pride-themed events (many more to come throughout june!):
► fri 5-11pm: support women djs at the sultan room roofop (bushwick). $16.38. >>
► fri 7:30pm: welcome to dykea: queer comedy show at the bush (bushwick). $8 adv, $10 door. >>
► sat 12-3pm: woof fest: paws for pride at manhattan west plaza (midtown). free. >>
► sat 12-6pm: pride pop-up market at caffeine underground (bushwick). free admission. >>
► sat 2pm: the 5th blasian pride march: cadman plaza (brooklyn heights / downtown brooklyn). >>
► sat 5-10pm: first saturday at brooklyn museum: star-makers. free admission (rsvp required). >>
► sun 12-5pm: gayridge pride at owl’s head park (bay ridge). >>
► sun 12-7pm: annual pride makers market at footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood). free admission. >>
► mon thru 6/15: brooklyn pride. various locations and prices. >>
cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / shopping events (free admission, unless noted otherwise):
► fri: free doughnuts for national doughnut day: krispy kreme (no purchase necessary) and dunkin’ (with purchase of any beverage).
► sat 10am-5pm: 116th street festival + 40th anniversary celebration: 3rd ave from e 106th st to e 122nd st >>
► sat 10am-6pm (+ various dates thru the season): japan fes japanese food festival: 8th ave bet 40th + 50th streets (midtown west). >>
► sat 10am-7pm: bride on a buck shopping event: housing works (chelsea location). $25 vib hour 10am-11am, free admission 11am-7pm. >>
► sponsored: sat 1-4:30pm and 6-9:30pm: brooklyn wine fest: brooklyn navy yard, save 40% with promo code ‘theskint’ >>
► sat 2-9pm: pasar malam new york’s indonesian food bazaar: culture lab (lic). >>
► sat 3-9pm: jersey city night marke: city hall ancillary lot. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>
► sat + sun (11am-5pm): renegade craft: zerospace (boerum hill), $5 suggested donation. >>
► sun 11am: 68th annual national puerto rican day parade: fifth ave from 44th street to 79th street (manhattan). >>
► sat 11-7pm (+ 6/21): 16th annual nyc multicultural festival: jackie robinson park bandshell (harlem). >>
► sun 12-4pm: church street school for music + art’s community block party: 41 white street (tribeca). >>
► sun 2-6pm: bell blvd food + music festival: bayside. $20-40 for restaurant stroll. >>
► sun (5pm parade, 6:30pm festival): ninth annual sunset park puerto rican parade + festival: fifth ave from 59th street to 43rd street (sunset park, brooklyn). >>
sponsored
The first weekend of June means that summer is finally here! Party Like It’s 1999: (Don’t) Steal My Sunshine Edition will mark our return to the stage at a new venue, Littlefield, with a night of biggest hits that ruled the summers of the 1990s and 2000’s. We’ll play Len’s “Steal My Sunshine,” NSYNC’s “It’s Gonna Be Me,” Destiny’s Child’s “Bootylicious,” Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back,” Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle,” 2Pac and Dr. Dre’s “California Love,” Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It,” Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” and many more of the sounds we brought to the beach! Join DJ Steve Reynolds for Brooklyn’s best 90s and 00s party with all of your favorite pop, R&B, rock, hip-hop, and dance tunes.
Unhitch that overall strap, lace up your Docs, tie that flannel around your waist, put on some frosted lip gloss and set your VCR to record Dawson’s Creek and Gilmore Girls — Party Like it’s 1999 is Brooklyn’s best 1990s and 2000s dance party where you’ll shake it to the best pop, rock, hip hop and R&B jams all night long!
Party Like It’s 1999: (Don’t) Steal My Sunshine Edition
Saturday, June 7 10:30pm – 3:30 am
Doors: 10:00pm | Show: 10:30pm
Littlefield
635 Sackett Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
• R to Union Street, then
one block to Sackett Street
• 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q to
Atlantic Avenue or Pacific Street. 9 blocks south to Sackett Street
Tickets are only $5 (plus $1.86 Eventbrite fee)
GET TICKETS
friday
thru 9/14: a lively mind: jane austen at 250: the morgan library + museum (murray hill) presents a lively mind: jane austen at 250, a major exhibition devoted to the life and legacy of literary icon jane austen featuring artifacts from austen’s house in chawton, england, plus manuscripts, books, and artworks from the morgan and other collections. $25 general, $17 seniors, $13 students, $13 disabled visitors, free fridays 5-8pm (with rsvp). >>
fri thru 6/12: sunlight with nina conti: quad cinema (greenwich village) hosts screenings of comedian and ventriloquist nina conti’s feature length debut, sunlight, with with conti and co-writer/star shenoah allen in attendance for q+a at 7:20pm showings on 7/6 and 7/7. $18. >>
thru sun: astoria park carnival: the annual astoria park carnival returns with rides, games, and food under the robert f. kennedy bridge. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>
thru sat: new york philharmonic free concerts in the parks: the new york philharmonic’s annual concerts in the parks series returns with free outdoor evening performances—plus fireworks!—at prospect park, brooklyn (6/6) and cunningham park, queens (6/7). a final concert wraps the series with a special afternoon performance at staten island’s st. george theatre (6/8). >>
sponsored: fri + sat (various times): flop house comedy club: nyc’s friendliest indie comedy club—with great comics, a cozy atmosphere, and no drink minimums—has some incredible lineups this weekend! save 33% with promo code ‘skint’ for any of these shows! at 362 grand street in williamsburg – prince aurora, ali o’neil, elle orlando, l’eah sampson (friday 8pm + 9:30pm); anthony devito, naomi karavani, shaunak godkhindi, alex castagne (saturday 8pm); carmen lagala, tim mclaughlin, shaunak godkhindi (saturday 9:30pm); at 83 1st ave in the east village – judah friedlander, casey james salengo, colleen genevieve, talib babb (saturday 8pm + 9:30pm). food and drinks will be available for purchase. >>
fri various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
dog man at coffey park (red hook) >>
if at p.s. 155 playground (east harlem) >>
in the heights at travers park (jackson heights) >>
mufasa: the lion king at lawrence virgilio playground (woodside) >>
fri 10am-9pm (monthly): first friday at poster house: enjoy free admission, extended hours, and special programming at poster house’s first friday. today’s programming includes floral design, origami, and printmaking workshops, the second annual miss poster house nyc drag competition, and more. note: some activities require separate, paid tickets to participate. poster house (flatiron). >>
fri 5pm (+ 6/15, 6/20): 20th scandinavian music festival in fort tryon park: new york scandia symphony presents a series of three outdoor concerts performed by symphony members and guest artists at the cloisters lawn in fort tryon park. tonight: the scandia brass quintet performs selections from their contemporary and traditional repertoire, representing music from each of the five scandinavian countries. blankets and lawn chairs welcome. free admission. >>
fri 6pm: first novel friday: join the center for fiction for an evening celebrating a selection of notable debut novels. the night begins with a happy hour reception in the lounge featuring complimentary dio cocktails, followed by author readings, discussion, and signings in the auditorium. tonight’s featured authors include nini berndt (there are reasons for this), yrsa daley-ward (the catch), and eli zuzovsky (mazeltov), with moderator glory edim (well-read black girl: finding our stories, discovering ourselves). $5+ admission. >>
fri 6:30pm (monthly): lower east stories: p+t knitwear bookstore + café (les) presents a storytelling salon where each month brings a fresh theme and fresh tales. tonight’s theme: ‘trips.’ hosted by matt storrs. $10 admission ($5 of the ticket price can be applied towards any item in the bookstore or café). >>
fri 7pm (monthly): immigrant jam comedy: german-born, nyc-raised comedian and actor lucie pohl (overwatch) celebrates all things cross-cultural, international, and delightfully different at the immigrant jam stand-up show, featuring immigrant and first generation comedians. tonight’s lineup reps colombia, eritrea, germany, india, palestine, puerto rico, and romania with fouad dakwar (tiktok), issa median (hbo), jc mendoza (time out 2025 comics to watch), and dejen tesfagiorgis (comedy central). a portion of the proceeds will go to new women new yorkers. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘jamily’ (reg. $24-25). >>
fri 7pm (+ 6/13): bryant park picnic performances: contemporary dance: bryant park’s annual summer performance series is back with 25 evenings of free live music, theater, and dance in the heart of midtown. bring your own picnic or purchase food and drinks from on-site vendors. blankets and bistro chairs are provided for use. next up: three evenings of contemporary dance featuring limón dance company, emerge125, and kaōs dance collective (thurs); ronald k. brown/evidence, gibney company, and syren modern dance (fri); doug varone and dancers, kyle marshall choreography, and lanecoarts (6/13). >>
fri 7:30pm: make it good: noa osheroff and dan rosen host a night of short films and stand-up comedy at brooklyn art haus (williamsburg). $15 with promo code ‘sogood’ (reg. $20). >>
fri 7:30pm: tootsie’s video vault: dive into a display of dozens of fresh and weird three-minute shorts at this local filmmaker showcase. stick around to meet the creators and other film fans. produced by andy zou, katie sicking, and alec cohen. littlefield (gowanus), $12.56. >>
fri 8pm: new amsterdam symphony orchestra: season finale: new amsterdam symphony orchestra welcomes back guest conductor alex wen for its season finale, featuring clarinet soloist alex kwok way yu. on the program: weber’s clarinet concerto no. 2 and berlioz’s symphony fantastique. $18 offer for the skint readers here (offer ends at 3pm friday. regular price $27). >>
fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include alingon mitra (colbert), lucia whalen (the new yorker), alon elian (audible), katie novotny (hbo), lukas arnold (wild ‘n out), and noell appling. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>
saturday
sat thru 9/13: the 12th queensboro dance festival: the annual queensboro dance festival presents 20 free performances and classes with 21 queens-based dance companies, all across the borough. >>
sat thru 8/3 (saturdays at 10am): domino park summer fitness series: join in a pilates, yoga, boxing, or dance cardio class along the williamsburg waterfront. all levels welcome. free. >>
sat thru 6/22: 14th annual photoville festival: the photoville festival returns for its 14th edition with more than 80 open-air photo exhibitions across all five boroughs. brooklyn bridge park’s ‘photo village’ and its shipping container galleries will host opening weekend events for all ages. free. >>
sat + sun (11am-4pm): parade of trains: vintage subway car rides: go on a short jaunt back in time! a selection of historic train cars are being rolled out for nostalgic rides between the b/q line’s brighton beach and kings highway stations. the price? free with a metrocard swipe or omny tap. >>
sat + sun (12-6pm): park slope windsor terrace artists spring open studios: 38 artists living and working in park slope and windsor terrace bordering prospect park and green-wood cemetery open their doors to the public. free admission. >>
sat various times (weather permitting): free outdoor movies:
blade at herbert von king cultural arts center (bed-stuy) >>
harriet at saratoga park (bed-stuy) >>
inside out 2 at samuel seabury playground (ues) >>
sponsored: sat 10am-3pm: your community day at city center: your community day is a free, all-day event set inside the historic city center studios. perfect for families, art lovers, and friends young and old! join us for a day of immersive dance lessons, interactive art projects, and live performances. lead by artists from ballet hispánico, national dance institute, and broadway dreams. explore the schedule of events, and be sure to rsvp to save your place! all ages welcome. >>
sat 12-4pm: ghostbusters day: ghostbusters day returns to nyc with fan festivities honoring the 1984 comedy classic—including walking tours of iconic film locations and gathering at the original ghostbusters firehouse in tribeca. expect cosplay, merch, and charity tie-ins, plus a chance to geek out with fellow fans. >>
sat 3pm: matt koff: reasonable hour: catch some laughs before sundown as matt koff (the daily show, 2023 new york comedy fest’s funniest standup) brings an hour of stand-up to young ethel’s (south slope). featuring guest sets by dina hashem (comedy central) and ashton womack (jon stewart). free admission. >>
sat 4pm: carnegie hill concerts new-music chamber music series: the carnegie hill concerts series presents ‘sunsets’ a french/american program of songs by barber, fauré, chopin, debussy, duparc, rorem, gershwin, glass, and copland performed by soprano sarah fleiss and pianist matthieu cognet. church of the advent hope (carnegie hill), choose-what-you-pay admission. >>
sat 5:30pm: barefoot shakespeare company: unrehearsed a midsummer night’s dream: shakespeare meets improv sport comedy in barefoot shakespeare company’s outdoor production of a midsummer night’s dream. here’s the twist: the cast had just 30 days to learn their lines, and were not allowed to rehearse together. watch as a referee calls ‘foul’ and flags actors for missed cues, flubbed lines, and ad-libbing. summit rock in central park, free admission (tips are encouraged). >>
sat 6-10pm (+ 7/5, 8/2): silent disco: tune in to your vibe at the monthly silent disco event at riverside park’s pier i, with three djs spinning tunes of different genres straight into your wireless headphones (provided). free admission (a credit or debit card is needed for the check-in process to use the required headphones). >>
sat 7pm (monthly): tom d’s big new york show: comedian and licensed nyc tour guide tom delgado puts on a variety show about new york where he teaches you about the city, does comedy, gives away prizes, and interviews an influential new yorker. tonight: carmen lynch (fallon), dave ross (comedy central), and olivier sylvain (law professor at fordham university). save $5 with promo code ‘tomdnyc’ >>
sat 7:30pm (monthly): feel the news with marcela onyango: during her monthly variety comedy show, ‘radical lefty’ and comedian marcela onyango tells you whether you should be mad, glad, or sad about the latest news. tonight’s guests include dylan adler, laura laham, april boddie, andrea coleman, alex kim, pooja reddy, and more. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10 (every month’s show raises funds for direct action projects like mutual aid for people seeking asylum). >>
sat 7:30pm: whiskey flicks live!: go on an unscripted, booze-soaked rabbit hole during ‘whiskey flicks live,’ where daniel mccoy will present a unique series of movie clips to michael niederman, who’ll respond with improvised comedy and critique. torn page (chelsea), $13 suggested donation. >>
sat 7:45pm doors: rooftop films: cemetery shorts: the popular rooftop films series, one of the word’s longest-running and largest outdoor showcases for indie film, returns for its 29th season. tonight’s program at green-wood cemetery features short films exploring themes of grief and loss, with a pre-screening presentation about green burial, plus filmmaker q+a, and an afterparty with drinks. $20. >>
sat 8pm: sick-ass panther – comedy show in a tattoo parlor: find jokes, not jabs, at red baron ink (west village), where eli yudin will be hosting the sick-ass panther comedy show. featuring stand-up by glennis laroe, abe gatling, karli marulli, django gold, and sam evans. $10. >>
sponsored: sat 10:30pm: party like it’s 1999: (don’t) steal my sunshine edition: the party like it’s 1999 dance party returns to the stage at a new venue with a night of the biggest hits that ruled the summers of the 1990s and 2000’s. join dj steve reynolds at littlefield (gowanus) for brooklyn’s best 90s and 00s party with all of your favorite pop, r&b, rock, hip-hop, and dance tunes. tickets are only $5 (plus $1.86 eventbrite fee). >>
sunday
sun thru 6/14: bleak week: cinema of despair: the paris theater partners with american cinematheque for the second annual bleak week new york, a week-long festival of films that explore the darkest sides of humanity. this year’s fest features 17 films, including a clockwork orange, detour, miller’s crossing, happiness, peeping tom, the virgin suicides, and more, with post-screening discussions with guests steve buscemi, kenneth lonergan, todd solondz, kathleen turner, john turturro, and others. $17. >>
sun various times: 2025 tony awards watch parties: watch the drama unfold at brooklyn art haus (williamsburg) and q.e.d. (astoria). $12-15.
sun 11am-8pm: 17th annual punk island: the annual punk island festival returns with 80+ bands across six stages for a full day of loud and fast music. all ages welcome. free admission. >>
sun 12-6pm: (monthly): pioneer works second sundays: art, music, science, and technology collide during pioneer works’ second sunday open house series, featuring artists’ open studios, music, films, and other programming across all three floors and the garden. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>
sun 2-10pm: bastid’s bbq: dj scratch bastid’s annual bbq takes over the seaport’s pier 17 with music, food, and drinks, featuring performances by grandmaster flash, dj jazzy jeff, boogie blind, dj fleg, quinnette, queen majesty, and bastid. free admission. >>
sun 5pm: some fun lines: johnathan appel (john oliver), chandler dean (mcsweeneys), and maeve dunigan (the new yorker) fill your sunday with satire and humor readings with some help from guests emily flake (the new yorker), mike langley (mcsweeney’s), pooja reddy (kutti gang), tom smyth (vulture), frank spiro (bridesman), and emmy blotnick (english teacher). $13.61 with promo code ‘somefunskint’ (reg. $18 adv, $23 door). >>
sun 6pm (monthly): public victories: from running the dishwasher to running a marathon, four performers—and one audience member—share true stories of personal triumphs, big or small, at the public victories storytelling show. featuring katrina davis, hanan issa, andrea coleman, and laura goehrke. hosted by mary-alice mcnab. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations welcome). >>
monday
mon thru 6/30: sing for hope pianos: the annual sing for hope pianos program places artist-designed pianos in public spaces for anyone to play. this year’s kick-off and unveiling event (6/9 9am-3pm) takes place at fosun plaza at 28 liberty street in lower manhattan with performances by the marching cobras drumline, meecah (hamilton), nia drummond, and maxim lando with host nathan lucrezio (pirates! the penzance musical). on tues 6/11, the pianos will be moved to outdoor sites throughout the city for the public to enjoy thru the end of the month. >>
mon thru 6/16: the metropolitan opera’s summer recital series: the met opera’s popular summer recital series returns with six free outdoor concerts at jackie robinson park in harlem (6/9), williamsbridge oval in the bronx (6/11), staten island’s stapleton waterfront (6/13), brooklyn bridge park (6/14), socrates sculpture park in long island city (6/15), and central park (6/16). rain or shine. >>
mon 8pm (monthly): franklin park reading series: the crown heights bar and beer garden’s reading series presents an evening of fiction from writers morgan jerkins (zeal), jeanne thornton (a/s/l), paula bomer (the stalker), essie chambers (swift river), and kat tang (five-star stranger). books will be available for purchase from indie bookseller unnameable books. free admission. >>
mon 8pm (mondays thru 8/11): movie nights at bryant park: bring a blanket, grab a spot on the bryant park lawn (it opens at 5pm), and settle in for midtown’s biggest outdoor movie night. tonight’s season opener: pretty in pink. free admission. >>
sponsored: mon 8pm: carnegie hall for just $9*: join conductor dr. jeffrey douma for a special performance of gabriel fauré’s requiem at carnegie hall. the masterwork festival chorus will perform with the new york city chamber orchestra and soloists as part of manhattan concert production’s masterwork series. other program highlights include: mozart’s lacrimosa, jake runestad’s please stay, and more. tickets are a steal at just $9* (up to a $110 value!) with promo code ‘tsk50077’ (*facility or service fee may be applied to online and phone orders.) >>
ongoing
our roundup of 70+ ongoing events and attractions: summer on the hudson, the met fifth ave’s new roof garden commission, brooklyn cyclones baseball season, bargemusic, and more. >>
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