food events and markets:

► bronx night market food and culture festival (thru 10/5, monthly): 1 fordham plaza. free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>

► brooklyn flea (weekends 10am-5pm, thru december): under the dumbo archway. free admission. >>

► brooklyn night market (last monday of the month, thru october): industry city. >>

► dragon fest chinese food + culture street fair (various dates thru 10/6): various locations. free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>

► japan fes (various dates thru 11/9): various locations. free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>

► jersey city night market (various dates thru 10/19): city hall ancillary lot and journal square – magnolia landing. free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>

► philippines fest street fair (dates tba thru the season): broadway between 11th + 12th street in manhattan. free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>

► queens night market (saturdays thru 8/17, + 9/14-10/26): new york hall of science at flushing meadows corona park. free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>

► smorgasburg outdoor food markets (fridays-sundays, thru october): fridays at world trade center, saturdays in williamsburg, and sundays at prospect park. free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>

► uptown night market (second thursdays 4-10pm, thru october): west harlem’s open-air food fest returns to the arches at 12th avenue and west 133rd street with 80 local vendors. free admission, pay-as-you-go. >>

► vegan night market (first tuesdays of the month, thru october): the open-air, plant-based cuisine and treats market returns with 18 vendors. central park south at columbus circle, free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

thru 9/11: look into my eyes: film forum (south village) screens lana wilson’s nyc psychic documentary, look into my eyes, with wilson and psychics in person for q+a at select times. $17. >>

weds thru 9/11 (wednesdays): sunrise tai chi + sunset yoga at fort tryon park: start and end your day with weekly outdoor tai chi (6:30am) and yoga (6:45pm) sessions at fort tryon park (washington heights). free admission.

thru 9/12: spielberg film series: film forum (south village) hosts a screening series of 20 blockbusters by stephen spielberg, including close encounters of the third kind, duel, e.t. the extra-terrestrial, jaws, jurassic park, raiders of the lost ark, schindler’s list, the sugarland express, and more. $17. >>

thru 9/13: bryant park picnic performances: bryant park’s annual series of free outdoor theater, dance, and music performances returns with 25 events through september. opening weekend (5/31 + 6/1 at 7pm) kicks off with ‘new york city opera: puccini celebration,’ featuring selections from every puccini opera performed by the new york city opera orchestra and chorus. >>

thru 9/13: hot dog in the city: artist duo jen catron and paul outlaw take street meat to new heights with their 65-foot long sculpture of the iconic nyc-style hot dog in the heart of times square. topping the world’s record for largest hot dog sculpture, the creation calls to mind themes of consumption, capitalism, class, and contemporary culture. the hydraulic dog will ascend daily at 12pm, showering visitors with a burst of confetti, and a series of public programming is planned. unveiling ceremony 4/30 12pm. broadway + 46th street, free admission. >>

thru 9/14: north brooklyn community boathouse free public paddling: twice a month, the volunteer-run nbcb is offering public paddling at queens landing boathouse and environmental center (lic) and manhattan avenue street end park (greenpoint). alternating between 29-foot canoes and sit-on-top kayaks, the public paddles are free and open to all (minimum height requirement of 4’10” on kayak trips). >>

thru 9/15: 2-for-1 broadway week tickets: score broadway show tickets for less during this seasonal promotion! 2-for-1 tickets are now on sale for 20+ productions, including hadestown, hamilton, harry potter and the cursed child, once upon a mattress, six, stereophonic, the book of mormon, water for elephants, wicked, and more. >>

thru 9/15: dream up festival: theater for the new city’s annual summer festival returns for a 12th year with 16 new plays, including 11 world premieres, one american premiere, and one new york premiere. theater for the new city (east village), $15-20. >>

thru 9/15: paramount in the 1970s: museum of modern art (midtown) presents a selection of 25 classic and lesser-known films that were produced or distributed by paramount pictures during the 1970s, including the first two godfather films, harold and maude, heaven can wait, leadbelly, nashville, saturday night fever, the secret life of plants, three days of the condor, and more, with several films presented in new restorations. $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

thru 9/15: art students league: 2024 juried selection exhibition: the art students league of new york, whose alumni include alexander calder, georgia o’keefe, norman rockwell, ai-weiwei, and others, hosts its annual juried selection exhibition, featuring works by nearly 100 students. receptions 8/8 6-8pm and 8/29. gallery onetwentyeight (les), free admission. >>

thru 9/15: 10th queensboro dance festival: the annual queensboro dance festival presents free performances and classes across queens, featuring queens-based dance companies of diverse cultures and styles. >>

thru 9/21: jack davis: a centennial celebration: the society of illustrators marks the centenary celebration of humor illustrator jack davis’ birth with a retrospective featuring original art from some of his most admired works, many shown for the first time ever. the art on view covers davis’ six-decade career: from ec comics and mad magazine to tv guide and time magazine, from raid and mcdonald’s ads to nascar and super bowl promotions, from history book illustrations to movie posters. society of illustrators (ues), $15 general, $10 seniors/students. >>

thru 9/21 (select saturdays at 10am): yoga on the brooklyn museum’s plaza steps: open your hips and heart at a yoga flow class and guided meditation session, held outdoors on the giant steps of the brooklyn museum’s iris cantor plaza (indoors in the event of inclement weather). all experience levels welcome. $20 ticket includes museum admission. >>

thru 9/21: reading room at bryant park: bryant park’s summer ‘reading room’ series of free outdoor literary events returns: author – authors offer advice and discuss their latest books (wednesdays @ 12:30pm 5/29-8/21); bookclub – pick-up a free book from penguin random house, melville house publishing, and dc comics (6/11, 6/25, 7/9, 7/23, 8/6, 8/20, sign up in advance); books to broadway – a backstage look at books starring on broadway (select tuesdays @ 12:30pm, dates tbd); non-fiction – history as seen through the eyes of authors (wednesdays @ 7pm 7/10-9/11); poetry – poetry by established and emerging poets (tuesdays @ 6pm, 5/28-9/17); reel talks – talks on movies, the culture of cinema, and filmmaking (mondays @ 12:30pm, 6/10-8/12); writers workshop – workshops geared to improve your writing skills (thursdays @ 6:30pm 7/11-8/15), and more. >>

thru 9/22: little island performances in the amph: little island’s 2024 season of outdoor performances includes nine world premieres spanning across dance, music, theater, opera, and more. $25. >>

thru 9/25: bryant park and prospect park yoga: stretch out at a summer series of free, one-hour outdoor yoga classes held at bryant park (tuesdays at 10am on the upper terrace, wednesdays at 6pm on the lawn; thru 9/25) and prospect park’s long meadow (thursdays at 7pm; thru 8/24). each week will feature different instructors. all experience levels are welcome. byo mat or towel and water.

thru 9/27: tsq live: from dj sets and live concerts to dance workshops and art activities, times square will host 80+ free outdoor events across two stages through the summer. this year’s programmers include carnegie hall, jazz at lincoln center, ailey extension, elsewere, soul summit, street lab, and others. >>

thru 9/27 (every other friday at 9pm): silent disco dance party at bohemian hall + beer garden: take your pick from three djs spinning different genres into your wireless headphones (provided) at the beer garden at astoria’s bohemian hall. $15-30 (a credit or debit card is needed for the check-in process to use the required headphones). >>

thru 9/29: vivian maier: unseen work: fotografiska presents the first major retrospective in the united states of street photographer vivian maier (1926-2009). exploring maier’s complete oeuvre from the early 1950s to the mid-1980s, the 200 works in the exhibition include prints, super 8 films, and more. fotografiska (flatiron/gramercy). $19-24 general, $10-18 seniors/students, $10 second sundays of the month. >>

thru 9/29: (wednesdays + thursdays 5-7pm, saturdays 10am-3pm, sundays 12-2:30pm): free kayaking at brooklyn bridge park: take in the view as you glide along the water at brooklyn bridge park’s protected embayment. no experience necessary. life vest, equipment, and instruction are provided. advance registration is required, and opens 2 weeks before each date. >>

thru 9/29: lost new york: a new exhibition at new-york historical society museum + library (uws) invites you to behold a bygone new york and the places that once defined the city: river bathhouses, elevated railways, the original penn station, the hippodrome theatre, keith haring’s pop shop, and more. showcasing treasures from the new-york historical society’s trove of historical objects, the exhibition speaks to both the dynamism of an ever-changing city and the importance of preserving pieces of our vanishing past. $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-what-you-wish fridays 6-8pm. >>

thru 9/30 (mondays thru thursdays): healthy on the hudson excercise classes: hudson river park hosts a summer of workouts on the waterfront, including yoga, strength training, bootcamp, hiit, and dance. free. >>

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

thru september (mon-weds): outdoor fitness, yoga, and zumba on the waterfront: free outdoor fitness (mondays), yoga (tuesdays), and zumba (wednesdays) classes return to hunters point south park (lic). >>

thru september: summer on the hudson: the annual summer on the hudson outdoor arts and culture festival returns with over 300 free events, including festivals, concerts, movies, health and fitness classes, and more along the hudson river waterfront. this week’s events include star gazing, tai chi, an irish dance festival, and more. various locations. >>

thru september: rooftop movies at yotel times square: take in a flick on the rooftop terrace of the green room 42 at yotel times square. august selections include crazy rich asians, jurassic park, jaws, manhunter, ghost, and more. $27. >>

thru september: rooftop cinema club: elevate your movie-going experience on the third floor outdoor skylawn rooftop of the embassy suites hotel in midtown. provided wireless headphones help to block out the city sounds while you sit back in a lounge chair and let the show begin. screenings thru september include the princess bride, top gun, romeo + juliet (1996), goodfellas, the shining, mean girls, speed, when harry met sally, the notebook, love + basketball, the devil wears prada, friday the 13th, hocus pocus, and many more. drinks, small bites, and classic movie snacks are available for purchase. $23+ admission. >>

thru september (saturdays 12-6pm): the new colossus festival: summer saturdays @ 18th ward brewing: bands take over 18th ward brewing in east williamsburg for a season of free, all-ages concerts. bonus: rsvp and show your ticket for $2 off a draft beer. 21+ to drink, obvi. >>

thru september: new high line art: pamela rosenkranz’s old tree: the high line unveils its latest plinth commission, swiss artist pamela rosenkranz’s old tree. resembling the branching systems of human organs, blood vessels, and tissue, the bright red and pink 25-foot-tall tree-shaped sculpture invites viewers to consider the connection between human and plant life. the high line at 30th street and 10th ave, free admission. >>

thru the season: putting green mini golf: an 18-hole mini golf course, showcasing problems and solutions for pressing climate change issues, sets up along the williamsburg waterfront for its fourth season. river street + north 1st street (williamsburg), $5-10 general, $2-5 seniors and children. >>

thru the season (12-5pm thursdays thru sundays and holidays): prospect park carousel: take a ride on prospect park’s historic carousel, crafted in 1912 and restored in 1990 and 2020. $3/ride, $13/book of 5 tickets. >>

thru 10/8 (tuesdays at 6:30pm): flow on the farm: tuesday evening yoga at brooklyn grange: go with the flow while the sun sets behind the manhattan skyline at brooklyn grange’s rooftop farm yoga sessions. all levels welcome. byo yoga mat and refillable water bottle. rain or shine. brooklyn grange (brooklyn navy yard), $14+ sliding scale admission. >>

thru 10/11 (tuesdays 8-9am, thursdays + fridays 5-6pm): fall migration birding tours at bryant park: spot the diversity of birds that visit midtown’s bryant park during migratory season, with guided tours led by environmental educator and urban naturalist gabriel willow. first-time and experienced bird watchers alike are welcome. free admission. >>

thru 10/13: (5:30-7:30pm mondays + tuesdays thru 8/27, 1-6pm weekends): free kayaking at pier 96: manhattan community boathouse’s free public kayaking season returns to hudson river park’s pier 96 (at west 56th street). >>

thru 10/20 (select saturdays + sundays): new york marble cemetery: you may’ve passed it and wondered… visit the oldest non-denominational cemetery in new york city, a tucked-away garden in the east village with marble vaults that date back to the 1830s. enter at 2nd avenue between e. 2nd + e. 3rd streets. free admission. >>

thru 10/24 (10am-4:30pm weekends + holidays): free kayaking at pier 26: downtown boathouse’s free public kayaking season returns to hudson river park’s pier 26 (tribeca). sessions last 20 minutes, and a brief instruction session and life vests are provided. >>

thru 10/25 (fridays 7-10pm): dreamland roller disco: lola star’s themed skate parties return to prospect park’s lefrak center for another season. tonight’s theme: 70s soul train. $25 admission includes skate rental. >>

thru 10/27: the met museum’s new roof garden commission: petrit halilaj, abetare: kosovar artist petrit halilaj’s site-specific installation, a series of large metal sculptures inspired by drawings found on school desks in kosovo, albania, and countries in the former yugoslavia, opens at the met’s iris and b. gerald cantor roof garden for the season. metropolitan museum of art (ues), free entry with museum admission (with pay-what-you-wish admission for new york state residents and ny, nj, and ct students, $30 general/$22 seniors/$17 students otherwise). >>

thru 10/31: big + loud screening series: the paris theater (midtown) presents a five-week series of 70mm, dolby atmos, and audio-obsessive cinema, including boogie nights, hedwig and the angry inch, koyaanisqatsi, lawrence of arabia, malcom x, okja, the searchers, vertigo, 2001: a space odyssey, and more. $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>

thru october: torch + crown beer garden returns: torch + crown brewing company’s beer garden opens for another summer at the union square pavilion. pints run $8-11, and other booze and food are available for purchase. >>

thru october: rooftop films summer series: one of the longest-running and largest outdoor showcases for indie film in the world, the rooftop films series returns for a 28th season. more than 40 screenings are planned, including many paired with live music, filmmaker q+a, and afterparties. free and ticketed admission. >>

thru october (12-8pm on the first tuesdays of the month): vegan night market: the open-air, plant-based cuisine and treats market returns with 20+ vendors. central park south at columbus circle, free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>

thru october: roller skating at prospect park: roller skating returns to prospect park’s open-air lefrak center. hours and prices tba. >>

thru 11/16 (various dates): bike repair class: learn how to fix your bike and do simple maintenance and tune-ups with some instruction from the folks at nyc direct action environmental organization time’s up. outdoors at la plaza community garden (alphabet city), free admission. >>

thru 11/30 (7am-10pm): extended hours on the high line: stroll a little longer… starting today, the high line will stay open two hours later each day throughout the season. free admission. >>

thru december (thurs-sat 5-9pm): field of light at freedom plaza: walk through a path of 18,750 fiber optic lights along the east river as artist bruce monroe’s immersive public art installation takes over six acres at 38th-41st street on first avenue. free, timed tickets required (note: not all dates have been released yet, so check their website and social media for updates). >>

thru 1/5/2025: ice cold: an exhibition of hip-hop jewelry: a new exhibition at the museum of natural history highlights jewelry worn by slick rick, the notorious b.i.g., nicki minaj, erykah badu, and many others. displayed in the new allison and roberto mignone halls of jems and minerals (of course), admission is included with a regular museum ticket (pay-what-you-wish for ny, nj, and ct residents, $22-39 otherwise). >>

misc.

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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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