Pier 2 Roller Rink

Brooklyn Bridge Park 99 Plymouth St, Brooklyn

Skate on a world-class roller and inline skating rink with a waterfront view and a top 40 soundtrack. Skatemates available for beginners ($6). Wrist guards required for all skaters; rentals…

Suggested Ages: 3 to 14+, Adult Friendly
🎟 $12, $8/skate rental

Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK

Lincoln Center W 65th Street & Broadway,

A free, GPS-enabled work of public art uses music to illuminate the natural environment. Created by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and sound artist Ellen Reid, the experience is guided by the…

Rocket Park Mini Golf

New York Hall of Science Flushing Meadow-Corona Park, Queens

Explore key science concepts such as propulsion, gravity, escape velocity, launch window, gravitational assist, and more in a nine-hole miniature golf course, built around actual rockets and spacecraft that helped…

Suggested Ages: All
🎟 $20/adults, $17/kids, students & seniors

Park & Read at Muscoot Farm

Join a read-aloud program aimed at fostering a love for reading in young children in picturesque Muscoot Farm. This engaging initiative, organized by Westchester County Director of Programs and Policies,…

Fantasy Forest Amusement Park

Flushing Meadows Corona Park 11101 Corona Ave, Flushing

A carousel created for the 1964-1965 World’s Fair by combining two historic Coney Island carousels is the centerpiece of this small, kid-friendly amusement park. Choose from 4 jumping horses, 7…

Suggested Ages: 3 to 12
🎟 $4.50/ride, $40/10 rides

Pier 62 Carousel

Pier 62 61 Chelsea Piers,

Take a spin on 33 hand-carved, custom-designed Hudson River Valley animals - raccoons, seahorses, bears & more. The carousel structure has a green roof and opens to a sprawling lawn…

Suggested Ages: All
🎟 $4.50

Wheel Fun Rentals Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Flushing Meadows Corona Park 11101 Corona Ave, Flushing

Rent bikes, 4-wheeled surreys, kayaks, pedal boats and and more at the northern edge of Meadow Lake.All boaters receive boating instructions and must wear Coast Guard approved life vests. Helmets available for bikers.Boaters under 15 years old must be accompanied onboard by an adult. Must be 10 years or older to be on a Single Kayak and 5 years or older when accompanied by an adult on a double kayak.Get a snack or meal at the lakeside patio area at Ederle Terrace Cafe with lots of picnic tables and a pretty view.

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
🎟 $16-$30/hour

Rose B. Simpson: “Seed”

Madison Square Park Madison Avenue & E 24th Street,

Seven eighteen-foot-high sentinels convene in a circle supporting and nurturing a female form who emerges from the earth in a newly commissioned public art exhibition by Rose B. Simpson Also in…

Somewhere to Roost

American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue at W 66th Street,

Explore the ways that artists evoke and construct ideas of “home"  in over 60 works including paintings, textiles, photographs, and sculptures by self-taught artists.

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
🎟 Free, $5 donations suggested

Tulip Festival

West Side Community Garden W 89th Street between Amsterdam & Columbus,

Admire over 100 varieties of tulip and other flowers in a charming community garden, open to all from dawn to dusk. Frequent visitors will see the tulip display changing every…

Park Avenue Mall Sculptures

Park Avenue Malls Park Avenue between E 53rd & E 83rd Street,

Two new sculptural installations join the Park Avenue Malls's 66,000 orange peony double tulips commemorating the 400th anniversary of the city’s founding by Dutch colonists. In Jorge Otero-Pailos' Analogue Sites…

Event Series Brooklyn Night Market

Brooklyn Night Market

Industry City 220 36th Street, Brooklyn

Nestled within the vibrant atmosphere of Industry City, this monthly food festival, hosted against the backdrop of a stunning sunset and between two iconic city blocks, has become a foodie…

Event Series Broadway Sings Taylor Swift

Broadway Sings Taylor Swift

The Cutting Room 44 E 32nd Street,

Broadway singers and a full, 14-piece orchestra perform the hits of Taylor Swift in an intimate venue. A high-energy musical experience featuring incredible vocalists. Stars from Broadway shows, share new,…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
🎟 $35-$65
Event Series Met Storytime

Met Storytime

Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,

Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Met educators. Join picture-book readings connected to objects in The Met collection every Tuesday & Thursday. This month's theme is Celebrate Black Stories…

Suggested Ages: All
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under

Niki de Saint Phalle: Tableaux Éclatés

Salon 94 3 East 89th Street,

See French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle's dynamic Tableaux Éclatés (“burst paintings”), vibrant, mechanized pictures depicting landscapes upon which animals and still lifes, as well as her trademark Nanas, dance…

Event Series Storytime at The Met Cloisters

Storytime at The Met Cloisters

The Met Cloisters 99 Margaret Corbin Drive,

Look, listen, sing, and have fun in a castle like setting. Join Met educators and partners from Literacy INC every Tuesday for picture-book readings in English and Spanish connected to…

Suggested Ages: Toddlers to 6
🎟 $30/adults (suggested), $17/students, free/ages 11 & under
Event Series PuppetWorks

Jack & the Beanstalk

Puppetworks 338 6th Ave, Brooklyn

Puppetworks marionettes' brings the classic tale to life with an original song score & a "live" Giant Advance reservations recommended. Strollers must be left on the porch outside (camera monitored).…

Suggested Ages: 3 to 13
🎟 $10-$11

Matilda

Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park 188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn

See family friendly classics at a chic cinema with waiters serving food & drinks during the movie, plus retro video games in the lobby. This 1996 film adaptation of a…

Suggested Ages: 4 to 14+
🎟 $15