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Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Japan Village food hall in Industry City
Raaka Chocolate factory store in Red Hook
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Guggenheim Pay What You Wish hours
Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour
Election Night Watch Party at Union Hall (21+, free)
Woodlawn Wednesdays Forest Restoration in Van Cortlandt Park
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Bird and Nature Walk at Freshkills Park North Park
Free Wednesdays at the Museum of the City of New York
Grant's Tomb (General Grant National Memorial)
Hamilton Grange Free Ranger-Led House Tours
Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour
Mornings@LIM: Enduring Hearts gallery visit
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)
Grey Art Museum Late Wednesdays (NYU)
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (Suggested Donation)
The Museum at FIT (Always Free, Open Until 8 PM Wed–Fri)
Pay What You Wish evening at the Museum of Arts and Design
Free Wednesday Nights at the Museum of the City of New York
Trail Work Thursdays in Van Cortlandt Park
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Ranger hike at High Rock Park
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Hispanic Society Museum & Library (Free Admission)
Public Gallery Tour
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
Bryant Park Birding Tours (Thu & Fri 5 PM)
Asilah Oui: Free Films at Anthology Film Archives
Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Native Voices Karenna: two short operas at Cooper Union's Great Hall
New Museum Pay-What-You-Wish Thursday Nights
Free First Friday at the Noguchi Museum
Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Free Fridays at Poster House
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Friday late hours at the Studio Museum in Harlem
Free First Friday at the Noguchi Museum
Battle of Brooklyn Exhibition Tour at the Center for Brooklyn History
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
Free First Friday: America in Motion
Whitney Free Friday Nights
Japan Society Gallery Free First Friday
Stop In and Sketch at the Hudson River Museum
Dead Pete's Society poetry open mic (21+)
Karaoke Tremendous at Union Hall (21+, free, midnight)
FIDO Coffee Bark in Prospect Park
Queens Super Hike (15 miles)
Queens County Parks Super Hike
Volunteer Gardening at Tiemann Place in Riverside Park
Ranger walk at Snug Harbor
Teen sculpture workshop: Arts and Activism
MoMA PS1 November Open House
Staten Island North Shore Parks Super Hike
Bulb Planting at Forest Park
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Introduction to Birdwatching Outings in Prospect Park
Fall Foliage Bike Tour with the Urban Park Rangers
Birding: Fall Migration at Salt Marsh Nature Center
Guided Nature Walk in Fort Tryon Park
Queens Fiber Arts Festival
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Free Saturday Juggling at Bryant Park
Tree Maintenance Workshop at Snug Harbor
5th Annual Community Banquet
Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way at Lefferts Historic House
Free Community Paddle at Concrete Plant Park
Autumn Eco Crafts and Exploration
Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Plant Practices
Discovery Hike: Randall's Island Salt Marsh
Historical Walking Tour from the East 4th Street Community Garden
Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center Open Hours (Weekends)
Public Gallery Tour
Battle of Brooklyn Walking Tour
Poets House: In Memoriam Stephen Dobyns
Before It's Gone: Archive to Survive book launch and panel
Ephemeral Light: Artist Talk with Ira Merritt at Poe Cottage
Strange Confessions: Free Play Reading in Riverside Park
Fall Birding
Kid Birding in Fort Tryon Park
Whitney Free Second Sunday
Ranger walk at Soundview Park
Ranger hike in Forest Park
Fall Foliage Hike
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Folktales
Outdoor Skills: Orienteering and Geocaching Hike
Fall Foliage Tree ID Hike
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Fantastic Fungi Mushroom ID Hike in Prospect Park
Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
Native American Heritage Month: Early Food Traditions at the Old Stone House
Second Sundays Free Open House at Pioneer Works
Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor
Ranger hike in Central Park's North Woods
Art in Public Places 40th Anniversary Celebration
Garden Highlights Walk
Historic New York: Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Artist Talk with Cecile Chong and Alexander Zev
Second Sunday Castle Tours
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Leaf Peeping Hike in Central Park's North Woods
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Free Bryant Park tour
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Conversations in Tusculum: Richard Nelson play at Cooper Union
Tuesday Stewardship at the Foodway
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
Bacon, Eggs & Toons: Free Animation Screening (21+)
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa photography artist talk at Cooper Union
Thrifting 101: Free Online Workshop
Idlewild Park Forest Restoration
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Structure, Status, and Strategy: Business Entities for Creatives
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Public Gallery Tour
Chef Judy Joo book signing at Pearl River Mart Foods
Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency
Floodplain Forest Fridays Tree Planting in Van Cortlandt Park
Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) at the Long Island Museum
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Neue Galerie free First Friday: 25th Anniversary Exhibition
Ranger walk at Conference House Park
Annual Leaf Lift Volunteer Day in Riverside Park
Falling for Nature Hike at Conference House Park
Roebling Rink Opening Day: Free Morning Skate Sessions
Coding Together Mini Hackathon at the Intrepid Museum
Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems at Bushwick Inlet Park
Behind the Smile: Animal Adaptations in Astoria Park
Rose's Pineapple Shorts pop-up at Pearl River Mart Foods
Outdoor Skills: Fire Building in Van Cortlandt Park
Recycling Holiday Scraps at Queens Farm — sold out
Free Solar Observing at St. Nicholas Park
Día de los Hongos: Free Myco-Drawing and Mushroom Walk at Green-Wood
Sungazing with West Harlem Art Fund in St. Nicholas Park
Fall foliage hike in Prospect Park
Ranger walk in Riverdale Park
Fire Cider Workshop at Randall's Island Urban Farm
Hiking Club Series: Sappy Trails in Riverdale Park
The Secret Lives of Insects in Highland Park
Outdoor Skills: Survival 101 in Morningside Park
Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home, public exhibition opening
Hot Five Centennial Listening Session, Part 3
Poets House: Verge Books launch of The Tablets by Armand Schwerner
Poetry Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Free Stargazing at Great Kills Park
Pre-Thanksgiving Bird Walk in Prospect Park
Winter Composting with Big Reuse on Randall's Island
Ranger walk on Hunter Island
Community Archiving Day at Queens Museum
Invasive Plant Removal and Native Planting at Fort Totten Park
Hiking Club: Hidden Hunter Island in Pelham Bay Park
Nature Detective Mystery Adventure in Brower Park
Audre Lorde Legacy Walk in Silver Lake Park
ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities
Historic New York: Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Tour
Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor
Designing and Managing Community Composting Spaces
Fireside Meditation at Crotona Nature Center
Nature's Workshop: Bird Friendly Windows in Kissena Park
Nature's Workshop: Natural Inks and Dyes in Inwood Hill Park
ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
Free Stargazing in Elmhurst
Free Stargazing at Pioneer Works
Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials at Pioneer Works
Creative Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Lifelong Studio Printmaking: First Session for Adults 55+
Sean Lally architecture lecture at Cooper Union
Woodlawn Wednesdays Forest Restoration in Van Cortlandt Park
Team RIVER Volunteers on Randall's Island
Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour
STEM Night: AI in Action at New York Hall of Science
Comfy Classical at Dyckman Farmhouse
Noguchi Talks: Alanna Heiss and Martin Puryear
Stealing America: Free Virtual Lecture with Linford D. Fisher
In the Room: David Hume Kennerly at Cooper Union's Great Hall
Fall Foliage Walk in Forest Park
Greenbelt Adult Hike: St. Francis Woodlands
Nature Storytime at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Free Third Thursday Evening at the Jewish Museum
Wayzgoose Holiday Kick Off at the Seaport Museum
Free Stargazing in Parkchester
Discovery Hike: Pond and Freshwater Ecology at Silver Lake Park
Ranger hike from Forest Park's Overlook
Birding: Owls at Pelham Bay Park's Orchard Beach
Forest Park Super Hike with the Urban Park Rangers
Outdoor Skills Workshop: Hiking Basics in Bronx Park
Falling for Nature Hike in Central Park
Living With Urban Coyotes in Claremont Park
Beginner Fishing at Baisley Pond Park
Greenbelt Natural History Hike with Dr. Eric W. Sanderson
Free Stargazing at Highbridge Park
Astronomy: Autumn Sky in Inwood Hill Park
Birding: Fall Migration at Blue Heron Park
Autumn Mushroom ID Hike in Van Cortlandt Park
Nature Sketching Hike in Brookfield Park
Environmental and Tree Stewardship at Snug Harbor
Hibernation and Brumation Hike in Cunningham Park
Native American Heritage Month: Walking Lenapehoking
Free Adult Printmaking Workshop at Queens Museum
Seal Exploration at Orchard Beach
Freedom Seekers: Stories by the Fire in Prospect Park
Team RIVER Volunteers on Randall's Island
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: The Alley Giant
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike
Post-Thanksgiving Day Super Hike
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: Northern Manhattan Parks Super Hike
Ranger walk in Springfield Park
Orienteering Fundamentals in the Staten Island Greenbelt
Hidden Gems of Queens: Springfield Park Walk
Gather Around the Campfire at Hunter's Point South Park
Historic New York: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower Open Access
Ranger walk near Split Rock
Hiking Club: Split Rock in Pelham Bay Park
Discovery Hike: Marine Mammals at Rockaway Beach
Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) Hanukkah menorah lightings
Neue Galerie free late-night admission
Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival
Pleasantville Public Menorah Lighting
Birdwatching: First Sunday Outings in Prospect Park
Doggie Day Hike in Prospect Park
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Fifth Avenue Holiday Open Streets
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Astronomy: Geminids Meteor Shower at Van Cortlandt Park
Astronomy: Geminids Meteor Shower at Rockaway Beach
Wave Hill Winter Solstice Wishes
Holiday campfire & stories in Clove Lakes Park
Astronomy: The Winter Sky in Inwood Hill Park
Plants of the holiday season walk
NYRR Midnight Run fireworks (spectator)
NYC Parks New Year's Day Super Hike – Central Park
Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge (spectating)
NYC Parks New Year's Day Hike – Flushing Meadows
BAM 41st Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A little Nyack. A new discovery.
Take the scenic route up the Hudson.
🗽 Other places to go
Jefferson Market Garden
📍 Greenwich Ave between Sixth Ave & W 10th St, New York, NY 10011
A free, volunteer-run flower garden behind the old courthouse library, open to visitors April through October.
○ Closed for the season
Official site ↗Books of Wonder
📍 42 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011
NYC's classic kids' bookstore, with original illustration art and Oz rarities.
● Closed now
Official site ↗Strand Bookstore
📍 828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
"18 miles of books," plus the bargain carts outside.
● Closed now
Official site ↗Economy Candy
📍 108 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
A candy store since 1937, with retro and imported sweets floor to ceiling.
● Closed now
Official site ↗Pearl River Mart
📍 452 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
An Asian-American emporium of lanterns, ceramics, slippers and snacks since 1971.
● Closed now
Official site ↗Paley Park
📍 3 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022
A tiny pocket park with a 20-foot waterfall that drowns out traffic. The water is off in January.
● Closed now
Official site ↗Greenacre Park
📍 217 E 51st St, New York, NY 10022
A 25-foot waterfall and shaded terraces between two buildings.
● Closed now
Official site ↗Ford Foundation atrium garden
📍 320 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017
A 12-story glass-walled indoor garden, with a free art gallery next to it.
● Closed now
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