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SUN, NOV 8 · 9:30 AM–11 AM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
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Why this place: Free · at Kissena Park (Lithonia Ave & 164th St), Queens · official listing on nycbirdalliance.app.neoncrm.com · checked Nov 7
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Free and cheap date ideas in NYC: gallery nights, free concerts, walking tours, tastings and markets worth wandering. Pair any of these with a walk and you’ve got a night out. For paid ideas, see Date night.
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Every Sun · 10:30 AM–11:30 AM
57°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Queens · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 7
"Ranger's Choice" Guided Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Sundays)
Starts in 27m
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Forest Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger hike in Forest Park
Starts in 27m
SUN, NOV 8 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
59°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Fall Foliage Tree ID Hike
Starts in 1h 27m
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at MoMA PS1, Queens · official listing on momaps1.org · checked Nov 6
MoMA PS1 (Free Admission)
Starts in 2h 27m
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–3 PM
59°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Valley Cottage, Nyack & Rockland · official listing on valleycottagelibrary.org · checked Oct 26
Art in Public Places 40th Anniversary Celebration
Starts in 2h 27m
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2 PM
62°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at 73rd Avenue and Hollis Hills Terrace (in Cunningham Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Historic New York: Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Starts in 2h 27m
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–2:30 PM
62°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at David Dinkins Circle (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park),Ederl, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Artist Talk with Cecile Chong and Alexander Zev
Starts in 2h 27m
SUN, NOV 8 · 1 PM–3 PM
62°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Second Sunday Castle Tours
Starts in 3h 27m
SUN, NOV 8 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Grinton I. Will Library, Will Auditorium, 1500 Central Park , Westchester · official listing on ypl.org · checked Nov 4
Aliyah Danielle & The Mosaic
Starts in 3h 27m
SUN, NOV 8 · FROM 2 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Westchester · official listing on philipsemanorhall.com · checked Nov 7
Classical Guitar Concert with Daniel Conant
Starts in 4h 57m
Daily · 3:30 PM–6 PM
64°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
Hunter's Point South Park skyline sunset walk (free, Long Island City)
Starts in 5h 27m
Every Sun · 4 PM–5 PM
63°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Queens · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 5
Jamaica Bay Sunset Walk
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