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IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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WNYC’s All Things Considered: Live from the Bronx

American Turners of NYBronx

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Making the Case for Landmarking: Why Preservation Makes Sense in NYC in 2025

Salmagundi ClubGreenwich Village

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Expert Webinar: NYC High School Admissions Essays

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Virtual

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Singing for Justice – documentary film screening

Film
Free

Kellen Auditorium, The New SchoolManhattan

Yiming Ma

Serica Storytellers: Yiming Ma | These Memories Do Not Belong to Us

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Breast Cancer Research Foundation: Live at Grand Central

Free

Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central TerminalManhattan

Power Hour at the Backyard at Hudson Yards: Extra Mile Run Club with Rhone

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Health & Fitness

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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Plant Swap @ Mill Basin

Free

Brooklyn Public Library – Mill BasinBROOKLYN

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Wicked at Gershwin Theatre

Free
Music

Gershwin TheatreNew York City

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IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

TIC – Cancer Awareness Event Flyers

United By Unique | Every Ribbon, Every Story (Cancer Awareness Event)

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Caribbean Heritage Theatre Comes to Queens: Conch Shell Productions Presents The Buzzer by CHANDRA THOMAS

Queens Public Library at Forest HillsForest Hills

Remus Repeal Event

Remus Repeal Reserve Rendezvous

The Unlisted RooftopManhattan

DEP October Eventbrite

Divination Exchange Party!

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

FLUSHING TOWN HALL 2025

FREE: ILYA DYNOV QUINTET @Flushing Town Hall

Free
Music

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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Wiseguys! A Trivia Game Show

Comedy
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

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Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

Pickleball Pandemonium

Pickleball Pandemonium!

Free
Sports

Gymnasium in Kwame Ture Recreation CenterBronx

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WikiGameJam

Hex HouseBrooklyn

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Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Comedy Night with GROWN UPS

Ages: All
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Mission

Suicide Noted National Tour: NYC

Metro Baptist ChurchHells Kitchen

1910 Gallery Fall Art Show Opening and Reception

All Saints Episcopal Church BaysideBayside

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Kro-Matic Opening Reception

Art
Free

Jamaica Center for Arts and LearningJamaica

Vinyl Night

Old Fashioned Vinyl Night at Great Jones Distilling Co.

Free

Great Jones Distilling Co.Manhattan

Baby Gear Trend Show at Nordstrom NYC

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Free

Nordstrom NYC FlagshipManhattan

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Mazzone Ace Hardware Pumpkinfest

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Mazzone Ace Hardware PumpkinfestBrooklyn

Hispanic Heritage Month Tennis Celebration

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

MoMA Oct Fam Day

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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Flowers for Skyscrapers

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Wagner ParkBattery Park

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

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