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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

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Lunch & Learn: Fear City

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Fresh Tire Tracks and Other Snow Markings

Opening Reception of “Configurations” – New Paintings by Rallou Malliarakis

Art
Free

First Street GalleryChelsea

JLB Recruitment Brochure (1)

Junior League of Brooklyn Membership Information Sessions

junior league of brooklyn headquatersBrooklyn

10.09.25 Stanford 3 New York_Square (3)

What Is the Language of Taste?

BRIC HouseBrooklyn

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“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Caribbean
Community
Family

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

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PROJECT HEALTHY MINDS FOURTH ANNUAL WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 10

Spring StudiosManhattan

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Discover Treasures at Marble Church’s Second Chance Tag Sale

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

Two Puppets, Two Cultures!

Ages: All
En Español
Family
Free

Washington Irving LibraryBushwick

BoxLunch Bodega

213 BoweryManhattan

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Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – New York Night with RENT

Ages: All
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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nobody’s soldier: screams before the fall

Art
Free

CP Project SpaceChelsea

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Tribute to Joe Ford

Free
Music

Bloomingdale School of MusicManhattan

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Mannes Opera Season Opener: La Passion de Simone

Free
Music

Baruch Performing Arts CenterManhattan

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Surf Music Extravaganza @ Young Ethel’s

Free
Music

Young Ethel’sBrooklyn

All day

Vita Coco x Montauk General

Sommwhere – RivingtonManhattan

Walk & Chat (with a Health Coach!)

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

Queens Walk cover

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Queens

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

Brooklyn Walk cover (1)

Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Brooklyn

Korean War Veterans PlazaBrooklyn

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Kings County Fiber Festival

Old Stone House & Washington ParkBrooklyn

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Street Tree Care with Church-Flatbush Community Alliance

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

738 Flatbush AveBrooklyn

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Watch a 19th Century Base Ball Game

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Fort Totten Soccer FieldsFort Totten

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Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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Six Foot Platform: SOLE TALK YOUTH

Art
Free

Intersection of Washington and Water StreetsBrooklyn

30th Annual Panamanian Parade

Panamanian ParadeBrooklyn

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RED HOOK OPEN STUDIOS 2025

Red HookBrooklyn

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Dancing with Julia

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

9th Annual Cannabis is Medicine Activation Flyer

How To Improve Your Relationship With The Plant

282 Scholes Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11206Brooklyn

Coming Out Day Flyer

National Coming Out Day Rally + Celebration with Gays for Zohran

Free
LGBTQ+

NYC AIDS MemorialNew YOrk

Hispanic Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Queens Public Library – BriarwoodBriarwood

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