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Tuesday Nov. 4, 2025

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11 am – 3 pm

Eloise at The Plaza 70th Anniversary Celebration

The Plaza HotelMidtown

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

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2 – 8 pm

NYC PIT Pop-Up

Art
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The Oculus World Trade CenterManhattan

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

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4:30 – 6:30 pm

The James Patterson Speaker Series presents the Honorable Hector Gonzalez ’85

Manhattan UniversityRiverdale

Dance Journey with Adult Ballroom picture

6 – 7:30 pm

Step Into Dance: Ballroom Workshop Series at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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7 – 10 pm

Play Scrapeboard!

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Adam Gabel at WSCC 2

8 – 9:30 pm

Not Ripe Bananas

Comedy
Free

West Side Comedy ClubUpper West Side

8 – 10 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy

Free
LGBTQ+

good judyBrooklyn

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8:30 – 9:30 pm

The Roast of Gram Parsons

Comedy
Free

Pete’s Candy StoreBrooklyn

Wednesday Nov. 5

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

SHALIMAR: 100 YEARS OF LOVE

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Free

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9 am – 5 pm

Nurturing the Artist: Student Life From the FIT Special Collections

Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

10 am

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Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
Holiday

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction New York at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Family
Free
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SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

10 am – 10:45 pm

Music & Movement: Family JAMboree

Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 6 pm

Visual Tempo

Art
Free

Agora GalleryManhattan

11:30 am

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Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
Holiday

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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1 – 2 pm

México Now: Jazmina Barrera and Megan McDowell on The Queen of Swords – Virtual

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