Things to do that cost money — not dinner. NYC first, then Lower New York (Long Island, Westchester & Rockland) and New Jersey near the city. Everything else on this site is free.
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📍 Long Island City, Queens
Open · until 10 PM (NY time)
A climbing gym in LIC with bouldering and roped walls. Beginners are welcome; sign the waiver before your first visit.
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23-10 41st Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 · Map
| Sun | 9 AM–8 PM |
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| Mon | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Tue | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Wed | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Thu | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Fri | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Sat | 9 AM–8 PM |
📍 Long Island City, Queens
Open · until 9 PM (NY time)
Indoor pickleball open play and court rentals.
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Long Island City, Queens · Map
| Sun | 8 AM–9 PM |
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| Mon | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Tue | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Wed | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Thu | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Fri | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Sat | 8 AM–10 PM |
📍 Long Island City, Queens
Open · until 11 PM (NY time)
Big climbing and bouldering gym. Day passes and rentals.
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21-10 Borden Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 · Map
| Sun | 9 AM–10 PM |
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| Mon | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Tue | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Wed | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Thu | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Fri | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Sat | 9 AM–10 PM |
📍 Astoria, Queens
Closed · opens at 10 AM today (NY time)
Bowling with a bar and food.
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Astoria, Queens · Map
| Sun | 10 AM–2 AM |
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| Mon | 10 AM–2 AM |
| Tue | 10 AM–2 AM |
| Wed | 10 AM–2 AM |
| Thu | 10 AM–2 AM |
| Fri | 10 AM–2 AM |
| Sat | 10 AM–2 AM |
📍 Astoria, Queens
Closed · opens at 2 PM today (NY time)
Arcade with classic cabinets, claw machines and interactive floor and reality games.
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36-10 31st St, Astoria, NY 11106 · Map
| Sun | 11 AM–10 PM |
|---|---|
| Mon | 2 PM–11 PM |
| Tue | 2 PM–11 PM |
| Wed | 2 PM–11 PM |
| Thu | 2 PM–11 PM |
| Fri | 2 PM–11 PM |
| Sat | 11 AM–11 PM |
📍 Woodside, Queens
Closed · opens at 2 PM today (NY time)
Bowling, arcade and a bar.
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Woodside, Queens · Map
| Sun | 11 AM–11 PM |
|---|---|
| Mon | 12 PM–12 AM |
| Tue | 2 PM–12 AM |
| Wed | 2 PM–12 AM |
| Thu | 2 PM–12 AM |
| Fri | 4 PM–1 AM |
| Sat | 11 AM–1 AM |
📍 Astoria, Queens
Closed · opens at 2 PM today (NY time)
Interactive film and TV galleries where you can dub a movie scene or make a stop-motion clip, then catch a screening in the theater.
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36-01 35th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106 · Map
| Sun | 11 AM–6 PM |
|---|---|
| Mon | Closed |
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | Closed |
| Thu | 2 PM–6 PM |
| Fri | 2 PM–8 PM |
| Sat | 11 AM–6 PM |
📍 Astoria, Queens
Closed · opens at 5 PM today (NY time)
Neighborhood comedy and storytelling venue with lots of cheap and free shows.
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27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY 11105 · Map
| Sun | 12 PM–11 PM |
|---|---|
| Mon | 5 PM–11 PM |
| Tue | 5 PM–11 PM |
| Wed | 5 PM–11 PM |
| Thu | 5 PM–11 PM |
| Fri | 4 PM–11 PM |
| Sat | 12 PM–11 PM |
📍 Flushing Meadows, Queens
Closed · opens at 10 AM today (NY time)
A small Flushing Meadows zoo of North and South American animals, from bison to sea lions (fed at 11:15, 2 and 4), with a walk-through aviary dome and a petting zoo.
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53-51 111th St, Queens, NY 11368 · Map
| Sun | 10 AM–4:30 PM |
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| Mon | 10 AM–4:30 PM |
| Tue | 10 AM–4:30 PM |
| Wed | 10 AM–4:30 PM |
| Thu | 10 AM–4:30 PM |
| Fri | 10 AM–4:30 PM |
| Sat | 10 AM–4:30 PM |
📍 Rego Park, Queens
Closed · opens at 3:30 PM today (NY time)
Story-based escape rooms for groups.
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Rego Park, Queens · Map
| Sun | 11:45 AM–9:30 PM |
|---|---|
| Mon | 3:30 PM–9 PM |
| Tue | 3:30 PM–9 PM |
| Wed | 3:30 PM–9 PM |
| Thu | 3:30 PM–9 PM |
| Fri | 2:45 PM–11:10 PM |
| Sat | 11:45 AM–11:45 PM |
📍 Long Island City, Queens
Closed · opens at 5 PM today (NY time)
A bowling alley on 46th Avenue in Long Island City. Open seven days, until 2 AM on its latest nights.
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10-22 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 · Map
| Sun | 12 PM–2 AM |
|---|---|
| Mon | 5 PM–2 AM |
| Tue | 5 PM–2 AM |
| Wed | 5 PM–2 AM |
| Thu | 5 PM–2 AM |
| Fri | 2 PM–2 AM |
| Sat | 12 PM–2 AM |
📍 Bayside, Queens
Closed · opens at 2 PM today (NY time)
Free-roam VR arcade and game rooms.
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201-08 Northern Blvd, Bayside, NY 11360 · Map
| Sun | 11 AM–9 PM |
|---|---|
| Mon | 2 PM–9 PM |
| Tue | 2 PM–9 PM |
| Wed | 2 PM–9 PM |
| Thu | 2 PM–9 PM |
| Fri | 2 PM–9 PM |
| Sat | 11 AM–9 PM |
📍 Douglaston, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
A nature center at the edge of Alley Pond Park with live animals, trails, wetlands and family nature programs.
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📍 Flushing, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
A 1661 Flushing home where John Bowne hosted banned Quaker meetings, an early milestone for religious freedom in America.
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📍 Flushing, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
An 1862 Romanesque Revival town hall that now hosts jazz jams, global music and dance performances in Flushing.
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📍 Bayside, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
A Civil War-era fort on Little Neck Bay, with stone batteries, tunnels and waterfront views. Park rangers lead tours.
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📍 Jamaica, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
The Jamaica home of Rufus King, a signer of the Constitution and an early opponent of slavery, set in a public park.
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📍 Flushing, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
The Flushing home of Black inventor Lewis Latimer, who improved the light bulb filament, now a museum about invention.
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📍 Corona, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
The Corona home where Louis and Lucille Armstrong lived for nearly 30 years, preserved as they left it, with a center across the street.
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📍 Flushing Meadows, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
A hands-on science museum built for the 1964 World's Fair, with interactive exhibits for kids and a science playground.
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📍 Long Island City, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
Isamu Noguchi's own museum and sculpture garden in Long Island City, a calm space of stone, wood and light.
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📍 Floral Park, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
New York City's largest working farm, a 47-acre site with animals, orchards and seasonal events like a corn maze.
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📍 Long Island City, Queens
Closed · check hours (NY time)
A contemporary art space in a former trolley repair shop in Long Island City, with experimental shows in its brick basement galleries.
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