Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in New York City on Sunday, Sep 27: 95 picks, refreshed weekly.
95 picks · checked Sep 21
Brooklyn Borough Hall and Columbus Park, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynHarrison Leong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsColson Whitehead, Marlon James and Douglas Stuart headline 60+ free panels across Borough Hall and Columbus Park — NYC's biggest book day.
Brooklyn Borough Hall and Columbus Park, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynHarrison Leong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsColson Whitehead, Marlon James and Douglas Stuart headline 60+ free panels across Borough Hall and Columbus Park — NYC's biggest book day.
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Rockefeller Center Plaza, Midtown, ManhattanCj Hendry's felt-flower market fills Rockefeller Plaza with blooms native to NYC and every guest walks out with one free — four days only.
Rockefeller Center Plaza, Midtown, ManhattanCj Hendry's felt-flower market fills Rockefeller Plaza with blooms native to NYC and every guest walks out with one free — four days only.
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Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
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LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMoliere's most subversive comedy plays open-air at Lakeside with live cello, a five-actor cast and a Labor Day curtain that costs nothing.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMoliere's most subversive comedy plays open-air at Lakeside with live cello, a five-actor cast and a Labor Day curtain that costs nothing.
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Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Astoria, QueensSteins and schnitzel in NYC's oldest beer garden, run by Astoria's Czech benevolent society since 1910, for Oktoberfest's free final weekend.
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Astoria, QueensSteins and schnitzel in NYC's oldest beer garden, run by Astoria's Czech benevolent society since 1910, for Oktoberfest's free final weekend.
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Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxStavenn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxStavenn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
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Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn Station, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo Door Cinema Club celebrate 15 years of Tourist History in their first MSG headline show, with Phantogram, STRFKR and Friendly Fires.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn Station, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwo Door Cinema Club celebrate 15 years of Tourist History in their first MSG headline show, with Phantogram, STRFKR and Friendly Fires.
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New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxClyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxClyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
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Drummer's Grove, Prospect Park, BrooklynNine hours of hand drums at Drummer's Grove near the Parkside entrance, with a vendors market set up alongside — the Sunday sound Prospect Park is built around.
Drummer's Grove, Prospect Park, BrooklynNine hours of hand drums at Drummer's Grove near the Parkside entrance, with a vendors market set up alongside — the Sunday sound Prospect Park is built around.
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Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
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City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanNielsoncaetanosalmeron · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConcrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanNielsoncaetanosalmeron · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConcrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
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Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
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Dumbo Archway, BRIC House and Von King Park, DUMBO, Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, BrooklynDrums under the Dumbo Archway, tarot and a Magic Market at BRIC, then a Von King Park jam — most of the Brujeria Festival is free.
Dumbo Archway, BRIC House and Von King Park, DUMBO, Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, BrooklynDrums under the Dumbo Archway, tarot and a Magic Market at BRIC, then a Von King Park jam — most of the Brujeria Festival is free.
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Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
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King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
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Crown Square Pizza, Rockaway Beach, QueensSeany Pizza's Sean Aiken opened a Detroit-style shop on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and unlike most of the boardwalk it stays open all year.
Crown Square Pizza, Rockaway Beach, QueensSeany Pizza's Sean Aiken opened a Detroit-style shop on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and unlike most of the boardwalk it stays open all year.
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Cortelyou Road, Ditmas Park, BrooklynCortelyou Road closes to cars for Flatbush Development Corporation's annual street fair — vendors, rides and neighborhood restaurants spilling out.
Cortelyou Road, Ditmas Park, BrooklynCortelyou Road closes to cars for Flatbush Development Corporation's annual street fair — vendors, rides and neighborhood restaurants spilling out.
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Sunset Park, BrooklynBrooklyn's Chinatown closes ten blocks of Eighth Avenue for a free Mid-Autumn street parade.
Sunset Park, BrooklynBrooklyn's Chinatown closes ten blocks of Eighth Avenue for a free Mid-Autumn street parade.
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Marcus Garvey Park: Amphitheater, ManhattanAn all-day open-air music jam takes over Marcus Garvey Park's amphitheater — Harlem rhythm traditions ring out from the historic stage, free.
Marcus Garvey Park: Amphitheater, ManhattanAn all-day open-air music jam takes over Marcus Garvey Park's amphitheater — Harlem rhythm traditions ring out from the historic stage, free.
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Loreley Beer Garden, Lower East Side, ManhattanLiter steins, liter boots, pig roasts and twelve kinds of sausage fill Loreley's heated LES beer garden for a six-week Oktoberfest, no cover.
Loreley Beer Garden, Lower East Side, ManhattanLiter steins, liter boots, pig roasts and twelve kinds of sausage fill Loreley's heated LES beer garden for a six-week Oktoberfest, no cover.
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Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynMilna Market pops up at Industry City with South Asian designers, jewelry, food and art — a day of desi small businesses under one Brooklyn roof.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynMilna Market pops up at Industry City with South Asian designers, jewelry, food and art — a day of desi small businesses under one Brooklyn roof.
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Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynIndustry City Gourmet Food and Drinks Tour at Industry City.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynIndustry City Gourmet Food and Drinks Tour at Industry City.
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Luna Park in Coney Island, Coney Island, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating and costumed staff between the Cyclone and the Thunderbolt — Coney Island's Luna Park goes full Halloween.
Luna Park in Coney Island, Coney Island, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating and costumed staff between the Cyclone and the Thunderbolt — Coney Island's Luna Park goes full Halloween.
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