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Thursday Oct. 16, 2025

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10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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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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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Twilight Tour: Death in New York

Lower ManhattanBattery Park, Financial District, Civic Center

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Friday Oct. 17

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All day

Still Sacred Ground: Lenapehoking 1625-2025

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9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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5 – 8 pm

2025 Flushing YMCA Annual Chuseok Celebration

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

Flushing YMCAQUEENS

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Saturday Oct. 18

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All day

Still Sacred Ground: Lenapehoking 1625-2025

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10 am – 4 pm

Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx Exhibit

Museum of Bronx HistoryBronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Diwali Lights Up Asia Society 2025

Asia SocietyManhattan

1 – 2 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Wepa! Latin Dance

Ages: 5 – 12
Dance
Family
Free

Peninsula, Queens Public LibraryRockaway Beach

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3 – 6 pm

Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

The Hispanic Museum & LibraryWashington Heights

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

MadameMorbid2

9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Sunday Oct. 19

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All day

Still Sacred Ground: Lenapehoking 1625-2025

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

dress-dreams-desire-banner

10 am – 5 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

Poster HouseManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Postcard front

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

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

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

Noon – 1 pm

Just for Kids: Corn Husk Doll Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Marine ParkBrooklyn

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