Shows and Events

Broadway and Theater

• TKTS Booth in Times Square sells same-day discounted Broadway and Off-Broadway tickets (up to 50% off). Lines are long; the one at Lincoln Center is usually shorter.
• TodayTix app for last-minute discounted tickets
• Broadway Lottery - many shows offer $30-40 lottery tickets
• Columbia students get access to discounted tickets via Arts at Columbia

Film

• Film Revival NYC - screenings of old/classic films
• Film at Lincoln Center - independent and international cinema
• Metrograph - Lower East Side repertory cinema with bar and restaurant
• Nitehawk Cinema - dine-in movie theater in Brooklyn

Night Markets and Food Events

• The Uptown Night Market - Apr-Oct, every 2nd Thursday in Harlem
• The Queens Night Market - Cuisines from Burmese to Persian, most food $5-6
• Smorgasburg - April to October. “Ube-flavored everything to platanos and oxtail.”

Seasonal

• Holiday Train Show at NY Botanical Gardens
• SummerStage in Central Park - free concerts and performances, June-October
• Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater - free, summer. Line up early or enter the lottery.
• Governors Island open season (May-Oct) - art installations, bike rides, hammock groves, views of the Statue of Liberty