The 'Low Down: 7/7 - 7/19 ✨
Would you eat ice cream made with vodka and vermouth?
Hey friends,
In case you missed it, Double Chicken Please just opened an ice cream shop serving Dirty Martini soft serve made with vodka and vermouth. Do with that information what you will… Anyway, this roundup is full of the exact kind of random NYC activities I love finding for you: a 528-foot foosball table attempting a Guinness World Record, a boat tour of a former landfill, adult spelling bees, rooftop Pilates, philosophical debates about marriage and therapy, and a place where you can literally bring your dirt to get tested. Plus, lots of pizza.
🍕 F&F Pizza Sessions
Tuesday, July 7 and Tuesday, July 21 | F&F Pizzeria (459 Court St) | $125
Two of the greats from New Haven are coming down to the city!
July 7: Mark Iacono (of Lucali’s) with Modern Apizza (New Haven)
July 21: Wylie Dufresne (of Stretch) with Sally’s Apizza (New Haven)
“Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli are turning the garden behind F&F Pizzeria and Frankies 457 Spuntino into a four-night summit for the most obsessed pizzaiolos in the world. Pies you’d normally have to fly for, pulled from the same oven on the same night. Bottomless pizza, bottomless drinks, the chefs working the room. New York-style or New Haven? This summer, the answer is both. Ticket includes: Bottomless pizza, straight from the deck. Bottomless apps. Drinks that keep coming. Frank, Frank, and their guest pizzaiolos working the garden in front of you — pulling pies, holding court, occasionally arguing over who does it better. The kind of night that ruins you for regular slice shops for about a week.”
⚽ Free Outdoor Movie Series: Bend it Like Beckham
Tuesday, July 7 | Domino Park | Free
“For six Tuesdays from July to September, Domino Square transforms into an outdoor cinema playing double billings at 4 pm and 7 pm. Framed by the unparalleled backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, join us at 7 pm for main features with drinks from Other Half and snacks from Frita Batidos and Stretch Pizza.”
🍔 7th St Burger x Yu & Me Books
Now through July 31 | 7th Street Burger (250 Mulberry St)
“The sun is out and nothing pairs better than a book and a burger! For the month of July, every book you buy from Yu & Me Books will come with a free single cheeseburger at 7th Street Burget (only at the 250 Mulberry St. location)! And they have a limited edition t-shirt available only while supplies last to celebrate this cute collab! available in store at Yu and Me books and online.”
🎂 TASTE Live at Rizzoli with Claire Saffitz
Tuesday, July 7 | Rizzoli Bookstore (1133 Broadway) | $42 (includes cookbook)
“Rizzoli Bookstore collaborates with TASTE to celebrate acclaimed cookbook author Claire Saffitz. TASTE invites you to celebrate What’s for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People by Claire Saffitz, the beloved baking book of deliciously foolproof recipes. Hosted by Matt Rodbard and recorded live for This Is TASTE followed by a signing”
🍜 MáLà Project x Odd One In Present: The Spiciest Supper Club
Wednesday, July 8 | MáLà Project Midtown East (245 E 53rd St) | $103
“MáLà Project × Odd One In present The Spiciest Supper Club. Love at First Spice for 32 of New York's hottest singles. Rotate through four hand-matched rounds—each course unleashing a daring spicy-challenge and cheeky prompts straight from Odd One In’s cult-favorite cards. Feast on MáLà Project's crafted 4-course menu, dodge small talk with surprise twists at every bite, and let unhinged fun spark real connections. Bring your appetite for flavor and flirts—this is dinner with a little spice.”
🏺 Still Life Pottery Painting with Clay Crew
Wednesday, July 8 | A.Mano Brooklyn (585 Dean St) | $45
“Learn the art of Still Life Painting on hand-crafted pottery with Clay Crew! Participants will paint from reference, capturing live flowers on ceramic dishes. From each perspective comes a unique painting, using pottery as the “canvas”. After the class, Clay Crew will glaze and fire the finished pieces, which can be picked up two weeks later at A.MANO Brooklyn.BEGINNERS WELCOME! Pottery painting is for all ages and skill levels.”
🧙 ONE NIGHT ONLY | An Evening of Magic & Mind-Reading
Thursday, July 9 | Littlefield (635 Sackett St) | $25+
“Littlefield’s signature magical event returns with a cast of conjurors you won’t soon forget! Blaise Serra is one of today’s most impressive sleight of hand artists. At the age of 18 he debuted at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, and worked for years as a performer and consultant writing and designing illusions with acts in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Now based in NYC, his unique skills continue to place him in high-demand for appearances across the globe.”
⚽ World-Record Breaking Foosball Game
Saturday, July 11 | Brooklyn Navy Yards - Building 77 | Free
“Teremana Tequila is thrilled to invite you to The World Table, a one of a kind event bringing together spectators and sports fans to participate in a live foosball game for an official Guinness World Record attempt. At 2PM at Brooklyn Navy Yards, the premium small-batch tequila founded by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will unite players from 48 competing nations around a 528-foot foosball table, making history by turning the beloved tabletop game into a global celebration of culture and competition.”
🧘 Mnd Bod Pilates x Mandarin Oriental
Saturday, July 11 | Mandarin Oriental (80 Columbus Circle) | $48
“Join Kayla Principato for a Mnd Bod x Mandarin Oriental rooftop pilates experience overlooking Central Park. This thoughtfully paced class blends breathwork, deep core engagement, and fluid movement to create balance, alignment, and full-body renewal in a serene open-air setting. Following class, guests are invited to experience a mnd bod community walk throughout Central Park”
🐶 Adoptable Dog Yappy Hour
Sunday, July 12 | Brooklyn Brewery (79 N 11th St) | Free
“Join Best Friend’s Animal Society at Brooklyn Brewery Sunday, July 12th from 1pm to 4pm to meet adoptable dogs and learn more on helping pets in need. All adoptable pups will be available to go home the same day, and there will be information on becoming a foster or volunteer!”
🚢 Industrial Waterway Tour: Freshkills Park
Sunday, July 12 | Departs from Chelsea Piers | $98
“Come witness one of the most remarkable land reclamation projects in history! This extended tour travels to Staten Island and offers a limited “backstage pass” to experience the transformation of the region’s former largest garbage landfill into today’s Freshkills Park. The cruise will enter a network of tidal kills (or streams) to explore the unprecedented land reclamation project, nearly three times the size of Central Park. NYC Parks and AIANY guides will provide insightful narration about cutting-edge landscape architecture and engineering, urban planning, and the industrial architecture and infrastructure of Staten Island’s northwest shore.”
🎤 The Moth StorySLAM: Revenge
Monday, July 13 | Bell House (149 7th St) | $22
“The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show. Tonight’s Theme: REVENGE. Prepare a five-minute story about retaliation. Proportional justice, payback, comeuppance, and laughing last… You can serve it up cold or simply live well, and sometimes Karma steps in and does all the work for you! Tell us about when they got theirs, or when you got yours. Revenge can consume you, ruining you or giving you the satisfaction necessary to move on. Do unto others as they have done to you!”
🤓 Game Night: Adult Spelling Bee
Tuesday, July 14 | Book Club Bar - Bushwick (380 Troutman St)
“Like your school days spelling bee, but with drinks! Come test your spelling skills in a friendly spelling bee competition. Words get progressively more difficult in each round. In later rounds, there will be some proper nouns, words borrowed from other languages, and scientific and medical words. Sign-ups are capped at 30 participants, and you must register in-person at the bar, starting at 7:30pm. First come, first served. Admission: one drink. First Prize: $40 Gift Certificate to Book Club Bar”
👰 The Wisdom Bar: “Everything You Know about Traditional Marriage is Wrong”
Wednesday, July 15 | Midtown East | $22
“What if “traditional marriage” isn’t traditional at all? Turns out, the equal partnership we’re advocating for in modern relationships? It’s actually more traditional than the gender roles we’ve come to associate with it — gender equity is the prototype. For much of human history, women were valued for their contributions as much as men, childcare was shared across the whole community, and the idea that two people alone should raise children and meet each other’s every need simply did not exist. It was a series of shifts over the centuries that narrowed everything down to the two-person household we now take for granted. And within that shift, we lost something essential. Writer and cultural satirist Azie Dungey takes us on a journey through human history to reveal that our partnership ideals are closer to our ancient origins than the “traditional marriage” of 100 years ago — which, it turns out, was a blip.”
😂 Kanpai Comedy
Wednesday, July 15 | Rule of Thirds (171 Banker St) | $25
“Food, drinks, and well-deserved laughter at your favorite neighborhood restaurant. Kanpai Comedy is a monthly show produced by Lil Fish Comedy and hosted in Rule of Thirds' event space. Featured in the NYT! All people are welcome!”
🧠 Critical Thinking Club - Is therapy making us more resilient, or more reactive?
Thursday, July 16 | Work Heights (417 Grand St) | $10
“New Yorkers argue a lot. Disagreement has the power to bring us closer together, but most of us never learned how. Somewhere along the way, speed replaced clarity, and certainty replaced curiosity. The result: we’re more polarized, and less understanding. Critical Thinking Club aims to reverse that trend by providing space for busy New Yorkers who want to think more clearly and communicate more thoughtfully. The goal isn’t to “win” an argument, it’s to improve how we listen, disagree, and express our opinions without distancing each other. Our next theme is, Is therapy making us more resilient, or more reactive?”
🍴 Eater World’s Fare
Saturday, July 18 | Pier 36 (299 South St) | $30+
“Eater is throwing its largest-ever culinary event in celebration of the biggest weekend in international soccer. Eat your way around the world with dishes from Golden Diner, Mokbar, Win Son Bakery and dozens more, plus more than 10 complimentary bites, chef collaborations and food experiences. Expect everything from Calvin Eng’s Gateway to Asia to a Ghetto Gastro pop-up and a soccer challenge involving a giant inflatable kefir bottle. Obviously.
🌱 Bring Your Dirt to Governors Island
July 18 | Governors Island | Free
“Urban Soils Institute has partnered with Earth Matter to provide monthly free soil testing workshops at the Compost Learning Center. The event is free and no registration is required – just show up! Check out the link below for information on how to gather your soil samples.”
🛍️ Brooklyn Bound Vintage Market
Sunday, July 19 | ErF Gallery (1 Ingraham St) | $5
“Brooklyn bound vintage is a themed vintage market held monthly at @erf.nyc! we will have 30+ vendors including true vintage, y2k, jewelry, tattoos, tooth gems, handmade items and more! this market has a $5 entry fee per shopper from 1-2pm, after which it is free entry until 6pm! tickets and theme will be available leading up to the event”
Who’s down?!
xx Anna
I never need an excuse to go to Rule of Thirds