ArtThru Mar 14, 2027
Taryn Simon at the Guggenheim
Taryn Simon's first major museum survey in NYC. Fills the entire rotunda with photography, video, and sculpture.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Upper East Side
This week
Nov 2 to Nov 8FoodOpen now
Naked Tomato
Chef Eyal Shani's first Brooklyn outpost brings his acclaimed vegetable-forward Mediterranean cooking to the Williamsburg waterfront. The namesake dish is a peeled tomato sliced into rounds. With a chef's counter and mezcal-based cocktails.
476 Kent Ave · williamsburgFoodOpen now
Little Armenia Cafe
A cozy new home-cooked Armenian cafe from chef Ararat El-Rawi, who turned a pandemic pop-up into a permanent Greenpoint fixture. Expect stuffed grape leaves, lamb dishes, and the kind of hospitality that makes a neighborhood feel like home.
1035 Manhattan Ave · greenpointArtThru Jan 3, 2027
Arthur Jafa: I Am Tony
The acclaimed filmmaker behind "Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death" presents a new immersive video installation exploring Black identity, transformation, and self-creation through the figure of a young Black man.
New Museum · boweryArtThru May 10, 2027
Roy Lichtenstein: Like New
A fresh take on the Pop Art icon, pairing his famous comic-strip paintings with rarely seen experimental works from the Whitney's collection. Benday dots, brushstrokes, and the artist you thought you knew, reconsidered.
Whitney Museum · MeatpackingArtThru Jan 18, 2027
Coumba Samba: Stars and Stripes
A riot of color, pattern, and political punch from the Senegalese-born, Brooklyn-based artist. Her first major museum survey fills the Whitney's fifth floor with bold, graphic works that merge pop culture, African textiles, and American iconography.
Whitney Museum · MeatpackingFoodOpen now
Chinaloa
New Mexican-Asian fusion from chef Jaime Sanchez, dumplings and bao finished with salsa macha. Open late, closed Mondays.
185 Grand St · WilliamsburgFoodOpen now
Lilli and Loo
A Chinese restaurant where the whole menu is gluten-free, more than 15 years into doing it. Open daily till 9:30 with lunch specials on weekdays and room for a mixed-diet group.
198 9th Ave · ChelseaFoodOpen now
Odo East Village
Chef Hiroki Odo's new kaiseki izakaya, kaiseki precision with the warmth of a neighborhood pub. The menu is fully gluten-free and built around rice; book a table on Resy.
536 E 5th St · East VillageFilm, check bam · org for showtimes
You Can See Everything
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim follow Elizabeth Holmes through the 34 days before she reports to prison. It runs 175 minutes and plays like a thriller, so give it an evening.
BAM · Fort GreeneComedy, thru at least Nov 1
Rachel Kaly: Hospital Hour
Rachel Kaly's one-woman show about more than 300 hospital visits, after sold-out runs in London and Edinburgh. Go with someone who likes it dark; the laughs and the sad parts land in the same hour.
The Culture Club · ChelseaFoodOpen now
Malavita Dinner Service
Italian sandwich shop that transforms into an osteria at night. The Greenpoint local's new dinner option.
614 Manhattan Ave · GreenpointArtOct 4, 2026
Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous
First major New York presentation devoted to either artist in more than 20 years. Over 120 works, tracing the full arc of their intertwined careers.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Upper East SideNightlifeNew: opened Aug 28
Limousine
New cocktail bar from the team behind Five Leaves and Goldie's. Sleek black banquettes, private karaoke room, small bites til midnight.
632 Manhattan Ave · GreenpointFoodOpen now
El Pinguino
Narrow Spanish seafood bar by the waterfront built around martinis, sherry, raw bar, and conservas.
25 Greenpoint Ave · GreenpointArtThru Jan 10, 2027
The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans
A reexamination of a visionary self-taught artist. Radiant drawings and collages of flowers, birds, angels, and faces inspired by dreams and spiritual revelation. Dense, colorful, transportive.
Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking · freeFoodOpen now
Sam's
Red-sauce Italian American institution since 1930, reopened by former Long Island Bar alum Georgia Fulton. Same pizza oven.
238 Court St · Cobble HillTheaterThru Nov 8
Elf Lyons: The Woman on the Edge
NY debut of a theatrical comedy from one of the 50 funniest comedians of the 21st century. A bonkers show about love and a broken engagement blending stand-up, opera, character work, and bouncy castles.
SoHo Playhouse · SohoOtherNew: opened Aug 26
Behind the Booth
Secret wine bar and cafe hidden behind an old-timey photo booth. "Ice cream you wouldn't have ordered anywhere else."
Behind the Booth · Lower East SideShoppingOpen now
Alter
Greenpoint's best curated shop. Covetable, well-designed, actually buyable.
Alter · GreenpointNightlifeOpen now
Julius'
Historic queer bar, one of New York's oldest. A martini here is a rite of passage.
Julius' · West VillageFoodOpen now
Submarino Mariscos
Mexican coastal seafood: aguachile, ceviche, tostadas. Big flavors, patio out back.
Submarino Mariscos · GreenpointFoodNew: opened Aug 30 · Fri-Sun lunch, then burger nights
Kirbee's BBQ
Legit Texas barbecue from two award-winning Lone Star pitmasters. Brisket, green spaghetti, dollar lone stars.
Kirbee's BBQ · Greenpoint