Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best date night in New York City on Friday night of Labor Day weekend, Sep 4: 21 picks, refreshed weekly.
21 picks · checked Sep 2
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, Manhattan100-plus New Yorkers from all five boroughs record a live album onstage at the Delacorte — the Public's free season-closing pageant, five nights only.
Delacorte Theater, Central Park, Manhattan100-plus New Yorkers from all five boroughs record a live album onstage at the Delacorte — the Public's free season-closing pageant, five nights only.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsZu, Don't Play with Fire, Knock Off and Time and Tide play Metrograph in an 11-film Tsui Hark survey — two of them on 35mm prints.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsZu, Don't Play with Fire, Knock Off and Time and Tide play Metrograph in an 11-film Tsui Hark survey — two of them on 35mm prints.
Coney Island, BrooklynMiscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA free Practical Magic night at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park with midnight margaritas, tarot readings and giveaways, timed to end with the season's last fireworks.
Coney Island, BrooklynMiscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA free Practical Magic night at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park with midnight margaritas, tarot readings and giveaways, timed to end with the season's last fireworks.
Greenwich House Theater, West Village, ManhattanMarin Ireland's acclaimed play returns with Lupita Nyong'o opening a rotating star cast — this is its first full weekend of previews at Greenwich House.
Greenwich House Theater, West Village, ManhattanMarin Ireland's acclaimed play returns with Lupita Nyong'o opening a rotating star cast — this is its first full weekend of previews at Greenwich House.
La MaMa (The Ellen Stewart Theatre), East Village, ManhattanJohn Donnelly's Royal Court play about two closeted footballers gets its American premiere at La MaMa, directed by Max Hunter. Friday at 7 is the last performance of the run.
La MaMa (The Ellen Stewart Theatre), East Village, ManhattanJohn Donnelly's Royal Court play about two closeted footballers gets its American premiere at La MaMa, directed by Max Hunter. Friday at 7 is the last performance of the run.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynGORDO — the producer formerly known as Carnage — opens Pacha New York's Labor Day weekend with a 10 PM–4 AM house set at the new superclub on the old Brooklyn Mirage site.
Pacha New York, East Williamsburg, BrooklynGORDO — the producer formerly known as Carnage — opens Pacha New York's Labor Day weekend with a 10 PM–4 AM house set at the new superclub on the old Brooklyn Mirage site.
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg, Williamsburg, BrooklynNitehawk's Midnite Movie slot takes the Rodriguez/Tarantino vampire bar-brawl on its 30th anniversary — seating at, picture rolls after midnight.
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg, Williamsburg, BrooklynNitehawk's Midnite Movie slot takes the Rodriguez/Tarantino vampire bar-brawl on its 30th anniversary — seating at, picture rolls after midnight.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanTsui Hark's 1984 screwball-musical-romance in a 40th-anniversary 4K restoration he supervised himself, anchoring Metrograph's Tsui Hark series.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanTsui Hark's 1984 screwball-musical-romance in a 40th-anniversary 4K restoration he supervised himself, anchoring Metrograph's Tsui Hark series.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanThe Berlinale Teddy winner about queer avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Hammer opens Friday, with director Brydie O'Connor in person for Q&As on both Friday and Saturday.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanThe Berlinale Teddy winner about queer avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Hammer opens Friday, with director Brydie O'Connor in person for Q&As on both Friday and Saturday.
The Play Ground at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanOscar Nn and Adam R bring the Brooklyn queer-nightlife collective's Friday residency to Little Island's open-air Play Ground stage.
The Play Ground at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanOscar Nn and Adam R bring the Brooklyn queer-nightlife collective's Friday residency to Little Island's open-air Play Ground stage.
The Play Ground at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe late set that closes Little Island's Friday nightlife residency, playing out on the open-air Play Ground stage over the Hudson.
The Play Ground at Little Island, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe late set that closes Little Island's Friday nightlife residency, playing out on the open-air Play Ground stage over the Hudson.
Elsewhere, Bushwick, BrooklynThe Peruvian-German producer behind the album Madres plays a five-and-a-half-hour DJ set in Elsewhere's main hall in Bushwick.
Elsewhere, Bushwick, BrooklynThe Peruvian-German producer behind the album Madres plays a five-and-a-half-hour DJ set in Elsewhere's main hall in Bushwick.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynNew York DJ Eli Escobar plays six hours open-to-close at House of Yes while Sissies of Mercy hold the Onyx Room all night.
House of Yes, Bushwick, BrooklynNew York DJ Eli Escobar plays six hours open-to-close at House of Yes while Sissies of Mercy hold the Onyx Room all night.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSnarky Puppy drummer Robert Sput Searight leads a percussion-and-horn funk band whose members have backed Prince and Kendrick Lamar.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSnarky Puppy drummer Robert Sput Searight leads a percussion-and-horn funk band whose members have backed Prince and Kendrick Lamar.
Baby's All Right, Williamsburg, BrooklynBaby's All Right plays Beyonce's B'Day front to back for its twentieth anniversary, with DJ Miss Milan and host Lolita Leopard.
Baby's All Right, Williamsburg, BrooklynBaby's All Right plays Beyonce's B'Day front to back for its twentieth anniversary, with DJ Miss Milan and host Lolita Leopard.
Elsewhere Rooftop, Bushwick, BrooklynThe French producer behind Jubel plays Elsewhere's rooftop as the sun goes down over Bushwick, four hours and finished by ten.
Elsewhere Rooftop, Bushwick, BrooklynThe French producer behind Jubel plays Elsewhere's rooftop as the sun goes down over Bushwick, four hours and finished by ten.
Le Poisson Rouge, Greenwich Village, ManhattanP91 and Le Poisson Rouge throw a late-night 2000s party in the Bleecker Street basement where the dancefloor sits below the bar.
Le Poisson Rouge, Greenwich Village, ManhattanP91 and Le Poisson Rouge throw a late-night 2000s party in the Bleecker Street basement where the dancefloor sits below the bar.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMireia Sallares turns her camera on documentary teacher Jill Godmilow and both filmmakers appear in person across a three-day East Village run.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMireia Sallares turns her camera on documentary teacher Jill Godmilow and both filmmakers appear in person across a three-day East Village run.
Masquerade NYC, Midtown West, ManhattanAndrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Paulus rebuilt a West 57th Street mansion into a walk-through Phantom of the Opera for about sixty guests at a time.
Masquerade NYC, Midtown West, ManhattanAndrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Paulus rebuilt a West 57th Street mansion into a walk-through Phantom of the Opera for about sixty guests at a time.
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.
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.
IFC Center, Greenwich Village, ManhattanEva Rinaldi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDavid Byrne's big suit, restored in 4K: the greatest concert film ever made returns to IFC Center as a late-night ritual.
IFC Center, Greenwich Village, ManhattanEva Rinaldi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDavid Byrne's big suit, restored in 4K: the greatest concert film ever made returns to IFC Center as a late-night ritual.
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