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Back To School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care BensonhurstBensonhurst

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Teen Summer 2025 Celebration at the Park

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park South PlaygroundBronx

Oyate 2025 Summer Independent Study Showcase

276 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY, 10451New York City

Back to School Night: The Art in Sports

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

FHL – Arriba

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

The High LineChelsea

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Chime’s Banking on Love

Free

31 East 17th Street, Union Square, New YorkManhattan

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Crown & Coast: Caribbean Heritage Party

moxy williamsburgBrooklyn, New York

Sounds of Summer Concert Series: Arden Reign & Joan Caddell & the Midnight Choir

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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Queens Jazz Trail Concert: High & Mighty Brass Band

Free
LGBTQ+

George Seuffert, Sr. BandshellQueens

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

Pinky SwearManhattan

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Landline Comedy

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

Savage Aug. 14

Savage Comedy Show (free!)

Comedy
Free

Logan’s RunBrooklyn

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Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care East New York, 101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207, United StatesNew York City

Sing with SOUL

Sing with SOUL @ Sister Annunciata Bethell OAC

Sister Annunciata Bethell Senior CenterThe Bronx

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In Conversation – “War Threads” with Oksana Parafeniuk and Sara Ickow

Art
Free

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

Back-to-School Supplies Giveaway

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

Silent Disco Party

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Herbert Von King ParkBrooklyn

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Lobby Sounds by Najah Moeser

Free
Music

Moxy Times Squarenew york

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THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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UNIQLO Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

World Music Institute- Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East + Gamelan Dharma Swara

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: Wold Music Institute | Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East + Gamelan Dharma Swara

Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

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Summer Nights A Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic

Kween Poster

Kweendom

Comedy
Free

Pete’s Candy StoreBrooklyn

Chamber of Mothers “Mothers United Tour” Bus Experience

Free

Foley SquareCivic Center

Fishing at the Gantries

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Gantry Plaza State Park – Pier 4Long Island City

People Parks and Possibilities

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

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ICP Community Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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Summertime Splash Bash

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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