The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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FHL – Arriba

¡Arriba! with Cheo y Los Consentidos de la Casa, Yailenne Escobar, and DJ Mickey Pérez

The High LineChelsea

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Summer LGBT Dance Social with Brooklyn Contra

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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EROSION: The Playground – An Immersive Art, Sound, and Community Experience

Pinky SwearManhattan

Sing with SOUL

Sing with SOUL @ Sister Annunciata Bethell OAC

Sister Annunciata Bethell Senior CenterThe Bronx

Back-to-School Supplies Giveaway

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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Summer Nights A Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic

Community Paddle at Starlight Park

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Starlight ParkBronx

OtherWorlds Fair

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Govenors IslandManhattan

Games and Crafts in the Park with KIPP NYC

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Crotona ParkBronx

District 31’s Family Reunion

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brookville ParkRosedale

Summer in the City

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

West 135th Street from St. Nicholas Avenue – Adam Clayton Powell Jr. BlvdHarlem

Bronx Jam

NYC Parks Presents: Next Generation Jam

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation CenterBronx

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Watercolor Workshop: Orchids

Art
Classes

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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Summer Fever / Artists’ Pop-Up

Sound Mind CenterBrooklyn

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Performances at Hunter’s Point South Park LIC

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

Harlem Week NYC Children’s Festival

Howard Bennett PlaygroundHarlem

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One Crown Heights

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Bronx Summer Concert Series

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Bronx Park EastBronx

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Endea Owens Community Cookout

Marcus Garvey ParkHarlem

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Harlem Week: Harlem Day

West 135th Street from 5th Avenue to St. Nicholas AvenueHarlem

Commonpoint Back-to-School Block Party

Commonpoint Bronx CenterBronx

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Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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Performances & Music at Corona Plaza

Corona PlazaCorona

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Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care Clove RoadNew York City

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Random Strangers Jam – Free NYC Funk Rock Jam Session – 3rd Mondays 8-11pm Alewife Brewing

Alewife Brewing CompanyQueens

Sing with SOUL

Sing with SOUL @ The Pearl

The PearlStaten Island

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Plant Powered: Batch Cooking Basics to Improve Blood Sugar

Ages: All
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Classes
Family

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

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Performances at Athens Square, Astoria

Athens Square AstoriaAstoria

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

New Lots LibraryBrooklyn

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

La Nacional – Spanish Benevolent SocietyWest Village/Chelsea

Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton’s Back To School Giveaway

Tappen ParkStaten Island

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