New York City Wave https://newyorkcitywave.com/ Health, wealth and lifestyle news for New Yorkers, covering the five boroughs. en-us Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:11:47 GMT New York City Wave https://newyorkcitywave.com/assets/img/og-card-v8.jpg New York City Wave https://newyorkcitywave.com/ Original Rent Cast Reunites for a One-Night 30th Anniversary Concert on West 46th Street https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/rent-30th-anniversary-concert-richard-rodgers-theatre/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/rent-30th-anniversary-concert-richard-rodgers-theatre/ New York City Wave Events Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal and the original Rent cast reunite Oct. 26 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre for Broadway Cares, with a $30 livestream and seat lottery. This Week in Washington Heights: Candlelight Requiem, a Mansion Ghost Hunt and Free Zumba https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/this-week-in-washington-heights-october-19-2026/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/this-week-in-washington-heights-october-19-2026/ New York City Wave Events Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Free fitness in Highbridge Park, talks and a candlelight concert at the Hispanic Society, and a paranormal night at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, Oct. 21 to 25. Five Shows Close in the East Village This Week, Plus a Ranger Walk in Tompkins Square https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/this-week-east-village-theater-for-the-new-city-la-mama-tompkins-oct-19-2026/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/this-week-east-village-theater-for-the-new-city-la-mama-tompkins-oct-19-2026/ New York City Wave Events Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Three plays close at Theater for the New City, two at La MaMa, a free ranger tree walk in Tompkins Square Park, and $20 Monday jazz on First Avenue. Daffodil Bulbs at Bowling Green and a Bar History Night at Fraunces Tavern https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/financial-district-this-week-fraunces-tavern-bowling-green/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/financial-district-this-week-fraunces-tavern-bowling-green/ New York City Wave Events Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Bowling Green daffodil planting, a Mount Vernon lecture, a bar history panel for City Harvest and a candlelit night at Fraunces Tavern Museum. Charity Shoe Sale, Raw Bar Class and London City Ballet: The Week Ahead in Chelsea https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/this-week-chelsea-shoes-for-a-cure-seafood-tower-london-city-ballet-oct-2026/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/this-week-chelsea-shoes-for-a-cure-seafood-tower-london-city-ballet-oct-2026/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Shoes for a Cure at Chelsea Market, a Lobster Place seafood tower class, Moroccan music, Latin dance, and London City Ballet at The Joyce from Oct 27. Fifty Works on Paper From a Hong Kong Collection Fill The Drawing Center on Wooster Street https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/drawing-center-form-shadow-motion-burger-collection-soho/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/drawing-center-form-shadow-motion-burger-collection-soho/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Drawing Center at 35 Wooster Street opens Form, Shadow, Motion on October 23, with a free public reception on Thursday, October 22, 6 to 8 p.m. MOCA Launches a Solo Artist Series With Hilda Shen's Ceramics in Chinatown https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/moca-hilda-shen-their-landscapes-chinatown/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/moca-hilda-shen-their-landscapes-chinatown/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Museum of Chinese in America opens Hilda Shen: Their Landscapes on Oct. 22, the first show in its new Solo Artist Projects series, on view to Jan. 24. ICP on Ludlow Street Brings a Survey of 28 Japanese Women Photographers to the US for the First Time https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/icp-japanese-women-photographers-exhibition-lower-east-side/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/icp-japanese-women-photographers-exhibition-lower-east-side/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT I'm So Happy You Are Here, a survey of 28 Japanese women photographers from the 1950s to now, is on view at ICP, 84 Ludlow Street, through January 11. Brasserie Boulud Opens Across From Lincoln Center With a Café and a Late Bar Under One Roof https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/brasserie-boulud-opens-lincoln-center-upper-west-side/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/brasserie-boulud-opens-lincoln-center-upper-west-side/ New York City Wave Food & Drink Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Boulud's Brasserie Boulud opened Oct. 8 at 1900 Broadway, combining a French brasserie, an all-day épicerie café and Bar Viv across from Lincoln Center. Nearly 120 Tiffany Studio Drawings Go on View at The Met in Designing the Gilded Age https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/met-tiffany-design-drawings-exhibition-designing-the-gilded-age/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/met-tiffany-design-drawings-exhibition-designing-the-gilded-age/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Designing the Gilded Age, opening Oct. 22 at The Met Fifth Avenue, pairs nearly 120 Tiffany Studios drawings with the windows and lamps they became. Pumpkins on Saturday, a Parade on Sunday: Tribeca's Halloween Weekend at Washington Market Park https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/washington-market-park-pumpkin-contest-halloween-parade-tribeca/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/washington-market-park-pumpkin-contest-halloween-parade-tribeca/ New York City Wave Events Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Washington Market Park hosts its 12th free pumpkin carving contest Oct. 24, with a new cash-prize category, and a Greenwich Street Halloween parade Oct. 25. NYU Pledges $6 Million Over Four Years to Washington Square Park's Upkeep https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/nyu-6-million-washington-square-park-conservancy/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/nyu-6-million-washington-square-park-conservancy/ New York City Wave News Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT NYU will give the Washington Square Park Conservancy $6 million over four years, doubling its support for park upkeep, operations and free public programs. Both Platforms at 137 St-City College Now Have Elevators, Making the West Harlem Station Fully Accessible https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/137-st-city-college-station-elevators-west-harlem/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/137-st-city-college-station-elevators-west-harlem/ New York City Wave News Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two new street-to-platform elevators, wider stairs and accessible boarding areas now serve the 137 St-City College 1 station in West Harlem. A 1692 Witch Hunt Takes Over Fort Totten for Three More Nights https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/witches-among-us-treacherous-coven-cwny-fort-totten-bayside-october/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/witches-among-us-treacherous-coven-cwny-fort-totten-bayside-october/ New York City Wave Events Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Center for the Women of New York stages Witches Among Us: The Treacherous Coven, a walking theater piece set in 1692, at Fort Totten Park Oct. 22, 23 and 24. Lost Battalion Hall Reopens in Rego Park After a $25.9 Million Rebuild https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/lost-battalion-hall-rego-park-reopens-25-9-million-reconstruction/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/lost-battalion-hall-rego-park-reopens-25-9-million-reconstruction/ New York City Wave News Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 1939 WPA-built recreation center on Queens Boulevard, once a Knicks practice gym, is back open with a new lobby, new fitness rooms and accessible restrooms on every floor. Runners Are Setting a Block-Long Pastry Table on Driggs Avenue Saturday https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/longest-pastry-table-greenpoint-driggs-avenue-mccarren-park-october-24/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/longest-pastry-table-greenpoint-driggs-avenue-mccarren-park-october-24/ New York City Wave Events Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pastry Runners NYC and two North Brooklyn groups host a free carb potluck on Driggs Avenue by McCarren Park on Saturday, Oct. 24, from noon to 2 p.m. Callen-Lorde Reopens Its Bronx Clinic Near The Hub, More Than Five Times Bigger https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/callen-lorde-bronx-reopens-555-bergen-avenue-pharmacy/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/callen-lorde-bronx-reopens-555-bergen-avenue-pharmacy/ New York City Wave Health Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Callen-Lorde's Bronx health center has reopened in a renovated space at 555 Bergen Avenue, more than five times its old size, with an on-site pharmacy. Hunts Point Is in Line for New York's First City-Owned Grocery Store https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/hunts-point-city-owned-grocery-store-peninsula-operator-proposals/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/hunts-point-city-owned-grocery-store-peninsula-operator-proposals/ New York City Wave News Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Proposals to run the 20,000-square-foot grocery at The Peninsula in Hunts Point closed Friday. The city plans 30% lower prices on produce, meat and seafood. Lightscape Lights Up Brooklyn Botanic Garden Again on Nov. 20, on a New Trail https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/lightscape-brooklyn-botanic-garden-returns-november-20-2026/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/lightscape-brooklyn-botanic-garden-returns-november-20-2026/ New York City Wave Events Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Brooklyn Botanic Garden's after-dark light trail returns Nov. 20 through Jan. 3 on a new route. Tickets start at $29 for adults and $15 for kids. Lidl's Chelsea Store Is Open on Eighth Avenue, With a 49-Cent Croissant https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/lidl-chelsea-335-eighth-avenue-open/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/lidl-chelsea-335-eighth-avenue-open/ New York City Wave Business Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lidl's 12,100-square-foot grocery store at 335 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea is open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., with an in-store bakery and weekly rotating deals. Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Opens a Second Home on Grand Army Plaza https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/brooklyn-conservatory-of-music-prospect-park-west-grand-army-plaza/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/brooklyn-conservatory-of-music-prospect-park-west-grand-army-plaza/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music's new 12,000-square-foot Prospect Park West location on Grand Army Plaza houses its Music Therapy Institute. Jazz open house Oct. 22. Flushing Town Hall Stages a Full Indian Wedding for Diwali on Nov. 1 https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/flushing-town-hall-diwali-festival-indian-wedding-november-1/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/flushing-town-hall-diwali-festival-indian-wedding-november-1/ New York City Wave Events Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Flushing Town Hall's Diwali Festival on Nov. 1 pairs henna, rangoli and cooking workshops with a dance drama that treats the audience as wedding guests. Jackson Heights Is Getting Its First Community Center, and Its First Pool https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/jackson-heights-first-community-center-pool-variety-boys-girls-club/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/jackson-heights-first-community-center-pool-variety-boys-girls-club/ New York City Wave News Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A $33.8 million funding package will build Jackson Heights' first community center, with a public pool and gym, run by the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens. Straker's, From London's Golborne Road, Is Now Cooking Over Fire on Grand Street https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/strakers-soho-thomas-straker-59-grand-street-open/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/strakers-soho-thomas-straker-59-grand-street-open/ New York City Wave Food & Drink Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chef Thomas Straker's first restaurant outside London is open at 59 Grand Street in SoHo, with an open fire kitchen and dinner nightly from 5 to 11 p.m. Sandbox VR Opens Oct. 30 on Seventh Avenue, With Squid Game and Stranger Things Rooms https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/sandbox-vr-times-square-opens-october-30-777-seventh-avenue/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/sandbox-vr-times-square-opens-october-30-777-seventh-avenue/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sandbox VR opens at 777 Seventh Avenue near Times Square on Oct. 30 with full-body virtual reality games. Tickets start at $57, with 20% off before opening. Harlem Hospital's WPA Murals and Its 22-Foot Bronze Family Have Been Restored https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/harlem-hospital-wpa-murals-rhoden-the-family-restored/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/harlem-hospital-wpa-murals-rhoden-the-family-restored/ New York City Wave News Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT NYC Health + Hospitals has finished conserving the Charles Alston and Vertis Hayes WPA murals at Harlem Hospital and John Rhoden's bronze The Family over its entrance. NYU Langone Opens a 28,000-Square-Foot Imaging Center Near Lincoln Center https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/nyu-langone-imaging-center-upper-west-side-1980-broadway/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/nyu-langone-imaging-center-upper-west-side-1980-broadway/ New York City Wave Health Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT NYU Langone Radiology Upper West Side opened Oct. 12 at 1980 Broadway with PET/MR, advanced cardiac CT and 3D mammography under one roof. The Company Behind Delmonico's Opens a Sourdough Bakery and Bistro on Broadway in Washington Heights https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/boogie-bakery-bistro-washington-heights-delmonicos-sourdough/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/boogie-bakery-bistro-washington-heights-delmonicos-sourdough/ New York City Wave Food & Drink Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delmonico's Hospitality Group opened Boogie Bakery & Bistro at 4015 Broadway on Oct. 15, the first U.S. restaurant from the European sourdough brand Boogie. Eden II Turns 50, and Its Gala Honors the Leader Who Gave It Five Decades https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/eden-ii-stapleton-50-years-gala-joanne-gerenser/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/eden-ii-stapleton-50-years-gala-joanne-gerenser/ New York City Wave Health Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Eden II, the Stapleton-based nonprofit serving people with autism, marks its 50th year with a Nov. 6 gala honoring Dr. Joanne Gerenser. RSVPs are due Oct. 24. Rocky Horror Hits the St. George Theatre Screen, With a Live Zombie Punk Opener https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/st-george-theatre-rocky-horror-flesh-junkies-frankenstem/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/st-george-theatre-rocky-horror-flesh-junkies-frankenstem/ New York City Wave Events Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The St. George Theatre shows The Rocky Horror Picture Show with live band The Flesh Junkies on Oct. 24, a night after its kids' Halloween STEM musical. Scooby-Doo on the Great Lawn and a Haunted Trail at Conference House Park https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/tottenville-conference-house-park-scooby-doo-haunted-trail/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/tottenville-conference-house-park-scooby-doo-haunted-trail/ New York City Wave Events Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Conference House Park in Tottenville hosts a free haunted trail and an outdoor Scooby-Doo screening on Oct. 24, plus house tours and three free history exhibits. Last Weekend of the Season at the City Island Nautical Museum, Plus Jazz on the Avenue https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/city-island-nautical-museum-final-weekend-jazz-week/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/city-island-nautical-museum-final-weekend-jazz-week/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The City Island Nautical Museum closes its 2026 season on Oct. 25. The week also brings live jazz, gallery yoga, trivia and a Witch Con on City Island Avenue. Citi Bike Now Reaches Riverdale, and Wave Hill Has a Full Week On https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/citi-bike-reaches-riverdale-wave-hill-week/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/citi-bike-reaches-riverdale-wave-hill-week/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Riverdale is one of seven neighborhoods added in Citi Bike's latest expansion, now complete. Wave Hill has artist talks, afternoon tea and a family art day this week. Dogs in Costume, a Bat Hike and the Story of the King's Bridge in Van Cortlandt Park https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/van-cortlandt-park-wags-to-witches-dog-costume-night-hike/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/van-cortlandt-park-wags-to-witches-dog-costume-night-hike/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Wags to Witches brings a free dog costume contest to the Van Cortlandt House Museum lawn on Oct. 25, followed by a free night hike for bats and flying squirrels. A Halloween Fiesta Comes to the Old Racetrack Grounds in Morris Park https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/morris-park-spooktacular-fiesta-loreto-playground-racetrack/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/morris-park-spooktacular-fiesta-loreto-playground-racetrack/ New York City Wave Events Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Loreto Playground, once part of the Morris Park Racetrack, hosts a free Spooktacular Fiesta on Oct. 24, and the Morris Park Library has a full week of programs. Rams Football, Poe's Cottage and a Jesuit History Walk Fill Fordham's Week https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/fordham-week-rams-football-lafayette-poe-cottage-rose-hill-walk/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/fordham-week-rams-football-lafayette-poe-cottage-rose-hill-walk/ New York City Wave Events Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fordham hosts Lafayette on Family Weekend, a free walking tour traces Jesuit history at Rose Hill, and Poe Cottage is open on the Grand Concourse. Doo-Wop on Arthur Avenue and Chestnut Trees at the Zoo: Belmont's Week Ahead https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/belmont-week-doo-wop-arthur-avenue-boo-at-the-zoo-chestnuts/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/belmont-week-doo-wop-arthur-avenue-boo-at-the-zoo-chestnuts/ New York City Wave Lifestyle Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Belmont 4 close their season on Arthur Avenue, Boo at the Zoo runs next door, and the Bronx Zoo has planted its first American chestnuts in over a century. A Piece of World Trade Center Steel Is Headed for a 9/11 Boatlift Monument at Fort Schuyler https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/world-trade-center-steel-suny-maritime-boatlift-monument-throggs-neck/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/world-trade-center-steel-suny-maritime-boatlift-monument-throggs-neck/ New York City Wave News Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The FDNY gave SUNY Maritime College a piece of World Trade Center steel, which will be built into a student-led 9/11 Boatlift Monument on the Throggs Neck campus. New Dorp Library Reopens Monday With New Heating and Cooling https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/new-dorp-library-reopens-monday-new-heating-cooling/ https://newyorkcitywave.com/news/new-dorp-library-reopens-monday-new-heating-cooling/ New York City Wave News Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The NYPL branch at 309 New Dorp Lane reopens Monday, Oct. 19, after a full replacement of its heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.