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34 picks · checked Aug 25
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensTomasTomasTomas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 28th Warm Up season ends in the MoMA PS1 courtyard with TDJ, De Schuurman, keiyaA and DJ WORKING CLASS.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensTomasTomasTomas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 28th Warm Up season ends in the MoMA PS1 courtyard with TDJ, De Schuurman, keiyaA and DJ WORKING CLASS.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynThe Liberty host the Chicago Sky at Barclays Center in a nationally televised afternoon game with Ellie the Elephant courtside.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynThe Liberty host the Chicago Sky at Barclays Center in a nationally televised afternoon game with Ellie the Elephant courtside.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMabel Dwight's wry Depression-era lithographs of New York crowds close out their Whitney run on Floor 3.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMabel Dwight's wry Depression-era lithographs of New York crowds close out their Whitney run on Floor 3.
New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanSee Rembrandt and his contemporaries reconstruct the Dutch settlement that became New York, in this exhibition's last days.
New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanSee Rembrandt and his contemporaries reconstruct the Dutch settlement that became New York, in this exhibition's last days.
Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanJulio Torres and artist Martine Gutierrez take over Little Island's Hudson-facing amphitheater for a four-night original called Marina.
Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanJulio Torres and artist Martine Gutierrez take over Little Island's Hudson-facing amphitheater for a four-night original called Marina.
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFireworks over New York Harbor after the final out, launched behind an outfield wall that already frames the Lower Manhattan skyline.
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFireworks over New York Harbor after the final out, launched behind an outfield wall that already frames the Lower Manhattan skyline.
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New Museum, Bowery, ManhattanThe New Museum's five-month survey of art made with and about machines hits its last days on the Bowery.
New Museum, Bowery, ManhattanThe New Museum's five-month survey of art made with and about machines hits its last days on the Bowery.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynLast chance: the Brooklyn Museum's bicentennial survey of 200 years of collecting — with KAWS, Duke Riley and Tourmaline — closes Sunday after an extended run.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynLast chance: the Brooklyn Museum's bicentennial survey of 200 years of collecting — with KAWS, Duke Riley and Tourmaline — closes Sunday after an extended run.
The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, QueensThe Noguchi Museum restages Isamu Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale — glowing Akari light sculptures and carved stone reunited in his own garden museum.
The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, QueensThe Noguchi Museum restages Isamu Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale — glowing Akari light sculptures and carved stone reunited in his own garden museum.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanRembrandt drawings and the immigrants in his world anchor a just-opened Morgan show — free Friday evenings in a jewel-box museum.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanRembrandt drawings and the immigrants in his world anchor a just-opened Morgan show — free Friday evenings in a jewel-box museum.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanPierre Huyghe's UUmwelt fills a MoMA gallery with machine-generated images and the living systems that share the room.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanPierre Huyghe's UUmwelt fills a MoMA gallery with machine-generated images and the living systems that share the room.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
New York Comedy Club, Kips Bay, ManhattanVenezuelan comic Angelo Colina closes the weekend with Un Verano en NY, a Spanish-language set on East Twenty-Fourth Street.
New York Comedy Club, Kips Bay, ManhattanVenezuelan comic Angelo Colina closes the weekend with Un Verano en NY, a Spanish-language set on East Twenty-Fourth Street.
Wave Hill, Glyndor Gallery, Riverdale, BronxSound work tracing the Bronx, New Orleans and the Sonoran Desert, shown in a Hudson-view gallery inside a Riverdale public garden.
Wave Hill, Glyndor Gallery, Riverdale, BronxSound work tracing the Bronx, New Orleans and the Sonoran Desert, shown in a Hudson-view gallery inside a Riverdale public garden.
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAfternoon baseball in St. George with kids let onto the field to run the bases and a borough-pride theme day against the York Revolution.
SIUH Community Park, St. George, Staten IslandTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAfternoon baseball in St. George with kids let onto the field to run the bases and a borough-pride theme day against the York Revolution.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandA gentle, balance-building tai chi hour in the terraced gardens of Staten Island's Himalayan-style hilltop museum, pitched at total beginners.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandA gentle, balance-building tai chi hour in the terraced gardens of Staten Island's Himalayan-style hilltop museum, pitched at total beginners.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanSeventy large-format photographs of American factories fill the Carnegie Mansion, with a pay-what-you-wish hour daily.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanSeventy large-format photographs of American factories fill the Carnegie Mansion, with a pay-what-you-wish hour daily.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynThe shelved Looney Tunes courtroom comedy with Will Forte and John Cena finally opens at BAM Rose Cinemas.
BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene, BrooklynThe shelved Looney Tunes courtroom comedy with Will Forte and John Cena finally opens at BAM Rose Cinemas.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandNever-screened archive footage of the Dalai Lama's 1991 visit, a talk on Avalokiteshvara and a prayer flag hoisting.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Lighthouse Hill, Staten IslandNever-screened archive footage of the Dalai Lama's 1991 visit, a talk on Avalokiteshvara and a prayer flag hoisting.
Luna Park in Coney Island, Coney Island, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe landmarked 1927 Cyclone and the Thunderbolt run until midnight at Luna Park, a block from the Coney Island boardwalk and beach.
Luna Park in Coney Island, Coney Island, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe landmarked 1927 Cyclone and the Thunderbolt run until midnight at Luna Park, a block from the Coney Island boardwalk and beach.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensMusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKubrick's 2001 in a 70mm print closes the 11th See It Big series in a theater the museum built for space-age scale.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensMusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKubrick's 2001 in a 70mm print closes the 11th See It Big series in a theater the museum built for space-age scale.
Dizzy's Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanKm2329 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeven-time Grammy nominee Gerald Clayton brings his trio to Dizzy's Club for a weekend stand above Columbus Circle.
Dizzy's Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanKm2329 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSeven-time Grammy nominee Gerald Clayton brings his trio to Dizzy's Club for a weekend stand above Columbus Circle.
New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanMore than 100 handmade Black dolls collected by artist Betye Saar go on view as a promised gift to New York Historical.
New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanMore than 100 handmade Black dolls collected by artist Betye Saar go on view as a promised gift to New York Historical.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProspect Park's covered roller rink becomes a live-music floor: skate to Phoneboy and Boys Go To Jupiter under the lights at Lakeside.
LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProspect Park's covered roller rink becomes a live-music floor: skate to Phoneboy and Boys Go To Jupiter under the lights at Lakeside.
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