Good morning, New York!
Did you know: On today’s date in 1904, New York City’s first underground subway opened (October 27, 1904). The initial line ran from City Hall up to 145th Street in Manhattan.
In today’s NYC Newsletter:
Halloween Parade, Music, Shows and New Restaurant Openings
NYC Mayoral Elections
City Hearings on Infrastructure, Public Safety, and Housing
Sweepstakes Poll: Win $75 Amazon Gift Card
Let’s get to it.
– Sofia Kurd.
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What’s Going On This Week // OCT 26 – NOV 1, 2025
Here’s your curated list of what to go out for this week in New York City—sports, culture, music, food.
🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Village Halloween Parade — Fri, Oct 31 @ 7 PM on Sixth Ave (Canal St → 15th St) Time Out Worldwide+1
🏀 SPORTS
Brooklyn Nets vs Atlanta Hawks — Barclays Center, Oct 29 @ 7:30 PM
🎶 MUSIC
Sabrina Carpenter — Madison Square Garden, Oct 26 - Nov 1.
Tame Impala — Barclays Center, Brooklyn, Mon Oct 27 and Tue Oct 28.
Azealia Banks – Terminal 5 (Manhattan), Oct 29.
Hits by Whitney Houston, Celine Dion & More Cabaret, Oct 27 | Free Tickets
Gotham Jazz: Rooftop Edition – Somewhere Nowhere NYC (Manhattan), Oct 29 | Free Tickets
Bryan Adams — Madison Square Garden, Oct 30.
🎭 COMEDY & SHOWS
Dan White’s The Magician — 281 Park Ave South, Penthouse, Oct 30 @ 8 PM
Alexis Carabaño (HBO) & Guests — St. Marks Comedy Club, Oct 29 @ 7:30 PM
Mike Cannon & Friends — New York Comedy Club (UWS), Oct 27 @ 10 PM
The Great Gatsby — Broadway Theatre, Oct 27 - Nov 2 @ 7:00 PM
🎨 ART
Día De Muertos at Rockefeller Center. Midtown, Oct 27 – Nov 2.
Taller Boricua’s My Art. My Voice. Our Zen. Harlem, Oct 25 - 29.
🍽️ NEW TABLES
Bazaar Meat — Ritz-Carlton NoMad
Bazaar Meat — Ritz-Carlton NoMad (Opened Oct 21)
Jose Andres opens new restaurant Bazaar Meat in New York City at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in October 2025 with a steakhouse menu of meats.
Dante Aperitivo — 51 Bank St, West Village (Sea-food/aperitif spin)
Greenwich Village bar Dante debuted its new aperitivo bar and all-day restaurant this month over in the West Village.
NYC Fact Of The Day
🇮🇹 The five NYC boroughs have more Italians than any Italian city except Rome 🇮🇹
Local News Digest
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🗳️ Mayoral Election — Week of Oct 27, 2025
Early voting turnout is breaking records, with five times more ballots cast than the 2021 race — signaling a competitive final stretch.
Andrew Cuomo’s independent campaign is gaining traction, appealing to voters focused on stability amid a tight race with socialist Zohran Mamdani.
Campaign energy is shifting toward the center, as both sides court undecided voters ahead of Election Day on Nov 4.
🏠 Housing
Voters will soon decide on new rules to speed up housing projects and give developers more freedom.
If they pass, buildings could go up faster — but some worry neighborhoods will lose input on what gets built.
This week: The City Council’s Housing Committee meets Tuesday, Oct 29 at 10 AM (City Hall) to discuss how these changes would work if voters approve them next week.
🛡️ Public Safety
NYC lawmakers are reviewing how emergency services are staffed and funded.
Poor working conditions and slow response times have become growing concerns across fire, EMS, and 911 operations.
This week: The City Council’s Public Safety Committee meets Wednesday, Oct 29 at 10 AM (City Hall) to question agency heads and unions about understaffing, burnout, and delayed responses in the city’s emergency system.
🏗️ Aging Infrastructure
A significant number of NYC bridges and city buildings, including the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) and many NYC Public Schools are rated “poor” or outdated. Repair programs and infrastructure funding are being debated now which may mean closures or disruptions coming soon.
For New Yorkers, this directly impacts commutes, logistics and may influence property values.
This week: The Building Congress meets Wednesday, Oct 29 at 9 AM (Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Pl) to talk about bridge and transit repairs in Queens and Brooklyn. Expect some lane closures after.
🚨Sweepstakes Poll🚨
🚨Participate in this week’s poll for a chance to win a $75 Amazon Gift Card:🚨(must be submitted before October 31, 2025 for entry).