What to Do This Weekend in NYC

Every weekend, we're bringing you five of our top events picks from around NYC. Check back next week for more ways you can eat, drink, see, shop and play around the city!

EAT

Where can you find mustard seeds, mushrooms and more right in New York? You don't even have to go to one of our favorite NYC farmers' markets. Just look down. Steve Brill, the “wild man” of NYC, is taking a group of intrepid city slickers foraging around the urban jungle to find what’s growing right underneath their feet. The pickings are definitely cheaper than what you’ll find at your local Whole Foods, and you won’t have to worry about choosing paper or plastic at checkout.

Sun, August 29, 11:45am-3:45pm; $15 suggested donation Meet at Dyckman St and Broadway; RSVP 24 hours in advance to 914-835-2153

DRINK

This weekend, drink for a good cause: more drinks! One of our favorite jazz bars, Puppets, is throwing a weekend fundraiser to ensure that they can keep their doors open. Have some drinks, take a look at the tasty (and all-organic) menu, enjoy some live music (with no cover charge), give whatever donation you can and help support a great Brooklyn business, plus all the musicians that depend on it!

Sat, August 28, 5pm – Sun, August 29, 4am; donations encouraged 481 5th Ave, Brooklyn; puppetsjazz.com

SEE

Take a look back at New York history in action—literally! Revolutionary war re-enactors are bringing the Battle of Brooklyn, the first major battle against the British after the Declaration of Independence was signed, back from the past. After the battle, celebrate our victory and join the parade led by the Regimental Band of the United States Merchant Marine or stroll through scenic Green-Wood cemetery and find some city history for yourself.
Sun, August 29, noon; free 500 25th St, Brooklyn; green-wood.com

SHOP

Get some of the city’s best food deals in … the world’s biggest train station? For the first time, Grand Central Market, the gourmet food emporium and a haven for NYC foodies, is offering its own dining week that ends this weekend. Specialty foods include cupcakes, cheeses, spices and more. Stock up your kitchen and check out the goods!
Sat and Sun, August 28-29 87 E 42nd St, Manhattan; grandcentralterminal.com

PLAY

NYC summer events are winding down this weekend, so take one last spin around the dance floor. Dress up in your 1920s finest (we’re picturing strings of pearls and suspenders) and hightail it down to Governors Island, where the Jazz Age Lawn Party is in full swing. Michael Arenella’s Dreamland Orchestra provides the music, St. Germain provides the liquor, and Governors Island provides the scenery. All you have to bring is your dolled-up self.

Sat and Sun, August 28-29, 11am–6pm; $10, advance $7 Governors Island; dreamlandorchestra.com