16 Spectacular Things To Do In NYC This September

That crisp morning breeze can only mean one thing: the best season of the year has finally arrived. Fall in New York is a sacred time, a respite from the air conditioners and radiators that otherwise rule our lives, and some of the best happenings of the year are on this September calendar. Get ready for afrobeat shows, mind-bending futurist exhibitions, entire fleets of food trucks, and the world's greatest drag queens. Whatever you're into, it's all in here, so click through and get yourself a taste. Put your Game of Thrones fanfic on hold and get out of the coffee shop; it's time to make some plans.

That crisp morning breeze can only mean one thing: the best season of the year has finally arrived. Fall in New York is a sacred time, a respite from the air conditioners and radiators that otherwise rule our lives, and some of the best happenings of the year are on this September calendar. Get ready for afrobeat shows, mind-bending futurist exhibitions, entire fleets of food trucks, and the world's greatest drag queens. Whatever you're into, it's all in here, so click through and get yourself a taste. Put your Game of Thrones fanfic on hold and get out of the coffee shop; it's time to make some plans.

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That crisp morning breeze can only mean one thing: the best season of the year has finally arrived. Fall in New York is a sacred time, a respite from the air conditioners and radiators that otherwise rule our lives, and some of the best happenings of the year are on this September calendar. Get ready for afrobeat shows, mind-bending futurist exhibitions, entire fleets of food trucks, and the world's greatest drag queens. Whatever you're into, it's all in here, so click through and get yourself a taste. Put your Game of Thrones fanfic on hold and get out of the coffee shop; it's time to make some plans.

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For most of us, the word "Dada" either conjures up the image of a bike wheel stool or triggers a Freudian episode. But for the seasoned aesthetes out there, dada is best encapsulated by the surreal nocturnal works of Max Ernst, the German painter, sculptor, writer, and collage artist that made it his personal mission to shatter the boundaries of 20th Century art. Ernst's works very frequently leap off the canvas and out of the frame, perhaps most famously in his brilliant Two Children Are Threatened By A Nightingale, which hangs as a part of MoMA's permanent collection. This month, though, MoMA is upping their Ernst game considerably with an entirely new exhibition of some of his best and rarest pieces. Max Ernst: Beyond Painting will feature collages, frottages, collage novels, sculptures of stone and bronze, prints, notebooks, and even a text of secret hieroglyphic script that only Ernst could translate. Opens September 23rd // MoMA,11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan // Admission $14-25

For most of us, the word "Dada" either conjures up the image of a bike wheel stool or triggers a Freudian episode. But for the seasoned aesthetes out there, dada is best encapsulated by the surreal nocturnal works of Max Ernst, the German painter, sculptor, writer, and collage artist that made it his personal mission to shatter the boundaries of 20th Century art. Ernst's works very frequently leap off the canvas and out of the frame, perhaps most famously in his brilliant <a href="https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/max-ernst-two-children-are-threatened-by-a-nightingale-1924">Two Children Are Threatened By A Nightingale</a>, which hangs as a part of MoMA's permanent collection. This month, though, MoMA is upping their Ernst game considerably with an entirely new exhibition of some of his best and rarest pieces. <a href="https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/3869?locale=en">Max Ernst: Beyond Painting</a> will feature collages, frottages, collage novels, sculptures of stone and bronze, prints, notebooks, and even a text of secret hieroglyphic script that only Ernst could translate. Opens September 23rd // <a href="https://www.moma.org">MoMA</a>,11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan // A<a href="https://www.moma.org/tickets/select">dmission $14-25</a>

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For most of us, the word "Dada" either conjures up the image of a bike wheel stool or triggers a Freudian episode. But for the seasoned aesthetes out there, dada is best encapsulated by the surreal nocturnal works of Max Ernst, the German painter, sculptor, writer, and collage artist that made it his personal mission to shatter the boundaries of 20th Century art. Ernst's works very frequently leap off the canvas and out of the frame, perhaps most famously in his brilliant Two Children Are Threatened By A Nightingale, which hangs as a part of MoMA's permanent collection. This month, though, MoMA is upping their Ernst game considerably with an entirely new exhibition of some of his best and rarest pieces. Max Ernst: Beyond Painting will feature collages, frottages, collage novels, sculptures of stone and bronze, prints, notebooks, and even a text of secret hieroglyphic script that only Ernst could translate. Opens September 23rd // MoMA,11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan // Admission $14-25

Max Ernst's 'Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightengale' (image courtesy of MoMA Press Office)

Even with fans like Georgia O'Keeffe, Berenice Abbott, and Alfred Stieglitz, Todd Webb remains criminally under-appreciated. Through the medium of black and white large format photography, Webb captured sprawling growth and change on the streets of New York City during the post-war era. Eschewing self-promotion and marketing of any form, Webb toiled away in poverty, and his work has only recently received some long-overdue credit. Over 100 of his images are currently on display at the Museum of the City of New York; it's the largest major exhibition of his photographs since 1946, and your chance to see it ends September 4th. For local history buffs and lovers of great photography alike, Webb is a fresh chance to see New York beautifully rendered in one of its most dynamic moments. See it all before it's gone. Show ends Monday, September 4th // MCNY, 1220 5th Ave and 103rd Street, Manhattan // Suggested admission for adults is $18

Even with fans like Georgia O'Keeffe, Berenice Abbott, and Alfred Stieglitz, <a href="http://gothamist.com/2017/04/17/todd_webb_old_nyc_photos.php#photo-1">Todd Webb</a> remains criminally under-appreciated. Through the medium of black and white large format photography, Webb captured sprawling growth and change on the streets of New York City during the post-war era. Eschewing self-promotion and marketing of any form, Webb toiled away in poverty, and his work has only recently received some long-overdue credit. <a href="http://www.mcny.org/exhibition/city-seen">Over 100 of his images are currently on display at the Museum of the City of New York</a>; it's the largest major exhibition of his photographs since 1946, and your chance to see it ends September 4th. For local history buffs and lovers of great photography alike, Webb is a fresh chance to see New York beautifully rendered in one of its most dynamic moments. See it all before it's gone. Show ends Monday, September 4th // <a href="http://www.mcny.org/">MCNY</a>, 1220 5th Ave and 103rd Street, Manhattan // <a href="https://35948.blackbaudhosting.com/35948/tickets?tab=3&txobjid=1b87ef14-b89d-4a5c-803f-79124cc2bcd8">Suggested admission for adults is $18</a>

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Even with fans like Georgia O'Keeffe, Berenice Abbott, and Alfred Stieglitz, Todd Webb remains criminally under-appreciated. Through the medium of black and white large format photography, Webb captured sprawling growth and change on the streets of New York City during the post-war era. Eschewing self-promotion and marketing of any form, Webb toiled away in poverty, and his work has only recently received some long-overdue credit. Over 100 of his images are currently on display at the Museum of the City of New York; it's the largest major exhibition of his photographs since 1946, and your chance to see it ends September 4th. For local history buffs and lovers of great photography alike, Webb is a fresh chance to see New York beautifully rendered in one of its most dynamic moments. See it all before it's gone. Show ends Monday, September 4th // MCNY, 1220 5th Ave and 103rd Street, Manhattan // Suggested admission for adults is $18

Photo courtesy of Todd Webb archive

After three years adriftâand a couple of subpar imitationsâthe Seaport Music Festival will make its triumphant return to Lower Manhattan on September 7th to celebrate its 15th anniversary with four straight days of waterfront music and more. The free, all-ages concert series kicks off on September 7th, and features artists such as Ted Leo + The Pharmacists, Big Huge, The Make-Up, James Chance & The Contortions, Martin Rev (the surviving member of Suicide) and more. There will also be film screenings and comedy, and something called Wet Clutch, described as "an immersive drive-in dance experience that reinterprets and remixes movie heroines from the last four decades of American film." This year, each night is curated by an individual tastemaker (schedule tba), with at least one lineup selected by Seaport veteran Ted Leo. Leo, who has a very promising new album out on September 8th, has played six separate Seaport Festivals, bringing with him some sort of extreme weather/power grid event on almost every occasion. So bring an umbrella, or a back-up generator, and enjoy! (Jake Offenhartz) Thursday-Sunday, September 7-10th, 12 p.m. - 10 p.m. // South Street Seaport Museum at Pier 16, Manhattan // Free

After three years adriftâand a couple of <a href="http://gothamist.com/2015/07/12/indie_rock_fest_4knots_stretches_ou.php#photo-1">subpar imitations</a>âthe <a href="http://www.seaportmusicfestival.com/">Seaport Music Festival</a> will make its triumphant return to Lower Manhattan on September 7th to celebrate its 15th anniversary with four straight days of waterfront music and more. The free, all-ages concert series kicks off on September 7th, and features artists such as Ted Leo + The Pharmacists, Big Huge, The Make-Up, James Chance & The Contortions, Martin Rev (the surviving member of Suicide) and more. There will also be film screenings and comedy, and something called Wet Clutch, described as "an immersive drive-in dance experience that reinterprets and remixes movie heroines from the last four decades of American film." This year, each night is curated by an individual tastemaker (schedule <a href="http://www.seaportmusicfestival.com/schedule/">tba</a>), with at least one lineup selected by Seaport veteran Ted Leo. Leo, who has a <a href="https://soundcloud.com/tedleo/youre-like-me?">very promising</a> new album out on September 8th, has played six separate Seaport Festivals, bringing with him some sort of extreme weather/power grid event on <a href="http://gothamist.com/2006/08/25/a_brief_history_1.php">almost every occasion.</a> So bring an umbrella, or a back-up generator, and enjoy! (Jake Offenhartz) Thursday-Sunday, September 7-10th, 12 p.m. - 10 p.m. // <a href="https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/">South Street Seaport Museum at Pier 16</a>, Manhattan // <a href="http://www.seaportmusicfestival.com/about/">Free</a>

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After three years adriftâand a couple of subpar imitationsâthe Seaport Music Festival will make its triumphant return to Lower Manhattan on September 7th to celebrate its 15th anniversary with four straight days of waterfront music and more. The free, all-ages concert series kicks off on September 7th, and features artists such as Ted Leo + The Pharmacists, Big Huge, The Make-Up, James Chance & The Contortions, Martin Rev (the surviving member of Suicide) and more. There will also be film screenings and comedy, and something called Wet Clutch, described as "an immersive drive-in dance experience that reinterprets and remixes movie heroines from the last four decades of American film." This year, each night is curated by an individual tastemaker (schedule tba), with at least one lineup selected by Seaport veteran Ted Leo. Leo, who has a very promising new album out on September 8th, has played six separate Seaport Festivals, bringing with him some sort of extreme weather/power grid event on almost every occasion. So bring an umbrella, or a back-up generator, and enjoy! (Jake Offenhartz) Thursday-Sunday, September 7-10th, 12 p.m. - 10 p.m. // South Street Seaport Museum at Pier 16, Manhattan // Free

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Socialism, cigarettes, and sadness aren't just pillars of your roommate's personal aesthetic, they're key themes in films running during BAM's Plus Ca Change, a nine-day celebration of the newest of French New Wave, from Godad and Resnais to Varda. Proving that New Wave has remained relevant long after the '60s, each film in BAM's series is paired with a 21st century piece, giving all you youngsters a chance to dig into on-screen ennui with plenty of contemporary signifiers. You might even spot a smartphone. The can't-miss feature here is Va Savoir, Jacques Rivette's 2001 masterpiece that follows the tempestuous lives of a romantic crowd as they hunt down a bit of old treasure. It's sexy, hilarious, and damn near perfect. Films run September 8-17; showtimes vary // BAM Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn // Tickets $7.50 and up

Socialism, cigarettes, and sadness aren't just pillars of your roommate's personal aesthetic, they're key themes in films running during <a href="http://www.bam.org/film/2017/plus-ca-change">BAM's Plus Ca Change</a>, a nine-day celebration of the newest of French New Wave, from Godad and Resnais to Varda. Proving that New Wave has remained relevant long after the '60s, each film in BAM's series is paired with a 21st century piece, giving all you youngsters a chance to dig into on-screen ennui with plenty of contemporary signifiers. You might even spot a smartphone. The can't-miss feature here is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JErH1_fssuM">Va Savoir</a>, Jacques Rivette's 2001 masterpiece that follows the tempestuous lives of a romantic crowd as they hunt down a bit of old treasure. It's sexy, hilarious, and damn near perfect. Films run September 8-17; showtimes vary // <a href="http://www.bam.org/film">BAM Cinemas</a>, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn // <a href="http://www.bam.org/film/2017/plus-ca-change">Tickets $7.50 and up</a>

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Socialism, cigarettes, and sadness aren't just pillars of your roommate's personal aesthetic, they're key themes in films running during BAM's Plus Ca Change, a nine-day celebration of the newest of French New Wave, from Godad and Resnais to Varda. Proving that New Wave has remained relevant long after the '60s, each film in BAM's series is paired with a 21st century piece, giving all you youngsters a chance to dig into on-screen ennui with plenty of contemporary signifiers. You might even spot a smartphone. The can't-miss feature here is Va Savoir, Jacques Rivette's 2001 masterpiece that follows the tempestuous lives of a romantic crowd as they hunt down a bit of old treasure. It's sexy, hilarious, and damn near perfect. Films run September 8-17; showtimes vary // BAM Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn // Tickets $7.50 and up

still from 'Va-Savoir'

Industry City plus Queens Night market multiplied by Rock N Roll equals what more could you ask for? This month, for one night only, the multicultural (and always crowded) night market will relocate to Sunset Park inside the gorgeous halls and courtyards of Industry City for a bazaar that promises rock-themed costume contests, music video singalongs, air guitar battles, ample drink choices and, of course, all that food. Eats like Japanese karaage cones, Nigerian jallof, Portuguese pasteis, Filipino rice bowls, and good old American ice cream will be on hand so that you can keep your rock muscles fully charged throughout the night. Local artist and vendors will also be peddling their wares and there'll even be a mixtape swap meet station, so work on your "Panama," arrive hungry, Eat 'em and Smile. Saturday, September 9th, 5 p.m. - midnight // Industry City, 274 36th Street, Brooklyn // Free registration!

Industry City plus Queens Night market multiplied by Rock N Roll equals what more could you ask for? This month, for one night only, the multicultural (and always crowded) night market will relocate to Sunset Park inside the gorgeous halls and courtyards of Industry City for a bazaar that promises rock-themed costume contests, music video singalongs, air guitar battles, ample drink choices and, of course, all that food. Eats like Japanese karaage cones, Nigerian jallof, Portuguese pasteis, Filipino rice bowls, and good old American ice cream will be on hand so that you can keep your rock muscles fully charged throughout the night. Local artist and vendors will also be peddling their wares and there'll even be a mixtape swap meet station, so work on your "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-NshzYK9y0">Panama</a>," arrive hungry, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_%27Em_and_Smile">Eat 'em and Smile</a>. Saturday, September 9th, 5 p.m. - midnight // <a href="https://industrycity.com/">Industry City</a>, 274 36th Street, Brooklyn // <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shop-rock-roll-food-drink-art-merch-live-band-karaoke-more-tickets-37021479241">Free registration!</a>

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Industry City plus Queens Night market multiplied by Rock N Roll equals what more could you ask for? This month, for one night only, the multicultural (and always crowded) night market will relocate to Sunset Park inside the gorgeous halls and courtyards of Industry City for a bazaar that promises rock-themed costume contests, music video singalongs, air guitar battles, ample drink choices and, of course, all that food. Eats like Japanese karaage cones, Nigerian jallof, Portuguese pasteis, Filipino rice bowls, and good old American ice cream will be on hand so that you can keep your rock muscles fully charged throughout the night. Local artist and vendors will also be peddling their wares and there'll even be a mixtape swap meet station, so work on your "Panama," arrive hungry, Eat 'em and Smile. Saturday, September 9th, 5 p.m. - midnight // Industry City, 274 36th Street, Brooklyn // Free registration!

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It doesn't matter if you're an Instagram weekend warrior or a seasoned professional: Photoville is a can't-miss event for anyone who gives a damn about photography. Returning once again to Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, the 11-day event will feature a multitude of exhibitions housed in industrial shipping containers, plus clinics on how to improve your technique, free opportunities to try out high-end gear from Leica on photowalks around DUMBO, and panel discussions featuring some of the best photographers working today. High on our list of things to see is Nichole Sobecki's A Climate for Conflict, an in-depth look at how climate change is putting Somalia at risk, as well as Newest Americans, a meditation on the lives of refugees and immigrants created by the members of VII Photo Agency. This year's star guest is former White House photographer Pete Souza, who will sit down for a discussion of his past work documenting President Obama at a panel on Saturday, September 16th. Photoville runs from September 13-24; hours vary // Brooklyn Bridge Plaza // free

It doesn't matter if you're an Instagram weekend warrior or a seasoned professional: <a href="http://photoville.com/">Photoville</a> is a can't-miss event for anyone who gives a damn about photography. Returning once again to Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, the 11-day event will feature a multitude of exhibitions housed in industrial shipping containers, plus clinics on how to improve your technique, free opportunities to try out high-end gear from Leica on photowalks around DUMBO, and panel discussions featuring some of the best photographers working today. High on our list of things to see is Nichole Sobecki's <a href="http://photoville.com/climate-conflict/">A Climate for Conflict</a>, an in-depth look at how climate change is putting Somalia at risk, as well as <a href="http://photoville.com/newest-americans-exhibition/">Newest Americans</a>, a meditation on the lives of refugees and immigrants created by the members of VII Photo Agency. This year's star guest is former White House photographer Pete Souza, who will sit down for a discussion of his past work documenting President Obama at <a href="http://photoville.com/reading-the-pictures-pete-souza-michael-shaw/">a panel on Saturday, September 16th</a>. Photoville runs from September 13-24; <a href="http://photoville.com/hours-of-operation/">hours vary</a> // <a href="http://photoville.com/directions/">Brooklyn Bridge Plaza</a> // <a href="http://photoville.com/">free</a>

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It doesn't matter if you're an Instagram weekend warrior or a seasoned professional: Photoville is a can't-miss event for anyone who gives a damn about photography. Returning once again to Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, the 11-day event will feature a multitude of exhibitions housed in industrial shipping containers, plus clinics on how to improve your technique, free opportunities to try out high-end gear from Leica on photowalks around DUMBO, and panel discussions featuring some of the best photographers working today. High on our list of things to see is Nichole Sobecki's A Climate for Conflict, an in-depth look at how climate change is putting Somalia at risk, as well as Newest Americans, a meditation on the lives of refugees and immigrants created by the members of VII Photo Agency. This year's star guest is former White House photographer Pete Souza, who will sit down for a discussion of his past work documenting President Obama at a panel on Saturday, September 16th. Photoville runs from September 13-24; hours vary // Brooklyn Bridge Plaza // free

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Transgender characters, themes, and directors have been a key part of cinematic discourse many decades, yet these movies too often get passed over by critics' lists and the algorithms that rule our streaming services. Anthology Film Archives is rightly doing its part to smash the patriarchy and blur the gender binary with The Cinema of Gender Transgression: Trans Film, an ongoing series highlighting motion pictures that engage with trans experiences. During the middle of the month you'll be able to catch screenings of Harry Dodge & Silas Howard's spectacular 88 minute By Hook or By Crook, along with Homotopia and Criminal Queers, the last of which imagines a future in which queer/trans people everywhere battle to bring down the prison industrial complex. Series runs September 15-25; showtimes vary // Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue, Manhattan // Tickets $7-11

Transgender characters, themes, and directors have been a key part of cinematic discourse many decades, yet these movies too often get passed over by critics' lists and the algorithms that rule our streaming services. Anthology Film Archives is rightly doing its part to smash the patriarchy and blur the gender binary with <a href="http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/series/47923">The Cinema of Gender Transgression: Trans Film</a>, an ongoing series highlighting motion pictures that engage with trans experiences. During the middle of the month you'll be able to catch screenings of Harry Dodge & Silas Howard's spectacular 88 minute <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayrIbMGnsJs">By Hook or By Crook</a>, along with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-cNRsFm9E0">Homotopia</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/127429150">Criminal Queers</a>, the last of which imagines a future in which queer/trans people everywhere battle to bring down the prison industrial complex. Series runs September 15-25; <a href="http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/series/47923">showtimes vary</a> // <a href="http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/">Anthology Film Archives</a>, 32 Second Avenue, Manhattan // <a href="http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/buy-tickets">Tickets $7-11</a>

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Transgender characters, themes, and directors have been a key part of cinematic discourse many decades, yet these movies too often get passed over by critics' lists and the algorithms that rule our streaming services. Anthology Film Archives is rightly doing its part to smash the patriarchy and blur the gender binary with The Cinema of Gender Transgression: Trans Film, an ongoing series highlighting motion pictures that engage with trans experiences. During the middle of the month you'll be able to catch screenings of Harry Dodge & Silas Howard's spectacular 88 minute By Hook or By Crook, along with Homotopia and Criminal Queers, the last of which imagines a future in which queer/trans people everywhere battle to bring down the prison industrial complex. Series runs September 15-25; showtimes vary // Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue, Manhattan // Tickets $7-11

still from 'The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson,' featured in The Cinema of Transgression

The novelty has worn off by now, but there's still no denying that some of the best food in this city gets peddled out the side of four-wheeled vehicles. Whether it's lunchtime in Midtown or past bar close on Bogart Street, a food truck has probably saved your life or the lives of people you love. The very best truck cooks in NYC will duke it out again at this year's Vendy Awards, which will pack dozens of mobile kitchens onto Governors Island. Categories of competition will include Best Rookie, Best Market Vendor, Best Dessert Vendor, and, of course Bad Hombres. Proceeds from the day goes towards the infinitely admirable Street Vendor Project, which advocates for trucks and carts that have been forced to battle uphill against city bureaucracy in the (sometimes decades-long) work of getting a legal permit. Take a look at least year's spread and get your ticket now. Saturday, September 16th, 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. // Governors Island // Tickets $60-1600

The novelty has worn off by now, but there's still no denying that some of the best food in this city gets peddled out the side of four-wheeled vehicles. Whether it's lunchtime in Midtown or past bar close on Bogart Street, a food truck has probably saved your life or the lives of people you love. The very best truck cooks in NYC will duke it out again at this year's <a href="http://www.vendyawards.streetvendor.org/">Vendy Awards</a>, which will pack dozens of mobile kitchens onto Governors Island. Categories of competition will include Best Rookie, Best Market Vendor, Best Dessert Vendor, and, of course Bad Hombres. Proceeds from the day goes towards the infinitely admirable Street Vendor Project, which advocates for trucks and carts that have been forced to battle uphill against city bureaucracy in the (sometimes decades-long) work of getting a legal permit. Take a look at <a href="http://gothamist.com/2016/09/19/vendy_award_winners_2016.php#photo-1">least year's spread</a> and get your ticket now. Saturday, September 16th, 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. // Governors Island // <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/13th-annual-nyc-vendy-awards-september-16-2017-tickets-35252766975">Tickets $60-1600</a>

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The novelty has worn off by now, but there's still no denying that some of the best food in this city gets peddled out the side of four-wheeled vehicles. Whether it's lunchtime in Midtown or past bar close on Bogart Street, a food truck has probably saved your life or the lives of people you love. The very best truck cooks in NYC will duke it out again at this year's Vendy Awards, which will pack dozens of mobile kitchens onto Governors Island. Categories of competition will include Best Rookie, Best Market Vendor, Best Dessert Vendor, and, of course Bad Hombres. Proceeds from the day goes towards the infinitely admirable Street Vendor Project, which advocates for trucks and carts that have been forced to battle uphill against city bureaucracy in the (sometimes decades-long) work of getting a legal permit. Take a look at least year's spread and get your ticket now. Saturday, September 16th, 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. // Governors Island // Tickets $60-1600

At the 2016 Vendy Awards (Clay Williams/Gothamist)

Gramercy may be home to the least-welcoming park in New York City, but it's got an undeniably great food scene and the Taste of Gramercy Neighborhood is your best chance to check it all out. Twenty restaurants and food vendors will be set up in tents along Iriving Place for a day-long superbuffet of tasty eats from the likes of Wagamama, Le Coq Rico, and Beechers. Proceeds from the day will go to benefit meal programs at public schools, and any and all leftovers will be donated to the Bowery Mission and turned into meals for the homeless. Saturday, September 16th; 12-4 p.m. // Irving Place between 17th and 18th Streets, Manhattan // Tickets $30-70

Gramercy may be home to the <a href="http://gothamist.com/2015/12/09/park_defiled.php">least-welcoming park in New York City</a>, but it's got an undeniably great food scene and the Taste of Gramercy Neighborhood is your best chance to check it all out. Twenty restaurants and food vendors will be set up in tents along Iriving Place for a day-long superbuffet of tasty eats from the likes of Wagamama, Le Coq Rico, and Beechers. Proceeds from the day will go to benefit meal programs at public schools, and any and all leftovers will be donated to the Bowery Mission and turned into meals for the homeless. Saturday, September 16th; 12-4 p.m. // Irving Place between 17th and 18th Streets, Manhattan // <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-gramercy-neighborhood-tickets-36278987428?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing">Tickets $30-70</a>

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Gramercy may be home to the least-welcoming park in New York City, but it's got an undeniably great food scene and the Taste of Gramercy Neighborhood is your best chance to check it all out. Twenty restaurants and food vendors will be set up in tents along Iriving Place for a day-long superbuffet of tasty eats from the likes of Wagamama, Le Coq Rico, and Beechers. Proceeds from the day will go to benefit meal programs at public schools, and any and all leftovers will be donated to the Bowery Mission and turned into meals for the homeless. Saturday, September 16th; 12-4 p.m. // Irving Place between 17th and 18th Streets, Manhattan // Tickets $30-70

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It all could have been so, so different. New York City as we know it is the result of millions of design decisions both mammoth and minuscule, and with Never Built New York, the Queens Museum wants you to consider the forgotten alternatives. Using original drawings, blueprints, models, and installations, the exhibition offers a vision of New York with a football stadium planted in Manhattan, apartments squeezed into bridge towers, and an airport suspended high above the streets. The goal of the show is to dislodge your sense of certainty in our current urban infrastructure and imagine something weirder, more whimsical, and, entirely possible. One can't-miss item is Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome, which he hoped would shield Midtown from pollution and inclement weather (the savings on snow removal, he thought, would pay for the dome in only 10 years). Opens September 17th and runs through February 2018 // Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens // Suggested Admission $8

It all could have been so, so different. New York City as we know it is the result of millions of design decisions both mammoth and minuscule, and with <a href="http://www.queensmuseum.org/2016/10/never-built-new-york">Never Built New York</a>, the Queens Museum wants you to consider the forgotten alternatives. Using original drawings, blueprints, models, and installations, the exhibition offers a vision of New York with a football stadium planted in Manhattan, apartments squeezed into bridge towers, and an airport suspended high above the streets. The goal of the show is to dislodge your sense of certainty in our current urban infrastructure and imagine something weirder, more whimsical, and, entirely possible. One can't-miss item is <a href="http://gothamist.com/2012/03/08/the_1960_plan_to_put_a_dome_over_mi.php">Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome</a>, which he hoped would shield Midtown from pollution and inclement weather (the savings on snow removal, he thought, would pay for the dome in only 10 years). Opens September 17th and runs through February 2018 // <a href="http://www.queensmuseum.org/">Queens Museum</a>, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens // <a href="http://www.queensmuseum.org/visit">Suggested Admission $8</a>

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It all could have been so, so different. New York City as we know it is the result of millions of design decisions both mammoth and minuscule, and with Never Built New York, the Queens Museum wants you to consider the forgotten alternatives. Using original drawings, blueprints, models, and installations, the exhibition offers a vision of New York with a football stadium planted in Manhattan, apartments squeezed into bridge towers, and an airport suspended high above the streets. The goal of the show is to dislodge your sense of certainty in our current urban infrastructure and imagine something weirder, more whimsical, and, entirely possible. One can't-miss item is Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome, which he hoped would shield Midtown from pollution and inclement weather (the savings on snow removal, he thought, would pay for the dome in only 10 years). Opens September 17th and runs through February 2018 // Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens // Suggested Admission $8

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It's all about the future at World's Fair Nano. Future drones, future VR, future racing, future pens, future talks, future dating, future computers, future paintings, future gaming, future flirting, future art, future food, future music, future beer, future Tim Kaine, future coffee, future farming, and even future DJs. The event promises to be a joyride for the digitally-interested who can't wait to suit up in the latest augmented reality gear and nibble on highly efficient cricket powder while racing skateboards on a digital plane. It's part amusement park, part much-cooler TED Talk with plenty of strange wonder thrown in. Bring your hoverboard and figure out for yourself if the replicants are either a benefit or a hazard. Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17th, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. // Brooklyn Expo Center, 72 Noble Street, Brooklyn // Tickets $58-368

It's all about the future at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/245494989254770/">World's Fair Nano</a>. Future drones, future VR, future racing, future pens, future talks, future dating, future computers, future paintings, future gaming, future flirting, future art, future food, future music, future beer, future Tim Kaine, future coffee, future farming, and even future DJs. The event promises to be a joyride for the digitally-interested who can't wait to suit up in the latest augmented reality gear and nibble on highly efficient cricket powder while racing skateboards on a digital plane. It's part amusement park, part much-cooler TED Talk with plenty of strange wonder thrown in. Bring your hoverboard and figure out for yourself if <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ZxieE1D-A">the replicants are either a benefit or a hazard</a>. Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17th, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. // <a href="http://brooklynexpocenter.com/">Brooklyn Expo Center</a>, 72 Noble Street, Brooklyn // <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/245494989254770/">Tickets $58-368</a>

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It's all about the future at World's Fair Nano. Future drones, future VR, future racing, future pens, future talks, future dating, future computers, future paintings, future gaming, future flirting, future art, future food, future music, future beer, future Tim Kaine, future coffee, future farming, and even future DJs. The event promises to be a joyride for the digitally-interested who can't wait to suit up in the latest augmented reality gear and nibble on highly efficient cricket powder while racing skateboards on a digital plane. It's part amusement park, part much-cooler TED Talk with plenty of strange wonder thrown in. Bring your hoverboard and figure out for yourself if the replicants are either a benefit or a hazard. Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17th, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. // Brooklyn Expo Center, 72 Noble Street, Brooklyn // Tickets $58-368

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With its gorgeous orchestral chords and staccato celestial piano, the music of New York-based songwriter David Moore is beauty distilled to its essence. Moore composes, records, and tours under the name Bing and Ruth. A favorite of WNYC and Pitchfork (along with Gothamist), Bing and Ruth's sound takes a path between Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Brad Mehldau, and Nils Frahm; piano motifs swell as they gradually distort and morph from minor to major. Emotions rise like towering waves only to crash softly as ripples. This sonic ocean will flood the basement of Le Poisson Rouge as Bing and Ruth plays a rare live show. For a preview, listen to Moore's latest release No Home of the Mind and listen to "Starwood Choker" below. Wednesday, September 20th, 6 p.m. // Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, Manhattan // Tickets $15-20

With its gorgeous orchestral chords and staccato celestial piano, the music of New York-based songwriter David Moore is beauty distilled to its essence. Moore composes, records, and tours under the name Bing and Ruth. A favorite of WNYC and Pitchfork (along with Gothamist), Bing and Ruth's sound takes a path between Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Brad Mehldau, and Nils Frahm; piano motifs swell as they gradually distort and morph from minor to major. Emotions rise like towering waves only to crash softly as ripples. This sonic ocean will flood the basement of Le Poisson Rouge as <a href="http://lpr.com/lpr_events/bing-and-ruth-september-20th-2017/">Bing and Ruth plays a rare live show</a>. For a preview, listen to Moore's latest release <a href="http://4ad.com/artists/210">No Home of the Mind</a> and listen to "Starwood Choker" below. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PjxRwSmVm5Y" width="640"></iframe> Wednesday, September 20th, 6 p.m. // <a href="http://lpr.com/">Le Poisson Rouge</a>, 158 Bleecker Street, Manhattan // <a href="http://lpr.com/lpr_events/bing-and-ruth-september-20th-2017/">Tickets $15-20</a>

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With its gorgeous orchestral chords and staccato celestial piano, the music of New York-based songwriter David Moore is beauty distilled to its essence. Moore composes, records, and tours under the name Bing and Ruth. A favorite of WNYC and Pitchfork (along with Gothamist), Bing and Ruth's sound takes a path between Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Brad Mehldau, and Nils Frahm; piano motifs swell as they gradually distort and morph from minor to major. Emotions rise like towering waves only to crash softly as ripples. This sonic ocean will flood the basement of Le Poisson Rouge as Bing and Ruth plays a rare live show. For a preview, listen to Moore's latest release No Home of the Mind and listen to "Starwood Choker" below. Wednesday, September 20th, 6 p.m. // Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, Manhattan // Tickets $15-20

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Carrying the same torch his father lit over 40 years ago, Seun Kuti blends hypnotic Nigerian Afrobeat with modern flavors to create a sound all his own. Count on hypnotic drum beats, flowing horn lines, razor wire guitar, and the spirit of the legendary Fela smiling down on the bandleader as he brings his Egypt 80 ensemble to Brooklyn Bowl for a night of jams that push way beyond the 10-minute mark. Seun's music is your best chance at traveling back to the Old Afrika Shrine, where Fela and his players would tear through sets that lasted through the night and long into the next day. It's impossible to duplicate that old magic, but this is still going to be one hell of a show. Wednesday, September 20th, 6 p.m. // Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn // Tickets $20

Carrying the same torch his father lit over 40 years ago, Seun Kuti blends hypnotic Nigerian Afrobeat with modern flavors to create a sound all his own. Count on hypnotic drum beats, flowing horn lines, razor wire guitar, and the spirit of the legendary Fela smiling down on the bandleader as he <a href="http://www.bowerypresents.com/event/1531822-seun-kuti-egypt-80-brooklyn">brings his Egypt 80 ensemble to Brooklyn Bowl</a> for a night of jams that push way beyond the 10-minute mark. Seun's music is your best chance at traveling back to the Old Afrika Shrine, where Fela and his players would tear through sets that lasted through the night and long into the next day. It's impossible to duplicate that old magic, but this is still going to be one hell of a show. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nQ2KM78Mkro" width="640"></iframe> Wednesday, September 20th, 6 p.m. // <a href="http://www.brooklynbowl.com/">Brooklyn Bowl</a>, 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn // <a href="http://www.bowerypresents.com/event/1531822-seun-kuti-egypt-80-brooklyn">Tickets $20</a>

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Carrying the same torch his father lit over 40 years ago, Seun Kuti blends hypnotic Nigerian Afrobeat with modern flavors to create a sound all his own. Count on hypnotic drum beats, flowing horn lines, razor wire guitar, and the spirit of the legendary Fela smiling down on the bandleader as he brings his Egypt 80 ensemble to Brooklyn Bowl for a night of jams that push way beyond the 10-minute mark. Seun's music is your best chance at traveling back to the Old Afrika Shrine, where Fela and his players would tear through sets that lasted through the night and long into the next day. It's impossible to duplicate that old magic, but this is still going to be one hell of a show. Wednesday, September 20th, 6 p.m. // Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn // Tickets $20

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Spines will be broken and pages will be ripped at this year's <a href="http://nyartbookfair.com/">Art Book Fair</a>, which will bring boutique publishers and genre-bending artists from all over the world to MoMA PS1 for three days of printed brilliance that puts your tumblr archive to shame. Seriously, the Art Book Fair is a perfect chance to get your Online-infected brain away from the screen and into the middle of a brand new world, whether that be a limited-run photobook, a limited-run zine, or a limited-run coffee table tome dedicated to corncobs and donuts (yeah, you read that right). Booths representing 32 countries will wind throughout PS1's exhibit halls and outdoor dome, and you can bet <a href="http://gothamist.com/2013/09/21/bookworms.php">the people watching will be on point</a> as well. If you're looking to get back in touch with the cool kids, grab your top 3 favorite totes and get to Queens. Fair runs Friday, September 22 1-7 p.m.; Saturday, September 23 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sunday, September 24, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. // <a href="http://momaps1.org/">MoMA PS1</a>, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, Queens // <a href="http://nyartbookfair.com/about/">Free Entry</a>

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Spines will be broken and pages will be ripped at this year's Art Book Fair, which will bring boutique publishers and genre-bending artists from all over the world to MoMA PS1 for three days of printed brilliance that puts your tumblr archive to shame. Seriously, the Art Book Fair is a perfect chance to get your Online-infected brain away from the screen and into the middle of a brand new world, whether that be a limited-run photobook, a limited-run zine, or a limited-run coffee table tome dedicated to corncobs and donuts (yeah, you read that right). Booths representing 32 countries will wind throughout PS1's exhibit halls and outdoor dome, and you can bet the people watching will be on point as well. If you're looking to get back in touch with the cool kids, grab your top 3 favorite totes and get to Queens. Fair runs Friday, September 22 1-7 p.m.; Saturday, September 23 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sunday, September 24, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. // MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, Queens // Free Entry

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Stay out late and get weird at New York's greatest festival of all things drag. Bushwig is back for another year and will serve up 48 hours of gender-bending fashion, live shows, and dance routines as filthy and fabulous queen contestants vie for the top slot. The party is returning to the Knockdown center, which last year proved itself to be an ideal spot for the ever-growing party. Now in its 6th year, the party is bringing in headliners like Alyssa Edwards, Cupcakke, Thorgy Thor, Horrorchata, Dita Ritz, Merrie Cherry, Aquaria, and dozens of other performers that have attained household name status in the drag community. And of course, you can count on the attendees to be in top form as well. Don't be seen without a proper wig and some lashes, darlings. (P.S. keep an eye out for afterparties!) Saturday and Sunday, September 23rd and 24th, 1 p.m. -- 11 p.m // Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Avenue, Queens // Tickets $30-65

Stay out late and get weird at New York's greatest festival of all things drag. Bushwig is back for another year and will serve up 48 hours of gender-bending fashion, live shows, and dance routines as filthy and fabulous queen contestants vie for the top slot. The party is returning to the Knockdown center, which <a href="http://gothamist.com/2016/09/12/bushwig_2016_photos_video.php#photo-1">last year proved itself to be an ideal spot</a> for the ever-growing party. Now in its 6th year, the party is bringing in headliners like Alyssa Edwards, Cupcakke, Thorgy Thor, Horrorchata, Dita Ritz, Merrie Cherry, Aquaria, and dozens of other performers that have attained household name status in the drag community. And of course, you can count on the attendees to be in top form as well. Don't be seen without a proper wig and some lashes, darlings. (P.S. keep an eye out for afterparties!) Saturday and Sunday, September 23rd and 24th, 1 p.m. -- 11 p.m // <a href="https://knockdown.center/">Knockdown Center</a>, 52-19 Flushing Avenue, Queens // <a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1478927">Tickets $30-65</a>

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Stay out late and get weird at New York's greatest festival of all things drag. Bushwig is back for another year and will serve up 48 hours of gender-bending fashion, live shows, and dance routines as filthy and fabulous queen contestants vie for the top slot. The party is returning to the Knockdown center, which last year proved itself to be an ideal spot for the ever-growing party. Now in its 6th year, the party is bringing in headliners like Alyssa Edwards, Cupcakke, Thorgy Thor, Horrorchata, Dita Ritz, Merrie Cherry, Aquaria, and dozens of other performers that have attained household name status in the drag community. And of course, you can count on the attendees to be in top form as well. Don't be seen without a proper wig and some lashes, darlings. (P.S. keep an eye out for afterparties!) Saturday and Sunday, September 23rd and 24th, 1 p.m. -- 11 p.m // Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Avenue, Queens // Tickets $30-65

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Earlier this year, pioneering emo goofballs Cap'n Jazz announced they'd be reuniting (again) for an eight-date tour, including one show at new venue Brooklyn Steele. This is good news for people who like skittish punk songs about burritos and toe jam and, more generally, for anyone who appreciates live music put on by hugely influential avant-garde oddballs. Since their breakup in 1995, members of Cap'n Jazz have gone on to play in American Football, Owen, Owls, Joan of Arc, and The Promise Ring. As Brooklyn Vegan points out, several of those bands have recently embarked on their own reunion tours, and Joan of Arc just put out a delightful album. The Emo Revival is dead. Long live the Emo Revival. (Jake Offenhartz) Saturday, September 23rd, 7 p.m. // Brooklyn Steel, 319 Frost Street, Brooklyn // Tickets $27

Earlier this year, pioneering emo goofballs Cap'n Jazz announced they'd be reuniting (<a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/capn-jazz-reuni-1/">again</a>) for an eight-date tour, including <a href="https://ticketing.axs.com/Quantity.aspx?t=9A2C2D4D8D4E97CA78C0CC4&og=-1">one show at new venue Brooklyn Steele</a>. This is good news for people who like skittish punk songs about burritos and toe jam and, more generally, for anyone who appreciates live music put on by hugely influential avant-garde oddballs. Since their breakup in 1995, members of Cap'n Jazz have gone on to play in American Football, Owen, Owls, Joan of Arc, and The Promise Ring. As <a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/capn-jazz-reuniting-again-in-2017-playing-fyf-fest/">Brooklyn Vegan points out</a>, several of those bands have recently embarked on their own reunion tours, and Joan of Arc just put out a <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4iGtoBNXMsDSkpaBPLgykv">delightful album</a>. The Emo Revival is dead. Long live the Emo Revival. (Jake Offenhartz) Saturday, September 23rd, 7 p.m. // Brooklyn Steel, 319 Frost Street, Brooklyn // <a href="https://www.axs.com/events/336556/cap-n-jazz-tickets?skin=brooklynsteel&cid=bowery_bks_capnjazz_2017_fbevent">Tickets $27</a>

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Earlier this year, pioneering emo goofballs Cap'n Jazz announced they'd be reuniting (again) for an eight-date tour, including one show at new venue Brooklyn Steele. This is good news for people who like skittish punk songs about burritos and toe jam and, more generally, for anyone who appreciates live music put on by hugely influential avant-garde oddballs. Since their breakup in 1995, members of Cap'n Jazz have gone on to play in American Football, Owen, Owls, Joan of Arc, and The Promise Ring. As Brooklyn Vegan points out, several of those bands have recently embarked on their own reunion tours, and Joan of Arc just put out a delightful album. The Emo Revival is dead. Long live the Emo Revival. (Jake Offenhartz) Saturday, September 23rd, 7 p.m. // Brooklyn Steel, 319 Frost Street, Brooklyn // Tickets $27

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