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Thursday Oct. 23, 2025

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

Coney Island USABrooklyn

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All day

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2 am – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

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9 am – 5 pm

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Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

10 am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Sea Chapel

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692Far Rockaway

10 am – 8 pm

FIL Ciudad de Nueva York (FILNYC)

Free

Gerald W. Lynch TheaterMidtown

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10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fantastical Realities: Sandra Caplan, Maya Ciarrocchi, and Ray Ciarrocchi

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House Warming

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

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2 – 5 pm

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Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 6 pm

A Community Farewell to the Upper Room

The Upper Room: End of Albany StreetBattery Park City

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5 – 6 pm

Italian-American Heritage Month: History and Author Talk with Ryan Byrnes at Whitestone Library

Queens Libray at WhitestoneWhitestone

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6 – 7 pm

Marina Tsvetaeva — One of the 20th Century’s Most Powerful Poetic Voices, Now in Jazz at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

She Rocks: Pro Panels and Showcases

Free
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Kumble Theatre – The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment at Long Island University, 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Intersections: Comic Books, Philanthropy, and 9/11

9/11 MuseumFinancial District

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6 – 10 pm

European Literature Night 2025

Ukrainian Institute of AmericaUpper east side

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square Park

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

Lesbian Lives Opening Program

The New School, The Auditorium, Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12 Street, New York CityNew York City

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

As You Like It

Free
Theater

151 Bank Street

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

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