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Monday · Nov 2, 2026

21 events shown on this page
  1. Exclusive Tour Inside the Woolworth Building: NYC’s Cathedral of Commerce

    The Woolworth Building (Inside Lobby), Manhattan
  2. Secrets of the East River: NYC's Hidden Infrastructure by Ferry

    Starbucks (110 Pearl Street), Manhattan
  3. Responding in Ink: Comic Books, Graphic Novels

    National September 11 Memorial & Museum
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  4. In Their Honor: 25 Years of Service

    National September 11 Memorial & Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Birding with NYC Bird Alliance

    Free
    Van Cortlandt Nature Center, The Bronx
    Free
  6. The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors

    Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  7. Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Clove Lakes Park

    By New York Mycological Society
    Cloves Lakes Park, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025

    Free
    Center for Book Arts (Chelsea)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. Is Everything Predictable?: AI, Prediction Markets, and the Philosophy of Foresight

    With Emma Stamm
    Index Greenpoint, 698 Manhattan Ave Floors 2 & 3, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025

    Free
    Center for Book Arts (Chelsea)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. IAU Symposium 409: Innovative Research and Techniques in Astronomy Outreach

    Tokyo, Japan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. The Floating City: Rome Between Land and Water

    Higgins Hall, Leo J. Kuhn Lobby
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details
  14. Midnight Release Party with Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

    Barnes & Noble, Manhattan
  15. Radiological Emergency Management

    Harvard Longwood Campus
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  16. European Space Weather Week

    Florence, Italy
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. We Chose to Go to the Moon

    Free
    The New York Historical, Robert H. Smith Auditorium
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. Special Viewing: We Chose to Go to the Moon

    Free
    The New York Historical, Robert H. Smith Auditorium
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. · Starts in 6 min

    Hillbilly Allegedly: An Evening with the Vice President

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. Forest for Trees Collective

    Governors Island, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Monday, 2026-11-02

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

40 events shown on this page
  1. Decrepit Rome: Critique of Rome in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

    Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. PhDs & Pints: The Science of Being You

    Sugar Mouse NYC, Manhattan
  3. Moving the Millions

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. Launch Electron / The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)

    Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Citizenship Class

    Central Library, Business & Career Center, Classroom
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. Election Day School Holiday in Prospect Park

    Free
    Prospect Park Audubon Center
    Free
  7. Poetry Circle

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Michael Crickmore: Dopamine, the Governor, and the pace of behavioral sequences

    With Michael Crickmore
    Bryan Research 103
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. A Walk Through Fashion, History, and Immigration: Garment District

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. Fall Discovery Days

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Discovery Garden
  11. Smooth counterexample to Caratheodory conjecture

    With Micah Warren
    Warren Weaver Hall 1314
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. Solar System Tour

    Cradle of Aviation Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. Local Noon in the Gottlieb Transit Corridor

    Free
    Gottlieb Transit Corridor
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. Chemistry and Chemistry Education in the Emergence of Sustainability: A Systems Approach

    With Prof. Peter Mahaffy
    French Family Science Center 2237
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  16. Pumpkin Smash

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. Migration, Citizenship, and the U.S. Constitution

    By Brooklyn College
    Library
  18. Multi-State Mechanocatalysis: Modulating Transition Metal Reactivity with Force

    FFSC 1243
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. Theater Workshop

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  20. Meet the Author: Sarah Feingold reading T is for Traffic Cone

    With Sarah Feingold
    Clinton Hill, Meeting Room
  21. The Thermodynamics of Living Organization

    With Nikta Fakhri, Ph.D.
    CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. Kitchen Table Histories

    By The Bronx County Historical Society
    Mott Haven Library, The Bronx
    Hidden gem
  23. Far from Home: Diaspora Networks, Religion, and Identity Abroad on the Ancient Indian Ocean

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. AIMLC Meetup: Did AI Break the Navier-Stokes Equations?

    11 W 19th St, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. Ink & Drink

    With Robin AguirreFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  26. Rim Battal Discusses I'll Look Myself in the Eyes with Liza Tripp

    With Rim Battal and Liza Tripp
    Flatbush Library
  27. The Albertine Book Club Reads The Old Fire by Elisa Shua Dusapin

    By Albertine
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  28. CB2 Transportation Committee Meeting

    Free
    Queens Community Board 2 Office, Queens
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. Law Across Two Countries

    By New York Hungarian Scientific SocietyTicketed
    Consulate General of Hungary, Manhattan
  30. Saratoga Writers' Workshop

    With Marae HartFree
    Saratoga, Meeting Room
    Free
  31. Lectures on Tap - "Planets Beyond the Sun: A Galactic Tour"

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    SoHo, Manhattan
  32. Astrology, Magic, and Technology in City Life, 1400-1550

    With Anthony Grafton
    2nd Floor Flex Space
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  33. Lectures on Tap - “Radical New York: From Anarchists to Occupy Wall Street”

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn
  34. We Live in Public Launch Party and Book Release | Los Angeles

    With Jennifer Blake, Rebecca Chavez and 4 more
    Stories Books & Cafe
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  35. Mangaka Talk: On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides, Vol. 1

    With Marina Lisa Komiya
    Leonard, Auditorium
  36. More than a Symbol: The Jewish Labor Bund in History

    By Center for Jewish History · with Joshua MeyersFree
    Free
  37. The New York Groove Live w/New York Metro Weather

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
  38. Astronomy on Tap Montreal – Aliens & Black Holes: Mysteries of the Universe

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. American Museum of Natural History

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

39 events shown on this page
  1. Transatlantic Policy Breakfast

    Penn Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. The Penguin Book of the Sonnet: 500 Years of a Classic Tradition in English

    With Phillis Levin, Jonathan Galassi and 4 more
    The New York Society Library
  3. Lectures on Tap - “Math & Scandal: The Man Who ‘Stole’ Infinity”

    SoHo, Manhattan
  4. 8th Summit for Space Sustainability

    Brasília, Brazil
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Bird and Nature Walk: Fresh Kills - North Park

    By Staten Island MuseumFree
    Freshkills North Park, Staten Island
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. High Line Tour: From Freight to Flowers

  7. Green-Wood on Wheels: Stroller-Friendly Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    The Green-House at Green-Wood
    Free
  8. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. Neuroscience Seminar Series: Dr. Sabine Kastner

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. Grand Central Terminal

    With MAS DocentTicketed
  12. Local Noon in the Gottlieb Transit Corridor

    Free
    Gottlieb Transit Corridor
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  13. The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies – Book talk with Prof. Seth Schwartz

    With Seth Schwartz
    Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
  14. Camille Donoho: Connectomics-derived functional predictions in the Drosophila visual system

    With Camille Donoho
    Bryan Research 103
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. The Unusual Type II SN 2018ivc: Hints of a Binary Progenitor and a Young Pulsar Wind Nebula

    With Annika Deutsch
    622 Space Sciences Building
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  16. Midwood Creative Writing Group @ Clarendon w/ Dave Johnson

    With Dave Johnson
    Clarendon, Meeting Room
  17. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. PCB | Wang: Molecular Basis of Transcription and Transcription-coupled Repair

    With Dong Wang, PhD
    Nanaline Duke 147
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. Math in Bloom: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation

    Queens Botanical Garden
  20. The Invention of Park Avenue

    By The Skyscraper Museum · with Carol WillisFree
    The Skyscraper Museum, Manhattan
    Free
  21. Teen Time: Book Discussion Group

    Bay Ridge Library, Meeting Room
  22. Library Lab: Oobleck

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free
  23. Math Encounters

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Skip GaribaldiFree
    National Museum of Mathematics
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. Here’s Johnny: A Salute to NBC Icon Johnny Carson with Mark Malkoff

    With Mark Malkoff
    The Paley Museum
  25. Live Conversation with Winners of 2026 Humanities Prizes

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  26. Ancient Nubia: Reframing Power Dynamics in the Nile Valley

    UNCG Greensboro
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  27. Cursing, Curing, Creating: The Culture of Magic in Ancient Egypt

    With Foy ScalfFree
    ISAW lecture hall
    Free
  28. Thousands of Years, Thousands of Stories: Five Years of Excavations at Gird-I Matrab

    Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus
    Hidden gem
  29. An Evening with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin

    By Albertine · with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  30. In the Wake of Abuse: Hilda O. vs. The State of New York

    Columbia University, Casa Hispanica
  31. Book Talk: Claying Architecture, Making Machine and Material Kin

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture · with Shelby Doyle, Frank Melendez and 3 more
    Center for Architecture, Manhattan
Show 8 more on Wednesday · rated lower
  1. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. American Museum of Natural History

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. Grand Central History Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. Amazon Free Afternoons

    Free
    Museum & Science Center
    Free
  5. Mountain Hawk Birding GBM

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. Late-Night Wednesdays

    By Museum of the City of New YorkFree
    Museum of the City of New York
    Free
  7. Quiet Reading Meet Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Plant Propagation

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04
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