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Tuesday Nov. 19, 2024

11 am – noon

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Space

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

Thursday Nov. 21

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Markets

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 9 pm

Zero down lease deals in eAutolease

Free
Virtual

eAutoleaseBrooklyn

9 am – 5 pm

Lighted Earth

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryFlatiron

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

De Matti ParkStaten Island

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10 am – 5 pm

Architecture Essential: Showcase & Seminar Series

Art
Free

Brickworks New York Design StudioManhattan

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

Free Facial Event ~ Discover Nuebiome’s Microbiome Balance

Beauty
Free

Grand Central TerminalManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II

Art
Free

National Academy of DesignChelsea

2:30 – 4:30 pm

McDonald’s Playground Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Game Hour @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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5 – 6:30 pm

Selling In Brooklyn | November 2024

Free
Virtual

YC Open Mic Night

6 pm

Youth Communication Open Mic Night x The Center for Fiction

The Center for FictionBrooklyn

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6 – 8 pm

November Business Networking event

1454 Rockaway Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11236Brooklyn

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

A Celebration of Hip Hop

The National Arts ClubGramercy Park

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7 – 9 pm

Mexico Now Festival: Morelia International Film Festival Selected Shorts

Chelsea FactoryChelsea

7 – 8 pm

Lyons Recreation Center Hula Hooping

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free

Lyons Pool Recreation CenterStaten Island

8 – 11:30 pm

DRAG BINGO IN PARK SLOPE

Rullo’sBrooklyn

8 – 9:30 pm

The Letdown

Free

HalyardsBrooklyn

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8 – 9:30 pm

“Easy Money”: Free Comedy Every Thursday @ Rodney’s Comedy Club (UES)

Comedy
Free

Rodney’s Comedy ClubUpper East Side

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8 – 10 pm

Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

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