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Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Grant's Tomb (General Grant National Memorial)
Hamilton Grange Free Ranger-Led House Tours
Wave Hill Free Thursdays (Hudson River gardens)
Ranger hike at High Rock Park
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
Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)
Hispanic Society Museum & Library (Free Admission)
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (Suggested Donation)
The Museum at FIT (Always Free, Open Until 8 PM Wed–Fri)
Digital Discovery Day at Sunset Park Library
Public Gallery Tour
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 skyline lawns (free)
Staten Island Ferry scenic harbor ride (free, 24/7)
Brooklyn Heights Promenade skyline walk (free)
Little Island free Hudson River park walk (Pier 55)
Teen Maker Space at Mariners Harbor Library
Domino Park free East River waterfront walk (Williamsburg)
High Line free evening park walk (open until 10 PM)
Makerspace at Parkchester Library
Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour
Bryant Park Birding Tours (Thu & Fri 5 PM)
Juilliard Rush Hour Performances (free)
Asilah Oui: Free Films at Anthology Film Archives
Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Red Parry NYC vs. Wonderville Street Fighter Tournament (21+)
Native Voices Karenna: two short operas at Cooper Union's Great Hall
New Museum Pay-What-You-Wish Thursday Nights
Demon Time improvised sketch night at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (21+)
J. Walter Hawkes & Friends play Bennie Green at LunÀtico
Karaoke Thursday at The Rabbit Hole, Astoria (21+)
Lounge Sessions at SILO (free with RSVP, 21+)
Mousse T. at Public Records (21+)
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
TGIF! Afterschool story and craft hour at Green-Wood
Gallery Kit: Drop-In Art-Making at the Noguchi Museum
Battle of Brooklyn Exhibition Tour at the Center for Brooklyn History
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
DIY Fridays at Central Library Teen Tech Center
Holiday silent disco at Pelham Fritz
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
Louis Vuitton First Friday at The Frick Collection
MoMA UNIQLO Friday Nights (free for NY State residents)
Bushwick Comedy Club Friday Night Open Mic
Dead Pete's Society poetry open mic (21+)
Chatroom: OSGEMEOS (free with RSVP, 21+)
Reginald Chapman's Chaphouse at LunÀtico
House of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night (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
12th Annual LIC Bulbfest at Gantry Plaza State Park
Ranger walk at Snug Harbor
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
Christ Church Pelham Classic Car Show
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
Volunteer Workday at Preston Community Garden
Autumn CleanSweep: Jamaica Bay Park and Shoreline Cleanup
Queens Fiber Arts Festival
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Playback's Free Street Party Outside BAM
Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art in Lincoln Terrace Park
Free Saturday Juggling at Bryant Park
Traditional Indigenous crafts at Bronx River House
Tree Maintenance Workshop at Snug Harbor
Indigenous Art Workshop with NAIC-NY
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
Create Your Own: Seasonal Door Sign
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)
The People’s Money: Idea Generation Workshop
Battle of Brooklyn Walking Tour
Poets House: In Memoriam Stephen Dobyns
Repurposeful Ancestry Lab Repair Café
Dragon Dance: free Pokémon Champions tournament at Wonderville (21+)
Pamela Knowles & Friends: Free Library Jazz Concert
Before It's Gone: Archive to Survive book launch and panel
Ephemeral Light: Artist Talk with Ira Merritt at Poe Cottage
The Walk: Umbilical City — Waters and Wetlands
Mosaic Lab Coding Workshop
Strange Confessions: Free Play Reading in Riverside Park
Nature Journaling: Nature After Dark at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Bright Five tech salon at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Bushwick Comedy Club Saturday Night Open Mic
Free live music: Joe DiOrio at 18th Ward Brewing New Rochelle
Unspoken Threads: Free Poetry and Music at RoCA
Anant Pradhan with Larry McDonald (Jamaican jazz) at LunÀtico
Scorpio Stings with Junior Sanchez (21+)
Flava D + Made to Order at Elsewhere (21+)
Benji B, Louise Chen, Hidden Spheres and more at Public Records (21+)
Young Adult Friction indie + alt dance party at Union Hall (21+)
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
Historic New York: Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Nature's Workshop: Create Your Own Nature Field Guide
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
Sunday afternoon jam at Smalls with Ryo Sasaki Quartet
Aliyah Danielle & The Mosaic
Guggenheim Pay What You Wish hours
Sunday music open mic at Pete's Candy Store (21+)
Wonderville Karaoke (21+)
Yacouba Sissoko & Siya (Malian kora) at LunÀtico
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Free Bryant Park tour
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Teen DIY at Saratoga Teen Tech Center
Civic Crash Course talk at Public Records (free RSVP, 21+)
The Family Table: Free Online Parenting Workshop
Astronomy on the Waterfront at Hunter's Point South Park
Conversations in Tusculum: Richard Nelson play at Cooper Union
The Variety Show Variety Party at Wonderville (21+)
Bushwick Comedy Club Monday Night Open Mic
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Tuesday Stewardship at the Foodway
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Shape Up NYC: Latin Dance Fitness
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
Shape Up NYC: Cardio Dance
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
Free Evening Juggling Class at Bryant Park
Shape Up NYC: Flow Dance Cardio
Shape Up NYC: Soca Sweat Dance Fitness
Bushwick Comedy Club Tuesday Night Open Mic
Bacon, Eggs & Toons: Free Animation Screening (21+)
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa photography artist talk at Cooper Union
Thrifting 101: Free Online Workshop
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Tuesday Nov 10 (no cover)
Idlewild Park Forest Restoration
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Free Wednesdays at the Museum of the City of New York
Veterans Day Nature Programs at Prospect Park Audubon Center
Wollman Rink Veterans Day free admission skate
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
Boogie Down Service Project
Le Carrousel Extravaganza: Repertorio Español/Scaramouches Puppet Theatre
Grey Art Museum Late Wednesdays (NYU)
Monthly Nature Exploration Hike at Inwood Hill Park
Free Late-Night Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York
Structure, Status, and Strategy: Business Entities for Creatives
Bushwick Comedy Club Wednesday Night Open Mic
Trail Work Thursdays in Van Cortlandt Park
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Craft & Chill
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
Health & Wellness Resource Workshop
Public Gallery Tour
Chef Judy Joo book signing at Pearl River Mart Foods
Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness Fiesta
Mark West lecture on pareidolia and form at Cooper Union
Bushwick Comedy Club Thursday Night Open Mic
Catch-Up Comedy free open mic at Acoustik Garden Lounge
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Thursday Nov 12 (no cover)
Floodplain Forest Fridays Tree Planting in Van Cortlandt Park
Adult Crafternoon: Cyanotype Bookmarks at Battery Park City Library
Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) at the Long Island Museum
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Neue Galerie free First Friday: 25th Anniversary Exhibition
DURATIONS festival club night: Dasha Rush, Decoder and more at Public Records (21+)
Rhythm in Ritual by Xeno Collective (21+)
Inner Sin: Henrik Schwarz Live (21+)
Cut Copy (DJ set) at Elsewhere (21+)
Free Play Night: Jake Korolev + stjarnafaen at Wonderville (21+)
Pugsley Creek Park Forest Restoration
Ranger walk at Conference House Park
Shape Up NYC: Dance Fitness
Annual Leaf Lift Volunteer Day in Riverside Park
Falling for Nature Hike at Conference House Park
Astoria Park Leaf Fest Day One — Community Volunteer Day
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
S.T.E.A.M Saturday: Sewing History at Lewis Latimer House
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
Holiday Vendor Market at the St. George Theatre
Sungazing with West Harlem Art Fund in St. Nicholas Park
Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day
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
Music and Creativity at Lincoln Center
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
Juilliard MAP Open Recital (free)
Smash Bash Vol. 28 Super Smash Bros. Night at Wonderville (21+)
Ridgewood Rendezvous Drag Show at Cassette (21+)
Full Throttle: Mha Iri (21+)
X-Coast (open to close) at Elsewhere (21+)
Pre-Thanksgiving Bird Walk in Prospect Park
Winter Composting with Big Reuse on Randall's Island
Autumn Leaves Story Time and Craft at Greenbelt Nature Center
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
Calendula Salve Making Workshop at Vernon Garden
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
Vincent Herring Quartet
Comedy Mob Open Mic at New York Comedy Club East Village
Free Stargazing in Elmhurst
Free Stargazing at Pioneer Works
Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials at Pioneer Works
Creative Aging: Paper Doll Making at Belmont Library
Creative Writing Workshop at Brooklyn Public Library Central
Monday Night Jazz at The Back Room (free entry)
Lifelong Studio Printmaking: First Session for Adults 55+
Teen Time: Board Games and Cozy Crafts at Kings Bay Library
Perler Bead Art at St. Agnes Library
Sean Lally architecture lecture at Cooper Union
Eiffel Tower Mic free 21+ open mic at Brooklyn Comedy Collective
Woodlawn Wednesdays Forest Restoration in Van Cortlandt Park
Team RIVER Volunteers on Randall's Island
Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour
Informal Creative Writing for Adults at Mosholu Library
At the Hearth: Make a Pinch Pot with Greenwich House Pottery
STEM Night: AI in Action at New York Hall of Science
Juilliard Concerto Competition Finals (free)
Comfy Classical at Dyckman Farmhouse
Life Drawing Class at Brooklyn Public Library Central
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
Salsa Party at the Brooklyn Museum
Comedy Mob Presents: The Lineup at New York Comedy Club Midtown
Intermediate Chess Class at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Wayzgoose Holiday Kick Off at the Seaport Museum
Discostan with Omid Walizadeh and Mansaf Mama at Public Records (21+)
DIY Fridays at Brooklyn Public Library Central Teen Tech
Free Stargazing in Parkchester
Free live music: Tim Brown at 18th Ward Brewing New Rochelle
Club Massive: Jungle Is Hardcore at Wonderville (21+)
FUTCH: Queer Women's Dance Party (21+)
Discovery Hike: Pond and Freshwater Ecology at Silver Lake Park
Astoria Park Leaf Fest Day Two — Community Volunteer Day
Jones Woods Park Forest Restoration
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
Introduction to Fly Fishing at Allison Pond Park
Nature Scavenger Hunt at Seth Low Playground
Falling for Nature Hike in Central Park
Living With Urban Coyotes in Claremont Park
Beginner Fishing at Baisley Pond Park
Historic New York: Greenpoint Neighborhood History Walk
Greenbelt Natural History Hike with Dr. Eric W. Sanderson
Free Stargazing at Highbridge Park
Astronomy: Autumn Sky in Inwood Hill Park
Sinéad, ketia, Bennet and more at Public Records (21+)
Birding: Fall Migration at Blue Heron Park
Autumn Mushroom ID Hike in Van Cortlandt Park
Outdoor Skills: Knot Tying in Travers 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
Comedy Mob Open Mic at New York Comedy Club East Village
Free late-night karaoke at Mood Ring (21+)
Creative Aging: Paper Doll Making at Belmont Library (session 2)
Wonderville Last-Tuesday PLAYTEST (21+)
Team RIVER Volunteers on Randall's Island
Free Late-Night Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York
Kissena Park Forest Restoration
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: The Alley Giant
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike in Van Cortlandt Park
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike in High Rock Park
Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa's Workshop
Post-Thanksgiving Day Super Hike
Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike: Northern Manhattan Parks Super Hike
Hibernation Hike at Pelham Bay Park
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
The Donut Lounge at Wonderville (21+)
Curiouser & Curiouser with Felix Da Housecat (21+)
DICKAPPOINTMENT Invites TROMAC (21+)
Cinthie, Amir Alexander and more at Public Records (21+)
Afrobeat Nights NYC at The Sultan Room (21+)
Grave Beginnings: Free Walking Tour of Green-Wood
Ranger walk near Split Rock
Hiking Club: Split Rock in Pelham Bay Park
Birding: Winter Birds at Fort Greene Park
Discovery Hike: Marine Mammals at Rockaway Beach
Robot Karaoke at Wonderville (21+)
CloseKnit at Noble Maritime
Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) Hanukkah menorah lightings
Neon glow holiday silent disco
Neue Galerie free late-night admission
Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival
Birding: All About Crows at Crotona Park
Beginner Birding at Highland Park
Winter Tree ID Walk at McCarren Park
Pleasantville Public Menorah Lighting
Birdwatching: First Sunday Outings in Prospect Park
Doggie Day Hike in Prospect Park
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Baisley Pond Park
Long Island Museum Winter Open House
Birding: Winter Waterfowl at Central Park Reservoir
Discovery Hike: Winter Wildlife at Brower Park
Dickens Festival Carols & Crafts
Mimi Hilaire Trio
SantaCon NYC
Hiking Club: Cass Gallagher Trail at Van Cortlandt Park
Winter Wreath Workshop
Free Stargazing at Floyd Bennett Field
Fifth Avenue Holiday Open Streets
Free Solar Observing at Pioneer Works
Birding: Owls at Riverdale Park
Astronomy: Geminids Meteor Shower at Van Cortlandt Park
Astronomy: Geminids Meteor Shower at Rockaway Beach
Elf on the Shelf kids' craft at Oak Ridge
Wave Hill Winter Solstice Wishes
Winter Solstice Evergreen Tree ID Hike at Forest Park
Handmade nature ornaments workshop
Holiday campfire & stories in Clove Lakes Park
Outdoor Skills: Animal Tracking in Prospect Park
Astronomy: The Winter Sky in Inwood Hill Park
Plants of the holiday season walk
Prospect Park New Year's Eve Fireworks
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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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
Details Official site ↗LEGO Store Fifth Avenue
📍 636 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10020
Big LEGO NYC builds, a Pick & Build wall and a minifigure factory.
● Open now
Details Official site ↗FAO Schwarz
📍 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111
The classic toy store with the giant floor piano from "Big."
● Open now
Details Official site ↗CAMP Flatiron
📍 110 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10011
A "family experience" toy store with a secret door and themed play areas.
● Open now
Details 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.
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Details Official site ↗Strand Bookstore
📍 828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
"18 miles of books," plus the bargain carts outside.
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Details Official site ↗Economy Candy
📍 108 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
A candy store since 1937, with retro and imported sweets floor to ceiling.
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Details Official site ↗Pearl River Mart
📍 452 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
An Asian-American emporium of lanterns, ceramics, slippers and snacks since 1971.
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