Put September 15 somewhere you will actually see it. Not in the note containing seventeen restaurants and a password you should have moved months ago. Film at Lincoln Center says general tickets for the 64th New York Film Festival go on sale that Tuesday at noon Eastern.
That is the practical lead for our first Worth Knowing This Week. This edition covers September 12 through 18, with a few clearly marked dates further ahead. It is a selection of things to consider, rather than a demand to turn the week into a competitive cultural exercise.
Manhattan: the ticket date comes before the film date
The festival’s official site ↗ lists September 25 through October 12 for NYFF64. Prices and availability depend on the screening, and member or pass access has separate terms. Look at the schedule before the general sale rather than assuming the film you want will fit the only evening you have free.
Choose a small number of possibilities. A festival can be an opportunity to see something unfamiliar without requiring a second job managing tickets. One well-chosen film is a completely respectable festival plan. Leave time afterward to talk about it without immediately checking the next start time.
The Bronx: art is heading into the park
The Bronx Museum announces an outdoor component of Alex Strada’s Public Address ↗ at Joyce Kilmer Park beginning September 14. The project uses civic signage to carry perspectives of people living and working in shelters. Museum galleries are on a separate schedule and remain temporarily closed through October 8.
That separation is the detail to keep. A museum-backed project does not always mean a museum-room visit. Our longer preview explains the distinction and why the choice of signs gives the work an interesting public setting.
Queens: decide who actually wants to sing
Rewind in Long Island City combines a lounge, dining and private karaoke. Its official site ↗ is the place to check the current booking options. We are watching the format, not awarding the food a verdict before a visit.
The useful group-chat move is to distinguish people interested in dinner from people interested in a room. There may be overlap. There may also be a friend who would very much prefer to eat without being assigned a duet. Our Rewind introduction starts with those practical differences.
Brooklyn: read the limited-hours notice
Bon Pâtés ↗ is publishing soft-opening information for its Nostrand Avenue counter. That makes it an open-business lead with limits, rather than an excuse to assume every service and every menu item is available throughout the week.
There is something appealing about an opening that can fit into an ordinary afternoon. Give the current hours a glance, ask about the counter menu and keep the expectations proportionate. The Opening Watch column puts this alongside two projects still taking shape.
Staten Island: a November date, clearly labelled
The Staten Island Museum has announced Stephanie Dinkins’s Anchoring Home for November 14. This is an advance watch, not an event happening this week. The artist’s connection to Tottenville gives the exhibition a local dimension worth following as details emerge.
Our artist introduction looks at the questions behind the project using the museum’s announcement and Dinkins’s published account of her practice. A future exhibition can be interesting now without being falsely presented as something you can walk into tomorrow.
And one thing that does not require a booking
Try the fall outfit without its jacket. If the layer is coming off halfway through the day, the clothes underneath deserve a little attention too. Mina’s September layering essay is concerned with pockets, sleeves and where the jacket goes afterward. No compulsory shopping list is involved.
Keep the ticket reminder if you want it. Save the later dates separately. Leave at least one evening free enough that a good invitation can still fit.
Checked September 12, 2026 using the linked official sources. Dates, hours and availability may change. This is a dated weekly edition, not a continuously updated event feed. Illustration: original Borough Signal concept artwork.
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