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One city, two very different Saturdays — the best family picks and the best adults-night plans from this weekend's NYC board.
24 picks · checked Oct 5
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxBronx Park, Bronx
A 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, BronxA 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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Wave Hill, Riverdale, BronxRiverdale, Bronx
Giant insect puppets made from hormone-therapy packaging turn Wave Hill's Sun Porch into a 'big bug' horror-movie insectarium, closing soon.
Wave Hill, Riverdale, BronxGiant insect puppets made from hormone-therapy packaging turn Wave Hill's Sun Porch into a 'big bug' horror-movie insectarium, closing soon.
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New York Aquarium, Coney Island, BrooklynFossilDS · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsConey Island, Brooklyn
Costume parades, magic shows, pumpkin sculptures and a scavenger hunt past piranhas and wolf eels take over the Coney Island aquarium.
New York Aquarium, Coney Island, BrooklynFossilDS · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsCostume parades, magic shows, pumpkin sculptures and a scavenger hunt past piranhas and wolf eels take over the Coney Island aquarium.
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Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynRed Hook, Brooklyn
Pioneer Works throws open all three floors in Red Hook: artist studios, exhibitions, live music, a cephalopod demo and Caribbean comfort food.
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynPioneer Works throws open all three floors in Red Hook: artist studios, exhibitions, live music, a cephalopod demo and Caribbean comfort food.
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HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanMidtown, Manhattan
Seventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSeventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
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Tratman Playground, Westchester Square, BronxWestchester Square, Bronx
Pixar's Coco plays free under the sky at a Bronx playground, one of the last NYC Parks outdoor movie nights listed this season.
Tratman Playground, Westchester Square, BronxPixar's Coco plays free under the sky at a Bronx playground, one of the last NYC Parks outdoor movie nights listed this season.
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Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanTkbrett · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSouth Village, Manhattan
Inigo Montoya, the Cliffs of Insanity and Rodents of Unusual Size hit Film Forum's big screen in its kid-friendly morning series.
Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanTkbrett · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsInigo Montoya, the Cliffs of Insanity and Rodents of Unusual Size hit Film Forum's big screen in its kid-friendly morning series.
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New York Botanical Garden, Bedford Park, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBedford Park, Bronx
Marigolds, a giant flower-covered Catrina and a community ofrenda take over NYBG, with son jarocho sets and papel picado workshops on weekends.
New York Botanical Garden, Bedford Park, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMarigolds, a giant flower-covered Catrina and a community ofrenda take over NYBG, with son jarocho sets and papel picado workshops on weekends.
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Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza, Fort Greene / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFort Greene / Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn
An urban pumpkin patch, haunted trucks and a DJ take over Atlantic Terminal's plaza and a car-free Fort Greene Place — costumes encouraged.
Atlantic Terminal Mall Plaza, Fort Greene / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn urban pumpkin patch, haunted trucks and a DJ take over Atlantic Terminal's plaza and a car-free Fort Greene Place — costumes encouraged.
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Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensAstoria, Queens
Lotte Reiniger's cut-paper silhouette feature, made 11 years before Snow White, turns 100 on 35mm with live piano and an expert intro.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensLotte Reiniger's cut-paper silhouette feature, made 11 years before Snow White, turns 100 on 35mm with live piano and an expert intro.
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Xanadu, Bushwick, BrooklynBushwick, Brooklyn
A neon, glitter-drenched daytime roller disco on Starr Street in Bushwick, skating to disco, house and pop for ages 5 to 95.
Xanadu, Bushwick, BrooklynA neon, glitter-drenched daytime roller disco on Starr Street in Bushwick, skating to disco, house and pop for ages 5 to 95.
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New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanHell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Off-Broadway's long-running bubble spectacle fills the air with giant, smoke-filled and light-lit bubbles, some big enough to hold a kid.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanOff-Broadway's long-running bubble spectacle fills the air with giant, smoke-filled and light-lit bubbles, some big enough to hold a kid.
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Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLincoln Square, Manhattan
NYFF's final weekend at Film at Lincoln Center: 32 Main Slate films from 31 countries, closing with Ava DuVernay's world premiere of 14th.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYFF's final weekend at Film at Lincoln Center: 32 Main Slate films from 31 countries, closing with Ava DuVernay's world premiere of 14th.
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Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynCrown Heights, Brooklyn
Disco 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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Alice Tully Hall and Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanLincoln Square, Manhattan
Ava DuVernay's sequel to 13th, on attacks against the 14th Amendment, premieres as NYFF's closing film with AOC and Hasan Piker on screen.
Alice Tully Hall and Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAva DuVernay's sequel to 13th, on attacks against the 14th Amendment, premieres as NYFF's closing film with AOC and Hasan Piker on screen.
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New York City Center (Mainstage), Midtown, ManhattanMidtown, Manhattan
Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar Wilde ballet, danced by the Australian Ballet at City Center with the 48-piece Orchestra of St. Luke's live.
New York City Center (Mainstage), Midtown, ManhattanChristopher Wheeldon's Oscar Wilde ballet, danced by the Australian Ballet at City Center with the 48-piece Orchestra of St. Luke's live.
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NYC Parks (citywide), All five boroughs, CitywideU.S. Army 353CAG by Staff Sgt. Emilie Lenglain · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsAll five boroughs, Citywide
Over 300 free screenings light up park lawns in all five boroughs, from Encanto to Lilo & Stitch and they start when the sun goes down.
NYC Parks (citywide), All five boroughs, CitywideU.S. Army 353CAG by Staff Sgt. Emilie Lenglain · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsOver 300 free screenings light up park lawns in all five boroughs, from Encanto to Lilo & Stitch and they start when the sun goes down.
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New World Stages - Stage 1, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanCasey "Poppins" Nedelka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Westerberg High's croquet-mallet queens take their last bow at New World Stages — the cult musical closes before its national tour.
New World Stages - Stage 1, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanCasey "Poppins" Nedelka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWesterberg High's croquet-mallet queens take their last bow at New World Stages — the cult musical closes before its national tour.
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Playwrights Horizons (Peter Jay Sharp Theater), Theater District, ManhattanTheater District, Manhattan
The Initiative team of Else and Emma Rosa Went follows young men sure the game is rigged in a darkly funny new play closing at Playwrights Horizons.
Playwrights Horizons (Peter Jay Sharp Theater), Theater District, ManhattanThe Initiative team of Else and Emma Rosa Went follows young men sure the game is rigged in a darkly funny new play closing at Playwrights Horizons.
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New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanHell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Audience volunteers get pulled onstage to spell against six misfit kids in this Tony-winning musical revival, now in its final weeks.
New World Stages, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAudience volunteers get pulled onstage to spell against six misfit kids in this Tony-winning musical revival, now in its final weeks.
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Studio Seaview, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTheater District, Manhattan
An Aussie clown races through every Penguin Classic in under an hour, mostly naked — the award-winning cult hit wraps its NYC run.
Studio Seaview, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn Aussie clown races through every Penguin Classic in under an hour, mostly naked — the award-winning cult hit wraps its NYC run.
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Williamsburg Cinemas and Brooklyn partner venues, Williamsburg, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
Brooklyn's 19th indie film festival screens about 100 films at Williamsburg Cinemas, picked from 1,000-plus submissions across 60 countries.
Williamsburg Cinemas and Brooklyn partner venues, Williamsburg, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn's 19th indie film festival screens about 100 films at Williamsburg Cinemas, picked from 1,000-plus submissions across 60 countries.
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BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), Fort Greene, BrooklynFort Greene, Brooklyn
Dorcy Rugamba turns his memoir of family lost in Rwanda's genocide into a 'hymn to life' with guitarist Majnun at BAM Next Wave.
BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), Fort Greene, BrooklynDorcy Rugamba turns his memoir of family lost in Rwanda's genocide into a 'hymn to life' with guitarist Majnun at BAM Next Wave.
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The Joyce Theater, Chelsea, Manhattanajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChelsea, Manhattan
Limón Dance Company turns 80 with Mazurkas, uncut for the first time since 1964, plus Aszure Barton's Join set to Ambrose Akinmusire.
The Joyce Theater, Chelsea, Manhattanajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLimón Dance Company turns 80 with Mazurkas, uncut for the first time since 1964, plus Aszure Barton's Join set to Ambrose Akinmusire.
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