Things to do in New York this week: Critics' picks
Find this week's best events, activities and things to do in NYC, as chosen by Time Out's critics.
Brooklyn Flea
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
- Free
It’s that time of year when the grass defrosts and the Brooklyn Flea comes back outside in Fort Greene on Saturdays and Williamsburg on Sundays. Keep an eye out for Trees and Nails’ salvaged-wood kitchenwear ($30–$200) and wool cat sculptures by artist Mihaeko ($60–$200). Stop by Saraz Closet’s
- Brooklyn Flea Market Lafayette Ave, between Clermont and Vanderbilt Aves
- Sat May 25 - Sun Sep 29
Museum
- Critics choice
- Free
Museum—a 60-square-foot repository located in an abandoned Tribeca freight elevator—debuted last May and, after closing to swap out exhibitions, has reopened for its second season. Its collection is a mishmash of found objects and artifacts donated by hobbyists; its permanent holdings include an
Lower East Side Festival of the Arts
- Critics choice
- Free
Poets, playwrights, puppeteers and other performers in and around the Lower East Side will partake in this annual gathering centered at the Theater for the New City.
- Theater for the New City 155 First Ave, between 9th and 10th Sts
- Fri May 24 - Sun May 26
The Moth StorySLAM!
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Ten stories. Three teams of judges. One winner. The outrageously (and deservedly) popular storytelling series pits local yarn spinners against one another, challenging them to deliver an impressive tale based on a specific theme. Get in line early, as spots for raconteurs and spectators alike go
- Housing Works Bookstore Cafe 126 Crosby St, between E Houston and Prince Sts, 10012
- Thu May 23
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Monologue Rehearsal
- Critics choice
Interested in visiting a TV studio but unable to secure hotly coveted advance tickets? Late Night with Jimmy Fallon invites members of the public to watch a preshow monologue run-through at 3:50pm on days the show is taping. Visit the NBC Experience Store tour desk between noon and 1pm for tickets.
- NBC Experience Store 30 Rockefeller Plaza, between Fifth and Sixth Aves
- Tue May 21 - Tue Dec 31
The Webutante Ball
- Critics choice
Attend this Internet Week soiree to drink and dance with editors, publishers and other Web professionals. DJ Frankenmack provides the tunes. Admission includes a three-hour open bar. Enter code TONY13 to access the exclusive Time Out NY promo code for $10 off tickets, only at thewebutanteball.com.
The Classic Bike Tour of Brooklyn
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
The cycling fanatics at Get Up and Ride, a bike-tour company that launched last summer, lead this spin through a few Brooklyn neighborhoods. The 12-mile ride (which takes about four hours, so you’re going at a leisurely pace) includes stops both at historic sites, such as the Brooklyn Heights
- Location TBA
- Tue May 21 - Wed Oct 9
Bike Month NYC
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Each year, Transportation Alternatives and several biking businesses and nonprofits collaborate to make May the most cycling-friendly time of year. The full schedule is still to be announced, but look out for pedal-powered events such as Bike Expo New York (May 3, 4) and the TD Five Boro Bike Tour
- Various locations
- Tue May 21 - Fri May 31
Gazillion Bubble Show
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Self-described “bubble scientist” Fan Yang's blissfully disarming act (now performed by his son, Deni) consists mainly of generating a dazzling succession of bubbles in mind-blowing configurations, filling them with smoke or linking them into long chains. Lasers and flashing colored lights add to
- New World Stages 340 W 50th St, between Eighth and Ninth Aves
- Fri May 24 - Sun Dec 29
Alexandre Arrechea, No Limits
- Critics choice
- Free
A new city-within-a-city has sprung up along the Park Avenue Mall: the latest public-art show conceived by the Fund for Park Avenue’s Sculpture Committee. Cuban-born artist Alexandre Arrechea, 42, put up the steel sculptures that create a walkable art tour between 54th and 67th Sts. Each piece is a
- Park Avenue Mall Park Ave, between 49th and 68th Sts, 10022
- Tue May 21 - Sun Jun 9
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