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10/22/2026

Empire State: check tonight's colors

Before we look up tonight, we look it up. The Empire State Building's tower lights change for holidays and cultural events using more than 1,000 LED zones, and its website shows tonight's colors and a calendar of upcoming ones. You can also text CONNECT to 274-16 for alerts about special lightings.

What colors have you seen on it?

Facts checked October 2026 on esbnyc.com.
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10/22/2026

If you could spend a whole day in one New York museum, which would you choose?

10/22/2026

Jane's Carousel in Dumbo is a restored 1922 carousel with 48 carved horses, inside a glass pavilion on the Brooklyn waterfront. At dusk the Manhattan skyline lights up behind the horses.

What's the first place you'd take kids in New York?

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10/22/2026

Bryant Park rink: free entry

The rink at Bryant Park opens at noon on Wednesday, October 28. Admission to the 17,000-square-foot rink is free; skate rentals cost extra, or bring your own skates. It's open daily through February 28, 2027, weather permitting, with free skating shows on the ice, at the center of the Winter Village.

Who would you take skating?

Facts checked October 2026 on bryantpark.org.
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10/22/2026

Has a single old record ever changed what you thought you knew about your New York family?

Pictured: the New York Public Library's main building on Fifth Avenue.

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10/22/2026

What do you miss most about New York when you're not there?

10/22/2026

NYC Ferry: don't pay twice

Switching routes on NYC Ferry costs nothing extra. All transfers within the NYC Ferry system are free for 120 minutes once you start a one-way trip (round trips don't qualify). The East River route always stops at Wall St./Pier 11, DUMBO and East 34th St., so we can hop between Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Midtown with the skyline beside us the whole way.

Where would you hop off first?

Facts checked October 2026 on ferry.nyc.
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10/22/2026

Have you ever had a meal in New York that you still think about?

10/22/2026

The Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village, a branch of the New York Public Library. Next time we walk past, we look up at the clock tower, the pointed slate roofs and the carved stone around the windows.

Have you ever been inside the Jefferson Market Library?

Photo: Jon Bilous / Shutterstock

10/22/2026

Grant's Tomb is free

No ticket, no entrance pass: the National Park Service lists the General Grant National Memorial on Riverside Drive as free. It is the largest mausoleum in North America, the final resting place of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia, and its dome stretches 150 feet into the sky. Below the overlook pavilion, the visitor center has restrooms, exhibits and a 22-minute film about Grant.

👉 Free guide in the first comment 👇

Facts checked October 2026 on nps.gov.
Photo by AJ on Unsplash; Photo by Sebastian Enrique on Unsplash; Photo by Jimmy Hu on Unsplash; Photo: Bmzuckerman / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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