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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

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Paul G. Oxborough: New Works Opening

Art
Free

Cavalier Gallery ChelseaChelsea

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Central Park Challenge

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

Central Park – Naumburg BandshellManhattan

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Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

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Black Birders Week Celebration: Birds & Bites

Randall’s Island ParkBronx

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The Smith – Street Festival

Smith StreetBrooklyn

Brady Court Community Fair

Brady Court Community CenterBRONX

Science in the Woods

Ages: 9 – 12
Family
Free

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

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FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

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The Remsen Family Revolutionary Patriots of Queens

Bowne HouseFlushin

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Mike King reads & signs Ruby Finkelman Finds the Real Magic for Saturday Storytime at Barnes & Noble Upper Westside

Barnes & Noble Upper WestsideNew York City

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LG Launderette of Love

Free

Gansevoort Plaza at The HighlineManhattan

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PAW Day Pet Health and Wellness Fair

1st AvenueManhattan

Pinkster Celebration at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Dyckman Farmhouse MuseumInwood

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Zeta Charter School Open House Celebration

Ages: 5 – 8
Classes
Community
Family

Zeta InwoodNew York, NY

Brooklyn powerhouse arts community day

Powerhouse Arts Community Day

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Powerhouse ArtsBrooklyn

Catch Them All Nature and History Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Free

Astoria ParkQueens

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Performathon 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Bloomingdale School of MusicUpper West Side

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Bloomingdale School of Music’s 25th Annual Performathon

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Bloomingdale School of MusicManhattan

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Used Vapes Drop Off (Collection) Event on World No Tobacco Day, May 31st

McCarren ParkBrooklyn

Pride Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

1000 Richmond TerraceStaten Island

Waves of Legacy

Free

Phoenix PalaceChinatown

Bronx CB6 5K RunWalk for Diabetes Awareness

Bronx CB6 5K Run/Walk for Diabetes Awareness

Ages: All
Family
Free
Fundraisers

Walter Gladwin ParkBronx

Nature Open Mic

Ages: All
Family
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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Free Dance and Trashion (fashion from trash) workshops at Coney Island by Artichoke Dance Company

Coney Island Open StreetConey Island

Spring Launch Fest 2025

Hunts Point Riverside ParkBronx

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Kindness in Action: Rescuing and Protecting Our Animal Friends

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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Launch Party at Stephen Talkhouse for Talkhouse Encore Tequila Pineapple

Stephen TalkhouseAmagansett

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream and A Comedy of Errors UNREHEARSED!

Summit Rock, Central ParkUpper West Side

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FREE Salsa Beginner Class

Dance Fever StudiosBrooklyn

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