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Discover the quirky, can't-miss, and exclusive events happening this weekend in NYC!
Hidden within the modern-day transit hub that hundreds of thousands of commuters pass through each day are remnants of a lost train station demolished in the 1960s. You'd be surprised how many pieces are still visible, if you know where to look!
Secrets of Penn Station and Moynihan Train Hall
🗓️ Sunday, July 13th at 11:00 am ET
🎟️ Buy 1 ticket and get 1 50% off with code SUMMERINTHECITY
Join an expert local guide for a journey through Penn Station and Moynihan Train Hall to reveal traces of a lost architectural masterpiece!
Read on for more events this weekend:
⏰ 7:00 pm-9:00 pm ET
📍The Green-Wood Cemetery
🎟️ Untapped New York Members get $10 off General Admission!
Enjoy fantastical displays of nineteenth-century entertainment, from fire-eaters and contortionists to mesmerizing dancers!
📽️ Japan CUTS, the biggest Japanese film festival in North America, kicks off this evening at the Japan Society New York
📸 The 8th Annual Latin American Foto Festival also starts this evening at the Bronx Documentary Center. Exhibits will extend citywide on July 24th.
⏰ Starting at 10 am ET, Fri. 7/11-Sun 7/13
📍Throughout the Meatpacking District
All weekend long, you can put yourself into a work of art as part of the West Side Fest. Have a seat at the Nighthawks diner at Gansevoort Landing on 10th Avenue, and transport yourself to a French café in a scene from Soir Bleu, or step into the stillness of Early Sunday Morning at the W 14th Street Promenade.
⏰ 4:00 pm-6:00 pm ET
📍The Green-Wood Cemetery
Join professional photographer and filmmaker Bethany Jacobson for a summer stroll through a historic Brooklyn burial ground where you'll learn to capture the blossoming landscapes and striking Victorian statuary.
⏰ 9:45 am-11:45 am
📍Meet at the Battery Maritime Building
Escape to Governors Island for incredible views of Manhattan and hidden stories of this former military post turned urban oasis. You'll explore former officer homes transformed into museum pop-ups, man-made recreational attractions like The Hills, and decommissioned military landmarks from Fort Jay to Castle Williams.
☀️Buy 1 tour ticket, get your 2nd ticket 50% off this summer!☀️
Use code SUMMERINTHECITY to save on select Untapped New York tours running through September 1
⏰ 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
📍Starts at 96th Street and Broadway
Explore the Fifth Avenue of Manhattan's Upper West Side as you visit famous monuments, stop by the former homes of celebrities like Duke Ellington, spot architectural treasures like the Drive's tallest and narrowest buildings, and more!
⏰ 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET
🎟️ Untapped New York Members at the Fan tier or higher get 50% off!
Uncover the favorite NYC haunts of beloved American writer and journalist Joan Didion, author of The Year of Magical Thinking, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, and more best-sellers—from the women-only hotel where she got her start to her favorite restaurant. author of The Year of Magical Thinking, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, and more best-sellers!
🌊 Celebrate City of Water Day 2025 with free, family-friendly festivities across the five boroughs.
⏰ 1:00 pm- 2:30 pm ET
📍Marine Park, Brooklyn
🎟️ Untapped New York Members at the Insider tier and higher get $30 off!
Gain exclusive access to one of NYC's oldest historic homes, currently closed for restoration! Peek inside the ‘closet within a closet,’ which family oral history says hid freedom seekers on their journey along the Underground Railroad, view objects used by the Lott family in the 18th and 19th centuries, and help support the preservation efforts with your ticket purchase!
⏰ 11:00 am- 1:00 pm ET
📍Bleecker Street
Sample a variety of coffee drinks (and a special coffee snack!) as you visit the Village's oldest coffee shops and uncover the surprising connections between coffee and NYC history!
🇫🇷 Celebrate Bastille Day in NYC by watching brightly colored, vintage Citroën cars drive the streets of Manhattan, take part in activities at The French Institute Alliance Française's Bastille Day celebration starting at 12pm, or visit the shops and restaurants of NYC's Little Paris!
⛪ Explore a beloved landmark at risk of demolition, West Park Presbyterian Church, and learn about the creative arts center inside on a special tour
🏢 Discover How French Flats Changed the Way We Live in a free virtual talk presented by Village Preservation—on Bastille Day!
✈️ Celebrate the book launch of a new biography on Amelia Earhart, The Aviator and the Showman by Laurie Gwen Shapiro, at Judson Memorial Church
🏙️ Check out CityWorks, a new exhibit at the New York Hall of Science that explores NYC's urban infrastructure through a series of interactive displays
🎷 Enjoy the music and comedy of Acute Inflections, an NYC-based jazzy R&B duo, in a candlelit performance at a secret rooftop. Untapped New York members get 20% off tickets here.
Sun. 7/20: 🎵 Visit the birthplace of the 1960s' biggest pop hits as you trace the mid-century music scene from the Brill Building to The Beatles on a Manhattan walking tour led by a music industry professional
Weds. 7/23: 🚢 Uncover the history of NYC's "maritime Grand Central Terminal," the original Chelsea Piers along the Hudson that once welcomed great ocean liners carrying millions of immigrants and the wealthiest people in the world, during a free virtual talk with Village Preservation
Fri. 7/25: 🐱 Spend a purr-fect afternoon learning about the cats of Manhattan's Lower East Side and bring home treats for your own feline friend when you join Cats About Town and Delectable Treats for a special walking tour
Sat. 7/26: 📖 Enjoy "A Southern Summer night of books, music, and mingling over light bites and cocktails" at Books & Bluegrass at The Urbane Arts Club
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