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Homeowner Protection and Resilience Town Hall

Robert Ross Johnson Family Life CenterJamaica

Gay Dads Pride Meet-up

Ages: All
Family
Free
LGBTQ+

Heckscher PlaygroundManhattan

The 19th Annual RockStock

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

RockStockRockaway Park

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2025 Affordable Housing Expo

Classes
Free

CUNY Graduate CenterMidtown

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Neighborhood History Celebration

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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Community Science Fishing

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5Brooklyn

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Free Dance Lessons at Randall’s Island Park!

Dance
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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Shape Up NYC Caribbean-American Heritage Month Event

St. John’s Recreation Center 1251 Prospect PlaceBrooklyn

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Mud Day

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Youth Pride

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
LGBTQ+

Manhattan

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Movement Gowanus Celebration for Access Fund

Free

Movement GowanusBrooklyn

BLOCK PARTY – Bond & Schermerhorn

Free

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

The Queer Family Podcast Pride Family Meet-Up

Ages: All
Family
Free
LGBTQ+

Sugar MouseManhattan

Woodlawn Family Fun Day

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Indian Field, Van Cortlandt ParkBronx

Open Bluegrass Jam Session

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

East Fourth Street Community GardenBrooklyn

Pride Block Printing

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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Cooking on the Farm

Randall’s Island Urban FarmRandall’s Island

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Latin Beats Plaza Party at MoMA PS1, Long Island City

MoMa PS1Long Island City

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Queensboro Dance Festival Latin Beats Plaza Party at MoMA PS1

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

MoMa PS1Long Island City

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Queensboro Dance Festival Latin Beats Plaza Party at MoMA PS1, Long Island City

Dance
Free

MoMa PS1Long Island City

Tal Naccarato

Acoustic Americana, Folk-Blues and Classical Guitar performed by Tal Naccarato at the Great Neck Library – Parkville Branch

Free
Music

10 Campbell Street, New Hyde Park, NY 11040New Hyde Park

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The Soorya NYC Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Staten Island Museum at Snug HarborStaten Island

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Dances for a Variable Population Presents REVIVAL 9: Neighborhood Stories

Dance
Free

Queensbridge ParkLong Island City

the world’s borough bookshop

Community Storytelling Event in Jackson Heights!

The World’s Borough BookshopJACKSON HEIGHTS

New York Jazz Workshop

New York Jazz Workshop Spring Semester Recital

Free

SilvanaManhattan

Supper in Fort Lauderdale

Comedy
Free

Freddy’s Bar & BackroomBrooklyn

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