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Sunday Sep. 1, 2024

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Sky’s The Limit: Style As Resistance

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

All day

Back to Hogwarts

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central TerminalManhattan

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8 am – 1 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Market at Irving Square Park

Irving Square ParkBrooklyn

8 am – 5 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: PGA TOUR Championship

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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9 am – 5 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: US Open Tennis

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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Noon – 2:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

4 – 11 pm

The Feast of Mother Cabrini

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Suffolk County Community College Grant CampusBrentwood

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