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Wednesday Nov. 5, 2025

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

SHALIMAR: 100 YEARS OF LOVE

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Free

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9 am – 5 pm

Nurturing the Artist: Student Life From the FIT Special Collections

Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

10 am

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Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
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Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction New York at Brookfield Place

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 7 pm

POP MART’s SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-Up Experience

Ages: All
Family
Free
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SKULLPANDA You Found Me Pop-UpManhattan

10 am – 10:45 pm

Music & Movement: Family JAMboree

Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 6 pm

Visual Tempo

Art
Free

Agora GalleryManhattan

11:30 am

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Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
Holiday

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Manhattan

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

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1 – 2 pm

México Now: Jazmina Barrera and Megan McDowell on The Queen of Swords – Virtual

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

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2 – 8 pm

NYC PIT Pop-Up

Art
Classes

The Oculus World Trade CenterManhattan

3 – 5 pm

Pickleball Open Class

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State Park – Handball CourtsLong Island City

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

Faber ParkStaten Island

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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6 – 7:15 pm

México Now: Caricature and Revolution

The Center for FictionBrooklyn

6:30 – 8 pm

Reconnect Virtual Information Sessions

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Virtual

7 – 8:30 pm

SAVE THE INLET COMMUNITY MEETING

Free

Radegast HallBrooklyn

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10:30 pm

 Crayon Box Comedy Show

Comedy
Free

SleepwalkBrooklyn

Thursday Nov. 6

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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2 am – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

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