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Each week we round up the best of the city—new openings, events, and things to do—plus custom maps and the latest laughs from our iconic @newyorkers column.

⋆⭒TOP 5 WEEKEND ACTIVITIES⋆⭒

1. IV Drip Giveaway

2. NYC's $6 Food Market Is Back

3. NYC's #1 Ghost Tour Is In Brooklyn

4. Sweetlife's Turning Two, and Someone's Walking Away With a Rolex

5. The Strand Bookstore Turns 99 Years Old

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@newyorkers Column 🤪

Happy Friday, NYC! Here’s what’s been hot in the five boroughs over the last week:

• We visited Rockaway Beach to see what it's like nowadays.

• Is Rockaway Beach a part of NYC?

• With the Yankees in a full playoff push, fans gave their thoughts on if the team can win it all.

• Real estate legend Barbara Corcoran explains what makes someone a New Yorker.

• Yesterday was the last sunset in NYC after 7 PM until next March.

• The New York State Education Department announced that regents exams will become an optional graduation requirement.

• A bald eagle was spotted in a tree in the South Bronx.

• Colin Jost & Pete Davidson turned their old ferry into a floating comedy club.

• NYC Comptroller Mark Levine raised concerns about a sharp decline in NYC public school enrollment.

• Multi-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste held a pop-up concert on the A train.

• The San Gennaro feast has returned for its 100th edition in Little Italy.

• A stolen Brooklyn bodega cat was returned to its owner by the NYPD.

• This young NYer has a message to elders.

• SoHo has been PACKED with people trying to get into fashion week events.

• NFL football is back, with the Giants and Jets both starting off the season with a win.

• Summer 2026 in NYC, you will be remembered forever.

• This guy has had ENOUGH of Verrazano Bridge traffic.

• City Hall announced that NYC is installing 17 new modular public bathrooms.

• Broadway Junction, Brooklyn’s third largest Subway station, is seeing a major overhaul for ADA upgrades.

• Josh Hart says the Knicks are tired of being congratulated for their 2026 chip and are already looking towards the next.

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