Tonight: free Ghibli trivia in LIC, a Halloween-TV mixer in Bushwick and Peter Wong’s Astoria stand-up; uptown exhibitions are still on, with an Upper West Side movie club ahead.
Harlem & Uptown — Still On
- Lines of Survival — On through Nov 1 at The Africa Center, 1280 Fifth Ave at 109th St; free, no registration. Climate-story photography; check visiting hours.
- He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model — Final days through Mon Oct 12 at MCNY, 1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St; NYC residents pay what they wish.
Tonight — Film, Games & Performance
- Studio Ghibli Trivia at Pig Beach — Thu Oct 8, 7pm, Pig Beach, LIC; free, RSVP requested. Solo or team trivia on four Ghibli films (r/LongIslandCity).
- Millennial Halloween Episodes Screening & Mixer — Thu Oct 8, 6:30–8:30pm, The Tiny Cupboard, 10 Cooper St, Bushwick; Friends, Boy Meets World, Lizzie McGuire and Rugrats episodes. Check the linked Eventbrite for admission; price not confirmed (r/Bushwick).
- Peter Wong at Grove 34 — Thu Oct 8, 8pm, Grove 34, Astoria; local comic headlines a stand-up show and is raising income during a DACA work-authorization gap. Ticketed; check the venue’s dated show page for tickets and price (r/Astoria).
Art & Walks — Still Ahead
- Art of Manga — On through Jan 31, 2027 at Brooklyn Museum; original drawings. Timed ticket required, not free.
- The Lady in Greenpoint audio walk — Walkable this October from Pulaski Bridge; self-guided three-mile ghost-story walk and charcoal-art detour. Free walk; $10 donation suggested (r/Greenpoint).
- WAC Group Art Show: 5 and Counting — Fri Oct 16, 7pm, Williamsburg; check organizer for exact venue. Member art and live portrait sketching; $15 online / $20 door.
Film & City Explorations
- UWS Movie Club: The Social Reckoning — Tue Oct 13, 7pm, AMC Lincoln Square 13, then discussion at Gebhard’s on 72nd. Buy your own Tuesday-discount movie ticket; ask in thread for the group RSVP/Discord (r/UpperWestSide).
- Transit Museum 50th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt — Extended through year-end, self-guided around NYC via the museum app; flexible city-history outing, cost not stated (r/nyc / New York Transit Museum).
All gathered items - what was cut and why (11)
- Free local screening of THE LOST BOYS this week! - EVENT_PAST: screening was Wed Oct 7; no repeat established (r/Bushwick).
- Disney Karaoke Night + Dance Party Tomorrow (10/7)! - EVENT_PAST: Wed Oct 7 event has passed (r/LongIslandCity).
- Feast of St. Francis and Blessing of the Animals - EVENT_PAST: Oct 4 event has passed (Bluesky).
- Atlantic Antic lunch recap - EVENT_PAST: recap of the Oct 4 street fair, not a new outing (r/Brooklyn).
- Three parades in NYC this weekend - plan accordingly! - UNVERIFIABLE: empty body names no parade, route or start time (r/nyc).
- WAC Group Art Show: 5 and Counting — Greenpoint copy - DEDUP: same show already linked above (r/Greenpoint).
- Millennial Halloween screening — Williamsburg cross-post - DEDUP: same Bushwick screening already linked above (r/Williamsburg).
- Bronx clinic founder arrested on homicide charge - CRIME: criminal case, not an outing (r/nyc).
- Police presence at 2 Kings Deli - CRIME: police-presence thread, not an outing (r/Astoria).
- Old Navy on Steinway opening February 2027 - OFFTOPIC: retail opening announcement, not an art opening (r/Astoria).
- Dovetail Bakery opening October 15 — hiring - OFFTOPIC: bakery opening and hiring, not an art opening (r/Astoria).
15 events auto-dropped by the collector’s timing filter (past dates).