Have you ever experienced Sun- Gazing! Join amateur astronomer Jordan Kushner to gaze at the sun through a safe scope and see the central star of our solar system. Summer on the Hudson programming is free to the public. Seating…

Stay cool this summer and enjoy free summer concerts in your local Queens parks from Hunters Point to Rockaway Beach. Free Admission. Presented by Kupferberg Center for the Arts and the Queens Parks Department July 22, 2016 Orquesta Afinke Louis Simeone…

Get ready to Boogie! On May 29, June 26, July 31, and August 28, 2016, the last Sundays of each month, the center lanes of the Grand Concourse starting at 162nd Street will be closed to cars and open to…

Ice cream is having a “Brooklyn moment.” Join some of the borough’s top ice cream makers for a look at the history, mechanics, and future of ice cream cones, sundaes, and sandwiches in Brooklyn. Moderated by historic gastronomist Sarah Lohman,…

This summer, Brooklyn Bodega brings some of New York’s most exciting musicians to Pier 1 for our Bridge Grooves music series. On July 20, PitchBlak Brass Band joins Maurice “Mobetta” Brown and DJ OP! for a concert that’s sure to…

Discover Africa’s food, as up-and-coming and established chefs, food historians, cultural experts, and DJs from across the African diaspora gather to celebrate the continent’s myriad cuisines at the inaugural New York City African Food Festival. The weekend-long festival will be…

The Manhattan skyscrapers surrounding Damrosch Park will reverberate with the distinctive bravado and brilliance of Mozart’s music at this free outdoor concert ushering in the 50th Mostly Mozart Festival. Louis Langrée and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra open the evening…

Broadway At The W – Unplugged invites you to join us Sunday, July 24th for an evening of acoustic entertainment in the Living Room of the W Times Square. Featuring cast members of the hit Broadway musical, Motown, with special guest, Marva Hicks and hosted by Daniel…

The Toni Morrison Society will make its twentieth “Bench by the Road” placement at the Schomburg Center. The ceremony will feature invited guest Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and President of the New York Public Library, Anthony Marx. The Bench…

Join the Urban Park Rangers on a New York City adventure! Every week Urban Park Rangers are in our parks, helping adults and families experience the natural world in new and unexpected ways. To ensure that all New Yorkers have…