{"title": "150 Years of Disability Activism", "start": "2026-11-08T06:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T07:30:00-05:00", "place": "Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture", "address": "269 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/new-york", "society/disability"], "description": "A talk tracing 150 years of disability activism in New York City, from street protests to courtrooms, presented by disability historian Warren Shaw, with live music by DuPree and Barry Kornhauser. Shaw will cover the first activists and organizations of the 19th and early 20th Centuries, activism through the Depression and World War Two, and the rise of the modern disability rights movement from the 1960s to today. He is a Vice President of the 504 Democratic Club, a board member of the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, and curated the first museum exhibit on the movement at the Brooklyn Historical Society. 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It is hosted by Gateway National Recreation Area of the U.S. National Park Service and takes place in the historic Mont Sec house in a period accurate setting. The program explores how the belief grew from the shadows of the Civil War, the advances in technology and mass media that helped it spread, and its role in the Suffrage movement. Parlors across America hosted seances led by mediums, and respected figures like Arthur Conan Doyle, Mary Todd Lincoln, Thomas Edison and Mark Twain attempted to contact the spirit world.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/spiritualism-in-the-19th-century-55497/", "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=B0FD636D-F611-FB0F-86FA0CD568E64C7D", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cc66741e5e8e2566b53c8287a5abca39edda2d0184a0c8c7733b73fa4d38903b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Monthly Community Song Sharing", "start": "2026-11-04T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-04T17:00:00-05:00", "place": "Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture", "address": "269 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215", "price": "Discretionary collection for use of the space", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["music/singing/community-singing"], "description": "Monthly Community Song Sharing is a monthly gathering at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 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Shannon reimagines the belt from a longtime fantasy of an exhibition space that meets their access needs, designed as a space for rest and play, with the title drawing on interdependence in disability culture. Over its three-month run, the installation hosts three successive solo presentations of new works by Joselia Rebekah Hughes, Ariana Martinez, and Alex Dolores Salerno, figures of New York City's disability art scene. 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The museum marks 250 years of American Independence and 200 years of the Mount Vernon Hotel with this look at a hidden facet of New York City history.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/spies-among-us-from-the-american-revolution-to-1830s-new-yor-54013/", "official_url": "https://mvhm.org/event/spies-among-us-from-the-american-revolution-to-1830s-new-york/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Aspects of Aging: “Aging in Place and Dying at Home: What Does it Take?’", "start": "2026-11-04T15:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-04T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall", "address": "West 64th Street 2, New York", "price": "Society Members $10 – Public $15", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aspects-of-aging-aging-in-place-what-does-it-take-tickets-2002965195819?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/aging"], "description": "A session of the Aspects of Aging series on independent living, supportive services, and benefits. 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The Bayside Historical Society welcomes back the Civil War re-enactors of the 67th New York Infantry, First Long Island Volunteers. Visitors can experience the life of Union soldiers and explore all facets of life in the 1860s, learning how the soldiers portrayed by the 67th NY thought, ate, dressed, fought, and endured. Attendance is free, there is no rain date, and an RSVP is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/civil-war-living-history-at-fort-totten-75657/", "official_url": "https://www.baysidehistorical.org/events-1/civil-war-living-history-at-fort-totten-4", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6a7462b12dca5ec89cef91a36265f5f26e154b183a6fced3137788e821c73440-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Book Club Community Shabbat Luncheon with Dr. Shaina Trapedo", "start": "2026-10-31T11:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T14:00:00-04:00", "place": "Congregation Sherith Israel", "address": "Central Park West, New York", "price": "Member adult: Early bird $48 | Regular $52; Non-member adult: Early bird $49 | Regular $54; Youth – ", "price_from": "28.00", "price_to": "54.00", "tickets_url": "https://shearithisrael.shulcloud.com/form/book-club-luncheon2026", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/jewish", "literature"], "description": "A community Shabbat luncheon at Congregation Sherith Israel titled 'Between the Wars: Jewish Characters in 1920s & 1930s American Literature'. It is hosted by the congregation's Book Club and features insights and guided discussion by Professor Shaina Trapedo of Yeshiva University, following morning services. Book club members and non-members alike are welcome, with a list of 22 selected books offered for optional reading, including works by Anzia Yezierska, Willa Cather, and F. Scott Fitzgerald; Professor Trapedo is expected to give special attention to William Faulkner's 'Absalom, Absalom'. Dr. Trapedo directs honors programs at Stern College and Yeshiva College, teaches English at Stern College, and is a resident scholar at Yeshiva University's Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/book-club-community-shabbat-luncheon-with-dr-shaina-trapedo-52187/", "official_url": "https://www.shearithisrael.org/events/book-club-luncheon2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2bbd6bdb097f18cd75cc0c42cc797a0c9e37d00be793c3f83db677e2e8ff8445-1200.webp"}, {"title": "New York: A Documentary Film", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "SVA Theater", "address": "West 23rd Street 333, 10011 New York", "price": "Ticket prices start at $10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-york-a-documentary-film-shadows-of-the-past-screening-and-qa-tickets-2002228880480?aff=ebdssbdestsearch", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "history/new-york"], "description": "A screening of Episode 9, \"Shadows of the Past,\" of the docuseries New York: A Documentary Film, followed by a talkback and Q&A. It was made by director Ric Burns and co-writer and co-producer James Sanders, who debuted the five-part series on PBS in 1999, and is hosted by Open House New York. The episode explores the forces that shaped New York in the second half of the 20th century, as the city fell into the most threatening period of decline and disorder in its history, then rose again thanks to a stunning drop in crime. It ends in the summer of 2001, with a safe and secure New York unaware of a new threat from beyond its borders.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/new-york-a-documentary-film-56267/", "official_url": "https://svatheatre.com/events/new-york-a-documentary-film-shadows-of-the-past-screening-and-qa/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7768043317c0571df38e62b28d9d2bc22d1fde8ade62752499f3d6cafaec2d5b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Upper West Side Action Group: Mid-Term Victory Party", "start": "2026-11-10T17:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-10T19:30:00-05:00", "place": "New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall", "address": "West 64th Street 2, New York", "price": "$5 donation towards room rental and goodies", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://go.swingleft.org/event/register/mobilize:1034258?source=%2Fgroup%2Fupper-west-side-moveonindivisible-action-group&s=u", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "The Upper West Side Action Group: Mid-Term Victory Party is a festive gathering with goodies, dancing, singing and socializing. It is hosted by the New York Society for Ethical Culture's Upper West Side Action Group, connected with Swing Left, a national network supporting Democratic candidates. The party celebrates the group's wins and work and includes planning how to protect the election results and build grassroots power. A $5 donation toward the room rental and goodies is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/upper-west-side-action-group-mid-term-victory-party-54366/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}