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Things to Do This Weekend in NYC with Kids

New York Family

12 Things to Do This Weekend with the Kids in NYC

The Most Amusing Playgrounds In NYC

New York Family

15 Amazing NYC Playgrounds You Need to Know About

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New York Family

Free Kid and Family Activities in NYC: 10 Free Things to Do This Week

Summer Streets Makes Its Way to Manhattan

New York Family

Summer Streets Makes Its Way to Manhattan

Lawrence O'Donnell and Rachel Maddow in conversation at "MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024."

MSNBC to present ‘MSNBCLIVE ’25’ in Manhattan, featuring Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki, and Joe Scarborough

Posted on July 28, 2025

Large humpback whale breaches in front of a yachty off Sydney Heads, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Five whale watching tours to check out near New York City

Posted on July 26, 2025

Breakout Pop star Chappell Roan is heading to Queens this September as part of her exclusive three city tour.

QNS

Chappell Roan announces four-night Forest Hills run this fall

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Things to do this weekend in NYC, July 25-27

Posted on July 24, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Greenpoint Film Festival returns with its ‘most daring lineup yet’ on Aug. 6

Kids’ Night Is Back This Summer with Free Broadway Tickets for 16 Shows!

New York Family

Kids’ Night Is Back This Summer with Free Broadway Tickets for 18 Shows!

A medley of ice cream, served in vintage silver medal dishes, at Eddie's Sweet Shop in Forest Hills.

QNS

Celebrate National Ice Cream Day at Eddie’s Sweet Shop in Forest Hills

Where to Celebrate Shark Week in NYC, Long Island & Beyond: Great Events, Live Cams, and Family Fun

New York Family

Where to Celebrate Shark Week in NYC, Long Island & Beyond: Great Events, Live Cams, and Family Fun

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Brooklyn Paper

Inside Foolproof: Brooklyn’s bold new 500-bottle whiskey bar

Yummy Kid-Friendly Restaurants in New York City

New York Family

Yummy Kid-Friendly Restaurants in NYC

Wonderful Water Parks In and Around NYC

New York Family

Water Parks Near NYC: Splash into Summer Fun!

LIC Post

Take flight: iFLY Indoor Skydiving officially opens in Long Island City July 19

Enjoy summertime movie nights under the stars on Mondays at 8 p.m. at Bryant Park.

Bryant Park Movie Nights bring summer vibes to outdoor screenings

Posted on July 7, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Bar Network’: Where to watch New York Liberty on the road

2025 Guide to NYC Neighborhoods: Manhattan

New York Family

2025 Guide to NYC Neighborhoods: Manhattan

Ferris wheel and colorful lights at night at a county fair.

Check out these New York area festivals, carnivals, and fairs this July

Posted on July 5, 2025

Young Asian woman friends with life vest and swim ring playing water together in the lake. Happy generation z people enjoy and fun outdoor lifestyle travel nature lake house on summer holiday vacation.

Cool off at these tubing spots near New York City

Posted on July 5, 2025

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QNS

CUNY dancers bring African diasporic traditions to Queensboro Dance Festival

Person holding hands on head while watching July 4 fireworks amid smoky haze

Holidays

Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza: Where to watch the big show this Friday night

Posted on July 1, 2025

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New York Family

NYC Public Pools Are Now Open for the Summer Season!

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New York Family

Family-Friendly 4th of July Events in NYC and Long Island

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Brooklyn Paper

New Bed-Stuy bar, Selune, pairs natural wine with fresh oysters and sake

Central Park’s Stunning New Gottesman Pool Opens Friday

New York Family

Central Park’s Stunning New Gottesman Pool Opens

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Brooklyn Paper

The Ripped Bodice captures hearts in Park Slope, sparking Brooklyn’s romance revival

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Brooklyn Paper

How well do you know Brooklyn? Prove it at the Center for Brooklyn History’s inaugural spelling bee

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Brooklyn Paper

Chef Eric LeVine brings elevated Brooklyn classics to life at Evolution in Williamsburg

Brooklyn, NY : 2025 season opener for the Brooklyn Cyclones at Maimonides Park by Coney Island. Photo taken on April 4, 2025. Photo by Erica Price

Brooklyn Paper

Seinfeld night, 2024 Mets memories highlight Brooklyn Cyclones’ summer promotional schedule

NY: Jonathan Blum Art Show

Brooklyn Paper

‘Undeniably Jonathan’: Arts Gowanus celebrates artist Jonathan Blum’s 60th birthday with retrospective art show

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Brooklyn Paper

Atlantic Terminal rolls out free summer fest to celebrate 20 years in Brooklyn

Dave Portnoy is bringing the One Bite Pizza Festival to Randall's Island in September.

NYC’s biggest pizza party: Dave Portnoy’s One Bite Pizza Festival returns this fall

Posted on June 19, 2025

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QNS

Mets to celebrate Women’s Night at Citi Field with exclusive giveaway

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QNS

Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series brings music to parks from Astoria to Jamaica

Juneteenth Independence Day. Freedom or Emancipation day. Annual american holiday. Poster, greeting card, banner and background.

From cookouts to concerts: Where to celebrate Juneteenth in NYC

Posted on June 17, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Mermaids and glitter abound as the Coney Island Mermaid Parade returns on June 21

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Brooklyn Paper

Rita Ora to headline free Brooklyn concert as Wimbledon’s ‘The Hill in New York’ returns

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QNS

Explore Murray Hill’s Koreatown with Homecoming NYC’s food crawl on June 28

10 Great Peach Picking Places Near NYC

New York Family

10 Great Peach Picking Places Near NYC

restaurant week

QNS

College Point Restaurant Week is back with 20% off at 21 restaurants

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Brooklyn Paper

‘We haven’t looked back’: Park Slope’s Whisk & Whiskey celebrates four years of heritage and hospitality

Queens Post

Free BBQ, horror movies and live music return to 31st Ave with Tikkun’s Community Cookouts

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn’s Radical Faeries plan first-ever ‘gatherette’ to celebrate queer joy and connection

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New York Family

Juneteenth Events for Families in NYC and on Long Island

Zoo goers can enjoy sampling over 100 different beers, wines and seltzers at the adults-only Brew at the Zoo party on Friday the 13th.

Bronx Times

Brew at the Zoo returns with beer, music, and wildlife fun

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Paley Museum to host ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ creators for sitcom’s 30-year anniversary

Posted on June 10, 2025

More from around NYC

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Housing lottery launches for 212 units in Wakefield Yards, rent starts at $465

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FDNY, NYPD rescue drivers from flooding on Clearview Expressway in northeast Queens

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‘A tiny scoop of joy:’ Ample Hills launches ‘Little Dipper’ single-serve cups in 13 signature flavors

Hal Weiner faces the. camera in a close-up shot.

Hal Weiner, ally who joined gay movement by defending Sylvia Rivera, dies at 90