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Tuesday Aug. 12, 2025

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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9 am – 5 pm

Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction Preview at Heritage Auctions

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Heritage AuctionsManhattan

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

After ‘Women in the News’: Work by Kari Marboe, Friends, and Colleagues

Art
Free

Greenwich House PotteryGreenwich

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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

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 1 pm

Back-to-School Party and Backpack Giveaway

Kings Theatre CourtyardBrooklyn

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

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

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2 – 4 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care FlushingNew York City

3 – 4 pm

Outspoken Voices: LGBTQ+ Storytelling Circle

Free
LGBTQ+

Virtual via ZoomVirtual

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3 – 3:45 pm

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

Free

Sutton Place ParksNew York

Queens Car Show

4 – 9 pm

Classic Car Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

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4 – 9:30 pm

Movie Nights in the Square

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Film
Free

Domino ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

Legendary Looks: Preserving Our Legacy Author Talk & Book Signing

City Lore GalleryEast Village

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga in the Park

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

7 – 9 pm

Triva Tuesdays At Dave & Busters S.I.

Dave & Busters Saten IslandStaten Island

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7 – 9 pm

Summer Concerts

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

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7 – 8 pm

Live at the Gantries: Mireya Ramos

Free
LGBTQ+

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

7 – 8 pm

Uncontaminated Sound Live: In Conversation with musician Jeffrey Lewis

Art
Free

Pete’s Candy StoreBrooklyn

7 – 10 pm

Spirited Away Psychic & Paranormal Night!

Barrow’s Intense 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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