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- Air Sex World Championships
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade
- Free outdoor fitness classes
Best things to do this week
Our editors' top picks for the next seven days
Best offbeat things to do this week
Break the mold and try something different with these quirky events
Air Sex World Championships
What is it? What are the rules? What the hell?
Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Get your costumes ready for one of NYC’s freakiest, most iconic annual events
Free outdoor fitness classes
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Things to do in New York this week: Critics' picks
Randy Cohen's Person Place Thing Live!
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Randy Cohen, a prolific writer whose work has appeared in magazines such
- 92YTribeca 200 Hudson St, at Canal St, 10013
- Wed Jun 19
Thursday Nights at the Museum
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Local DJ crew I Love Vinyl heads up this dance party in celebration of the
- Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, at Washington Ave
- Thu Jun 20
Solstice in Times Square
- Critics choice
- Free
Anyone can reach enlightenment on a mountaintop, but it’s a little more
- Times Square Broadway, between 42nd and 47th Sts
- Fri Jun 21
Five Borough Ladies Arm Wrestling
- Critics choice
This bicep-laden tournament, which will be followed by a dance party,
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Events calendar for 2013
Find the best things to do in New York City all year with our events calendar of 2013’s coolest events, including parades, concerts, films and art exhibits.
The best of New York
The 50 best New York attractions
We sorted through the city's museums, parks and historic sites to help you prioritize your sightseeing in NYC.
Cheap New York
- Price band: 1/4
Forgive us if we sound like a budgie, but we can’t help but crow about the budget events, restaurants, bars and parties we found for you. (Cheep cheep—geddit?)
Free New York
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Think nothing's free in NYC? Guess again. We've got hundreds of free events, arts and culture, classes and date ideas to keep your calendar booked.
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Monkey Town 3
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Midnight Moment
Short film “Surfacing” takes over roughly a dozen ...
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ANT Fest 2013
The busy bees at Ars Nova have combed through a he...
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