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Burlesque Bingo – Stripped at Alphabet Bar

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Moxy East VillageManhattan

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Drag Bingo with Sparkle Monster

Moxy ChelseaManhattan

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Help Connect Families to Free Family Literacy Program in Western Queens- via Riis Settlement Ravenswood Cornerstone

Ages: All
Family
Free

Ravenswood Community Learning CenterAstoria

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Sex Ed is in Session in NYC

Gansevoort PlazaMeatpacking District

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826NYC Trivia Night for Cheaters

Comedy
Free

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

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The Sing Easy – free singing space in Chelsea

Art
Classes

True Voice StudioNew York City

Walk Bike & Roll to School

Free

93-11 34th avenue, Queens, NY 11372Queens

Michael Storrings, Walking On The Highline, 2025 (1)

New York, I Love You | AGI Fine Art

Art
Free

Agora GalleryNew York

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Cat Chow Therapod

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

High Line Gansevoort Plaza, 820 Washington St.Manhattan

SSE Presents: Real Good Basketball Skills & Drills

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Real Good PlaygroundFlushing

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Peer-Led Art-Making Activities for Older Adults at The Bronx Museum

Art
Classes

The Bronx MuseumBronx

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Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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Becoming a Mother – community based solo exhibition

Art
Free

Zaruma Gold CoffeeQueens

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FREE ASL CLASSES at ST Joseph’s School for the Deaf

St Joseph’s School for the DeafBronx

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at LEEP Dual Language Academy Charter School

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
En Español
Family

LEEP Dual Language Academy Charter SchoolBrooklyn

Pineapple Improv – TV Show Filming

Ages: 9 and up
Comedy
Family
Free

Zeam StudiosManhattan

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Cat Chow Therapod

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

100 Washington Square EastManhattan

Lavender Blues: Little Learners

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Free
Music

Riverdale LibraryBronx

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Lunch & Learn: Fear City

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Fresh Tire Tracks and Other Snow Markings

Opening Reception of “Configurations” – New Paintings by Rallou Malliarakis

Art
Free

First Street GalleryChelsea

JLB Recruitment Brochure (1)

Junior League of Brooklyn Membership Information Sessions

junior league of brooklyn headquatersBrooklyn

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What Is the Language of Taste?

BRIC HouseBrooklyn

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“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Caribbean
Community
Family

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

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Savage Comedy Show (free!)

Comedy
Free

Logan’s RunBrooklyn

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All day

PROJECT HEALTHY MINDS FOURTH ANNUAL WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 10

Spring StudiosManhattan

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Discover Treasures at Marble Church’s Second Chance Tag Sale

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

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Cat Chow Therapod

Ages: All
Family
Free

W 60th St & Columbus AveManhattan

Two Puppets, Two Cultures!

Ages: All
En Español
Family
Free

Washington Irving LibraryBushwick

BoxLunch Bodega

213 BoweryManhattan

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TATTOO POP-UP WITH CRYSTAL INK!

Art
Free

Moxy Times Squarenew york

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Lobby Sounds by Najah Moeser

Free
Music

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Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – New York Night with RENT

Ages: All
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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