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Tuesday Aug. 19, 2025

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

The Original Fossil Diner

The Soho DinerSoho

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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

11 am – noon

Storytime: Ladybugs

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Sing with SOUL

Noon – 2 pm

Sing with SOUL @ The Pearl

The PearlStaten Island

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Noon – 1:30 pm

Plant Powered: Batch Cooking Basics to Improve Blood Sugar

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes
Family

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458New York City

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

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3 – 3:45 pm

Children’s story-telling every Tuesday afternoon in Sutton Place Parks

Free

Sutton Place ParksNew York

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6 – 7 pm

Performances at Athens Square, Astoria

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Ray Borchers Invite AUG 2025

6 – 10 pm

Ray Borchers – Paintings – 1 Night Exhibition at The Living Gallery (Bushwick Brooklyn) Tues AUG 19, 2025

Art
Free

The Living GalleryBrooklyn

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga in the Park

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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6:30 – 8 pm

Sandy Hudson Discusses Defund: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All with Brian Jones

New Lots LibraryBrooklyn

7 – 9 pm

Triva Tuesdays At Dave & Busters S.I.

Dave & Busters Saten IslandStaten Island

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7 – 9 pm

Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading Series

Barrows Intense Ginger Tasting RoomBrooklyn

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

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8 – 9:30 pm

“A Night at La Nacional” (Arthouse Film and Multidisciplinary Event)

La Nacional – Spanish Benevolent SocietyWest Village/Chelsea

10 pm

Karaoke at Pianos NYC

PianosManhattan

Wednesday Aug. 20

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All day

Nex Playground’s Gameplay Booth at US Open Fan Week

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Games

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

11 am – noon

Garden Explorers

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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