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Monday May 5, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

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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

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

Front – NYC Front

9 am – 5 pm

The Makeup Show NYC 2025

Art
Beauty

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

10 am – 9 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareManhattan

10:30 am

Bilingual Storytime: English/Spanish

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

96th Street Library

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Countee Cullen Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

11 am

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Kips Bay Library

11:15 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Hudson Park Library

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Yorkville Library

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Ottendorfer Library

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

Cointreau Lime of Credit _ CGI Image

2 – 7 pm

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo (5/5) with Cointreau— and Enjoy Margaritas at the MargaRight Vault Pop-Up Bar in NYC

Food & Drink

The High Line 14th Street PassageThe Highline

4 pm

Game On!

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Games

Bloomingdale Library

4 pm

Open Studio Sessions at the Teen Center

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Music

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

4 pm

Preschool Storytime and Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

53rd Street Library

4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Seward Park Library

4 pm

Teen Lounge

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

George Bruce Library

4 pm

Art Time!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

4:30 pm

Manga Movie Mondays

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

Hamilton Grange Library

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 8 pm

Learn to Make Uyghur Cuisine

Caravan Uyghur CuisineFinancial District

New York City Children’s Theater 2025 Spring Benefit Behind the Curtain A Private Evening at The Museum of Broadway

6:30 – 9:30 pm

New York City Children’s Theater 2025 Spring Benefit: Behind the Curtain: A Private Evening at The Museum of Broadway

Fundraisers

The Museum of BroadwayManhattan

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6:30 – 8 pm

Ice Theatre of New York Gala Performance

Ages: 5 and up
Dance
Family
Theater

Chelsea Piers Sky RinkChelsea

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6:30 – 10 pm

Hornitos Mex Gala

1647 2nd AveUpper Eastside

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