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Best Events March 6-8
Through Mar 29 — Metrograph Film Series (Lower East Side)
Metrograph launches four curated screening series including Holy Trips (films about spiritual journeys), a retrospective on Juliette Binoche, Sukiyaki Bebop (cult samurai and action cinema), and What Price Hollywood? exploring the mythology of fame. Films include Stalker, The Seventh Seal, Kill Bill, and more. $18.
Through Mar 12 — The Jim Irsay Collection Exhibition (Christie’s Rockefeller Plaza)
Before a major auction, Christie’s is displaying one of the most unusual private collections in the world: artifacts spanning music, literature, and sports history. Highlights include Ringo Starr’s drum kit from the Beatles’ 1964 Ed Sullivan Show performance, Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics to The Times They Are A-Changin’, Kurt Cobain’s Fender Mustang guitar, and Jack Kerouac’s original On the Road scroll manuscript. Free admission.
Sat 12–3pm — Holi Festival at the Seaport
A spring festival celebrating the Hindu holiday of Holi with color-throwing, music, dance performances, and Indian food vendors along the East River at Pier 17. Free entry (color powder available for purchase).
Sat + Sun — Salon du Chocolat (Center415, Midtown)
The international chocolate festival arrives in New York with master chocolatiers, pastry demonstrations, tastings, and elaborate cocoa sculptures. Vendors from around the world offer specialty chocolates and desserts. $33.
Sun — Whitney Biennial 2026 Opens (Whitney Museum)
The newest edition of the Whitney Biennial brings together 56 artists and collectives for one of the country’s most influential contemporary art surveys, examining current themes in American art and culture. $30 (free for visitors under 25 and free Friday evenings).
A West Village listening bar where dinner is paired with vinyl records. Guests submit song requests, the room votes on the playlist, and the chef serves a Japanese tasting menu while records spin.
This place runs lingerie-making workshops where you literally sew your own bralette or underwear. NYC maker spaces have gotten surprisingly popular for niche classes like this.
Possibly the most unusual restaurant concept in New York. This kitchen rotates grandmothers from different countries — Italian nonnas one night, then Sri Lankan, Peruvian, Greek, etc. Each grandmother cooks food from her own home kitchen traditions.
A massive immersive theater experience where the audience wanders through a six-story hotel set while actors perform scenes from Macbeth. Everyone wears masks and explores rooms alone. It feels like walking through someone else’s dream.
A tiny British tearoom that feels like someone transported a London cottage to Manhattan. Floral wallpaper, mismatched china, scones with clotted cream, and proper afternoon tea.
Local News
1. NYC Is Preparing for the 2026 World Cup Fan Experience
Officials are planning fan zones, viewing festivals, and public soccer events across the city for the 2026 World Cup, estimated to bring over 1.2 million people to the area. Major locations like Rockefeller Center and Queens’ USTA complex are expected to host large viewing parties and interactive fan areas. New York lawmakers are proposing “sip-and-stroll” entertainment zones where people could legally carry drinks outdoors during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
2. NYC Is Investing $50 Million to Upgrade 10 Neighborhood Parks
City officials announced a $50 million investment to renovate parks across all five boroughs. The upgrades will include new playground equipment, landscaping, and recreation areas. Many of the parks chosen for the program haven’t seen major improvements in more than two decades.
3. Several Brooklyn Parks Will Receive Major Upgrades
As part of the citywide park investment, three Brooklyn parks will be renovated. The improvements are expected to benefit thousands of residents in neighborhoods such as Brownsville and Bed-Stuy. City leaders say the upgrades will improve access to green space and community recreation areas.
4. Bronx Parks Set for Nearly $20 Million in New Funding
The Bronx will receive nearly $19.5 million in park reconstruction funding. Projects include new recreational amenities, landscaping, and playground improvements. Officials say the upgrades are part of a broader effort to invest more resources into underserved neighborhoods.
5. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Is Preparing for Another Massive Year
New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will return to Fifth Avenue on March 17. The event dates back to 1762, making it the oldest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world. Each year it attracts roughly 2 million spectators and more than 150,000 participants.
6. NYC Parks Are Expanding Green Spaces Across the Five Boroughs
As part of the new parks investment, projects will span every borough. Renovations will include playgrounds, plantings, and updated recreational facilities. City officials say the program aims to ensure that all neighborhoods have access to high-quality public parks.
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New York Trivia
Answer to last issue’s trivia - What major financial panic began in NYC in 1929 and spread globally?: Black Tuesday.
Question
Which New York City landmark was once used as a real military fort before becoming a public park?
A) Bryant Park
B) Fort Tryon Park
C) Washington Square Park
D) Union Square
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New Yorkers In History
In the 1800s, George Francis Train was one of New York’s most eccentric residents. Self-proclaimed genius, entrepreneur, world traveler, and political wildcard who once ran for U.S. president while claiming to be the reincarnation of Julius Caesar. He financed the Union Pacific Railroad, inspired the character of Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, and traveled the globe himself multiple times, once completing the trip in just 67 days.
By the end of his life, Train had descended into madness. He handed out imaginary money to strangers in Madison Square Park, refused to speak to adults (only children), and declared himself the “Dictator of the United States,” and New York newspapers chronicled his antics with fascination.
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