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New York Locals
September 04, 2026
Welcome back to New York Locals 👋
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. Watch the US Open Under the Stars in Red Hook
 | Brooklyn Crab is turning the US Open into a waterside summer party with a 230-inch screen, Maryland-style seafood, and mini golf to boot. 📍24 Reed St, Red Hook 🦀🎾 |
2. 1960s Italian Social Club in SoHo
 | Tucked into SoHo, 142 Sullivan is a 1960s Italian social club turned bar with tapestry ceilings, vinyl records, and espresso martinis that make first-timers feel like regulars. 📍142 Sullivan St, SoHo 🍸 |
3. Free Outdoor Opera at Lincoln Center This Weekend
 | The Met's Summer HD Festival is screening full operas free through September 7 at Josie Robertson Plaza; no ticket required- just grab one of 2,500 seats. 📍Lincoln Center 🎭 |
4. This UES Bakery Has 45+ Tres Leches Flavors
 | Soaked Bar went from a Jersey City apartment bakery to 45+ tres leches flavors and a UES home inside Nuts Factory. 📍1030 Third Ave, UES 🍰 |
5. Small Business Spotlight: Cicchetti
 | Cicchetti brings Venetian wine bar culture to Bed-Stuy with $15 glasses across the board, a $15 cicchetti flight, and free live jazz three nights a week. 🍷 📍185 Howard Ave, Bed-Stuy |
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NYC Cool Jobs 💼
On the job hunt? Here’s where we drop cool jobs from all kinds of NYC companies. Check this section every week for what’s new
Tall Poppy
Pastry Chef
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Cosmo
Store & Operations Lead + Part-Time Retail Associate
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YingTao
Line Cook & Prep Cook
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@newyorkers Column 🤪
Summer is coming to a close, but NYC stays hot. Here's some standout moments from across the five boroughs this week.
August 2026 was still a very memorable month.
We wanted to settle the great Uptown debate: is Dominican or Puerto Rican food better?
NYers named a skill they've learned from living in the city.
We stopped by the Harry Styles residency at MSG to see which of his ex-girlfriends is most popular.
What nightclubs do NYers go to these days?
Bryant Park will display 2,753 chairs on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 in memory of those we lost.
NYC banned AI for all public elementary and middle schoolers.
Update on the guy walking from The Bronx to San Francisco: he’s currently in Colorado.
A super El Niño is set to throw off NYC weather this winter.
Legendary NYC news anchor Kaity Tong retired after 50 years on the job.
Throwback: this is what NYC sounded like the moment the Knicks won the finals.
A whale shark was spotted in New York waters.
The NYPD performed a huge cocaine sting, seizing around $10 million in contraband.
We remember Erin Piacenti, the Bank of America VP who passed away after an unprovoked Times Square attack.
AMC Kips Bay 15 update: it was revealed NYU Langone Hospital had already owned the property for a year.
A large group gathered for prayer in Times Square last weekend.
This is what the summer of 1991 was like in NYC.
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