September 2026

• Brooklyn Public Library is hosting a free JAŸ-Z doc screening and giving out 'The Blueprint'-themed library cards this week
• This New York airport lounge was just named the best in the world
• Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting 2025
• NYC Marathon 2026 route: all the best places to watch this year’s race
• The most gorgeous libraries in NYC
• Welcome to Chinatown's Mid-Autumn Festival
• The most haunted restaurants and bars in NYC
• Spike Lee will be joined by Questlove, John Turturro and more for Playback fest this November
• NYC Ferry fares could increase to $5 starting next month—here are all the proposed changes locals need to know about
• Amtrak is reducing NYC train service for five whole weeks this fall—here’s the latest on the upcoming transit cancellations
• Two NYC spots made the top 10 of Yelp’s Best New Restaurants of 2026 list, including this glam Indian clubhouse
• The 2026 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting has officially been announced and it’s happening earlier than you think
• The Infinite Table
• Masterpieces: A Virtual Experience of the Museo del Prado
• NYC Yarn Crawl
• Bourbon & Brass: Live Jazz at Time Out Market Union Square
• Seahorse
• This downtown food fair is serving $10 lunches from 10 great NYC restaurants
• The New Museum’s fall lineup includes creepy cartoons, 400 years of Bowery lore and a talking elevator
• NYC’s oldest climbing gym to close after 34 years and be replaced by a $200-an-hour tennis simulator
• The NYC subway just had its busiest day since before the pandemic
• A massive K-beauty pop-up is taking over Hudson Yards this week with 30+ brands and $300 gift bags
• The best themed restaurants and bars in NYC
• 4 up-and-coming NYC comedians to watch right now
• Otto’s Shrunken Head
• Creole Food Festival
• The City Harvest Bid is back for 2026 with a new theme, impressive raffles and a fresh lineup of chefs
• Keepers
• The nor’easter state of emergency is still in effect for these NY areas—here’s the latest
• The 10 best Christmas Airbnbs in the U.S.
• How Shakespeare Saved My Life
• New and upcoming Broadway shows headed to NYC in 2026
• Thomas Hart Benton: A Picture of America in Its Entirety
• Brooklyn Museum Fall Fête
• City Harvest BID 2026
• Global Citizen Festival is canceled as a nor’easter bears down on NYC
• Spin the Wheel of Sandwiches to get a free lunch created by Yara Herrera
• This midtown steakhouse is bringing back its 2006 prices for one day only
• A nor’easter threatens NYC this weekend with high winds and coastal flooding
• Off Broadway shows, reviews, tickets and listings
• New York City Ballet Fall 2026
• September L. Davis: The Apology Tour
• Disruption
• Truly Howard Hughes
• Slam Frank
• The best fall activities in NYC to do with the arrival of Autumn
• A haunted cocktail bar is coming to Brooklyn for Halloween
• NYC chefs are making dinner out of scraps for Make Food Not Waste Restaurant Week
• First look at the new Fort Greene flagship for Million Goods
• SoHo’s Little Prince is becoming a steakhouse with caviar and a $195 ribeye
• A Gorillaz exhibition has taken over Brooklyn Navy Yard
• A new West Village market has croissants, rotisserie chicken and dinner for your dog
• Apartment Ra'el
• MSG x Jhal x Hana: Welcome to the Neighborhood
• "Broadway Does Punk" creator Matt Copley on bringing his TikTok-famous renditions to the stage
• Comedy Social's Brooklyn Summit
• Exclusive: Mayor Mamdani and The Met are giving away 70,000 opera tickets to New Yorkers—here’s how to enter
• The best bookstores in NYC
• A new NYC walking tour is telling the stories of the city’s most badass women
• Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon
• Miles 4 Smiles
• Spoonbill & Sugartown
• Corner Bookstore
• Three Lives & Company
• TWA Hotel
• The Armory Show
• Katz’s Deli and Kith Treats are putting pickles in ice cream again
• The 19 best diners in NYC
• This Brooklyn club is throwing a 72-hour party for its first birthday
• Starbucks is giving away nearly 500,000 bottles of Refreshers in NYC
• McDonald’s Monopoly is back with a $1 million prize—and plenty of free fries
• Grand Central commuters are about to get some great new dining options
• Empire State Building Run-Up
• This Central Asian restaurant in Brighton is Mayor Mamdani’s go-to dining spot
• The NYC Marathon course is changing for the first time in 15 years
• This half-marathon sends runners to 10 NYC bakeries—and Eleven Madison Park
• Grimm Tavern
• 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival
• Pierre Soulages: Paintings on Paper
• Red Room Bar
• A massive Southern comfort food restaurant is opening in Times Square
• Eataly is celebrating Negroni Week with some of NYC’s best bartenders
• You can climb Mount Everest without leaving NYC at this new VR experience
• These 6 NYC hotels just earned new or upgraded Michelin Keys
• This new West Village bar serves tiny Martinis and French onion grilled cheese
• Mayor Mamdani unveils updated Park Avenue redesign plans, with more green space and a two-way bike lane
• Dia De Los Muertos at NYBG
• Joey Arias is leaving Las Vegas for Arias with a Twist
• A new opera about Lincoln’s dead son is getting a spooky preview at Green-Wood Cemetery
• The UN General Assembly road closures are hitting NYC next week—here’s what drivers should know
• This is your last day to get 2-for-1 tickets to hit Broadway shows—here's how
• This world-famous New York racetrack just reopened after a $555 million renovation and it looks seriously swanky
• This NYC boutique hotel will let you destroy a room and drink cocktails after as part of its new 'rage therapy' guest package
• This viral funk party in NYC doesn’t allow phones—and that’s a good thing
• NYC's most famous winter village is making its festive return next month, with free skating and 180+ vendors
• This Jersey coffee shop is pouring the "largest pumpkin spice latte in the universe" next month
• il Buco Pig Roast
• Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean
• The Weight of Normal Things
• How to Get Cheap Broadway Tickets in 2026
• Jim Henson's 90th Birthday at MoMI
• The 14 best places to eat in FiDi
• Where to see fall foliage in NYC
• Motek
• Russ & Daughters
• Dun dun! A 'Law & Order'-themed diner will take over this fan-favorite burger joint for one weekend only
• This NYC tapas favorite is celebrating 20 years with rolled-back 2006 prices and free Dominique Ansel pastries
• Broadway hits 'Rocky Horror,' 'Schmigadoon!' and more are coming to New York Comic Con next month
• Mamdani’s new high-tech public toilets will make it easier to pee near Yankee Stadium, Cooper Square and more
• Our Sinatra
• Air France is opening its biggest international lounge ever at JFK’s new Terminal One and here’s your first look
• Central Park is canceling this crazy-popular annual Halloween tradition this fall—here’s why
• The best Oktoberfest events in NYC this year
• Fish Market
• CultureCon
• Taste of Sunnyside
• Freaky Movie Fridays at Foxtail
• The 15 best things to do in the Financial District
• A giant fall theater sale is happening now, with discounts of up to 50%
• In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat
• You can play on a giant Monopoly gameboard inside Grand Central Terminal next month
• This NYC corner is being renamed for Manhattan’s former Little Spain
• NYC’s largest free book festival returns this weekend, with 250+ publishers, readings and more
• Trivia Fridays Debuts at Courtside at Pier 6
• Brooklyn's new Liba is loud, ambitious and very, very good
• Rising Stars at All Souls NYC
• Best Sicily Bottega
• The world’s biggest Halloween parade returns to NYC next month and the titillating 2026 theme has just been revealed
• Zabar’s is transforming into an after-hours magic speakeasy with free cocktails for one night only next month
• This NYC pizzeria was just beaten by a London spot for number one on the world’s 50 Top Pizzas list
• New York is getting a new queer film festival this month and it’s taking place at this historic LGBTQ+ summer haven
• NYC high school students will no longer need this annoying graduation requirement to get a diploma
• NYC’s first immigrant cultural center opens in Inwood this week
• Leo’s Bagels
• The best weekend getaways from NYC
• This historic NYC neighborhood is officially one of the coolest in the world, whether you want it to be or not
• Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen
• Bared Monkey Laser Spa
• The Met just broke ground on a brand-new wing for modern and contemporary art today
• Ride Queens Bike Tour
• Gramercy Tavern, Mission Ceviche, Rezdôra and more are coming together for one night only
• Four NYC restaurants were just named among the country’s best, according to the New York Times
• Maison Passerelle
• A rare rooftop cottage perched atop an East Village apartment building is now for sale—here’s how much it’ll cost you
• This new Times Square arts exhibition explores the neighborhood’s seedy history of sex clubs and debauchery
• Mr. Bifana
• The best Broadway shows to see right now
• Pre-Existing Condition
• New York’s first big holiday lighting of the season will take over Fifth Avenue this November and it’s free to attend
• Dave Matthews Band
• Reservoir
• Learn Foraging at Queens County Farm Museum
• 13 Oscar-worthy films to see this year at New York Film Festival 2026
• Immigrant Jam
• NYC’s best dumplings are only $1 during this huge Himalayan food fest taking over Queens this Sunday
• A two-story Italian disco lounge just opened in Soho, and it looks exceptionally groovy
• Film at Lincoln Center just unveiled its fall/winter 2026 lineup, including four Cannes winners and a new Godzilla
• BloodManor
• American Dance Guild’s 70th Anniversary Festival
• The first-ever New York City Pizza Week will spotlight local slice shops like Paulie Gee’s, Slicehaus, Stretch and more
• Uncanny wax figures of Taylor Swift, Madonna, Naomi Campbell and more have taken over the Wang Contemporary’s latest exhibit
• A giant golden 'snake' installation is now slithering through the High Line, thanks to this major fashion house
• The Brooklyn Public Library launches its first craft library, allowing cardholders to borrow art supplies and more
• Broadway review: Jeremy Jordan in Just in Time
• Friday Night Salsa at Time Out Market Union Square
• Club Room
• The 'Heated Rivalry' musical parody has extended its run for the third time—here's your last day to see the horny hockey show
• Oktoberfest NYC 2026 guide
• 7 stylish restaurants for people-watching during New York Fashion Week
• Beyoncé just gifted this Harlem museum $2 million—here's what the space has planned for fall 2026
• Dolly: A True Original Musical
• New renderings of the MTA’s Interborough Express—which will finally link Brooklyn to Queens—have officially dropped
• The long-awaited Carnegie Deli revival is set to open next week and here’s your juicy first look
• The Fantasticks
• Downstate
• Wanted
• 7 top-tier seafood towers to feast on in NYC
• School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
• Awake and Sing!
• Now You See Me Live
• HI-LO at Under the K Bridge
• 40 giant buffalo will march the streets of Lower Manhattan next week—here's why
• This famous Upper West Side bar—a local favorite for beer and football—is closing after 32 years next month
• '& Juliet' is closing on Broadway this winter—here's your last day to see the power-pop musical
• Here There Are Blueberries
• Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library
• Montreal’s viral late-night smash burger is coming to NYC for one night only—here’s when you can get it
• Kramer/Fauci
• NYC’s best fall events for people who love food and books
• The best natural wine bars in NYC for funky pours and zero pretension
• Battery Park City just announced its fall 2026 programming, including the return of New York’s most stunning light-art festival
• NYC's longest-running cabaret spotlighting trans and nonbinary performers returns this month, and tickets are on sale now
• 11 ways to commemorate 9/11 in NYC this week and beyond
• Time Out Tailgate
• The New York Transit Museum is turning a decommissioned subway station into an underground disco for its 50th anniversary
• The best magic shows in New York City
• Magic After Hours
• The Imaginary Invalid
• A Few Good Men
• Ways to mark September 11 in NYC
• 11Reflections: NYC
• 9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero screening
• The summer of foodborne outbreaks has finally come for NYC’s bagel-and-schmear diets
• One40 Rooftop Restaurant
• New NYC trash rules go into effect today—here’s how not to get fined for messy garbage mistakes
• Julia Roberts, Paul Rudd and Greta Lee are coming to Broadway next year
• Is Los Tacos No. 1 getting gobbled up by private equity? Here’s what’s going on with NYC’s top taco chain
• A US Open etiquette guide: How not to be a douche courtside
• A Catskills foliage train is rolling out this popular leaf-peeping route for the first time this decade
• Steven Sussman: Jazz, Seen
• The Trap Music Orchestra
• Mexico City’s first Michelin-starred taqueria has finally landed in NYC
• Long Island City Summer Beer Wine & Spirits Fest
• Zig Zag Oyster Bar
• NYC’s already extra-long summer will continue with beaches staying open for swimming until this date
• Bryant Park’s stunning 9/11 tribute will feature 2,753 empty chairs spread across its lawn—and here’s how you can participate
• The Django
• A Knicks legend is turning this long-abandoned Toys 'R' Us into a Brooklyn pickleball complex
• One of Brooklyn’s most beloved queer bars is shuttering after a decade in East Williamsburg, with a big closing party in the works
• The 6 coolest Airbnbs in Brooklyn to visit right now
• Meryl Streep is auctioning off her iconic 'The Devil Wears Prada' wardrobe in NYC—here’s how you can buy Miranda Priestly’s designer clothes
• NYC politicians are trying to save the Kips Bay AMC, the neighborhood’s last remaining multiplex
• September 25 has been named Dolly Parton Appreciation Day in Manhattan and here’s how you can celebrate
• All of the must-see art exhibitions coming to MoMA this fall
• Broadway’s 2026–2027 season has been announced—here are all the shows to get excited about this fall
• The 5 best fun runs in New York this fall
• The 10 best things to do over Labor Day Weekend in NYC
• Eight world-famous chefs are taking over bodega counters across Manhattan this month, and the meals are entirely free
• Gloria Steinem’s 10 favorite spots in NYC where you can pay tribute to the feminist icon
• A free weeklong arts festival will take over Bed-Stuy this month, with a big finale block party set to fill the streets
• The best Labor Day specials in NYC
• Our Little Bake Sale
• One of NYC’s best vegan restaurants is shuttering again, just 3 years after its big comeback
• This stylish upstate hotel lets you have a pizza party directly in the middle of a flowing river
• Broadway marquees will dim for Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Glen Hansard and more next week
• The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now
• You don’t need a US Open ticket to enjoy a Honey Deuce in NYC
• Snoopy is getting his own full-blown fashion exhibition in NYC and it opens to the public today
• Three standout NYC hotels just made the World’s 50 Best longlist, including this Fifth Avenue stunner
• A new Harry Potter float will bring magic to Macy’s 100th Thanksgiving Day Parade
• The best rooftop brunches in NYC
• Alma
• Football Sundays at Time Out Market
• The 8 best Airbnbs in New York City for living like a local
• The best Labor Day events in NYC
• One of NYC’s longest-running food festivals will shut down Times Square next week with 40+ vendors and live Broadway performances
• Coney Island Fireworks
• Labor Day 2026 in NYC guide: things to do, parades and getaways
• This epic NYC sandcastle competition is returning to the Rockaways for the first time in over a decade
• This NYC treasure hunt can win you $25,000, so long as you solve these 12 clues in the next 12 days
• Over 100 New Yorkers are coming together to create a live album in Central Park
• Will New York be affected by El Niño? Here’s what to know about the historic weather event
• A guide to Italian New York by borough, according to the city’s best chefs
• Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are turning the Staten Island Ferry into a free, floating comedy club for one night only
• One of NYC’s best dumpling destinations will shutter next month after 12 years—here’s your last day to dine