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Tuesday July 22, 2025

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

After ‘Women in the News’: Work by Kari Marboe, Friends, and Colleagues

Art
Free

Greenwich House PotteryGreenwich

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

Kris Calnan: New Hampshire Landscapes

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

3 – 4 pm

Writing Workshop with the Authors of Mrs. Z’s Class! Session 1

Books of WonderManhattan

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga in the Park

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

7 – 9 pm

Triva Tuesdays At Dave & Busters S.I.

Dave & Busters Saten IslandStaten Island

7 – 8 pm

We Love a Theme: A Storytelling Show

Comedy
Free

Pete’s Candy StoreBrooklyn

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7 – 8 pm

Live at the Gantries: Alphonso Horne & The Gotham Kings

Free
LGBTQ+

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Nosky’s Baroque Band

Free
Music

Central Park – Naumburg BandshellCentral Park

Adam Gabel at WSCC 2

8 – 9:30 pm

Not Ripe Bananas

Comedy
Free

West Side Comedy ClubUpper West Side

8 – 10 pm

The Overthinking Hour Comedy Show

HalyardsBrooklyn

10 pm

Karaoke at Pianos NYC

PianosManhattan

Wednesday July 23

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

The Queer Show Part 2

All day

The Queer Show, Part II

Hal Bromm GalleryTribeca

All day

Lincoln Center Summer for the City presents Brazil Week: MU.ITA (The Itamar Assumpção Museum)

Free

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln CenterManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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