May 2023

• The chillest Statue of Liberty replica is relocating to NYC
• Kings Theatre Historic Tours
• Sprint across Central Park to solve an immersive puzzle this summer
• The Hamptons is throwing its own Pride march this weekend!
• A big queer book fair and street festival is headed to Astoria
• Here are 10 gorgeous photos of Manhattanhenge
• Mischa
• This upscale Chinese restaurant in Williamsburg now hosts jazz nights
• A West Coast ice cream shop backed by The Rock is coming to New York City
• NYC’s Jewish delis are honored through this new book of delightful illustrations
• You can adopt a dog for $5 on Wednesday
• Bushwick Collective Block Party
• The Brooklyn Art Book Fair
• The Sixth Fest
• Great white sharks have already been tracked near New York and New Jersey beaches
• Five things you didn’t know you could get for free at the library
• Slutty Vegan is giving away free veggie burgers to new grads
• A pickle pop-up is taking over the Lower East Side
• The Great Dumbo Drop
• This new board game cafe near Union Square is packed with 500+ games
• A multimedia maze of mental health-centered art is unveiled in Herald Square
• Taylor Swift concertgoers can get a special-edition CD at MetLife
• Justine’s on Hudson
• Ray's is turning into "Tay's" ahead of Taylor Swift concerts
• The Flatiron Building is set to become apartments after selling (again) at auction
• NYC’s Smorgasburg has secret menu items this season
• Van Leeuwen debuts Keith Haring ice cream for Pride Month
• Time Out Market New York opens a cozy Wine Cave with dozens of varieties and snacks
• The House of Yes ‘Summer of Love’ festival returns this weekend
• You can now be immersed in a thousand colorful birds at the Bronx Zoo
• Governors Island announces its slate of free outdoor movies
• A European-style porchetta pop-up just opened in the West Village
• Silver Apricot restaurant in the West Village just opened a pop-up next door
• Green-Wood Cemetery is building a massive $34 million education and welcome center
• Davey's Ice Cream
• Big Gay Ice Cream Shop
• 8 things every New Yorker has done on their rooftop
• 10 wild animals that call NYC home
• Rockaway Bazaar is back for the 2023 summer season
• Find drag shows any day of the week on this new NYC platform
• Laughing Lassi, A South Asian Standup Comedy Show
• New York on Film: Decade by Decade
• The City: Real and Imagined festival
• This epic new museum exhibit explores 100 years of NYC 'warts and all'
• A 21-foot-tall charcoal sculpture is coming to Rockefeller Center
• A pad Thai pop-up is coming to Williamsburg’s KRU
• Morgenstern’s and Ernesto’s are launching a summer ice cream cart
• Remedy Diner NYC
• The MTA wants to increase subway fare by 5%
• Wondershow
• AAPI Heritage Month Comedy Show
• New York Comic Con 2023 announces its all-star celebrity lineup
• New York’s iconic diners are celebrated in this new outdoor exhibit
• The top famous sculptures of all time
• Gair
• The Rockaway peninsula is getting a $33 million makeover
• There's a new record for the fastest trip through the NYC subway
• NYC’s El Museo del Barrio is debuting its most ambitious exhibit in two decades
• Yes, that was a magnitude-2.2 earthquake in New York today
• Greek Jewish Festival
• Sacred Sites Open House Weekend
• Operation Gig
• MTA is rolling out cutting-edge tech to reduce fare evasion
• NYC is sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers
• Rock & Roll Man
• Pig Beach
• NYC celebrates ’New York Music Month’ with free events
• Circle Line to host Beyoncé, Taylor Swift boat parties this summer
• Five facts about the immersive installation powered by Microsoft that’s taking over Times Square
• Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health
• A hyper stylish new restaurant just opened in Soho
• McGuinness Boulevard is about to get safe bike lanes, finally
• Michelin adds 17 restaurants to its NYC-area guide
• Governors Island’s swanky glamping is back for the summer
• Let me tell you—our robot overlords kinda suck at planning a weekend in NYC
• From Decoration Day to Memorial Day walking tour
• Virginia's
• 6-foot-tall artistic flowers are blooming in Brooklyn
• Kim Kardashian’s Skims has popped up at Rockefeller Center
• Governors Island's sheep landscaping crew is back
• The swanky TWA Hotel rooftop pool is back for the summer!
• Here’s where to find a no-fee apartment in NYC
• Brooklyn Bridge Park has a new public sculpture that references the border wall
• An immersive flower experience is opening at Edge
• Donna reopens as a worker-owned bar and restaurant
• The first-ever Mishpachah Festival will take place in NYC this weekend
• Here’s a sneak peek of Century 21 NYC’s flagship store before it opens
• Focus Art Fair New York
• Broadway Junction is getting a $500 million makeover
• A first look at the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Van Gogh exhibit at The Met
• AzN PoP!
• Fun By Design: The Interior Design Game Show
• This powerful photography exhibit in NYC chronicles 50 years of hip-hop
• shadow/land
• Channel your inner Carrie Bradshaw at this Fleet Week singles mixer
• A secret cocktail bar celebrating the Chinese diaspora opens in Queens
• Swing at the Park
• Drunk Shakespeare
• Peloton pro, author and NYC mom Robin Arzón on her favorite things to do in New York
• The annual Astoria Park Carnival is back this June
• This NYC brewery just opened a outdoor summer pop-up in Union Square
• NYC is getting its first-ever soccer stadium
• Tribeca Festival announces the return of its Music Lounge
• NYC’s first ‘luxury cannabis and cultural store’ is now open
• Elsewhere unveils its rooftop live music lineup for summer
• Famed Impressionist Renoir’s great-grandson will paint live in NYC this week
• Häagen-Dazs is giving out free ice cream at its new location
• A new queer Irish pub in Greenpoint is all about hospitality and connection
• Yayoi Kusama’s new kaleidoscopic infinity room is now open in NYC
• New York City's only sheep shearing festival is back this weekend
• You can grab lunch at Les Trois Chevaux starting next week
• Queer Prom
• 8 New York City neighborhoods your favorite Disney characters would love
• NYC's Pier 15 has been transformed into a beachy summer oasis
• A giant red tree sculpture is growing out of the High Line right now
• Mixxy Mixxer Wednesdays
• A free photography festival returns to New York City
• The team behind Bandits and The Garret are opening a sports bar
• Lidl is opening a massive grocery store in Chelsea
• The sun will set at 8pm tonight
• Gazab
• The chic ‘Devil Wears Prada’ townhouse is for sale
• Kokomo's Memorial Day Street Fest
• Veterans of World War II Trolley Tour
• 1885 Tall Ship Wavertree
• The Pridwin
• Billy & The Situation
• How to see free concerts at Hudson Yards all summer
• Asian American Film Thing
• Taste of the Lower East Side
• Free Admission Day at Fotografiska
• A suspended spherical concert hall is opening in midtown
• Wellness Wednesdays
• The Female Gaze
• Changes are coming to the G, J and M trains this summer
• A queer speed dating event is traveling through New York
• NYC's One World Observatory is transforming into a lush urban landscape for Earth Month
• An NYC bar is number one among North America’s ‘50 Best’
• Fifth Avenue is blooming with enchanting flower displays this month
• Hudson River Park celebrates 25 years with 400+ free events
• How excited is New York for King Charles' Coronation? A new study has surprising results
• Community Days at The Noguchi Museum
• Lower East High 1969 Spring Fling
• Brooklyn Museum Markets
• CoacheLOL: New York City's Funniest Music Festival
• 8th Anniversary Block Party at Grand Army Bar
• Hotel Lilien
• City Winery is pouring out new pairing dinners at Pier 57
• The 21 best brunch spots in Brooklyn
• LEGO-shaped burgers are coming to New York
• Rooftop Films is back with indie flicks at iconic NYC locations
• Breakfast by Salt's Cure, Brooklyn
• NYC’s new dine-in movie theater takes movie-going to the next level
• These gorgeous lavender fields outside NYC are now open for the season
• Beautiful Saga in the Financial District now has a $195 tasting menu
• Morgenstern’s plant-based soft serve shop is now open!
• Ferns
• The Hello Kitty food truck is returning to NYC!
• Gitano is getting fancy over at Governors Island
• Millions of New Yorkers' rent may be increasing by up to 5%
• Let me tell you—your favorite place is going to close, however iconic
• The official 2023 Tony Award nominations (complete list)
• New York’s minimum wage could increase to $17 by 2026
• Five indisputable reasons why it’s time for you and your family to start your squash journey now
• Take a look inside the lavish new Tiffany & Co. Fifth Avenue flagship store
• Amtrak has partnered with Broadway’s ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’
• Christina Aguilera will headline Stonewall Day 2023
• Get a taste of Iceland at this new cultural festival in NYC
• The 2023 TONY* Nominations
• Century 21 is officially re-opening its NYC flagship store
• Golden Ticket comedy show
• The Empire State Building will light up to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III
• Let a drag queen teach you queer history on this boozy trolley tour through NYC
• Mimi Cheng’s and Lucali have launched a new dumpling collaboration
• 10 fierce, fabulous fits from the 2023 People’s Ball in Brooklyn
• An affordable housing lottery just opened at the home of NYC’s future hip-hop museum
• 7 NYC spots to order caviar for less
• A Taylor Swift Eras drag brunch is coming to Manhattan
• Bonnie’s and Edith’s Sandwich Counter collab on a new breakfast sandwich
• Gigantic, playful sculptures are heading to NYC this summer
• Take a look at this beautiful new 2-acre green space in NYC