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Why this place: Free · at Bryant Park Winter Village, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Oct 25
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Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard St, Manhattan · official listing on chinatownicecreamfactory.com · checked Oct 26
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Why this place: Free · at North 6th Street & Berry Street, Brooklyn · official listing on invite.tyb.xyz · checked Oct 29
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Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 27
Whitney Free Friday Nights
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at 64 Dobbin Street, Brooklyn · official listing on celsius.com · checked Oct 30
Club Celsius
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn · official listing on prospectpark.org · checked Oct 29
Open-air film: Ten Minutes to Live (1932) with a live vinyl score
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FRI, OCT 30 · 6 PM–9 PM
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn · official listing on weeksvillesociety.org · checked Oct 30
Watch Night: Black Stories, Unbound at Weeksville
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Why this place: Free · at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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