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Tuesday Sep. 16, 2025

3:30 pm

Teen Arts Studio

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

3:30 pm

Kids Ceramic Piggy Bank Painting!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Richmondtown LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Anime Otaku Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Reading Adventures: Create A Flag

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Morrisania LibraryBronx

4 pm

Library Open House Week Get Your Craft Together: Book Cover Art

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

4 pm

Tweens/Teens Create!: Art Hour

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Tuesday Twist: Sewing Airpods Case

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4 pm

Frog Origami: Story + STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Tween Art Studio: Washi Tape Bookmarks

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Celebrate Open House week with Crafternoons!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

Teen Anime Club: Amnesia

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

4 pm

PreK Storytime & Play

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Webster Library

4 pm

Family Storytime: Preschool Fun!

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Wednesday Sep. 17

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Little ItalyManhattan

Queens UniverSoul Circus

Various

UniverSoul Circus

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Roy Wilkins ParkJamaica

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

2025 8 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Chantal Akerman: The Long View SEPTEMBER 11 – OCTOBER 16, 2025

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise SEPTEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 13, 2025

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 – JANUARY 17, 2026

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

NYBG FE updated photo for 8-14-25

10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10:15 am

Kids STEAM: Process Art

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

58th Street Library

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Sands-Willets House

10:30 – 11:30 am

Tour the Historic Sands-Willets House, c. 1735/1845

Ages: 5 and up
History & Culture
Tours

Sands-Willets HousePort Washington

10:30 am

Process Art: Session 1

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Pelham Bay LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Online Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hudson Park LibraryOnline

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