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Monday · Nov 2, 2026

19 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. BRAC Fall 2026: Saturday Artist Hand-Building Class

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  4. BRAC Fall 2026: Saturday Comic Book

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  5. Saturday Artist Wheel Throwing Class

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  6. BRAC Fall 2026: Tuesday Sculpting Stories with Clay

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  7. BRAC Fall 2026: Tuesday Printmaking & Linoleum

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  8. BRAC Fall 2026: Wednesday Stained Glass

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  9. Ice Skating at Wollman Rink

    Ticketed
    Wollman Rink, Central Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 1h 54m

    Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art

    Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. · Starts in 2h 24m

    Between Crown and Congress: New York's Jews During the American Revolution - Liberty 250® Lecture — Fraunces Tavern® Museum

    With Zachary Edinger
    Fraunces Tavern® Museum, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. · Starts in 2h 24m

    The Wisdom Bar – Historical Migrations of Tacos in the USA: Taco Lovers

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Room 52, Manhattan
  13. · Starts in 2h 54m

    Truth on Trial: 80 Years After Nuremberg A Conversation

    By Center for Jewish History · with Natalie Livingstone, Nadav Eyal and 1 moreTicketed
    Center for Jewish History, Manhattan
  14. · Starts in 5h 24m

    Hillbilly Allegedly: An Evening with the Vice President

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Ice Skating at Winter Village at Bryant Park

    Free
    Winter Village at Bryant Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Pottery Evenings

    Ticketed
    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 54 min

    Pay What You Wish admission

    Free
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. · Starts in 54 min

    Bryant Park Movie Nights

    Free
    Bryant Park, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. · Starts in 2h 24m

    Geography of Success: Is the Game Rigged?

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan
Open Monday, 2026-11-02

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

7 events shown on this page

  1. The Museum as Test Bed: Ann Neumann Building for Ideas That Don't Exist Yet

    The National Arts Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Slash/Back (2022): Inuit Sci-Fi Film

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  3. Kitchen Table Histories

    By The Bronx County Historical Society
    Mott Haven Library, The Bronx
    Hidden gem

  4. Intro to Linocut

    With MICHELE GODWINTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan
    ★ Pick

  5. Law Across Two Countries

    By New York Hungarian Scientific SocietyTicketed
    Consulate General of Hungary, Manhattan

  6. Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series with Pierpaolo Mittica and Adam Higginbotham

    With Pierpaolo Mittica, Adam Higginbotham and 1 more
    ICP's Library & Online, Manhattan
    Hidden gem

  7. The Diane Lewis Student Lecture Series | Manuel Bouzas: Reporting From the Field

    By The Cooper Union · with Manuel BouzasFree
    The Cooper Union, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

16 events shown on this page

  1. Transatlantic Policy Breakfast

    Penn Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Ikebana Wednesdays: An Evening of Contemporary Ikebana

    36 E Broadway, Manhattan

  3. Free-Form Watercolor Paint & Sip

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    Free

  4. Artistic Noise: Art & Care

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan

  5. Aspects of Aging: Aging in Place and Dying at Home: What Does it Take?

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Study (514), Manhattan

  6. The Invention of Park Avenue

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

  7. At the Hearth: A Close Look at Helena Hernmarck's Tapestry

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
    Free

  8. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

    Ticketed
    New-York Historical Society, Manhattan

  9. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

    With ALESSANDRO LEVATOTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

  10. Listen to Your Earrings: Remaking…

    By Bard Graduate Center · with Henrietta Lidchi
    Bard Graduate Center, Manhattan

  11. Gender in Motion: Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam Shapiro

    With Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam-ShapiroTicketed
    Asia Society, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture

    With Matthew Zajic, PhD, Erica Musser, PhD, ABPP and 1 moreFree
    Jerome L. Greene Science Center, Manhattan
    Free

  13. It Started on Delancey Street: New York's Lower East Side in Jack Kirby's Comics

    By Center for Jewish History · with Roy Schwartz, Randolph Hoppe and 1 moreFree
    Center for Jewish History, Manhattan
    Free

  14. Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

    Free
    Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Doctors Without Boundaries

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Body Snatching: The Dark Secret Behind Modern Medicine

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

13 events shown on this page

  1. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan

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

    National Museum of the American Indian, Manhattan

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

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Next-Level Perinatal Palliative Care

    Free
    Roy & Diana Vagelos Education Center, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Public Gallery Tour

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill, The Bronx

  8. MƒA Thursday Think: From Classrooms to Systems

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

  9. Art in the Garden

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Art and AgriCulture

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
Show 3 more on Thursday · rated lower

  1. Fitness with Kelly at Gotham Park

    Gotham Park, Manhattan

  2. Winternights: An Evening of Golden Light and Quiet Ritual

    153 Bowery, Manhattan

  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. A Different Picture: A Bronx Collage Workshop

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Nicole America Cruz
    Tremont Library, The Bronx
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
Show 4 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Chair Yoga for Everyone

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Study (514), Manhattan

  2. The Wisdom Bar – "Rose-Tinted Screens: Parasocial Relationships"

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Room 52, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Wayward: A Professor's Search for Truth in Shanghai's Underground

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  4. Humanist Happy Hour

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

Saturday · Nov 7, 2026

5 events shown on this page

  1. Family Farmacy

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan

  2. Ephemeral Light Artist Talk

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Ira Merritt
    The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Tom D's Big New York Show

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Drunk Black History - New York Comedy Festival Edition

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan

  2. Overnights

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan
Open Saturday, 2026-11-07

Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

3 events shown on this page

  1. Sunday Platform with Richard Koral + Activity Day

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

  2. Midtown Architecture and History Tour: From Pre-War to Art Deco to Modern

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    455 5th Ave, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  3. Comedians Interview Experts: Anxiety with Baron Vaughn and Dr. April Toure

    By Caveat · with Baron Vaughn and Dr. April Toure
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08

Monday · Nov 9, 2026

2 events shown on this page

  1. Fun by Design

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 1 more on Monday · rated lower

  1. Anime, Justice & Morality: Are the Villains the Heroes?

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan
Open Monday, 2026-11-09

Tuesday · Nov 10, 2026

2 events shown on this page

  1. Hollywood Crime Scene

    By Caveat · with Rachel Fisher and Desi Jedeikin
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 1 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Upper West Side Action Group: Mid-Term Victory Party

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-10

Wednesday · Nov 11, 2026

2 events shown on this page

  1. Peer Revue

    By Caveat · with Noah Guiberson, Kit Carter and 7 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 1 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-11

Thursday · Nov 12, 2026

1 event shown on this page

  1. Art and AgriCulture

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
Open Thursday, 2026-11-12

Friday · Nov 13, 2026

4 events shown on this page

  1. Chair Yoga for Everyone

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Study (514), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Save Hostos Movement Panel Discussions

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Dr. Steven Payne, Dr. Lorrin Thomas and 1 more
    Hostos Research Center, Room C-130, The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. The Gilded Age Revisited: Upper East Side Art & Architecture Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Cooper Hewitt Arthur Ross Terrace & Gardens, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  4. The Earth is Flat, And Other Facts

    By Caveat · with Adam Chase, Johnathan Appel and 2 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Friday, 2026-11-13

Saturday · Nov 14, 2026

2 events shown on this page

  1. Modern Whitney

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 1 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Big Apple Knitters Guild

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Social Hall (Lower Level), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Saturday, 2026-11-14

Sunday · Nov 15, 2026

3 events shown on this page

  1. Words that Connect: An Introduction to Compassionate Communication

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

  2. The Grand Central Park Tour with Hiking and History

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Christopher Columbus Statue, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  3. Gay in The Garden

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
Open Sunday, 2026-11-15

Monday · Nov 16, 2026

1 event shown on this page

  1. And Scene

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Monday, 2026-11-16

Tuesday · Nov 17, 2026

1 event shown on this page

  1. When The Bronx MOved Dance Workshop

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Bboy London
    NYPL Tremont Branch, The Bronx
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-17
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