 5pm), dingonek street band (weds 5pm), a west african dance class (thurs 5pm), and singer-songwriter adam melchor (fri 6pm). >>

thru the season (weekends at 2pm + 4pm): bargemusic: bargemusic’s chamber music concerts return to brooklyn bridge park, now hosted at pier 5’s boathouse, where floor-to-ceiling windows offer views of the river and lower manhattan. free admission (doors open 20 minutes before the concert. no reservations). >>

thru the season (12-5pm thursdays thru sundays and holidays): prospect park carousel: go for a spin on prospect park’s carousel, opening for the season starting friday. featuring 53 hand-carved horses, a lion, a giraffe, a deer, and two dragon-pulled chariots, this historic ride was designed by charles carmel in 1912 and restored in 1990 and 2020. $3/ride, $13/book of 5 tickets. >>

thru 10/5: three new exhibitions at queens museum: queens museum (flushing meadows corona park) presents three new spring exhibitions: ‘the panorama’ on its 60th anniversary, abang-guard makibaka, and umber majeed: jy tech. opening celebration 3/16 2-5pm with artist led exhibition walkthroughs, performances, and a reception. pay-what-you-wish admission. >>

thru 10/18: pirouette: turning points in design: a new exhibition at the museum of modern art showcases designs that have influenced both the field and the world, from the i ♥️ ny logo to post-its, the walkman, spanx, and the bushwick birkin. included with regular admission ($30 general, $22 seniors, $17 students, free for new york state residents friday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm with reservation in advance). >>

thru 10/19: the met fifth ave’s new roof garden commission: ensemble: sonic and visual artist jennie c. jones’s acoustic sculptures take over the met’s iris and b. gerald cantor roof garden for the season. metropolitan museum of art (ues), free entry with museum admission (pay-what-you-wish admission for new york state residents and ny, nj, and ct students, $30 general/$22 seniors/$22 visitors with disabilities/$17 students otherwise). >>

thru 10/19 (select saturdays + sundays): new york marble cemetery: the new york marble cemetery, the city’s oldest public non-denominational cemetery, dating back to 1830, is opens for the season. accessible via a 100-foot alley and enclosed by 12-foot marble walls, this hidden garden is both a designated new york city landmark and listed on the national register of historic places. enter at 2nd avenue between e. 2nd + e. 3rd streets. free admission. >>

thru october: summer on the hudson: riverside park + west harlem piers park’s annual arts and culture festival returns for its 23rd year with nearly 400 free events between 59th + 181st streets: live music, movie screenings, dance, fitness classes, educational experiences, and more. this week’s events include yoga, tai chi, a community jazz concert, the nyc irish dance festival, and more. various locations. >>

thru october (sundays, weather permitting): central park swings: dance your way through the season in central park. central park swings brings an early evening of live music, djs, and open-air social dancing to the park, with toe-tapping tunes from jump blues and swing to latin and hot jazz. seasoned dancers and newbies alike are welcome—a dance lesson kicks things off, with more chances to learn during set breaks. king jagiello plaza (located near e 79th street and east drive, on the east side of turtle pond), free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>

extended thru 10/31 (closed saturdays): anne frank: the exhibition: for the first time in history, anne frank house presents an experience outside of amsterdam to immerse visitors in a full-scale recreation of the rooms where anne frank, her parents and sister, and four other jewish inhabitants spent two years hiding to evade nazi capture. opening on international holocaust remembrance day to mark the 80th commemoration of the liberation of auschwitz, anne frank: the exhibition explores her life as a girl, a writer, and a symbol of resilience through over 100 original artifacts. programming and educational initiatives will be announced. center for jewish history (flatiron), $21-27. >>

thru 11/2: two new exhibitions at poster house: copy/paste/print/repeat: mike king + the art of the gig poster and from the bronx to the battery: the subway sun fill the walls of poster house (chelsea). $15 general, $10 seniors / students / veterans / educators / visitors with disabilities, free admission every friday and every third sunday. >>

thru 11/30 (7am-10pm): extended hours on the high line: longer days mean longer strolls! starting tuesday, 4/1, the high line’s seasonal hours give you two extra hours to enjoy the elevated park. free admission. >>

thru 12/21 (10am-5pm weekends): brooklyn flea: dumbo’s outdoor flea market returns for its 17th season under the manhattan bridge archway with vintage, antique, handcrafted, and local design vendors, as well as food and drink offerings. free admission. >>

thru 2/21/2026: a century of the new yorker: coinciding with the 100th birthday of the new yorker, a new exhibition at the new york public library brings to life the people, stories, and ideas that made the magazine. drawing primarily from the library’s collections, the exhibition features typewriters used by editor william shawn and writer lillian ross; manuscripts and drafts by celebrated authors, from hannah arendt to sapphire; correspondence between new yorker editors and j. d. salinger, annie proulx, and vladimir nabokov; and original art by charles addams and kara walker. nypl stephen a. schwarzman building (midtown), free admission. >>

thru spring 2026: new highline art: dinosaur: the highline unveils its latest plinth commission, iván argote’s dinosaur, a giant 21-foot-tall hyper-realistic sculpture of a pigeon. on the high line at the spur on 30th street and 10th avenue, free admission. >>

misc.

nine old-fashioned soda fountains in nyc: enjoy a taste of old new york at these spots rounded up by untapped citites. >>

10 old-fashioned candy stores in nyc: get your sweet treats at these shoppes, rounded up by untapped new york. >>

where to find manhattan’s passageways named after theatre stars: find yourself walking on a street dedicated to leonard bernstein, humphrey bogart, katherine hepburn, jerry orbach, paul robeson, cecily tyson, and others whose work has graced the new york stage. >>

eight places to see art by keith haring in nyc >>

24 exceptional subway artworks to see in nyc: the folks at hyperallergic highlight some of the most interesting subway art installations across the boroughs. >>

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