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New York, today New York is happening now. Today’s scheduled events appear first, followed by places, food stops and evening ideas. Check each venue’s hours before heading out.
On the calendar On the house Event
Drawing as a way to question language, race and meaning. A free exhibition at the Drawing Center, with extended hours on its final Friday and Saturday.
Today · 12:00 Free
Event
Machine-generated images meet the sculpture garden. Pierre Huyghe’s installation asks what thought might look like from outside a human mind.
Today · 10:30 US$30
Event
Polaroids of friends, collaborators and everyday life. A closer look at Warhol’s personal world on the Whitney’s seventh floor.
Today · 10:30 US$30
Event
Architecture and independence across seven West African countries, explored through drawings, models, photographs and films at MoMA.
Today · 10:30 US$30
On the house Event
Climate activism becomes an intimate theatre story as David Suzuki and Tara Cullis examine the relationship behind decades of public work. Why Not Theatre joins the couple onstage, with a conversation following the performance.
Today · 19:30 Free
Event
Geoffrey Keezer curates a centennial tribute to John Coltrane across several changing lineups. The remaining dates move between Blue Train material, a classic-quartet approach and a set featuring harpist Brandee Younger; choose the session for its musicians.
Today · 19:00 Check price
Beyond the calendar
A little more of the city. Places selected from our city guide, alongside the dated events above. Check opening hours and reservations before setting out.
Build your itinerary Free entry Place
A waterfront walk with Manhattan across the water. Come for a change of pace, a stretch of lawn or the view from the piers.
Free entry Place
Gardens and a different angle on the streets below. Follow as much of the elevated park as you feel like, with no entry fee.
Free entry Place
A free Midtown pause behind the New York Public Library. Bring a book, find a chair and look up at the buildings around you.
Free entry Place
A free cultural stop on Fifth Avenue, where grand public rooms sit alongside a working research library and exhibitions drawn from its collections.
Place
A museum for looking at how things are made and used, housed on the Upper East Side. A strong choice when you want design rather than another painting gallery.
Free entry Place
A free outdoor art park on the Queens waterfront, with changing installations and a view across the East River.
Restaurant
A pizza stop at the Carmine Street branch in Greenwich Village. Keep the meal simple and leave the rest of the afternoon open.
Pizza $
Restaurant
Pastrami, corned beef and a Lower East Side meal with a sense of occasion. This is the Houston Street restaurant.
Deli $$
Restaurant
Ukrainian cooking at Second Avenue and East Ninth Street. A place to sit down over pierogi and turn a walk into a meal.
Ukrainian $$
Restaurant
A SoHo brasserie with a full day of service, from weekday breakfast to dinner. Useful when the meal is part of the outing.
French $$$
Place
Cocktails and a table beneath The Beekman’s soaring atrium, a downtown address where looking up is part of the evening.
Place
A jazz cellar beneath the Roxy Hotel, with brick arches, a supper menu and a reason to build the evening around a set.
Place
Murals, a piano and an Upper East Side room that rewards staying put. The Carlyle’s bar makes an occasion out of one good stop.
Place
A Meatpacking District finale above The Standard, where the skyline gives way to the night’s DJ programme.
