August 28-30
DUMBO
A genuinely unexpected DUMBO pop-up is mashing up South Asian and Southern American flavors — think flaky paratha alongside hot dogs dressed with chow-chow relish, the kind of combination that sounds odd until it absolutely works. It's seasonal and location-specific, so don't wait around assuming it'll still be there next month.
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Rooftop Films closes out its 30th summer at Green-Wood Cemetery with seven new short films plus live music, a filmmaker Q&A, and an after party — the season finale format means the energy in the room tends to run higher than a typical screening night. Green-Wood's grounds after dark are quietly spectacular, and $25 gets you the full evening.
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The Paris Theater — Manhattan's last single-screen cinema and one of its most beautiful — is running a summer series of big-canvas classics the way they were meant to be seen, from Lawrence of Arabia's desert vistas to Boogie Nights' kinetic excess. At $17 a ticket in a storied room, this is the rare Midtown exception that's genuinely worth the trip.
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