Events

‘Democracy In A Time Of Crisis’: Join Federal Hall For The Discussion

‘Democracy In A Time Of Crisis’: Join Federal Hall For The Discussion

Federal Hall, on Wall Street, is the site where George Washington was inaugurated, the First Congress met and the Bill of Rights was ratified by the...

Explore A New Downtown Contemporary Art Exhibit From Your Home

Explore A New Downtown Contemporary Art Exhibit From Your Home

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the cutting-edge Seaport District art gallery Anderson Contemporary postponed its new exhibition "A Moment in...

You’re Never Going To Make A Robot Halloween Costume: Recycle Your Old Electronics On March 29

You’re Never Going To Make A Robot Halloween Costume: Recycle Your Old Electronics On March 29

You have no right to complain about a lack of storage space if you've got three old computers, a random printer and a cluster of tangled wires...

Learn About The Proto-Feminism Of The Haudenosaunee At The National Museum Of The American Indian

Learn About The Proto-Feminism Of The Haudenosaunee At The National Museum Of The American Indian

UPDATE, March 9: The Haudenosaunee events have been canceled, unfortunately. We will keep you posted if and when the events get rescheduled.As part...

Seaport Summer Concert Series Lineup Includes Kesha, Deftones And Calexico — Get Your Tickets

Seaport Summer Concert Series Lineup Includes Kesha, Deftones And Calexico — Get Your Tickets

The annual Pier 17 Summer Concert Series is right around the corner, so check out the lineup and snatch your tickets before they’re...

March Warms Up With Hot Sauceology, Exhibit Launches

March Warms Up With Hot Sauceology, Exhibit Launches

Spring into action with any number of events taking place below Chambers Street in March.  New York Stories: Danny Meyer (March 5)Acclaimed...

Where To Celebrate Purim In Lower Manhattan

Where To Celebrate Purim In Lower Manhattan

Five handy Downtown happenings in which you and your family can have a few drinks and drown out Haman's name.1. The Carnival And Shpiel...

‘Fretting Is Necessary’ — Five Questions With ‘Person Place Thing’ Host Randy Cohen

‘Fretting Is Necessary’ — Five Questions With ‘Person Place Thing’ Host Randy Cohen

Randy Cohen — a writer whose career has ranged from seven years in the “Late Night with David Letterman” writers room to launching "The...

Will Meat Become Moot? A One-Day Conference Weighs The Future Of Food.

Will Meat Become Moot? A One-Day Conference Weighs The Future Of Food.

The Impossible Burger or pork grown in a petri dish — what’s better? The ethics of meat (and the question of going meatless) in the age of...

Sign Up For The 9/11 Memorial’s Annual 5K Run/Walk And Community Day

Sign Up For The 9/11 Memorial’s Annual 5K Run/Walk And Community Day

Run or walk in commemoration of the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11. This April 26, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is hosting the eighth...

Brews, Book Clubs And Reel Culture Coming This February

Brews, Book Clubs And Reel Culture Coming This February

The shortest month of the year is packed with Downtown events for every age. Skim our list for what's happening below Chambers Street in February:NYC...

A Democratic-Socialist Takeover At McNally Jackson

A Democratic-Socialist Takeover At McNally Jackson

Chances are you've heard the phrase "democratic socialism" thrown around quite a bit these days — sometimes with ardent enthusiasm and hope, other...