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Friday May 10, 2024

11:30 pm

Friday NYC HipHop vs. Reggae® Booze Cruise Jewel Yacht party Skyport Marina

Jewel, Skyport MarinaMidtown

Saturday May 11

8 – 10 am

Migratory Bird Day Walk at the Bronx Zoo

Ages: 13 and up
Animals
Environment
Family

9:30 – 10:30 am

Spring Serendipity Hike

Ages: 5 and up
Environment
Family
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterState Island

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10 – 11 am

Yoga on the Stoop

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

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3 – 7 pm

Open Stages 2024

Brooklyn Conservatory of MusicBrooklyn

Sunday May 12

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9 am – noon

Comic-Run 5K

Eisenhower Park – Field 2East Meadow

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9 am – noon

YO MAMA’S SO FAST 5K & HALF MARATHON

Flushing Meadows Corona Park – ParkingQueens

9 – 10:30 am

Birding: Warbler Watch

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment
Family

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

11 am – 12:30 pm

Mother’s Day Mushroom ID Hike

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Arden WoodsStaten Island

Thursday May 16

8 – 11 pm

Jenny Holzer, “For the Guggenheim” Light Projection

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Friday May 17

8 – 11 pm

Jenny Holzer, “For the Guggenheim” Light Projection

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

11:30 pm

Friday NYC HipHop vs. Reggae® Booze Cruise Jewel Yacht party Skyport Marina

Jewel, Skyport MarinaMidtown

Saturday May 18

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9:30 am – noon

Junior Keepers at the Bronx Zoo

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Family
Outdoors

Kite Festival 2023 John Eng 57

11 am – 5 pm

Sound & Color! Spring Festival

Pier 5 – Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

11 am – noon

Doggie Day Hike

LaTourette Park & Golf CourseStaten Island

8 – 11 pm

Jenny Holzer, “For the Guggenheim” Light Projection

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Sunday May 19

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9:30 – 11 am

Little Explorers at the Queens Zoo

Ages: 5 – 8
Animals
Family
Outdoors

Queens ZooCorona

11 am – 12:30 pm

Coastal Cleanup and Crafts

Wolfe’s Pond ParkStaten Island

Greek Jewish Festival 2022 Best Shot

Noon – 6 pm

Greek Jewish Festival

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and MuseumLower East Side

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2 – 5 pm

Death in New York Walking Tour

Whitehall Ferry TerminalLower Manhattan

8 – 11 pm

Jenny Holzer, “For the Guggenheim” Light Projection

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Monday May 20

8 – 11 pm

Jenny Holzer, “For the Guggenheim” Light Projection

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Saturday May 25

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10 am – noon

Gardening Day at The Castle in Fort Totten

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

11 am – 12:30 pm

Nature’s Workshop: Mindful Nature Art Hike

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Free

Von Briesen ParkStaten Island

Monday May 27

Noon

Staten Island Memorial Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Forest AvenueStaten Island

Friday May 31

Jewish LES WT

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum at Eldridge StreetChinatown

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11:30 pm

Friday NYC HipHop vs. Reggae® Booze Cruise Jewel Yacht party Skyport Marina

Jewel, Skyport MarinaMidtown

Friday June 7

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7 – 9 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances: Contemporary Dance – David Dorfman, Soles of Duende, and Joffrey Concert Group

Bryant ParkNew York City

Saturday June 8

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4 – 9 pm

Big Summer Pride Twirl

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance
Family

Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO

Sunday June 9

9 am – noon

Strawberry Trails 5K & 10K

Forest ParkWoodhaven

Saturday June 15

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11 am – 5 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Governor’s IslandNew York Harbor

Sunday June 16

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11 am – 5 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Governor’s IslandNew York Harbor

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