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SAT, NOV 14 · 10 PM–2 AM (NEXT DAY)
42°F · Partly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Cassette, Queens · official listing on dice.fm · checked Nov 1
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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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SAT, NOV 14 · FROM 10 PM
43°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · at House of Yes, Brooklyn · official listing on calendar.houseofyes.org · checked Nov 1
Full Throttle: Mha Iri (21+)
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SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 PM–4 AM (NEXT DAY)
43°F · Partly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · at Elsewhere, Brooklyn · official listing on elsewhere.club · checked Oct 30
X-Coast (open to close) at Elsewhere (21+)
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Daily · 12 AM–11:59 PM
42°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Triangular pedestrian island, Broadway between 45th & 46th S, Manhattan · official listing on diaart.org · checked Nov 8
Max Neuhaus — Times Square Sound Installation (Dia)
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Daily · 12 AM–11:59 PM
42°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at West 22nd Street between 10th & 11th Avenues, Manhattan · official listing on diaart.org · checked Nov 8
Joseph Beuys — 7000 Oaks (Dia Art Foundation)
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