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Thursday Sep. 5, 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

Manhattan Cube Art Fair

All day

Cube Art Fair

Ages: All
Art
Free

Times SquareManhattan

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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

11 am – 5 pm

Downy Rinse & Refresh Pop-up

Ages: All
Free

Flatiron PlazaManhattan

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

SSSM

6 – 7:30 pm

Free Fresh Prints Open House

Ages: 13 and up
Free

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

6 – 7 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square ParkManhattan

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