Things to Do in NYC, July 2025

The July 2025 edition of the Blankman List

The Blankman List is a monthly curated list of things to do in New York City. It showcases the full range of what there is to do, for residents and tourists alike.

I especially seek out artistic and cultural events like concerts, plays, and art exhibits, along with anything that is high-quality, notable, and/or free. There is at least one event for every day of July 2025, and no borough or event type is off limits.

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Disclaimer: Before going anywhere, please confirm the date, time, location, cost, and description using the listed website. Any event is at risk of being rescheduled, relocated, sold out, at capacity, or canceled. Costs are rounded to the nearest dollar and may change. I try to vet quality and describe accurately, but I may misjudge. All views are my own.

Tuesday, July 1

• Pack and Deliver Meals for Homebound Residents

  • Volunteer to pack and deliver meals to homebound seniors and adults in NYCHA housing; 9:30 am–12:30 pm

  • Free

  • Seward Park Extension – Tenants Association

  • 64-66 Essex Street (Lower East Side, Manhattan)

• Biggest Bottlenecks & Opportunities in Open-Source LLMs

  • Professional networking event with food, drinks, and discussions on AI and open source large language models [LLMs]; 6–9 pm

  • Free

  • Betaworks

  • 29 Little W 12th St (Meatpacking District, Manhattan)

Wednesday, July 2

• Mystery Movie Night at Hifi Provisions

  • Screening of an unannounced (“mystery”) movie at a record store with lounge and bar; 7–10 pm; every other Wednesday

  • Free entry (drink menu is $5–$14)

  • Hifi Provisions

  • 51 35th St, Building 5 (Industry City, Brooklyn)

• Marc’s Unique Antiques Estate Sale

  • Estate sale (estate where all items within can be purchased); 8–11 am; Jun 29 & Jul 2

  • Free entry

  • Address will be available after 9 am on Jun 28 on estatesales.net.

  • Brooklyn, NY 11204 (Bensonhurst, Brooklyn)

• Tango-Opera: Euridice, una sombra

  • Tango-infused version of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s 1762 opera Orfeo ed Euridice, set in a 1930s era Buenos Aires cabaret; 7 pm

  • Free

  • La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club

  • 66 E 4th St (East Village, Manhattan)

Thursday, July 3

• New York Liberty vs. Los Angeles Sparks

  • Regular season WNBA [Women’s National Basketball Association] game between New York Liberty and the Los Angeles Sparks; 7 pm (5:30 pm doors)

  • $23–$205+

  • Barclays Center

  • 620 Atlantic Ave (Prospect Heights, Brooklyn)

Friday, July 4

• Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks

  • 49th annual fireworks show in celebration of the US’ Independence Day; time not yet announced but typically at 9:25 pm

  • Free

  • Along the East River by Brooklyn Bridge

  • Prime viewing areas will be detailed on website

• Fireworks at Deno’s Wonder Wheel

  • Amusement park fireworks show in celebration of the US’ Independence Day; 9:45 pm

  • Free

  • Deno’s Wonder Wheel

  • 3059 W 12th St (Coney Island, Brooklyn)

• Green-Wood After Hours

  • Guided evening tour of Green-Wood Cemetery, featuring notable monuments and New Yorkers; 7:30–9:30 pm; Fridays and Saturdays through Aug 1

  • $30

  • Green-Wood Cemetery

  • 500 25th St (Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn)

Saturday, July 5

• Rinzen [4 Hour Set] / Amiti / Melissa XYZ

  • Late night dance party featuring Los Angeles-based electronic musician Rinzen; 10 pm–4 am

  • $23

  • SILO Brooklyn

  • 90 Scott Ave (Bushwick, Brooklyn)

• Pastel Chalk on Paper

  • Workshop on using simple techniques to making art as a meditative practice using the tactile qualities of materials such as pastel and paper; 12–3 pm

  • $25

  • Scandinavia House

  • 58 Park Ave (Midtown East, Manhattan)

Sunday, July 6

• A Few Good Men

  • Screening of A Few Good Men, Rob Reiner’s 1992 film starring Tom Cruise and Demi Moore about a troubling court martial case; 12:30 pm

  • $18 general / $12 student/senior

  • Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater

  • 36-01 35th Ave (Astoria, Queens)

Monday, July 7

• International Literature Book Club with Yvonne

  • Book club discussing Donatella Di Pietrantonio’s latest coming-of-age novel about a crime shattering the peace of an Italian community; 6:30 pm

  • Free entry (book costs $18 at store)

  • McNally Jackson SoHo

  • 134 Prince St (SoHo, Manhattan)