Sunday, May 19th: 2nd Annual Momo (Dumpling) Crawl
2nd Annual Momo Crawl Jackson Heights Plaza (37th Rd. btw. 74th St. & Broadway, Queens) 1:30-4:30pm $2+, plus cost of momos With the opening of Friends Cafe last week, there are now 19 places serving momos in the Little India vicinity of Jackson Heights. These Himalayan dumplings quietly have become the most popular dish in [...]
Sunday, May 19th: Flux Factory at Noguchi Museum
Flux Factory at Noguchi Museum Noguchi Museum (9-01 33rd Rd., Queens) 11am-6pm $10 museum admission In an interview from 1986, Isamu Noguchi described the newly-created Noguchi Museum as “a place to reflect and see an alternative existence.” The Noguchi Museum’s upcoming Community Day celebrates slowing down and focusing, and explores the contemplative opportunities offered by [...]
Sunday, May 19th: Ridgewood Market
Gottscheer Hall (657 Fairview Ave., Queens) 11am-5pm Free RIDGEWOOD MARKET A MONTHLY ARTISAN FLEA MARKET Click here for more free New York City events & things to do.
Saturday, May 18th: Free Admission to NYC Museums for Art Museum Day
Museums around the city are offering free or discounted admission today for Art Museum Day: Asia Society Museum, New York Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn 2-for-1 admission Grey Art Gallery, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Coupon for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more in Metropolitan Museum shops. Coupons are available at the [...]
Saturday, May 18th: It’s My Park Day 2013
Join thousands of New Yorkers who come together each It’s My Park Day season to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs! It’s My Park Day activities are coordinated by local community groups, City Parks Foundation, and many divisions of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, including Urban [...]
Saturday, May 18th: Aeolian Ride Rockaway
Aeolian Ride, is an international art event where the public becomes inflated sculpture on bicycles, transforming the landscape of each city. The effect is a sort of joy loop: those riding feel the elation of being a child at play, dazzling bystanders who become giddy, returning joy to the riders. Come join the fun! The [...]
Through Sunday, May 19th: Bohemian Festival 2013
Bringing together a diverse palette of live music, globally sourced DJs, dancers, performers, art and workshops, our second annual Bohemian Festival will be both a culturally rich and insanely festive camp-out and non-stop party on the grounds of the historic Onderdonk House in Ridgewood, Queens. The festival will feature the renowned ensemble Yuri Yunakov & [...]
Friday, May 17th: Free Coffee, Coconut Water, Treats & Bike Lights for Bike to Work Day
Free Brooklyn Roasting Company coffee, Vita Coco and breakfast from KIND and Cabot. Plus T.A. membership giveaways, including free bike lights and RydeSafe Reflective Decals! Click here for more information & a list of locations. Click here for more New York City freebies.
Friday, May 17th: An Evening with Fab 5 Freddy
An Evening with Fab 5 Freddy Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Ave., Queens) 7pm Free admission for 4-8pm on Fridays Fab 5 Freddy is a cultural pioneer who played a key role in bringing hip-hop culture to audiences around the world. Born Fred Brathwaite in Bedford Stuyvesant, he was a graffiti artist who [...]
Sunday, May 12th: Mother’s Day Events, Free DIY Dumplings & Pizza, Japan Day…
Sunday, May 12th: Japan Day NYC 2013 Sunday, May 12th: Learn How to Make Ice Cream for Free Sunday, May 12th: Free DIY Pizza & Dumplings Class Sunday, May 12th: Buzz Aldrin Sunday, May 12th: Concert Featuring Poetry of Walt Whitman Set to Music Through Sunday, May 12th: Form and Substance: Projection Mapping in Contemporary [...]
Saturday, May 11th: Art Fairs, Ride Vintage Trains, Free Ice Cream Making…
Saturday, May 11th: Grand Centennial Parade of Trains – Ride Vintage Trains for Free Through Sunday, May 12th: Form and Substance: Projection Mapping in Contemporary Art Through Monday, May 13th: Frieze New York Art Fair 2013 Through Sunday, May 19th: NYC Wildflower Week 2013 Through Tuesday, May 21st: NYCxDESIGN 2013 Saturday, May 11th: Bike the [...]
Saturday, May 11th: Annual Tap Extravaganza
Click here for 50% off tickets to the Annual Tap Extravaganza. Direct from Queens, Flushing Town Hall presents the Annual Tap Extravaganza. Dance out loud with some of the city’s best hoofers at this 5th annual event, as plenty of nifty footwork will be on display during the celebration and appreciation of all things tap. [...]
Friday, May 10th: Frieze, NYCxDESIGN, Strawberry Fest, Bryant Park Opens…
Through Monday, May 13th: Frieze New York Art Fair 2013 Fridays Through June 28th: The Spring Cocktail War (Up to 75% Off Tickets Now) Through Tuesday, May 21st: NYCxDESIGN 2013 5/9-5/12: PULSE New York 2013 (Get Free Tickets Now) Friday, May 10th: NYU's 28th Annual Strawberry Festival with Mission of Burma Friday, May 10th: Bryant [...]
Saturday, May 4th & Sunday, May 5th: Jane’s Walk NYC 2013 with 100+ Free Walking & Biking Tours
On Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, thousands of New Yorkers will come together for Jane’s Walk NYC – an annual series of 100+ FREE guided walks (and bike rides!) throughout New York’s five boroughs. Registration is NOT required. Whether you choose to stroll through neighborhoods you love or discover new neigborhoods you’ve never [...]
Thursday, May 2nd: Stephen O’Malley / Body/Head (Kim Gordon & Bill Nace) / Prurient / Hunter Hunt-Hendrix of Liturgy & More
Drone Activity In Progress Knockdown Center (52-19 Flushing Ave., Queens) 8pm $8 in advance Stephen O’Malley, KTL (Stephen O’Malley & Peter Rehberg), Body/Head (Kim Gordon & Bill Nace), Prurient, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix of Liturgy, Oren Ambarchi, Alan Licht, Vatican Shadow, Pete Swanson, Mick Barr, Kid Millions/Jim Sauter Duo, Alberich, Pharmakon, Noveller, grassmass, Hiram Martinez Click here [...]
Wednesday, May 1st: #sameskyny
Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30PM we invite all of New York to make a picture with some sky in it for a crowd-sourced quasi-cubist portrait of light throughout the city at a particular moment. Interpret as straight or as creatively as you desire. You can submit with or without a smartphone. Click here for more [...]
Sunday, April 28th: 34th Annual Antique Auto Show
34th Annual Antique Auto Show Queens County Farm (73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens) 11am-4pm $5 Members of the New York Antique Auto Club will exhibit their cars on the farmhouse grounds. Automobile memorabilia, historic house tours, hayrides, and food will be available. Click here for more cheap New York City events & things to do.
Saturday, April 27th: Free Rooftop Films Screening of ‘Stand Clear of the Closing Doors’
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Rockaway Beach, between Beach 94th St. and Beach 95th St. at Shore Front Parkway, Queens 7pm doors, 8pm start Free When autistic teen Ricky is scolded for skipping class, he escapes into the subway for a days-long odyssey among the subway’s disparate denizens. Meanwhile, his mother wages an escalating [...]
Saturday, April 27th: Flux Factory Tween Dweam Social
Tween Dweam Social Flux Factory (39-31 29th St., Queens) 8pm $10 in advance Help us celebrate the last of our teenage years as Flux Factory turns 19. We’ll pull out all the stops to transform the Flux gallery into the best dance party you never had in your parents’ basement. There will be dance floor [...]
Monday, April 22nd: Local Theads, Global Themes Fashion Show
Local Theads, Global Themes Fashion Show Queens College, Student Union Ballroom (65-30 Kissena Blvd., 4th Fl., Queens) 6:30-9pm Free, RSVP: events@cerru.org Our fashion show will explore how fashion engages with sartorial traditions from different cultures and creates new expressions, identities, and stories through creative design. The evening will feature traditional/indigenous garb as symbols of local [...]
Wednesday, April 17th: Poem in Your Pocket Day 2013
Celebrate national Poem in Your Pocket Day on Thursday, April 18, 2013! Select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others throughout the day. You can also share your poem selection on Twitter by using the hashtag #pocketpoem. Click here for more information & a complete schedule of events. Click here for [...]
Sunday, April 14th: Ridgewood Market
Ridgewood Market Gottscheer Hall (657 Fairview Ave., Queens) 11am Free admission >>>Items you may find at the Flea:
Friday, April 15th-Sunday, April 21st: Spring Spa Week 2013 (Make Reservations Now)
Get $50 spa and wellness treatments at locations around the city during Spa Week. Be sure to make your reservation soon, as many locations will book up quickly. Click here for a list of participating locations. Click here for more New York City deals.
Saturday, April 6th & Sunday, April 7th: Free & BOGO Mets Tickets
Score free or BOGO tickets to Mets opening weekend games! Click here for more information. Click here for more free New York City events & things to do.
