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A general view of atmosphere during the Feast for the Books 2023 at Housing Works Bookstore on June 15, 2023 in New York City.

Feast for the senses, fuel for the soul: Housing Works’ ‘Feast for the Books’ serves literary glamour with culinary firepower

Posted on June 5, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Rooted in time: Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates 100 years of bonsai

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New York’s Tribeca Festival begins tonight. Here’s what to expect.

Posted on June 4, 2025

ongoing for several billion years—is shown for the first time in Encounters in the Milky Way.

American Museum of Natural History to launch new space show ‘Encounters in the Milky Way,’ narrated by Pedro Pascal

Posted on June 4, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Pride 2025 kicks off monthlong celebration, gears up for annual ‘Twilight’ parade

The annual 116th Street Festival in New York City, which has the largest population of Puerto Ricans outside Puerto Rico, is the largest Puerto Rican festival in the world.

40th annual 116th Street Festival to dance through East Harlem this weekend

Posted on June 4, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! announces 47th season lineup featuring Grace Jones, Janelle Monáe and More

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New York Family

Pride Month Events on Long Island for Kids and Families 2025

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QNS

Forest Hills Stadium summer concert series set to return Saturday

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New York Family

Pride Month Events in NYC for Kids and Families 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Planet Brooklyn, a two-day ‘first of its kind’ music festival, is coming in August

Woof Fest Returns: A Pride Celebration for Pups, Kids, and the Whole Family!

New York Family

Woof Fest Returns: A Pride Celebration for Pups, Kids, and the Whole Family!

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Movies

You’re gonna need a bigger boat: NYC celebrates 50 years of ‘Jaws’

Posted on May 28, 2025

Jersey Shore

Travel

Summer on the Jersey Shore: Your guide to some of the Garden State’s best destinations

Posted on May 28, 2025

Tis the season for outdoor movie nights! NYC Parks welcome back series of free, outdoor movies all summer long.

Movies

Summer movie series lights up city parks with free, outdoor films

Posted on May 28, 2025

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New York Family

Check Out NYC’s First-Ever Video Game Festival

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New York Family

Carnivals, Festivals, Fairs, and Parades in NYC: June 2025

Brooklyn Luna Park

New York Family

24 Great Amusement Parks for Kids In and Near NYC

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Movie nights return to Bryant Park

Posted on May 25, 2025

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Harlem

Uptown Night Market to run weekly on Thursday nights in Harlem

Posted on May 23, 2025

Queens Post

LIC dispensary to host infused mocktail competition with local bars on June 5

Your Awesome New York Kids Weekend: August 12-14

New York Family

9 Free New York Beaches for Families

he Bronx Zoo will officially reopen its famed World of Darkness exhibit on Saturday, July 12, offering visitors a chance to experience the lives of nocturnal creatures in an immersive, reverse-light environment.

Bronx Times

Bronx Zoo to reopen iconic ‘World of Darkness’ exhibit on July 12

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Brooklyn Paper

Fish Cheeks expands to Williamsburg, bringing cultural celebrations to new nabe

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QNS

The Public Theater brings Much Ado About Nothing to Queens for free summer tour

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Brooklyn Paper

Creative capital: Dumbo to be crowned ‘NYC Design District’ during NYCxDESIGN’s festival finale

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Brooklyn Paper

Sun and surf return as Brooklyn’s beaches open for swimming on May 24

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New York Family

NYC Memorial Day Events 2025

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NYC’s One Man Army to bring mind-bending shorts to Upper West Side’s Triad Theater

Posted on May 17, 2025

Jane August

Celebrating International Museum Day with museum maven Jane August

Posted on May 17, 2025

Pokémon GO Fest to return to the New York area this summer

Posted on May 16, 2025

hannibal buress at new venue isola brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Hannibal Buress opens new venue, Isola Brooklyn, in former Knitting Factory space

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Our biggest swing yet’: The Wonder Years gear up to get intimate and inventive at Greenpoint’s iconic Warsaw

sheep shearing

QNS

Celebrate spring at NYC’s only sheep shearing festival this Sunday at Queens County Farm

tiny MTA diorama with subway bench and cocktail in front of grand army plaza sign at grand army bar

Brooklyn Paper

Grand Army Bar pays homage to the woes and wonders of public transit with MTA-themed cocktail menu

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QNS

Southeast Queens to host first-ever Jazz and Heritage Bike Tour on May 17

Queens Post

Afternoon tea meets floral charm at Ora La Casa De Las Flores in Sunnyside

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New York Family

Delectable Mother’s Day Brunch Spots in NYC

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New York Family

Mother’s Day Events In and Near NYC 2025

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QNS

Rockaway Theatre Company to debut world premiere of new dark comedy ‘The Value’

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Brooklyn Paper

Open Stages music festival returns to Park Slope’s stoops and sidewalks on May 10

New York Family

Meet Central Park’s Newest Gem: The Davis Center at Harlem Meer is Open for Families!

The exterior of Macy's Herald Square decorated for the annual Flower Show

Take a sneak peek at upcoming Macy’s Flower Show at Herald Square store

Posted on April 25, 2025

Capoeira

QNS

Capoeira celebration brings three days of Afro-Brazilian culture to Queens

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LIC Post

Solace House to host sunrise walk in LIC on May 17 to honor lives lost to suicide and mental health awareness

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Brooklyn Paper

Cassette tapes make a comeback at the first-ever NYC Tape Fair in Bushwick on April 27

Astoria Post

Sweeten your weekend with boozy ice cream classes at Tipsy Scoop in Astoria

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QNS

Hello Kitty Cafe Truck to stop in Flushing for one-day appearance on May 3

More from around NYC

permits

Permits filed for 3-story residential building with ten units in Pelham Gardens

Vintage storefronts from the 1930s were created along Seneca Avenue in Ridgewood in 1985 during filming of "Brighton Beach Memoirs"

Ridgewood’s starring role in a 1980s coming-of-age film: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

NY: 17th Annual Soap Box Derby

BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn Aug. 22-24

Sandra Oh & Lupita Nyong'o in Shakespeare in the Park's "Twelfth Night."

Shakespeare in the Park is back with ‘Twelfth Night’