Free Harlem jazz, Open House New York’s final-day drop-ins and a Greenpoint block party lead Sunday’s outings, with museum exhibitions, self-guided walks and a Thursday folk gig to follow.

Live Music

  • Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison — Today, Sun Oct 18, 2–5pm, Ralph Ellison Plaza, Riverside Drive at W 150th Street, Harlem; free. Community jazz close to home. Check the organizer for weather changes before leaving.
  • Eagle Street block party: bands, cookout & swap — Today, Sun Oct 18, noon–6pm, Eagle Street between Franklin and Manhattan, Greenpoint; free admission. Live bands and a DJ, book/clothes/plant swapping, and free corn, hot dogs and crafts while supplies last; some extras are donation-based. You needn’t live on the block; leashed dogs welcome.
  • Jackson Harden at Hart Bar — Thu Oct 22, 8pm, Hart Bar, Brooklyn; 21+, admission price unstated—check the thread. A touring singer-songwriter’s classic/indie-folk set in a small venue.

Harlem & Uptown

  • Open House New York: last day for drop-ins — Today, Sun Oct 18, the festival’s final day; site hours vary. The uptown guide lists Grant’s Tomb architecture tour at 1pm, first 25 people, free/no ticket; arrive early. Another Sunday option is 610 Fifth Avenue’s rooftop garden, noon–4pm, also listed as free/drop-in. Grant’s Tomb’s tour is reported not wheelchair accessible. Check the thread’s map and official festival lineup.
  • Monarch’s Journey — Today, 10am–5:30pm, AMNH, Upper West Side, Gilder Center, Floor 2; included with museum admission, not standalone free entry. Peter Kuper’s illustrated migration exhibition offers a daytime museum outing.
  • Lines of Survival — Through Nov 1, The Africa Center, 1280 Fifth Ave at 109th Street; free, no registration. A nearby photography exhibition; visiting hours remain unstated—check the venue before traveling.
  • Across the Sea — Through Dec 22, Onishi Gallery, 16 East 79th Street; admission price unstated. No regular Sunday or Monday hours are listed; next regular opening is Tue Oct 20, 10am–5pm. Save this Japanese KOGEI exhibition for a weekday.

Museums & Self-Guided Outings

  • Art of Manga — Through Jan 31, 2027, Brooklyn Museum; paid timed ticket. Book a slot for this exhibition of original manga art.
  • The Lady in Greenpoint audio walk — Available this October, starting at Pulaski Bridge; free / $10 suggested donation, self-guided timing. A three-mile ghost-story walk with a related charcoal-art stop.
  • Transit Museum 50th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt — Extended through year-end, self-guided around NYC using the museum app; cost unstated. A flexible transit-history outing to fit around the day.
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24 items auto-dropped by the collector’s timing filter (past-date classification) — logged in the Obsidian raw dump.