Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in New York City on Labor Day Monday, Sep 7: 74 picks, refreshed weekly.
74 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.
Aqueduct Racetrack, South Ozone Park, QueensNew York City Transit Authority · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City loses its last racetrack after 132 years. Live racing ended in June; NYRA keeps the doors open for simulcast through Labor Day Monday and then that is it. Admission is free.
Aqueduct Racetrack, South Ozone Park, QueensNew York City Transit Authority · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City loses its last racetrack after 132 years. Live racing ended in June; NYRA keeps the doors open for simulcast through Labor Day Monday and then that is it. Admission is free.
Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown, ManhattanAnother Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTim Allen and Sigourney Weaver spoof Star Trek on the Bryant Park lawn, where the 33rd season of free blanket cinema winds toward its finale.
Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown, ManhattanAnother Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTim Allen and Sigourney Weaver spoof Star Trek on the Bryant Park lawn, where the 33rd season of free blanket cinema winds toward its finale.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
Prospect Park, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMolière in the Park stages a free Don Juan in Prospect Park — the infamous seducer's single day of defiance, with live original music.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
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.
Central Park: Shakespeare Statue Plaza, ManhattanAn open-air milonga fills the plaza at Central Park's Shakespeare statue on summer evenings — free lesson first, no partner needed.
Central Park: Shakespeare Statue Plaza, ManhattanAn open-air milonga fills the plaza at Central Park's Shakespeare statue on summer evenings — free lesson first, no partner needed.
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.
Central Park: 110th and Lenox, ManhattanAn open-air market sets up at Central Park's 110th and Lenox corner — vendors, crafts and food at the Harlem gateway to the park.
Central Park: 110th and Lenox, ManhattanAn open-air market sets up at Central Park's 110th and Lenox corner — vendors, crafts and food at the Harlem gateway to the park.
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.
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.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynJim.henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Fishing Pier Gazebos (SouthEnd), Staten IslandOpen-air worship on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk, Staten Island's two-and-a-half-mile stretch above South Beach — free, ocean on one side.
Franklin D Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: Fishing Pier Gazebos (SouthEnd), Staten IslandOpen-air worship on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk, Staten Island's two-and-a-half-mile stretch above South Beach — free, ocean on one side.
Seaport Square and Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanA full-size tennis court lands in Seaport Square, with a Honey Deuce bar on the Heineken Riverdeck and an 18-foot screen at Sadie's Garden.
Seaport Square and Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanA full-size tennis court lands in Seaport Square, with a Honey Deuce bar on the Heineken Riverdeck and an 18-foot screen at Sadie's Garden.
Marcus Garvey Park: Amphitheater, ManhattanProgramming takes over the Marcus Garvey Park amphitheatre, the sunken Harlem stage under the old fire watchtower.
Marcus Garvey Park: Amphitheater, ManhattanProgramming takes over the Marcus Garvey Park amphitheatre, the sunken Harlem stage under the old fire watchtower.
Bella Abzug Park : Block 2 (between 34th street & 35th street), ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDJs spin all-vinyl sets in the fountains and greenery of Bella Abzug Park near Hudson Yards—a free, laid-back evening listening session.
Bella Abzug Park : Block 2 (between 34th street & 35th street), ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDJs spin all-vinyl sets in the fountains and greenery of Bella Abzug Park near Hudson Yards—a free, laid-back evening listening session.
Bryant Park Upper Terrace, Midtown, ManhattanFaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free upright piano on Bryant Park's Upper Terrace, with a rotating cast of ragtime, stride and boogie-woogie players behind the Bryant statue.
Bryant Park Upper Terrace, Midtown, ManhattanFaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free upright piano on Bryant Park's Upper Terrace, with a rotating cast of ragtime, stride and boogie-woogie players behind the Bryant statue.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMultisensory installations by the Art x Environment Fellows sit among the plantings at Brooklyn Botanic Garden through late October.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMultisensory installations by the Art x Environment Fellows sit among the plantings at Brooklyn Botanic Garden through late October.
Inwood Hill Park: Muscota Marsh, ManhattanPeter Greenberg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCommunity rowing launches from Muscota Marsh at Inwood Hill Park — get on the water at Manhattan's wild northern tip.
Inwood Hill Park: Muscota Marsh, ManhattanPeter Greenberg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCommunity rowing launches from Muscota Marsh at Inwood Hill Park — get on the water at Manhattan's wild northern tip.
FDR Boardwalk at Sand Lane, South Beach, Staten IslandPedal a red-white-and-blue LED surrey along the FDR Boardwalk after sunset — Wheel Fun's America-250 night rides run to Labor Day.
FDR Boardwalk at Sand Lane, South Beach, Staten IslandPedal a red-white-and-blue LED surrey along the FDR Boardwalk after sunset — Wheel Fun's America-250 night rides run to Labor Day.
Jacob Riis Park Boardwalk, Rockaway, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA mile of Rockaway boardwalk with ten food vendors, two bars and a retail market — beach day and food hall in one, free to walk in.
Jacob Riis Park Boardwalk, Rockaway, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA mile of Rockaway boardwalk with ten food vendors, two bars and a retail market — beach day and food hall in one, free to walk in.
Bryant Park: Lawn, ManhattanAdjoajo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLive performances soundtrack your picnic across Bryant Park's Lawn from morning till night.
Bryant Park: Lawn, ManhattanAdjoajo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLive performances soundtrack your picnic across Bryant Park's Lawn from morning till night.
The Arsenal Gallery in Central Park, Upper East Side, ManhattanThree decades of SummerStage shot by one photographer, hung free in the Arsenal's third-floor gallery inside Central Park.
The Arsenal Gallery in Central Park, Upper East Side, ManhattanThree decades of SummerStage shot by one photographer, hung free in the Arsenal's third-floor gallery inside Central Park.
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