Fun Activities for Teens in NYC

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Monday Oct. 6, 2025

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

3:30 pm

Animonday!

Ages: 13 and up
Film

In person at the Tremont LibraryBronx

4 pm

Adventures in Anime! Presents:

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4 pm

Adventures in Anime! Presents: The Dragon Prince

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

4 pm

Open Studio

Ages: 13 and up
Music

Mott Haven Library

Tuesday Oct. 7

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

3:30 pm

Anime Club: Japanese Arts and Culture

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

Homework Help

4 – 5 pm

Homework Help

Ages: 5 and up
Books & Readings
Community

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

4 – 5 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Program Current Event Journaling & Debate

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Wednesday Oct. 8

8 – 9 am

Power Hour at the Backyard at Hudson Yards: Extra Mile Run Club with Rhone

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Health & Fitness

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

3 pm

Teen Movie

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Clason’s Point LibraryBronx

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

3:30 – 5 pm

Enviro Games

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Games

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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5 – 6 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Game Zone

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

8:15 – 9:30 pm

Pineapple Improv – TV Show Filming

Ages: 9 and up
Comedy
Free

Zeam StudiosManhattan

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

madame morbidBrooklyn

Thursday Oct. 9

Jeffrey Martinez WMBD

9 am – 4 pm

Find Your Wild at Wertheim NWR

Ages: All
Animals
Boating

Wertheim NWR Visitor CenterShirley

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

IKEA Secret Room Brooklyn

11 am – 7 pm

Discover the Secret Room at IKEA Brooklyn

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Free

IKEA BrooklynBrooklyn

3:30 pm

Creative Art Club

Ages: 13 and up
Film

Morrisania LibraryBronx

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Lights Out at the Museum – Pic Only

5 – 7 pm

Lights Out at the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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