New York by Invitationhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/New York by Invitation covers NYC dining, culture and design, with restaurant openings, weekend events and considered ways to spend your time.Bryant Park opens the holiday shopping seasonhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/bryant-park-holiday-shops-opening-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/bryant-park-holiday-shops-opening-2026/The seasonal market is open. A little preparation can turn a circuit of kiosks into a more thoughtful search.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Etro makes time for its archive on Madison Avenuehttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/etro-madison-avenue-archive-exhibition-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/etro-madison-avenue-archive-exhibition-2026/A temporary presentation at the house’s Madison Avenue boutique offers a different way to approach a fashion afternoon.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Things to do this weekend in New York Cityhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-30-nov-1-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-30-nov-1-2026/Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2026: Art after dark, two studio conversations and a considered finish to marathon Sunday.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400At The Met, Tiffany begins with a drawinghttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/tiffany-designing-gilded-age-met-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/tiffany-designing-gilded-age-met-2026/A new exhibition puts the studio’s working ideas in focus. A small glass vessel offers a second way to look.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Marathon Sunday has an evening encore at Terminal 5https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/victory-lap-terminal-5-marathon-november-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/victory-lap-terminal-5-marathon-november-2026/The official celebration gives runners and their supporters a second meeting point, several hours after the finish.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Brancusi turns MoMA’s sixth floor into a studiohttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/brancusi-artist-studio-moma-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/brancusi-artist-studio-moma-2026/A newly opened exhibition brings rare loans from the artist’s Paris workshop into conversation with MoMA’s own collection.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Eckhaus Latta opens a new Lower East Side epicenterhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/eckhaus-latta-ludlow-street-store-opening/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/eckhaus-latta-ludlow-street-store-opening/The independent label has joined its New York shop, design studio, archive and photography space under one Ludlow Street roof.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Things to do this weekend in New York Cityhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-23-25-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-23-25-2026/Oct. 23 to 25, 2026: Five considered plans for new art, an evening performance and a Sunday studio visit.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Lady Delilah sets a Nov. 3 opening on West 14th Streethttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/lady-delilah-chelsea-opening-november-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/lady-delilah-chelsea-opening-november-2026/The announced American bistro is taking reservations for early November, with late evening hours near Ninth Avenue.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400At the Whitney, a small exhibition makes room for the weatherhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/charles-burchfield-elemental-whitney-october-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/charles-burchfield-elemental-whitney-october-2026/Ten watercolors offer a focused autumn museum plan, with an opening this Thursday and a ticketed free evening on Friday.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Casa Serra plans a winter table on Front Streethttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/casa-serra-front-street-seaport-announcement/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/casa-serra-front-street-seaport-announcement/House of Pasta’s sister restaurant is planned for the Seaport, with skylights, greenery and a familiar Italian menu shaping the proposal.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Things to do this weekend in New York Cityhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-16-18-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-16-18-2026/Oct. 16 to 18, 2026: Five cultural plans, from a Tiffany interior and Rockefeller Center gardens to a Friday evening with Lichtenstein.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Softville makes dessert a little stranger on Orchard Streethttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/softville-orchard-street-soft-serve/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/softville-orchard-street-soft-serve/Gelato Messina’s new Lower East Side shop pairs made from scratch soft serve with a roomful of Studio Jeremyville art.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400The Whitney looks at Lichtenstein again, and then againhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/roy-lichtenstein-like-new-whitney-guide/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/roy-lichtenstein-like-new-whitney-guide/A career spanning exhibition turns repetition, copying and handmade precision into a reason to slow down.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400A Tiffany room opens its doors in Lower Manhattanhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/collectors-office-tiffany-open-house-new-york-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/collectors-office-tiffany-open-house-new-york-2026/Open House New York offers a Saturday inside a room usually closed to the public. The ceiling alone deserves a pause.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400At MoMA, the book becomes a Surrealist objecthttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/moma-surrealist-book-tomorrow-lives-in-mirrors/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/moma-surrealist-book-tomorrow-lives-in-mirrors/A newly opened exhibition makes paper, binding and the act of reading part of the art.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400New York’s musical comeback gets a museum addresshttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/you-should-be-dancing-new-york-historical/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/you-should-be-dancing-new-york-historical/You Should Be Dancing brings punk, disco and hip hop into one city story, with a Friday evening window for a slower visit.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Things to do this weekend in New York Cityhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-9-11-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-9-11-2026/Oct. 9 to 11, 2026: Five well timed plans for film, theater, design and two museum exhibitions in their final days.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400The Bowery has a past worth making time forhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/new-museum-bowery-devils-mile-exhibition/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/new-museum-bowery-devils-mile-exhibition/The New Museum turns its own street into the subject of The Bowery: Devil’s Mile, on view through Jan. 31, 2027.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400A two for one offer puts Off Broadway in the planshttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/nyc-off-broadway-week-two-for-one-tickets-october-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/nyc-off-broadway-week-two-for-one-tickets-october-2026/NYC Off Broadway Week runs Oct. 5 to 18, with two for one tickets for 25 productions across the city.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400The West Village has a new room for Daniel Hummhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/humm-west-village-opening-october-10/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/humm-west-village-opening-october-10/HUMM is scheduled to open Oct. 10 at 435 Hudson Street, with dinner shaped by the grill, the martini cart and a distinctly personal point of view.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400The Lower East Side has an Amazon shaped dinnerhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/iara-lower-east-side-brazilian-restaurant/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/iara-lower-east-side-brazilian-restaurant/Iara is now open on Allen Street, with Brazilian cooking built around the flavors of the rainforest.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Things to do this weekend in New York Cityhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-2-4-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-oct-2-4-2026/Oct. 2 to 4, 2026: Five considered plans for film, art, city history and a dinner built around live fire.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400The West Village has a new reason to gather around the firehttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/graciela-west-village-live-fire/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/graciela-west-village-live-fire/Graciela brings Argentine tavern cooking, a serious parrilla and an easy sense of occasion to Greenwich Avenue.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Top 10 wine bars in NYC for a real night outhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/top-10-wine-bars-nyc-real-night-out/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/top-10-wine-bars-nyc-real-night-out/A citywide guide to wine bars that can carry the whole evening, from downtown rooms to Brooklyn favorites.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Top 10 day trips from NYC without a carhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/top-10-day-trips-from-nyc-without-a-car/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/top-10-day-trips-from-nyc-without-a-car/Train and ferry reachable escapes for art, beaches, river towns, gardens and small city wandering.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Top 10 NYC date night restaurants that feel specialhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/top-10-nyc-date-night-restaurants-special/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/top-10-nyc-date-night-restaurants-special/Restaurants with atmosphere, food and occasion value for dates that deserve more than a default reservation.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400Koreatown has its barbecue comebackhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/baekjeong-black-koreatown-opening/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/baekjeong-black-koreatown-opening/Baekjeong Black returns the celebrated Korean barbecue name to West 32nd Street with two floors and a dinner built around the grill.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400MoMA has plans after darkhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/moma-after-hours-wanderlust-october-6/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/moma-after-hours-wanderlust-october-6/An October evening brings music, performance and open galleries into the same Midtown plan.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400The people who build the magic take the stagehttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/jim-henson-creature-shop-momi/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/jim-henson-creature-shop-momi/A live conversation at Museum of the Moving Image puts the craft behind Jim Henson’s characters in the spotlight this Sunday.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400A new Korean dinner address on East 64thhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/bon-ga-upper-east-side/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/bon-ga-upper-east-side/Bon Ga brings Korean comfort food to the Upper East Side, with a small dining room east of First Avenue.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400MoMA asks who designed the factshttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/moma-full-disclosure-information-design/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/moma-full-disclosure-information-design/Opening Sunday, Full Disclosure turns information design into a museum subject, with a free gallery that makes a focused Midtown visit possible.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400SoHo has a new room for the next chapterhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/babylist-soho-showroom-opening/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/babylist-soho-showroom-opening/Babylist has set Sept. 25 for its New York showroom at 477 Broadway, where city parents can compare gear with their actual apartments in mind.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400The Met just opened a new doorhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/opera-for-all-met-lottery/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/opera-for-all-met-lottery/A new city partnership will distribute 70,000 free Metropolitan Opera tickets this season through a monthly lottery for eligible New Yorkers.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400Things to do this weekend in New York Cityhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-sept-25-27-2026/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/things-to-do-nyc-weekend-sept-25-27-2026/Sept. 25 to 27, 2026: Five cultural appointments, from a final look at American craftsmanship to opening weekend at the cinema.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400The art book crowd has a Queens addresshttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/ny-art-book-fair-moma-ps1/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/ny-art-book-fair-moma-ps1/Printed Matter’s New York Art Book Fair returns to MoMA PS1 this week with more than 310 exhibitors, programs and a Thursday opening night.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400A new civic room opens on Museum Milehttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/raise-your-voice-mcny/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/raise-your-voice-mcny/The Museum of the City of New York is preparing a permanent exhibition on activism and the tools New Yorkers use to make change.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400The Met is changing the point of viewhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/david-hartt-peripheries-met/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/david-hartt-peripheries-met/David Hartt brings a contemporary lens to Versailles, Paris and the edges of the city.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400Your next great New York evening starts at the cinemahttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/new-york-film-festival/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/new-york-film-festival/The New York Film Festival is about to begin. Build the night around a film worth talking about.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400A new West Village wine bar enters the conversationhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/west-village-wine-bar/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/west-village-wine-bar/El Camarón Peludo puts seafood and wine on the agenda.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400The luxury of making only one planhttps://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/the-evening-edit/https://newyorkbyinvitation.com/stories/the-evening-edit/An argument for a less crowded New York itinerary.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400