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IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House WarmingManhattan

Final Fishing Frenzy: Learn to Rig Thursday

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park Penn PierBrooklyn

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Teen Weightlifting

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Youth Fitness

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

TIC – Cancer Awareness Event Flyers

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

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

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Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs S.T.E.A.M

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

Faber ParkStaten Island

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

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Of Watchers, Tricksters & the Bold

Art
Free

Decorazon GalleryManhattan

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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

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Beyond the Frame: Art & Advocacy on Wrongful Conviction Day

The Center for Art and AdvocacyBrooklyn

Pickleball Pandemonium

Pickleball Pandemonium!

Free
Sports

Gymnasium in Kwame Ture Recreation CenterBronx

Flag Football

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Williamsbridge Oval Recreation CenterBronx

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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

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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

Movies Under the Stars: Wicked

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Morningside ParkManhattan

Vinyl Night

Old Fashioned Vinyl Night at Great Jones Distilling Co.

Free

Great Jones Distilling Co.Manhattan

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Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

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

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Foraging Tour with “Wildman” Steve Brill

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692Far Rockaway

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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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Tour the Historic Lawrence Cemetery in Bayside

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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