{"id":350228,"date":"2026-09-18T14:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/350228\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:10:16","slug":"things-to-do-in-new-york-city-sept-19-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/350228\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in New York City: Sept. 19-20"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City is a multicultural hub with dozens of museums, hundreds of parks and millions of people. The number of potential things to see and do can feel overwhelming, but NY1 has you covered with some of the highlights taking place this weekend across the five boroughs.<\/p>\n

The Feast of San Gennaro<\/p>\n

Thursday, Sept. 17 through Sunday, Sept. 27
\nLittle Italy, Manhattan
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

The Feast of San Gennaro returns to Little Italy this week for 11 days of food, tradition and celebration.<\/p>\n

The annual feast, which is marking its 100th year, pays tribute to San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, Italy. Visitors can enjoy Italian favorites including sausage and peppers, pizza, meatballs, pastries, cannoli and freshly fried zeppole while exploring the many vendors and activities throughout the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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Howie Rose Retirement<\/p>\n

Sunday, Sept. 20 at 12:15 p.m.
\nCiti Field, Queens
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

Ahead of the last home game of the season, the Mets will honor their longtime broadcaster Howie Rose.<\/p>\n

Rose previously announced<\/a> he planned to retire at the end of this season, and Sunday’s ceremony will look back on his impact on the Mets organization.\u00a0Rose began his Mets broadcasting career in 1987 and has served as the team\u2019s lead play-by-play radio voice since 2006.<\/p>\n

Inspired by the catchphrase he uses after every Mets win, the first 15,000 fans in attendance will receive a \u201cPut it in the Books!\u201d notebook and scorecard.<\/p>\n

New York Transit Museum Bus Festival<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
\nBrooklyn Bridge Park
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

The New York Transit Museum hosts its 29th annual Bus Festival this Saturday, allowing attendees to explore the transit that traversed the city’s streets over the last century.<\/p>\n

The free, rain-or-shine event will also include the chance to participate in transit trivia and a scavenger hunt. There will be a pop-up shop and the opportunity to step into buses of various sizes and eras.<\/p>\n

Strand Day<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 19
\nStand Bookstore (Activities vary by location)
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

To celebrate the iconic bookstore’s 99th anniversary, the Strand is offering discounts and activities throughout the day Saturday.<\/p>\n

There will be\u00a0in-person author signings, story times for kids, a station to customize a Moleskine notebook and a live podcast recording with actor Ethan Hawke.<\/p>\n

Open Streets Reads<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 19 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
\nHoyt Street at Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

This\u00a0back-to-school literacy event features coloring, crafts, word scrambles and other word-based games.<\/p>\n

Kids can also participate in a t-shirt decorating contest, and attendees can all take home a free book.<\/p>\n

Open Streets in Queens<\/p>\n

Sunday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nAustin Street between 71st Avenue and 71st Road, Queens
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

Part of Austin Street in Forest Hills will be closed to traffic on Sunday, allowing New Yorkers to check out the\u00a0crafts, games and outdoor activities set up in the open space.<\/p>\n

The Department of Transportation says the aim of Open Streets is to “promote economic development, support schools, facilitate pedestrian and bike mobility, and provide new ways for New Yorkers to enjoy cultural programming and build community.”<\/p>\n

Queens Night Market<\/p>\n

Saturdays from 4 p.m. to midnight through Halloween
\nFlushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

The Queens Night Market is back from hiatus this weekend, and Saturday marks first opportunity since August to check out the price-capped local fare.<\/p>\n

The market is a family-friendly, open-air event that features 100 independent vendors selling merchandise, art and food. There are also performances that organizers say, along with the vendors, celebrate “the rich cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens.”<\/p>\n

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Snoopy in Style NYC<\/p>\n

Open daily though Sept. 26
\n25 Little West 12th\u00a0St., Manhattan
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

The Charles M. Schulz Museum, named for the famed creator of “Peanuts,” has curated what it says is a collection of “one-of-a-kind Snoopy and Woodstock plush dolls dressed in custom designer creations.”<\/p>\n

The installations seek to celebrate the iconic characters through the lens of fashion, and also feature rare archival pieces that highlight Schulz’ legacy and impact on pop culture, fashion, sports and music.<\/p>\n

Movies Under the Stars<\/p>\n

Events through September
\nAcross the city
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

NYC Parks’ Movies Under the Stars runs through the end of the month, with family-friendly film screenings across the five boroughs.<\/p>\n

Bring your own blanket, chairs and snacks and find a free event near you here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Join us for a free flick near you! Bring your blankets to cozy up to one of our Movies Under the Stars across the five boroughs all summer long! pic.twitter.com\/pkBmRu4COJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NYC Parks (@NYCParks) May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Smorgasburg<\/p>\n

Thursdays and Fridays: World Trade Center
\nSaturdays: Marsha P. Johnson State Park, Williamsburg
\nSundays: Prospect Park, Brooklyn
\nWorld Trade Center location open through September
\nBrooklyn locations open through October
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

Organizers say the city’s annual warm weather food frenzy features one of their biggest lineups yet.<\/p>\n

More than 70 vendors offering global bites, longtime favorites and experimental new concepts set up in Manhattan every Thursday and Friday, and then in Brooklyn every weekend.<\/p>\n

If you can’t make it out to one of their sites, you can still enjoy dining al fresco at a restaurant near you thourgh the city’s\u00a0roadway dining program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Luna Park<\/p>\n

Open for the season
\nConey Island, Brooklyn
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

Luna Park in Coney Island is open for the season, with its full lineup of rides, treats and \u201chigh-flying excitement.”<\/p>\n

Visitors can ride the iconic Cyclone roller coaster, play arcade games, get food or shop around.<\/p>\n

‘Flower Power’ at NYBG<\/p>\n

Open through Oct. 18
\nNew York Botanical Garden, the Bronx
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

This exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden celebrates flowers as a cultural symbol of peace and love.<\/p>\n

In addition to flowers, visitors can expect to see all things related to the “flower power” movement \u2014 like art and fashion from the ’60s, including works from Andy Warhol and Milton Glaser. There are also painted Volkswagen vans, giant peace signs and large hand-painted fabric canopies.<\/p>\n

Plenty of activities are scattered throughout the exhibit, including friendship bracelet-making and ticketed liquid light shows<\/a> with live bands.<\/p>\n

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Flower Power is a new exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden, opening May 23. (Spectrum News NY1)<\/p>\n

‘Uptown Visions’<\/p>\n

Open through Nov. 1
\nHispanic Society Museum & Library, Manhattan
\nMore information he<\/a>re<\/a><\/p>\n

This year’s selection for the\u00a0Hispanic Society Museum & Library’s “Art on Audubon Terrace” exhibit, “Uptown Visions” by Harlem-based painter Tom Sanford is meant to capture the “joy, rhythm, and layered experience of Uptown summer life.”<\/p>\n

Featuring scenes of basketball, cart vendors and\u00a0communal energy, the work was inspired by Joaqu\u00edn Sorolla\u2019s mural series, “Vision of Spain,” which depicted the people and customs of the country.<\/p>\n

‘In Their Honor’ Exhibit<\/p>\n

Now open
\n9\/11 Memorial & Museum, Manhattan
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

To mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, a new exhibition on view until January 2030 at the 9\/11 Memorial & Museum examines “the enduring impact of the countless acts of service that followed.”<\/p>\n

The museum’s mission is to highlight the “individuals and communities [that] transformed grief into action,” and show that, a quarter-century later, the legacy of 9\/11 that endures is the acts of compassion and service it inspired.<\/p>\n

Courtyard Commission: Precious Okoyomon<\/p>\n

Now open
\nMoMA PS1, Queens
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

The courtyard at MoMA PS1 has been transformed into a “living forest of plants, interactive sculpture, and sound” by artist and poet\u00a0Precious Okoyomon.<\/p>\n

The museum says “Among the Flowers I Learned to Love: A Garden of Decreation” is Okoyomon\u2019s largest outdoor installation to date. Visitors will see a world of grasses, flowers, weeds, sedges, pollinators and vines \u2014 plus a giant teddy bear they can climb through.<\/p>\n

MoMI LAB<\/p>\n

Now open
\nMuseum of the Moving Image, Queens
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

Queens’ Museum of the Moving Image has opened a free new space for people to check out newly emerging technology.<\/p>\n

The MoMI LAB is located in the museum’s lower level, and welcomes the public to “discover, create, and reflect in this space where people from varied backgrounds can interact with new technologies and each other.”<\/p>\n

‘For the Win’<\/p>\n

Now open
\nAmerican Museum of Natural History
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

An exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History celebrates “the objects that define athletic greatness.”<\/p>\n

There are more than 70 items covering over 150 years of sports history, including gold medals, trophies and championship rings.<\/p>\n

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\nNew Museum<\/p>\n

Open Tuesday to Sunday
\n235 Bowery, Manhattan
\nMore information here<\/a><\/p>\n

The New Museum in Manhattan reopened earlier this year\u00a0following a 60,000-square-foot expansion<\/a>. The new space features twice the gallery size, new elevators, new venues, an entrance plaza and an atrium staircase, among other additions.<\/p>\n

Alongside several new commissions, “New Humans: Memories of the Future” will be the inaugural exhibition. The museum says it showcases “works by more than 200 artists, writers, scientists, architects, and filmmakers to explore how dramatic technological and societal changes have spurred new conceptions of what it means to be ‘human.’\u201d<\/p>\n