May Events – Unique (& Free) Things To Do In NYC

Dates: Summer (May through September)
Location: 3 Locations: LIC, Queens; South Street Seaport, Manhattan; Governor’s Island
Details: Water Taxi Beach LIC: the original WTB boasts 1K tons of sand spread over 44K sq feet & offers spectacular views of the midtown Manhattan & fun in the sun by day, serious playground for the 21+ crowd at night. WTB SSS: 18K sq feet of fun, food, sun, recreation & relaxation. Located at South Street Seaport, this Beach offers the most spectacular views of the Brooklyn Bridge. WTB Governor’s Island: the newest and the city’s premier waterfront spot for great music & spectacular views of lower Manhattan.
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Water Taxi Beach – Long Island City

Water Taxi Beach – South Street Seaport

Water Taxi Beach – Governor’s Island
Review: What you should know about Water Taxi Beach LIC

Dates: Opens May 29, 2010. Hours: 12PM (11AM weekends) to 12 AM daily
Location: 1000 Surf Avenue, Coney Island, Brooklyn
Details: Luna Park was an amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn from 1903 to 1944. The new Luna Park opened May 29, 2010 on the ground of the former Astroland amusement park which closed after the 2008 season. Unlimited ride passes vary from $26-$34.
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List of Attractions at Luna Park

Dates: Sat & Sun May 15 & 16, 2010 - 9:30AM - 6:30PM
Location: Along 9th Avenue (from 42nd to 57th Streets)
Details: The 37th Annual Ninth Avenue International Food Festival is a New York City tradition you can't miss! Experience the taste of various international cuisines of 9th Avenue, games and live entertainment.
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Dates: Saturday, May 15, 2010 11:30AM - 3PM
Location: Greenwich Street at Duane Street, TriBeCa NYC
Details: Taste of TriBeCa is a culinary festival with TriBeCa's best restaurants in one unforgettable experience. It is also a fundraiser to support local schools. A General Ticket gets you 6 scrumptious tastes from some of TriBeCa's finest chefs! $35 until May 1, $40 after. $45 at the door.
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2009 Taste of TriBeCa in Photos
Taste of TriBeca Tickets
Video of Taste of TriBeCa 2009

Dates: Sunday May 16, 2010 11AM
Location: Little West 12th St. & Gansevoort St, NYC
Details: Inspired by Paris Veggie Pride Parades, the NYC version started in 2008 and has been an uplifting & spectacular experience for its participants, who are encouraged to dress up in costumes & wear sign boards announcing their pride in their vegetarian lifestyle.
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Video of 2009 Veggie Pride Parade

Dates: Fridays, May 21 to August 27, 2010 Doors at 6AM
Location: Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, NYC
Details: "GMA's FREE Summer Concert Series" kicks off on May 21 with the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. All concerts are FREE and open to the public and will take place live during "Good Morning America," Fridays from 7-9AM. Arrive at Rumsey Playfield via the 69th Street entrance on Fifth Avenue at 6AM, when the park opens to the public.
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2010 FREE GMA Concert Schedule
Friday, 5/21 - Jonas Brothers & Demi Lovato, Camp Rock 2
Friday, 5/28 - Sugarland
Friday, 6/4 - Diddy and Dirty Money
Friday, 6/11 - Norah Jones and Sarah McLachlan
Friday, 6/18 - Miley Cyrus
Friday, 6/25 - Alicia Keys
Friday, 7/2 - Mary J. Blige
Friday, 7/9 - To Be Announced
Friday, 7/16 - The GO-GO'S
Friday, 7/23 - Sheryl Crow
Friday, 7/30 - Black Eyed Peas
Friday, 8/6 - To Be Announced
Friday, 8/13 - Jonas Brothers & Demi Lovato, Camp Rock 2
Friday, 8/20 - Rihanna
Friday, 8/27 - Lady Antebellum

Dates: First Thursdays of Month, 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn
Details: The DUMBO (District Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) 1st Thursday Gallery Walk features area galleries and artists’ studios, open from 5:30PM to 8:30PM. Participating galleries are open to the public. Gallery receptions, neighborhood dining and bars, and live music add to the evening’s festivities. FREE.
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Dates: Saturday, 5/29 to September 5, 2010
Location: BKLYN Yard (400 Carroll St.), Brooklyn
Details: UPDATE: CLOSED for 2010! Over the past two summers, BKLYN Yard has grown to become a favorite local destination, hosting events such as Kaiju Big Battle, Sundays Best series, AudraRox, Rooftop Films, and more. A beautiful independent venue where industrial meets bucolic.
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Details for BKLYN Yard 2010 Events

2010 Brooklyn Yard Event Schedule
Saturday, 5/29 – OPENING WEEKEND: SCORE! Pop up Swap! (12-6PM, $5)
Sunday, 5/30 – Sunday Best with Michael Mayer (3-9PM, $8)
Monday, 5/31 – OPENING WEEKEND – PARKED! (12-7PM, FREE)
Friday, 6/4 – Beer Garden Fridays with Cowboy Mark & Benguin (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 6/6 – Sunday Best with DJ Koze (3PM-9PM, $8)
Friday, 6/11 – Beer Garden Fridays with Ayler Young & The Reason (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 6/12 – Northern Spy Food Co. (2PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 6/13 – Sunday Best with Dam Funk (3PM-9PM, $8)
Friday, 6/18 – Beer Garden Fridays with Baby Tiger (6PM-2AM)
Saturday 6/19 – Red Hook Lobster Pound Lobster Bake & The Ohio Party (2PM-2AM)
Sunday, 6/20 – Sunday Best with Fred P (3PM-9PM, $8)
Friday, 6/25 – Beer Garden Fridays with Cowboy Mark & Benguin (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 6/26 – Dante’s Fried Chicken By The River III (2PM-2AM)
Sunday, 6/27 – Sunday Best with Kenny Larkin (3PM-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/2 – Beer Garden Fridays! (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 7/3 – Deadly Dragon Anniversary Party (2PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 7/4 – Sunday Best with Rich Medina (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/9 – Beer Garden Fridays (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 7/10 – BBQ with Fingers on the Pulse feat. Chef Sam Mason (2PM-2AM)
Sunday, 7/11 – Sunday Best with Alex From Tokyo (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/16 – SPECIAL EVENT – Asobi Seksu & Beer Garden! (6PM-2AM, $15 or FREE at 10PM)
Saturday 7/17 – Red Hook Lobster Pound Lobster Bake, music by Reverend Vince & The Love Choir (2PM-2AM)
Sunday, 7/18 – Sunday Best with Todd Edwards (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/23 – Beer Garden Fridays with No Way Back DJs (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Saturday 7/24 – Cassette NYC & Crif Dogs (2PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 7/25 – Sunday Best with Ashley Beedle (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 7/30 – Beer Garden Fridays feat. Gameltron (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 8/1 – Sunday Best with Linkwood (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 8/6 – Mucca Pazza (6PM-2AM, $10)
Saturday 8/7 – Me’shell Ndegeocello LIVE – Built by MeanRed (4PM, $18)
Sunday, 8/8 – Sunday Best with Floating Points (3-9PM, $8)
Friday, 8/13 – Beer Garden Fridays feat. The Woes (6PM-2AM, FREE)
Sunday, 8/15 – Sunday Best with Frank ‘Voodoo Funk’ Gossner (3-9PM, $8)
Sunday, 8/22 – Sunday Best with Prosumer (3-9PM, $8)
Sunday, 8/29 – Sunday Best with Optimo (3-9PM, $8)
Sunday, 9/5 – Sunday Best (3-9PM, $8)

Dates: Saturday May 22, 2010 - 1PM
Location: Start at Broadway & 21st St to University Place & 8th St. to Thompson Square Park
Details: Over 70 dance styles & 10K dancers will converge on the streets of New York City for a free outdoor dance parade & festival! Boogie, hula, swing, Irish step, Salsa, Tango, Waltz your way to DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park for a huge Dance Party with free lessons & more!
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New York Dance Parade Route
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Past Photos: Dance Parade

Dates: Sunday May 2 to Fall, 2010
Location: Clinton & Bay Sts., Red Hook, Brooklyn
Details: The food scene at the Red Hook Ballfields started in 1974, when wives & vendors served food to husbands & spectators during soccer games. Over time, the Mexican huaraches, tacos, Salvadoran papusas, Honduran baleadas & more at the Ballfields have become a NYC foodie destination.
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Dates: Sakura Matsuri: May 1 & 2, 2010 (10AM - 6PM)
Location: Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Prospect Park Brooklyn
Details: Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s peerless collection of cherry tree is the largest and most diverse outside Japan. Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival is the culmination of a month long celebration ($15).
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Hanami 2010 - April 3 - May 2

Dates: Fridays, May 14 to August 27, 2010 6AM
Location: Rockefeller Plaza (49th & 5th Ave), NYC
Details: For its 15th year, NBC's TODAY is bringing back some of the biggest names in music to rock the Plaza. Performances run on Fridays from 7-10AM, so if you want to ensure a good spot, plan to arrive about 1-2 hours early. FREE.
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2010 FREE NBC Concert Schedule
Friday, May 14- Sting
Friday, May 21 - The Script
Friday, May 28 - OneRepublic
Thursday, June 3 - 'American Idol' winner and runner-up
Friday, June 4 - Justin Bieber
Tuesday, June 8 - Christina Aguilera
Friday, June 11 - Rascal Flatts
Friday, June 18 - James Taylor & Carole King
Friday, June 25 - Maxwell
Friday, July 2 - Maroon 5
Friday, July 9 - Lady Gaga
Friday, July 16 - Enrique Iglesias
Friday, July 23 - John Mayer
Friday, July 30 - Carrie Underwood
Friday, August 6 - Train
Friday, August 13 - Ke$ha
Friday, August 20 - Keith Urban
Friday, August 27 - Katy Perry

Dates: Every weekend, May 14 to August 15, 2010
Location: Venues throughout NYC
Details: Rooftop Films Summer Series provides "Underground Movies Outdoors" & includes feature-length films and programs of shorts, all new, all independent. Most of the feature films are either New York, US or World Premieres. Films represent a diverse range of documentaries, fiction, drama, comedy animation & more. We couple films with venues, and connect artists with audiences in Q&A sessions so that each event is unique & memorable. Tickets are $10-$20.
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2010 Rooftop Films Summer Series Venues
2010 Upcoming Films

Dates: Throughout May
Location: Throughout NYC
Details: In New York City, there are Street Fairs every summer weekend providing a chance to sample greasy food, find bargains, get chair massages & even enjoy live entertainment. Most importantly, it brings New Yorkers together to enjoy the summer months outdoors. 11am to 6pm generally.
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2010 Street Fair Schedule - June
2010 Street Fair Schedule - July

2010 May NYC Street Fair Schedule
May 1 - 3rd Avenue Festival
on 3rd Avenue from 23rd to 14th Streets, Manhattan
May 1 - 3rd Avenue Festival
on 3rd Avenue from 23rd to 14th Streets, Manhattan
May 1 - Lexington Avenue Festival
on Lexington Avenue from 60th Street to Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
May 1 - Romania Day Festival
Broadway from Fulton Street - Battery Place, Manhattan
May 2 - Court Street "Brooklyn" Festival
on Court Street from Union to 9th Street, Brooklyn
May 2 - The Annual Village Fair
Broadway from Houston to Grand St, Manhattan
May 7 - Civic Community Day Fair
Murray St from Broadway to Church St, Manhattan
May 8 - Greenwich Avenue Festival
on Greenwich from 6th to 7th Avenue, Manhattan
May 8 - 2nd Avenue Festival
on 2nd Avenue from 14th to 4th Streets, Manhattan
May 8 - Gramercy Park Neighborhood Festival
Broadway from 17th to 23rd Sts, Manhattan
May 9 - Amsterdam Avenue Fair
Amsterdam Ave from 96th St to 106th St, Manhattan
May 9 - Broadway Festival
on Broadway from 14th to 8th Streets, Manhattan
May 9 - Upper Broadway Festival
on Broadway from 60th to 65th Streets, Manhattan
May 14 - Financial Community Day Festival
Maiden Lane from Water to South Street, Manhattan
May 15 - Children of the World Festival
6th Avenue from 42nd to 56th Sts, Manhattan
May 15 - Astor Place Festival
on Astor Place from Lafayette St. to Broadway, Manhattan
May 15 - Graham Avenue Fiesta
on Graham Ave. from Boerum St. to Broadway, Brooklyn
May 15 & 16 - Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
on 9th Avenue from 37th to 57th Sts.
May 16 - Park Slope 5th Avenue Festival
on 5th Ave from 12th Street to Sterling, Brooklyn
May 16 - Third Avenue Spring Fair
3rd Ave from 14th to 23rd St, Manhattan
May 20 - 63rd Drive Festival
on 63rd Dr. from Austin St. to Queens Blvd, Queens
May 21 - NYC Business Expo
Greenwich St from Barclay to Chambers St, Manhattan
May 22 - 6th Avenue Festival
on 6th Avenue from 23rd to 14th Streets, Manhattan
May 22 - Lower Third Avenue Spring Festival
3rd Ave from 6th to 14th St, Manhattan
May 23 - Flatbush Avenue Festival
on Flatbush Avenue from Parkside to Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn
May 23 - Times Square Fair
Broadway from 47th St- 57th St, Manhattan
May 29 - Lexington Avenue Spring Festival
Lexington from 42nd St to 57th St, Manhattan
May 29 - Greenpoint Avenue Festival
on Greenpoint from Queens Blvd to 44th St., Queens
May 29 - Waverly Place Festival
on Washington Square North from University to 6th Avenue, Manhattan
May 30 - Annual Spring Jubilee
Lexington from 23rd to 34th st, Manhattan
May 30 - Flushing Festival
on Sanford Avenue from Main Street to Kissena, Queens
May 30 - Main Street Islip Festival
on Main Street from Rte 111 to Smith Ave, LI
May 31 - Broadway Astoria Festival
on Broadway from Steinway to Crescent, Queens
May 31 - Madison Avenue Community Expo
Madison Ave from 42nd to 57th Sts, Manhattan

Dates: April 27 to end of October, 2010
Location: Cantor Rooftop, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Event Details: Big Bambú - The Starn twins (Doug & Mike) are creating this year's rooftop installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Construction is gradual until Fall so come in April then again in October!
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2008 Rooftop Exhibit - Jeff Koons