This Week In NYC
October brings the fall foliage. For those who wish to see it from the water, Classic Harbor Line is offering scenic sails. The tours run through November 15.
The season also brings manufactured frights. BloodManor, a popular 10,000-square-foot haunted house in Manhattan, is now open to welcome the Halloween season.
In Madison Square Park, Taste of Asia returns for its fifth annual celebration. The event focuses on New York’s AAPI culinary and cultural community.
The New York Botanical Garden is observing the holiday with its month-long Día de los Muertos celebration, running through November 2. Farther south, Oktoberfestivities continue at bars and beer halls across the city.
Without a Cover Charge
- The MTA is bringing its subway platform soundtrack above ground with 50 free outdoor performances across Midtown. The MTA Music series runs through October 22.
- The city is offering free rooftop tours at the Manhattan Municipal Building. It is a new spot to get a view of the city from above without the usual price tag.
- In our borough, the Brooklyn Public Library is showing “Unbound,” a free exhibition by a Brooklyn artist and acclaimed children’s book author, on view through December 27.
Jaywalker is open Thursday through Sunday in Bushwick.