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Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

33 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. The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors

    Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  6. Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025

    Free
    Center for Book Arts (Chelsea)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. 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

  9. Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025

    Free
    Center for Book Arts (Chelsea)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Midnight Release Party with Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

    Barnes & Noble, Manhattan

  11. Decrepit Rome: Critique of Rome in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

    Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Moving the Millions

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. · Starts in 8h 47m

    Citizenship Class

    Central Library, Business & Career Center, Classroom
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. · Starts in 9h 17m

    Poetry Circle

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. · Starts in 9h 47m

    A Walk Through Fashion, History, and Immigration: Garment District

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  16. · Starts in 10h 17m

    Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. · Starts in 11h 47m

    Migration, Citizenship, and the U.S. Constitution

    By Brooklyn College
    Library
  18. · Starts in 14h 17m

    Theater Workshop

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. · Starts in 14h 17m

    Meet the Author: Sarah Feingold reading T is for Traffic Cone

    With Sarah Feingold
    Clinton Hill, Meeting Room
  20. · Starts in 16h 17m

    Kitchen Table Histories

    By The Bronx County Historical Society
    Mott Haven Library, The Bronx
    Hidden gem
  21. · Starts in 16h 17m

    Far from Home: Diaspora Networks, Religion, and Identity Abroad on the Ancient Indian Ocean

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. · Starts in 17h 17m

    Ink & Drink

    With Robin AguirreFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  23. · Starts in 17h 17m

    Rim Battal Discusses I'll Look Myself in the Eyes with Liza Tripp

    With Rim Battal and Liza Tripp
    Flatbush Library
  24. · Starts in 17h 17m

    The Albertine Book Club Reads The Old Fire by Elisa Shua Dusapin

    By Albertine
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 17h 17m

    CB2 Transportation Committee Meeting

    Free
    Queens Community Board 2 Office, Queens
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  26. · Starts in 17h 17m

    Law Across Two Countries

    By New York Hungarian Scientific SocietyTicketed
    Consulate General of Hungary, Manhattan
  27. · Starts in 17h 17m

    Saratoga Writers' Workshop

    With Marae HartFree
    Saratoga, Meeting Room
    Free
  28. · Starts in 17h 47m

    Astrology, Magic, and Technology in City Life, 1400-1550

    With Anthony Grafton
    2nd Floor Flex Space
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  29. · Starts in 17h 47m

    Lectures on Tap - “Radical New York: From Anarchists to Occupy Wall Street”

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn
  30. · Starts in 17h 47m

    We Live in Public Launch Party and Book Release | Los Angeles

    With Jennifer Blake, Rebecca Chavez and 4 more
    Stories Books & Cafe
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  31. · Starts in 17h 47m

    Mangaka Talk: On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides, Vol. 1

    With Marina Lisa Komiya
    Leonard, Auditorium
  32. · Starts in 18h 17m

    More than a Symbol: The Jewish Labor Bund in History

    By Center for Jewish History · with Joshua MeyersFree
    Free
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  1. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

37 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. High Line Tour: From Freight to Flowers

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

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryFree
    The Green-House at Green-Wood
    Free

  5. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Grand Central Terminal

    With MAS DocentTicketed

  8. The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies – Book talk with Prof. Seth Schwartz

    With Seth Schwartz
    Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies

  9. Midwood Creative Writing Group @ Clarendon w/ Dave Johnson

    With Dave Johnson
    Clarendon, Meeting Room

  10. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. The Invention of Park Avenue

    By The Skyscraper Museum · with Carol WillisFree
    The Skyscraper Museum, Manhattan
    Free

  12. Teen Time: Book Discussion Group

    Bay Ridge Library, Meeting Room

  13. Here’s Johnny: A Salute to NBC Icon Johnny Carson with Mark Malkoff

    With Mark Malkoff
    The Paley Museum

  14. Live Conversation with Winners of 2026 Humanities Prizes

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Ancient Nubia: Reframing Power Dynamics in the Nile Valley

    UNCG Greensboro
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Cursing, Curing, Creating: The Culture of Magic in Ancient Egypt

    With Foy ScalfFree
    ISAW lecture hall
    Free

  17. Thousands of Years, Thousands of Stories: Five Years of Excavations at Gird-I Matrab

    Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus
    Hidden gem

  18. An Evening with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin

    By Albertine · with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. In the Wake of Abuse: Hilda O. vs. The State of New York

    Columbia University, Casa Hispanica

  20. 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

  21. Sorority FOCUS

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Beyond Dreamers: Undocumented Youth Imagining Futures

    CUNY Graduate Center, Skylight Lounge
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Parnassus Books: Conversation with Katie Garaby

    With Melissa R. Collings and Katie GarabyFree
    Parnassus Books
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. The New York Philosophy Club

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Author Talk: The Black Madonna with Dr. Christena Cleveland

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Dr. Christena ClevelandTicketed
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn

  26. Great Literature Discussions: The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online

  27. Ethical-izing Holiday Celebrations Workshop Series

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  28. November AIA Archaeology Hour with Joe Bagley: An Archaeology of the Battle of Bunker Hill

    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  29. Tourism in Southeast Asia: Social and Environmental Challenges

    With Ayu Larassanti, Dr. Pham Hong Long and 2 more
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  1. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Grand Central History Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Late-Night Wednesdays

    By Museum of the City of New YorkFree
    Museum of the City of New York
    Free

  4. Quiet Reading Meet Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Body Snatching: The Dark Secret Behind Modern Medicine

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan

  6. Housing & Block Association Committee

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Vets Town Hall

    Cradle of Aviation Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. "First Famous Christmas" by Carrie Wittmer with Caroline Moss

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

15 events shown on this page

  1. George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild

  2. Lectures on Tap: Politics Now: A Philosophy of How We Got Here

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

  3. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Новый Амстердам → Нью-Йорк и его первые еврейские жители

    National Museum of the American Indian, Manhattan

  6. Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. 23rd Annual Small Law Firm Symposium

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Site Visit | Resilience Infrastructure: East Side Coastal Resiliency

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Photo-Based Creative Writing Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. MƒA Thursday Think: From Classrooms to Systems

    With Dr. Jose Vilson
    Math for America, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Storytelling Circle

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. The New York Times Opinion Writers Unpack the 2026 Midterm Elections

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with Michelle Cottle, David French and 1 more
    Central Library, Dweck Center
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  1. Roots Rise Up

    Ticketed
    Block 41
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. After5NewYork - How Pop Culture Decides What History We Remember

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Patrizia's Of Manhattan, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05

Friday · Nov 6, 2026

5 events shown on this page

  1. Marco De Paolis: Hunting the Nazi

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Marco De Paolis
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. The Sea Made Us with Author Rob McKay

    By Queens Historical Society
    Kingsland
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Make Room: A New Voices Salon with Chase Berggrun, Gia Gonzales & Rachelle Rahmé

    By Poetry Society of America · with Chase Berggrun, Gia Gonzales and 1 more

  3. Humanist Happy Hour

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Elliott Library (507), Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-11-06

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

10 events shown on this page

  1. Empricism and the Philosophy of Mind Week 2

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Pier 57, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  2. Grand Concourse Walking Tour

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with David HerszensonTicketed
    Heinrich Heine Fountain (in Joyce Kilmer Park, up the stairs on E. 161st Street)

  3. Fall Foliage Walk: Greenwood Cemetery to Prospect Park

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Green-Wood Cemetery Education & Welcome Center (opening), Brooklyn
    Free

  4. Alexander Hamilton's New York: Tracing the American Founding Father's Steps

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (week 1)

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Pier 57, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  6. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    By The Green-Wood CemeteryTicketed
    Green-Wood Cemetery

  7. Behind the Scenes @ New York Society Library: NYC's Oldest Library

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free
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  1. Fly Away Redbirds - Morning Ride

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Drunk Black History - New York Comedy Festival Edition

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07
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