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Thursday Jan. 22, 2026

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Noon – 8 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

Javits CenterManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

Jacob Javits Convention CenterAll

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

3 pm

2026 Family Vision Board Workshop

P.S. 096 Richard RodgersThe Bronx

4 – 5 pm

STEAMtastic! Winter Slime

Ages: All
Family
Free

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

Chess picture

4 – 5 pm

Chess with Vladimir Mazo

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

4 pm

Vibe & Thrive

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free

Build A DreamStaten Island

5 – 6:30 pm

Astronomy Night: Sidewalk Stargazing

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brower Park LibraryBrooklyn

Liu Shuishi – Whose Fault

6 – 8 pm

Liu Shuishi – Existential, Being

Isabel Sullivan GalleryManhattan

3I/ATLAS

7 – 8 pm

Comets & Interstellar Visitors: Exploring the Dynamic Sky (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Environment
Family

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

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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8 – 10 pm

Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBrooklyn

Friday Jan. 23

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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

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis GalleryBrooklyn

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11:30 am – 6 pm

An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles

Art
Free

American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square

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Noon – 8 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

Javits CenterManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

Jacob Javits Convention CenterAll

3 – 4 pm

Magic Show with Magician Eric Q

Ages: All
Family
Free

Cambria Heights LibraryCambria Heights

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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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

4 – 5 pm

Ping Pong Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Queens Public Library South HollisSouth Hollis

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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6 – 8 pm

Opening Reception for Lunar New Year Exhibit: Red Horizon: Art. Heritage. New Energy, with Korean Tea Ceremony led by Sei Ryun Chun

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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8 – 10:30 pm

ORGAN MONK x GARAGE SALE VINTAGE

Free
Music

Garage Sale VintageChelsea

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8 – 10 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

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8 – 10 pm

All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island

The Red Doors Bar and GrillBrooklyn

Saturday Jan. 24

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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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