- Our list of the best things to do in New York City, New York, features the top 779 nearby activities — including 268 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
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The only forest in Brooklyn is in Prospect Park. In this 585 acres environment there are also a lake, a zoo, the Audubon Center, and others. Each year, it is visited by approximately 10 million people. Festivals are held in here each year, like the Celebrate Brooklyn Performing Arts Festival.
3.9 Miles
5 Pointz, or 5Ptz, is an outdoor art exhibition considered the first graffiti Mecca in the world: people from all around the world have painted the 200,000 square feet of an old factory. It is scheduled for demolition.
3.9 Miles
92%
37 votes
11-11 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY 11101
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Offering day passes, The Cliffs At Long Island City is a rock climbing gym with bouldering courses. The gym provides instructional classes for toprope, bouldering, sport lead, and other techniques.
3.9 Miles
The Murray Playground is a public playground that features amenities including dog-friendly areas, public restrooms, handball courts, and spray showers. The park also has several playgrounds for children to play on.
4.0 Miles
The double-deckers from Big Taxi Bus Tours will take the visitors through the downtown and uptown New-York. Also, tours during the night are also available, across the Manhattan Bridge and into the Brooklyn Bridge Park. Some of the main attractions are the Statue of Liberty and the 9/11 Memorial.
4.1 Miles
4402 23rd Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
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A performance venue that hosts a wide variety of acts, The Secret Theatre contains several performance spaces of different sizes. Past shows have included operas, musicals, plays, dance performances, and films.
4.3 Miles
The Union City PAC, or Performing Arts Center, hosts a wide variety of concerts, plays, dance performances, and other arts events throughout the year. The arts center first opened in 2009.
4.3 Miles
80%
93 votes
47 11 Van Dam Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
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Indoor Extreme Sports offers paintball, zombie lasertag, arena lasertag, black ops lasertag, and more. Guests can enjoy adrenaline pumping games in a unique indoor atmosphere that brings the challenges to life.
4.3 Miles
Hosting skate camps and hockey leagues, City Ice Pavilion has its rink open to the public for freestyle ice skating. The pavilion also offers a side studio rink that can be rented for private parties of up to 6 people.
4.3 Miles
38%
8 votes
Vernon Blvd & 41st Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
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Named after the famous Queensboro Bridge, Queensbridge Park is a favorite among locals. The park includes handball courts, ball fields, BBQ grilling areas, and a number of dog friendly areas.