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The parks says the activity is for ages 7 and up, and recommends reserving a time slot<\/a> in advance.<\/p>\n Create a Vision Board or Junk Journal<\/p>\n NYC Parks invites residents to come craft a vision board or start a junk journal to kick off 2026.<\/p>\n Vision boards are a collage of the goals and experiences you hope to achieve in the new year, while a junk journal is a creative way to organize your memories by collecting scraps from events and activities. Catalogs, calendars, junk mail and other craft materials will be provided.<\/p>\n 1\/11 \ud83d\udcd4Bring your 2026 vision board to life using upcycled catalogs, calendars, junk mail, and other craft materials: https:\/\/t.co\/YtYbWJLJGp<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NYC Parks (@NYCParks) January 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n ‘Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen’<\/p>\n An exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, “Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen” includes a “kaleidoscopic mix of 110 objects,” organized chronologically at 50-year intervals.\u00a0<\/p>\n The timeline moves from 1825 to 2025, and includes “rare first editions, manuscripts, popular reprintings, movie posters, illustrations and theater playbills,” among other items.<\/p>\n (Spectrum News NY1\/Roger Clark)<\/p>\n ‘The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of\u00a0Fascist\u00a0Italy’<\/p>\n An exhibition at The Poster House explores how the fascist government of Italy under Benito Mussolini influenced the art of the period.<\/p>\n The exhibit features 75 pieces that chronicle Mussolini’s regime, and focuses on “the often blurred line between propaganda and art.”<\/p>\n NYBG Holiday Train Show<\/p>\n This is the last weekend to catch the New York Botanical Garden’s annual Holiday Train Show, which returned for its 34th year. Visitors have the opportunity to see nearly 200 replicas of New York City landmarks \u2014 all created from plant parts.<\/p>\n Toy trains wrap around recreations of the city’s skyscrapers and other recognizable icons. The garden runs both day and night availabilities, with seasonal food and drink offerings as well.<\/p>\n Holiday Train Show at Grand Central<\/p>\n Another train show for the holiday season, the New York Transit Museum at Grand Central’s offering is smaller than what’s on display at the New York Botanical Garden, but no tickets are required.<\/p>\n The exhibit features model trains running through a 34-foot-long display \u2014 departing from a miniature Grand Central and passing by other iconic New York City landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building. The Transit Museum’s collection of model trains includes Metro-North, Polar Express and vintage subway train sets.<\/p>\n The Great Borough Bake-Off<\/p>\n Professional and amateur bakers alike have created gingerbread versions of city sights like\u00a0brownstones, bridges, bodegas and ballparks.<\/p>\n The competition includes bakers from all five boroughs, with each asked to make something that represents their community. Multiple prizes will be awarded by a panel of judges, and attendees can vote on a “People’s Choice” award of their own.<\/p>\n ‘FAREwell, MetroCard’<\/p>\n After more than three decades in use, the MetroCard is retiring. A new exhibit at the New York Transit Museum invites visitors to learn about its history, including its debut in 1994, the technology behind it and its lasting legacy.<\/p>\n At Chelsea Market in Manhattan, art made from MetroCards is hanging on the walls near the Ninth Avenue entrance, including framed creations of cats, the five boroughs and a school bus.<\/p>\n ‘Monet and Venice’<\/p>\n “Monet and Venice” is New York\u2019s largest museum show dedicated to impressionist painter Claude Monet in more than 25 years, according to the Brooklyn Museum, and features more than 100 artworks.<\/p>\n The museum says it’s the\u00a0first exhibition to focus on Monet\u2019s paintings of Venice. Curators say it’s an “underexplored chapter in the artist\u2019s late career” after he once claimed the city was\u00a0\u201ctoo beautiful to be painted.\u201d<\/p>\n ‘Urban Stomp’<\/p>\n An exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York, “Urban Stomp: Dreams & Defiance on the Dance Floor,”\u00a0guides visitors through a rich history of social dances born, shaped or popularized in the city.<\/p>\n There are around 30 video tutorials teaching the steps of dance styles like the foxtrot, Lindy Hop, salsa, hip-hop, breaking, hustle and vogue, with related cultural artifacts on display.<\/p>\n Ice Skating in Manhattan<\/p>\n Ice skating is open for the season at The Rink at Rockefeller Center and at Wollman Rink in Central Park.<\/p>\n Rockefeller Center’s website calls skating on its rink of the city’s “quintessential winter activities.”<\/p>\n Skip the cabin fever. Take your family for a spin on The Rink at Rockefeller Center Presented by Chase Freedom. pic.twitter.com\/CjDEpNSsCd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rockefeller Center (@rockcenternyc) February 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Street Food City<\/p>\n A new exhibit at the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) in Brooklyn is dedicated to the city\u2019s smallest food businesses and the immigrant entrepreneurs who have shaped the city\u2019s flavor and culture.<\/p>\n Organizers say Street Food City “traces the challenges faced by street food entrepreneurs of the past to today\u2019s fight for vendor rights.” The exhibit’s curator, Catherine Piccoli, and MOFAD president Nazli Parvizi also joined NY1 to discuss the exhibit.<\/a><\/p>\n Purchase tickets here.<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Empire Skate of Mind’<\/p>\n The Brooklyn Children’s Museum has transformed its rooftop terrace into a retro rink described by organizers as a nod to the Empire Roller Rink that lasted in Brooklyn from the 1940s until 2007.<\/p>\n Tickets are required<\/a> for the all-ages celebration. Skates, helmets and wrist guards are provided.<\/p>\n Studio Museum in Harlem<\/p>\n The Studio Museum in Harlem has reopened after being closed for nearly eight years<\/a>.<\/p>\n The museum, which is dedicated to presenting and collecting the work of Black artists, returns with a variety of exhibits on display.<\/p>\n (Spectrum News NY1\/Roger Clark)<\/p>\n ‘Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs’<\/p>\n A new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History looks at the impact of the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs\u00a066 million years ago.<\/p>\n The exhibition also explores how the Earth recovered from the event, including how it paved the way for new species.<\/p>\n (Spectrum News NY1\/Roger Clark)<\/p>\n ‘Encounters in the Milky Way’<\/p>\n “Encounters in the Milky Way” is a new show at the Hayden Planetarium that gives visitors a “front-row seat to spectacular moments in our solar system’s past and future.”<\/p>\n Narrated by Pedro Pascal, the show takes viewers through the paths of stars, comets and other interstellar debris. It’s part of the Rose Center for Earth and Space’s celebration of 25 years since its opening.<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude80A new Hayden Planetarium Space Show, narrated by Pedro Pascal, is opening June 9! In Encounters in the Milky Way, you\u2019ll get a front-row seat to spectacular moments in our solar system’s past and future, including the paths of stars, comets, interstellar debris, and more. pic.twitter.com\/jZtZLeaHFq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 American Museum of Natural History (@AMNH) May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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