ice skating:

► thru 3/1: domino park’s waterfront ice rink (williamsburg): $16 for nyc residents, $22 otherwise, $12 skate rental (or byo). >>

► thru 3/2: the rink at brookfield place: $15-20 admission, $5-7 skate rental (or byo). >>

► thru march: wollman rink: act out serendipity scenes at central park’s iconic ice skating rink, now open for the season. $15-38 admission, $12 skate rental (or byo), $8 locker rental. >>

► thru the season: prospect park ice skating: skating season returns to prospect park’s lakeside’s rink. $10.60-15.25 admission, $10.35 skate rental (or byo), $5.45-14.15 locker rental/bag check. >>

► thru the season (early 2025): the rink at rockefeller center: rockefeller center’s renowned rink is open for another season of skating fun in an iconic setting. $21+ (skate rental extra, or byo). >>

► thru the season: the rooftop at pier 17 ice rink: $13-40. >>

thru 2/22 (closed sun + mon): grumpy bert’s 10th annual lunar new year red envelope show: harman projects art gallery (les) hosts red envelope show, a group exhibition curated by grumpy bert, featuring original works created on traditional lunar new year red envelopes by over 100 contemporary artists and illustrators. opening reception saturday, 2/1 6-8pm (lion dance at 7pm). >>

thru 2/22: black dress ii: homage: marking 10 years since the original black dress exhibition at pratt manhattan gallery, black dress ii: homage—curated by pratt institute fashion professor adrienne jones and alumna rachelle etienne-robinson—celebrates the transformative influence of black creatives in the fashion industry. presented during black history month and coinciding with new york fashion week, this multimedia exhibition explores the contributions of black designers, tailors, models, stylists, and journalists. public reception 2/7 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thru 2/23: 13th annual winter film festival: the winter film festival returns for its 13th year, showcasing over 80 films from 20 countries, including animation, documentaries, dramas, comedies, horror, music videos, and web series by emerging talent. with a strong focus on diversity—half of the films are made by women and half by people of color—the five-day event features screenings, director q+as, filmmaker workshops, and networking parties. look cinemas (hell’s kitchen), $12.50 adv, $16.50 door, $5 for students. >>

thru 2/23: 13 ways to celebrate lunar new year in nyc: welcome the new year at celebrations across the city: a firecracker ceremony, lion adnce performances, parties, family-friendly activities, and more. >>

thru 2/25: sixth chelsea international photography competition exhibition: chelsea’s agora gallery presents its sixth annual photography competition exhibition, showcasing winning works from hundreds of global submission. reception thursday 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thru 2/25 (tuesdays at 7pm): union pool: free tuesdays: williamsburg’s union pool presents its third annual free tuesdays winter concert series, kicking off with marlon dubois, f.g.s., and patch. >>

thru 2/26: wild at heart: willem dafoe retrospective: anthology film archives (east village) pays tribute to actor willem dafoe with a 16-film retrospective. bonus: dafoe will be in person at select screenings on 2/8 + 2/16. $14 general, $10 seniors/students. >>

thru 2/26 (thurs-sun): gallery players 28th annual black box new play festival: gallery players’ annual playwright-focused festival presents six new short plays across two programs. gallery players (south slope), $25 general, $20 seniors. >>

thru 2/27: third annual books that changed my life festival: the marlene meyerson jcc manhattan’s books that changed my life festival returns for a two-month celebration of books that have left an indelible mark on their readers. with conversations, performances, family events, and more, this year’s festival features author-in-residence maya arad and writers gregg hurwitz, chloe sorvino, yael van der wouden, ann napolitano, and others. opening party 1/9 at 5pm. various prices. >>

thru 2/28: 10 ways to commemorate black history month in new york: a talk on seneca village, a poetry walk, performances, family-friendly events, and other more from gothamist. >>

thru 2/28: winter glow at the flatiron: explore the diamonds by perséides studio and spectrum by mirari from qdsinternational, two new interactive art installations on view outdoors at the flatiron public plazas. launch event 1/16 at 4:30pm. >>

thru 2/28: kenny scharf exhibition: the brant foundation presents a major survey of artist kenny scharf, bringing together over 70 paintings, sculptures, and objects created from the late 1970s to the present. the brant foundation (east village), $20 general, $18 seniors, $15 students, $10 wednesdays 2-6pm. >>

thru 3/1: restaurant week of the sides: 38 businesses along the 7-train line in sunnyside and woodside, queens, offer three-course dinner specials for $35. >>

thru 3/1 (fridays + saturdays at 7pm + 10pm): fifth annual winter madness at our wicked lady (bushwick): 16 bands, chosen via open application, will compete head-to-head on our wicked lady’s rooftop stage, with the winning band receiving $5000 + studio time. $17.51. >>

sponsored: thru 3/2: myrtle avenue restaurant week: savor the flavors and experience the culinary journey that awaits on myrtle avenue! 15 restaurants in fort greene and clinton hill, brooklyn, are offering exclusive 3-course dining deals at price points for every budget. for $25, $35 or $45, taste cuisines from northern france to cambodia, italy to nepal, and everywhere in between. not only will you enjoy an affordable and delicious dining experience, but you’ll also be supporting the local small businesses that make myrtle avenue thrive! discover the restaurants, menus, and more here >>

fri thru 3/2: academy award-nominated short films: get caught up on this year’s academy award-nominated short animated, documentary, and live action films at nitehawk cinema in williamsburg + prospect park (thru 2/20), and syndicated in bushwick (thru 3/2). various prices.

thru 3/2: chain winter one-act festival: the chain theatre’s winter festival presents new one-act plays from both emerging and established playwrights, with 25 programs of fresh storytelling throughout the month. chain theatre (hell’s kitchen), $23 adv, $26 door. >>

thru 3/2: bryant park’s winter village: 170 holiday shops curated by urbanspace markets, food and drinks at the lodge bar + food hall and curling café + bar, and a 17,000 square foot ice skating rink (free admission. skate rental starts at $20.32, bag-check rates are tba). >>

thru 3/7: doc fortnight 2025 moma: the museum of modern art’s 24th annual doc fortnight festival presents new nonfiction and hybrid fiction cinema from 28 countries, including work by michael almereyda and courtney stephens, lila avilés, radu jude, mariano llinas, errol morris, stanley nelson, ben rivers, amy sillman, cauleen smith, elisabeth subrin, lou ye, jasmila žbanić, and many others. museum of modern art (midtown west), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

thru 3/9: 2-for-1 off-broadway week tickets: more drama for less money! this seasonal promotion offers 2-for-1 ticket deals to 29 shows, including kowalski, liberation, mindplay, still, the jonathan larson project, and the play that goes wrong. >>

thru 3/9: snubbed forever: museum of the moving image (astoria) presents ‘snubbed forever,’ a screening series celebrating actors who were never nominated for an oscar. the 21 stars and corresponding films include: harry belafonte (carmen jones), jim carey (eternal sunshine of the spotless mind), john cazale (dog day afternoon), rita hayworth (the lady from shanghai), kim novak (vertigo), donald sutherland (don’t look now), john turturro and john goodman (barton fink), and many others. $17.50 general, $12 seniors/students. >>

thru 3/9: new york theater festival winter festival brings more than 60 indie plays and musicals, including full-lengths, one-acts, shorts, and solos to hudson guild theater (chelsea). $25. >>

thru 3/12: drawn from the new yorker: a centennial celebration: society of illustrators presents an exhibit showcasing over 100 cartoons from the pages of the new yorker created by artists like roz chast, charles addams, barbara shermund, and others. free opening reception 1/16 5-9pm. society of illustrators (ues), $15 general, $10 seniors/students. >>

thru 3/15: nick cave amalgams and graphts: jack shainman gallery presents amalgams and graphts, an exhibition of new work by nick cave, inaugurating its 20,000 square-foot flagship tribeca location. the show is anchored by three large-scale bronze sculptures (amalgams) along with mixed-media needlepoint portraits of the artist (graphts). opening reception 1/10 6-8pm. free admission. >>

thru 3/16: barbie: a cultural icon exhibition: think pink! museum of arts and design hosts barbie: a cultural icon, a traveling exhibition that charts the 65-year history of barbie and the doll’s impact on fashion and popular culture through a display of more than 250 vintage dolls, life-size fashion designs, advertisements and other ephemera, video interviews with the doll’s designers, and more. museum of arts and design (midtown west). $20 general, $16 seniors, $14 students. >>

thru 3/22 (saturdays at 10:15am): taproom yoga at talea beer co.: spirit meets spiritual at female-founded taproom and brewery talea beer co., where you can take a 60-minute yoga class and enjoy a post-class beverage as you wind down. williamsburg and cobble hill locations. $20 admission includes $5 off a drink (non-alcoholic options are also available).

thru 3/23: christo and jeanne-claude: the gates and unrealized projects for new york city: the shed (chelsea/midtown west) presents an immersive exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of christo and jeanne-claude’s landmark central park public art project, the gates. the exhibition includes original drawings, scale models, and elements from the gates and unrealized projects, presented alongside an immersive imagery and multimedia. choose-what-you-pay admission ($10 suggested). >>

thru 3/23 (weds-sun 5-10pm): lektrik: a festival of lights at queens botanical garden: walk through a trail illuminated by over 100 large-scale light sculptures at queens botanical garden (flushing). $30.51+ general, $26.01 seniors/students. >>

thru 3/30: futura 2000: breaking out: the bronx museum presents a retrospecive of graffiti pioneer futura 2000 (leonard mcgurr), featuring five decades of sculptures, drawings, prints, collaborations, and archival paraphernalia. opening celebration with music, performances, and activities 9/8 12-3pm. free admission. >>

thru 4/10 (closed mondays): pets and the city: a new exhibition at the new-york historical society museum + library (uws) explores the visual history of new yorkers and their animal companions over the last two and a half centuries. filled with works of art, objects, documents, memorabilia, and clips from film and television, the exhibition also investigates the reasons for the soaring pet population, especially after 9/11 and during the covid-19 crisis, as well as issues surrounding pet adoption, the trafficking of exotic animals, and service animals. $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-what-you-wish fridays 5-8pm. >>

thru 4/23: franz kafka: the morgan library + museum (murray hill) presents, for the first time in the united states, the bodleian library’s holdings of literary manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, and photographs related to writer franz kafka (1883-1924). highlights include the original manuscript of the metamorphosis, original drawings, and andy warhol’s portrait of kafka. $25 general, $17 seniors, $13 students, free admission fridays 5-8pm with rsvp. >>

thru 4/30 (closed saturdays): anne frank: the exhibition: for the first time in history, anne frank house presents an experience outside of amsterdam to immerse visitors in a full-scale recreation of the rooms where anne frank, her parents and sister, and four other jewish inhabitants spent two years hiding to evade nazi capture. opening on international holocaust remembrance day to mark the 80th commemoration of the liberation of auschwitz, anne frank: the exhibition explores her life as a girl, a writer, and a symbol of resilience through over 100 original artifacts. programming and educational initiatives will be announced. center for jewish history (flatiron), $21-27. >>

thru 5/5 (closed tuesdays): winter exhibitions at the international center of photography: weegee: society of the spectacle, to conjure: new archives in recent photography, and american job: 1940-2011. international center of photography (les), $18 general, $14 seniors, $12 students, $5 thursdays 5-8pm, free every third thursday from 5-8pm. >>

thru 6/22 (closed mondays): real clothes, real lives: 200 years of what women wore, the smith college historic clothing collection: tracing how women’s roles have changed and evolved dramatically over the decades across the spectrum of race and class, a new exhibition at the new-york historical society museum + library (uws) examines the everyday clothing of ordinary women, from hard-worn house dresses to psychedelic micro minis and modern suits to fast-food workers’ uniforms. $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-what-you-wish fridays 5-8pm. >>

thru 7/6 (closed mondays): the year of flaco: the new york historoical pays tribute to flaco, the eurasian eagle-owl that captured our attention when he escaped from the central park zoo in 2023, with an exhibition featuring photographs, video, letters, drawings, and more. the show also examines the dangers birds face in urban environments, the legislation inspired by flaco’s death, and what we can do to be better neighbors to the animals in our midst. the new york historoical (uws), $24 general, $19 seniors, $13 students, pay-as-you-wish fridays 5-8pm. >>

thru 8/10: making home—smithsonian design triennial: featuring 25 site-specific, newly commissioned installations, the smithsonian design triennial explores design’s role in shaping the physical and emotional realities of home across the united states, us territories, and tribal nations. presented in collaboration with smithsonian’s national musuem of african american history and culture. cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum (ues), $22 general, $16 seniors, $10 students, pay-what-you-wish 5-6pm daily. >>

thru 10/18: pirouette: turning points in design: a new exhibition at the museum of modern art showcases designs that have influenced both the field and the world, from the i ♥️ ny logo to post-its, the walkman, spanx, and the bushwick birkin. included with regular admission ($30 general, $22 seniors, $17 students, free for new york state residents friday evenings from 5:30-8:30pm with reservation in advance). >>

thru spring 2026: new highline art: dinosaur: the highline unveils its latest plinth commission, iván argote’s dinosaur, a giant 21-foot-tall hyper-realistic sculpture of a pigeon. on the high line at the spur on 30th street and 10th avenue, free admission. >>

misc.

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

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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