film fests / series:

► thru 4/12: 12th nitehawk shorts fest: nitehawk cinema (williamsburg and prospect park). >>

► thru 4/16: hoyt-schermerhorn: stand clear of the closing doors : nine classic films shot in and around the iconic downtown brooklyn subway station. bam rose cinemas (fort greene). >>

► thru 4/14: the fantastic realism of georges franju: eyes without a face, head against the wall, judex, and more. l’alliance new york (ues), $8-16. >>

► thru 4/18: the weird and wonderful world of czech animation : alice, the pied piper + the vanished world of gloves, shorts, and more. czech center cinema (ues) and metrograph (les), $10-18. >>

► thru 4/19: 55th new directors/new films festival: museum of modern art’s titus theaters (midtown) and film at lincoln center’s walter reade theater. >>

► thru 4/25: moral mazes of krzysztof kieślowski: three colors trilogy, the dekalog series, the double life of veronique, documentary shorts, and more. metrograph (les), $18. >>

► thru 4/25: holy trips: stalker, the darjeeling limited, the seventh seal, weekend, and more. metrograph (les), $18. >>

► thru 4/26: tahar cheriaa: chronicles of a pan-african pioneer: black girl, chronicle of the years of fire, touki bouki, and more. metrograph (les), $18. >>

► thru 4/26: sukiyaki bebop: battle royale, cowboy bebop: the movie, ghost dog: the matrix, the way of the samurai. metrograph (les), $18. >>

► thru 5/5: doc nyc selects: spring 2026: ifc (greenwich village). >>

► thru 6/2: academy museum branch selects at the paris: the paris theater’s third annual branch selects screening series presents a series of films selected by each of the academy’s 19 branches. selections include: eraserhead (sound branch), the iron giant (animation branch), eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (cinematographers branch), star wars (visual effects branch), fruitvale station (producers branch), don’t look back (documentary branch), do the right thing (casting directors branch), and more. the paris theater (midtown), $17 general, $15 seniors/students. >>

thru 4/11: cosmic cherry arts festival: the annual cosmic cherry arts festival returns to court square theater (lic) with new theatrical, performative and visual works by femme, trans and genderqueer emerging artists. this year’s ‘carnaval’ theme celebrates femme and queer joy as a radical act of liberation. $25 admission (fri+sat tickets include afterparties). >>

sponsored: thru 4/12: join us at the rodeo!: primary stages in association with jamie deroy presents: calf scramble at 59e59 theaters. deep in a dusty east texas barn, five teenage girls raise calves and wrestle with what it means to be good – at school, at god, at girlhood. calf scramble is a fiercely original, darkly funny coming-of-age tale soaked in sweat, scripture, and competition, where faith is tangled with survival, and tenderness bucks like a wild animal. use code ‘skint’ to snag $26 tickets (reg. $66-86). >>

thru 4/12: new york international auto show: buckle up—the annual new york international auto show returns to the javits center with the newest models, concept cars, and vintage classics, plus interactive exhibits, test tracks, and more. jacob k. javits center (hell’s kitchen), $22 admission. >>

thru 4/12: 12th annual solocom: one is the funniest number at the people’s improv theater’s annual solocom festival, a four-day showcase of new solo comedic work by performers from across nyc and north america. the pit (chelsea), various prices. >>

thru 4/12: 20at20: off-broadway for just $20: snag $20 walk-up tickets to 29 participating off-broadway shows. to get the deal, look for the 20at20 line at the theater or mention the 20at20 promotion at the box office 20 minutes before curtain time. cash only (a $1-$3 facility fee may apply at some venues). >>

thru 4/18: robert mapplethorpe: organized in collaboration with the robert mapplethorpe foundation, gladstone gallery presents an exhibition of 16 large-scale, limited-edition photographs by american photographer robert mapplethorpe (1946–1989). opening reception 3/5 6-8pm. gladstone gallery (chelsea), free admission. >>

thru 4/19: new york city fringe festival: the annual new york city fringe festival, an open, lottery-based theater fest, returns with more than 70 independent plays, musicals, comedies, and one-person shows at five venues: under st marks and wild project in the east village, the chain mainstage and studio in midtown, and the rat nyc in dumbo. 100% of box office proceeds go directly to the artists. various prices, with pay-what-you-can admission to many shows. plus, save $10 on tickets to chip on her shoulder with promo code ‘chippies’ >>

thru 4/19: art x fashion: is fashion art? runway meets gallery wall at art x fashion, a new exhibition at the museum at fit (chelsea) exploring the ways that fashion has been a partner, not a follower, of fine art. more than 140 objects are featured, including garments, accessories, textiles, photographs, and original artworks drawn from mfit’s permanent collection. free admission. >>

thru 4/19: the mad mad world of jonathan adler: in his first curatorial role, ceramicist and designer jonathan adler presents more than 60 works from the museum of arts and design’s permanent collection alongside his own designs. the exhibition installation was designed by author, window dresser, former barneys new york creative director — and adler’s husband — simon doonan. museum of arts and design (midtown west). $20 general, $16 seniors, $14 students. >>

thru 4/20: kitchen table imagery exhibition: 11 czech, mexican, and american ceramic artists come together at czech center gallery to open a dialogue across cultures and generations. bonus: complimentary wine, beer, and non-alcoholic refreshments will be served at the 3/31 opening. czech center gallery at bohemian national hall (ues), free admission. >>

thru 4/26: ?!: new works festival: the brick theater’s ‘?!’ (pronounced ‘interrobang’) new works festival brings together experimental artists from a variety of disciplines, presenting new works ranging from 1-20 minutes each. the brick theater (williamsburg). $25. >>

thru 4/27 (closed tuesdays + wednesdays): pat oleszko: fool disclosure: sculpture center (lic) presents the first nyc solo exhibition in over 35 years of pat oleszko. the show fills both floors of the space with dozens of large-scale inflatable works, costumes, films, and more. opening reception 1/29 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thru 5/1: american watercolor society exhibition: the 159th international exhibition of the american watercolor society showcases works by 150 artists from around the world, working in a variety of watermedia including watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. opening reception 4/7 6-8pm (rsvp required). the salmagundi club, an historic four-story townhouse in greenwich village. free admission (donations welcome). >>

thru 5/10: la mama moves! dance festival: la mama experimental theatre club’s 21st annual dance festival presents five weeks of contemporary dance by more than 15 artists and companies. la mama (east village). $30 general, $25 seniors/students, $10 for the first 10 tickets to each performance. >>

thru 5/23 (mon-sat 11am-6pm): ‘ruglife’: a traveling contemporary art exhibition reimagines the rug as a platform for social, political, and cultural commentary, using unconventional materials and techniques to tackle topics like environmentalism, identity, and conflict. curated by ginger gregg duggan and judith hoos fox (c2–curatorsquared), the show features work by 14 international artists, including ai weiwei, andrea zittel, nicholas galanin, and slavs + tatars. pratt manhattan gallery (chelsea), free admission. >>

thru 5/31: keith haring exhibition: the brant foundation tracks keith haring’s rise from subway artist to pop-art icon in a major exhibition focused on his works from 1980–1983. the brant foundation (east village), $20 general, $18 seniors, $15 students, $15 east village residents. >>

thru 5/31: stories and set designs for the sopranos: drawing from creator david chase’s personal archive, museum of the moving image opens a new exhibition featuring scripts, notes, and research material from the sopranos that document story arcs and character trajectories as the show moved from a pilot into the first season. museum of the moving image (astoria), $20 general, $12 seniors/students, free thursdays 2-6pm. >>

thru 5/31: 45 years of pac-man exhibit: the paley center celebrates 45 years of chasing ghosts and chomping dots with a new exhibition filled with arcade cabinets, installations, rare artifacts, and fun facts that trace the history of pac-man in the arcade and pop culture. the paley center for media (midtown), included with regular museum admission ($20 general, $16 seniors/students/teachers/veterans/first responders). >>

thru 6/28: raphael: sublime poetry: the first comprehensive exhibition on raphael (1483–1520) in the united states brings together more than 170 works spanning his rise from urbino to florence and his final years in rome. drawings, paintings, and tapestries from private and public collections trace the arc of one of the renaissance’s biggest names. the met fifth ave (ues), pay-what-you-wish admission for new york state residents and ny, nj, and ct students, $30 general/$22 seniors/$22 visitors with disabilities/$17 students otherwise). >>

thru 6/29: the bronx museum’s seventh annual aim biennial: ‘forms of connection’: 28 emerging artists from the 2024-2025 cycles of the bronx museum’s artist in the marketplace (aim) fellowship program unveil new works. opening party 1/23 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thru 7/11: mystery and wonder: a legacy of golden age magicians in new york city: step behind the curtain at the new york public library for the performing arts (uws) with an exhibition devoted to the city’s golden age of magic. drawing from rare archival materials, the show explores how turn-of-the-century magicians blurred the lines between spiritualism, vaudeville, circus, and theater, alongside emerging science and technology. photographs, posters, and artifacts trace the careers of legendary figures like harry houdini, harry kellar, alexander and adelaide herrmann, and others. the exhibition is accompanied by a series of free public programs, including magic performances, conversations, and film screenings. free admission. >>

thru 8/16: art of noise: a new exhibition at cooper hewitt celebrates the groundbreaking designs that have shaped how people experience music over the past century. organized by the san francisco museum of modern art and adapted to the history of the new york music scene for its east coast presentation, the exhibition features over 300 works from concert posters to record albums, phonographs to digital music players, handheld radios to sound systems, plus immersive audio installations by teenage engineering and devon turnbull. cooper hewitt (ues), $22 general, $16 seniors, $10 students, pay-what-you-wish 5-6pm daily. >>

thru 8/23: whitney biennial 2026: the 82nd edition of america’s longest-running contemporary art survey brings together 56 artists, duos, and collectives for a wide-ranging look at life right now. whitney museum of american art (meatpacking district), $30 general, $24 seniors/students, free for 25 and under, free for all every friday 5-10pm and every second sunday. >>

thru 9/6: brooklyn cyclones baseball season: the crack of the bat returns to coney island as the brooklyn cyclones take the field at maimonides park, located along the iconic boardwalk. opening week promos include post-game fireworks (friday), everyone runs the bases (saturday), free ice cream for the first 500 kids (sunday), and more. $14+. >>

thru 9/6: new exhibitions at poster house: poster house, the first museum in the united states dedicated to the global history of posters, presents four new exhibitions for the spring 2026 season. first up: act black: posters from black american stage + screen and love + fury: new york’s fight against aids. $15 general; $10 seniors, students, educators, veterans, visitors with disabilities; free admission every friday and every third sunday. >>

thru the season (12-5pm thurs-sun and holidays): prospect park carousel: go for a ride with 53 horses, a lion, a giraffe, a deer, and two dragon-pulled chariots on prospect park’s historic carousel, designed by charles carmel in 1912 and lovingly restored in 1990 and 2020. $3/ride, $13/book of 5 tickets. >>

thru 10/18 (select saturdays + sundays 12-4pm): new york marble cemetery: slip down a 100-foot alley off 2nd avenue and into new york marble cemetery, the city’s oldest public non-denominational cemetery, dating back to 1830. eclosed by 12-foot marble walls, the quiet, garden space is a designated nyc landmark and on the national register of historic places. enter at 2nd avenue between e. 2nd + e. 3rd streets. free admission. >>

thru 11/30 (7am-10pm): extended seasonal hours on the high line: longer days, longer strolls. starting wednesday, 4/1, the high line stays open for two extra hours of wandering, people-watching, and soaking up views above the streets. free admission. >>

thru 12/1: orwell + truth: the legacy of author george orwell: with big brother all around us, a new outdoor exhibition at nyu showcases rare archival materials from university college london’s george orwell archive, tracing the evolution of george orwell from eric blair, colonial police officer in burma, to one of the 20th century’s most influential truth-tellers. spread across 13 windows, the exhibition includes wartime diaries, personal letters, research notes for the road to wigan pier, and the unpublished preface to animal farm. free admission. >>

thru december (weekends 10am-5pm): brooklyn flea: dumbo’s outdoor flea market returns for its 18th season under the manhattan bridge archway with a curated assortment of vintage, antique, handcrafted, and local design vendors, plus food and drink offerings. free admission. >>

misc.

nine old-fashioned soda fountains in nyc: enjoy a taste of old new york at these spots rounded up by untapped cities. >>

10 old-fashioned candy stores in nyc: get your sweet treats at these shoppes, rounded up by untapped new york. >>

where to find manhattan’s passageways named after theatre stars: find yourself walking on a street dedicated to leonard bernstein, humphrey bogart, katherine hepburn, jerry orbach, paul robeson, cecily tyson, and others whose work has graced the new york stage. >>

eight places to see art by keith haring in nyc >>

24 exceptional subway artworks to see in nyc: the folks at hyperallergic highlight some of the most interesting subway art installations across the boroughs. >>

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