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Thursday May 8, 2025

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Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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All day

The Legacy of The Handmaid’s Tale: June’s Evolution from Handmaid to Rebel

The Paley MuseumManhattan

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors LobbyManhattan

MINYC Wk 2025 – IG Graphics – 1

All day

Made in NYC Week 2025

Festivals

CitywideCitywide

Family KYR flyer

All day

Family Protection Know Your Rights Trainings for Parents and Caregivers

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brooklyn Library Macon BranchBrooklyn

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All day

The Lot at Culture Lab LIC – Free Outdoor Concerts in May!

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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All day

Spring is Blooming at Rockefeller Center by Van Cleef & Arpels

Free

The Summer Rink at Rockefeller CenterNew Yoek

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7:30 – 10 am

30th Annual Leaders Breakfast®

Community

Pier Sixty, Chelsea PiersManhattan

Harlem Ren 100 Vertical (45 1080 x 1350 px)

8 am – 5 pm

Harlem Renaissance 100’s Spring 2025 Calendar of Harlem-wide events include tributes to Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Maya Angelou, Celia Cruz, Gordon Parks & More

Harlem

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS The Lady at 100: Columbia Classics from the Locarno Film Festival APRIL 16 – MAY 24, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction APRIL 20 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Rosa Barba: The Ocean of One’s Pause MAY 3 – JULY 6, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

10 am – 9 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

10 – 11 am

Tot Time

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

Cool Off at Orchard Beach – PH

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Capsule Exhibition: From the Bronx to the Battery: The Subway Sun

Poster HouseManhattan

The Flaming Lips – PH

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Capsule Exhibition: Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster

Poster HouseManhattan

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

10:30 am

Arts & Crafts for Toddlers

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family

Epiphany Library

© Nadav Havakook

11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Primark Workshop: Love it for Longer

Primark at Staten Island MallStaten Island

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

53rd Street Library

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Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

Family KYR flyer

All day

Family Protection Know Your Rights Trainings for Parents and Caregivers

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brooklyn Library Macon BranchBrooklyn

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