Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in New York City on Sunday night of Columbus Day weekend, Oct 11: 20 picks, refreshed weekly.
20 picks · checked Sep 17
Restoration Plaza, Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynA free three-day African food market takes over Restoration Plaza in Bed-Stuy, with Afrobeat, Amapiano and Soca sets between plates.
Restoration Plaza, Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynA free three-day African food market takes over Restoration Plaza in Bed-Stuy, with Afrobeat, Amapiano and Soca sets between plates.
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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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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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Madison Square Garden, Midtown (above Penn Station), ManhattanThe Rangers host the Canucks at the Garden in the opening weeks of the NHL season, an early-evening puck drop before the holiday.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown (above Penn Station), ManhattanThe Rangers host the Canucks at the Garden in the opening weeks of the NHL season, an early-evening puck drop before the holiday.
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Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Greenpoint, BrooklynAlex Lozupone · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHeadsets on, 40 guests follow dancers and giant puppets along Newtown Creek, recast as the River Styx, in an immersive Persephone myth.
Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Greenpoint, BrooklynAlex Lozupone · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHeadsets on, 40 guests follow dancers and giant puppets along Newtown Creek, recast as the River Styx, in an immersive Persephone myth.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston / New Brighton, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA flashlight ghost tour of Snug Harbor's darkest history — Chaplain Quinn's murder, Captain Randall's grave — with ghost-hunting gear in hand.
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Prospect Park: Bartel Pritchard Lot, BrooklynA Greenmarket on the Bartel-Pritchard Square lot, right where Prospect Park West meets Windsor Terrace.
Prospect Park: Bartel Pritchard Lot, BrooklynA Greenmarket on the Bartel-Pritchard Square lot, right where Prospect Park West meets Windsor Terrace.
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The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanFive stories above the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge behind the stage, the Pier 17 rooftop season is down to its last handful of shows.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanFive stories above the East River with the Brooklyn Bridge behind the stage, the Pier 17 rooftop season is down to its last handful of shows.
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Tompkins Square Park: Tompkins Square Park, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFarm-fresh produce, bread and flowers at Tompkins Square's GrowNYC greenmarket — the East Village's longtime weekend grocery ritual.
Tompkins Square Park: Tompkins Square Park, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFarm-fresh produce, bread and flowers at Tompkins Square's GrowNYC greenmarket — the East Village's longtime weekend grocery ritual.
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Prince St between Mulberry & Mott St, ManhattanHandmade jewelry, Moroccan fashion and Italian-leather goods line Prince Street beside St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in Nolita.
Prince St between Mulberry & Mott St, ManhattanHandmade jewelry, Moroccan fashion and Italian-leather goods line Prince Street beside St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in Nolita.
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Central Park: King Jagiallo Plaza, ManhattanFree open-air folk dancing by the King Jagiello statue in Central Park — global steps, live spirit, all levels welcome.
Central Park: King Jagiallo Plaza, ManhattanFree open-air folk dancing by the King Jagiello statue in Central Park — global steps, live spirit, all levels welcome.
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Theodore Roosevelt Park: Theodore Roosevelt Park, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsIn the Natural History Museum's shadow, the 79th Street Greenmarket lines Columbus Avenue with upstate produce, cider and fresh-cut flowers.
Theodore Roosevelt Park: Theodore Roosevelt Park, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsIn the Natural History Museum's shadow, the 79th Street Greenmarket lines Columbus Avenue with upstate produce, cider and fresh-cut flowers.
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Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove, BrooklynA decades-old Sunday drum circle fills Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove with polyrhythms, dancing and open community.
Prospect Park: Drummer's Grove, BrooklynA decades-old Sunday drum circle fills Prospect Park's Drummer's Grove with polyrhythms, dancing and open community.
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Irving Plaza, Union Square, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCult UK doom-psych band Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats bring fuzzed-out, horror-movie riffs to Irving Plaza on their North America '26 run.
Irving Plaza, Union Square, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCult UK doom-psych band Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats bring fuzzed-out, horror-movie riffs to Irving Plaza on their North America '26 run.
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Milestone Park: Milestone Park, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFarm stands at Milestone Park in Bensonhurst, the triangle named for the 18th-century mile marker still standing there.
Milestone Park: Milestone Park, BrooklynBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFarm stands at Milestone Park in Bensonhurst, the triangle named for the 18th-century mile marker still standing there.
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Fort Hamilton Distillery, Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynLive jazz and blues fill Fort Hamilton Distillery's Industry City tasting room for a two-hour Sunday session with craft cocktails at the bar.
Fort Hamilton Distillery, Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynLive jazz and blues fill Fort Hamilton Distillery's Industry City tasting room for a two-hour Sunday session with craft cocktails at the bar.
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Carpenter's Shop, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandMore than a dozen vintage Ouija boards, old sheet music and a Norman Rockwell illustration anchor a spooky-season history talk at Snug Harbor.
Carpenter's Shop, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandMore than a dozen vintage Ouija boards, old sheet music and a Norman Rockwell illustration anchor a spooky-season history talk at Snug Harbor.
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Ralph Ellison Plaza, Hamilton Heights, ManhattanDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLocal jazz musicians and vocalists jam beside Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man memorial on Riverside Drive at 150th Street — free.
Ralph Ellison Plaza, Hamilton Heights, ManhattanDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLocal jazz musicians and vocalists jam beside Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man memorial on Riverside Drive at 150th Street — free.
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Classic Harbor Line, Chelsea Piers (Pier 62), Chelsea, ManhattanA live jazz trio plays Gershwin, Ellington and Motown on a 1920s-style yacht cruising past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Classic Harbor Line, Chelsea Piers (Pier 62), Chelsea, ManhattanA live jazz trio plays Gershwin, Ellington and Motown on a 1920s-style yacht cruising past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
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Rockaway Theatre Company, The John Gilleece Theater at Fort Tilden, Rockaway Park (the Rockaways), QueensWilde's cucumber sandwiches and mistaken identities come to a converted Fort Tilden army building by the beach, staged by the Rockaways' own troupe.
Rockaway Theatre Company, The John Gilleece Theater at Fort Tilden, Rockaway Park (the Rockaways), QueensWilde's cucumber sandwiches and mistaken identities come to a converted Fort Tilden army building by the beach, staged by the Rockaways' own troupe.
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