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Monday Nov. 17, 2025

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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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Noon – 5 pm

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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8 – 11 pm

Random Strangers Jam – Free NYC Funk Rock Jam Session – 3rd Mondays 8-11pm Alewife Brewing

Alewife Brewing CompanySunnyside

Tuesday Nov. 18

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive Center

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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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Noon – 5 pm

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

L’Alliance New York

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

Adam Gabel at WSCC 2

8 – 9:30 pm

Not Ripe Bananas

Comedy
Free

West Side Comedy ClubUpper West Side

Wednesday Nov. 19

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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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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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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community
Family

Faber ParkPort Richmond

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

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7:30 – 10 pm

WORD PLAY – Free Poetry Jam

Sugar MouseEast Village

8:15 – 9:30 pm

Pineapple Improv – TV Show Filming

Ages: 9 and up
Comedy
Family
Free

Thursday Nov. 20

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2 am – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

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Brooklyn Prospect Park Stroller Walk

10 am

Prospect Park Stroller Walk

Ages: 2 and under
Community
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

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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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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

L’Alliance New York

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills Library

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Family

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

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Friday Nov. 21

Pickleball Pandemonium

8 – 10:30 am

Pickleball Pandemonium!

Free
Sports

Gymnasium in Kwame Ture Recreation Center

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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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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkPort Richmond

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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