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| New York Today: Offbeat Museums | New York Today: Offbeat Museums |
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| Updated, 10:05 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this brisk Friday. | Good morning on this brisk Friday. |
| With snow and below-average temperatures forecast for the weekend, we face yet another weekend that calls for indoor activities. | With snow and below-average temperatures forecast for the weekend, we face yet another weekend that calls for indoor activities. |
| But this is New York. Even after a long winter, we have options — particularly when it comes to museums. | But this is New York. Even after a long winter, we have options — particularly when it comes to museums. |
| Yes, the Met and MoMA offer divine exhibits, but there are a few off-the-beaten-path museums you might check out: | Yes, the Met and MoMA offer divine exhibits, but there are a few off-the-beaten-path museums you might check out: |
| • New York City Fire Museum, Hudson Square | • New York City Fire Museum, Hudson Square |
| Among the items on display: fire alarms, trumpets, hand-operated water pumps and other firefighting tools from the colonial period to the present. | Among the items on display: fire alarms, trumpets, hand-operated water pumps and other firefighting tools from the colonial period to the present. |
| • Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden, Upper East Side | • Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden, Upper East Side |
| Once a vacation retreat for New Yorkers in the 19th century, the hotel is now a museum, highlighting textiles and pastimes (card games and music making, for instance) from the period. | Once a vacation retreat for New Yorkers in the 19th century, the hotel is now a museum, highlighting textiles and pastimes (card games and music making, for instance) from the period. |
| • Museum of American Finance, Financial District | • Museum of American Finance, Financial District |
| Look no further for a glimpse into America’s financial history. It’s even housed in a former bank on Wall Street. | Look no further for a glimpse into America’s financial history. It’s even housed in a former bank on Wall Street. |
| • Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, SoHo | • Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, SoHo |
| Art donated by families of those who died from AIDS during the 1980s started this collection. An exhibition on gay life in the 1970s opens today. | Art donated by families of those who died from AIDS during the 1980s started this collection. An exhibition on gay life in the 1970s opens today. |
| • Derfner Judaica Museum and the Art Collection, the Bronx | • Derfner Judaica Museum and the Art Collection, the Bronx |
| It might be too cold to visit the sculpture garden overlooking the Hudson here, but the collection of Jewish ceremonial artifacts is all indoors. | It might be too cold to visit the sculpture garden overlooking the Hudson here, but the collection of Jewish ceremonial artifacts is all indoors. |
| What are the lesser-known museums you like? Tell us about them in the comments. | |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| A cold, windy day is in the forecast. Today’s high: 52. | A cold, windy day is in the forecast. Today’s high: 52. |
| On Saturday, pull out the rain boots, or winter boots — whatever you have to keep your feet dry as rain and snow could fall throughout the day. The high is 41. | On Saturday, pull out the rain boots, or winter boots — whatever you have to keep your feet dry as rain and snow could fall throughout the day. The high is 41. |
| And it’s not much warmer on Sunday, though at least nothing should fall from the sky. | And it’s not much warmer on Sunday, though at least nothing should fall from the sky. |
| • The city moves on restricting Times Square’s costumed characters and painted women to designated zones. [New York Times] | • The city moves on restricting Times Square’s costumed characters and painted women to designated zones. [New York Times] |
| • Though the busy tourist season approaches, a bankruptcy battle threatens Atlantic City businesses. [New York Times] | • Though the busy tourist season approaches, a bankruptcy battle threatens Atlantic City businesses. [New York Times] |
| • Despite Donald J. Trump’s contentious comments, some small groups of city immigrants are supporting him. [New York Times] | • Despite Donald J. Trump’s contentious comments, some small groups of city immigrants are supporting him. [New York Times] |
| • Four high-ranking veterans of the Police Department were reassigned to desk jobs after a wide-ranging federal corruption investigation. [New York Times] | • Four high-ranking veterans of the Police Department were reassigned to desk jobs after a wide-ranging federal corruption investigation. [New York Times] |
| • The Department of Education is being sued over violence in schools. [New York Times] | • The Department of Education is being sued over violence in schools. [New York Times] |
| • New York trails other states in vetting nurses and disciplining those who provide inadequate care or commit crimes. [ProPublica] | • New York trails other states in vetting nurses and disciplining those who provide inadequate care or commit crimes. [ProPublica] |
| • Scoreboard: Yankees ignite Astros, 8-5. Islanders ambush Rangers, 4-1. Lightning zap Devils, 4-2. | • Scoreboard: Yankees ignite Astros, 8-5. Islanders ambush Rangers, 4-1. Lightning zap Devils, 4-2. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. |
| • Donate gently used musical instruments to public schools with WQXR’s music instrument drive. [Various locations] | • Donate gently used musical instruments to public schools with WQXR’s music instrument drive. [Various locations] |
| • A performance of “Così Fan Tutte,” set in 1920s Coney Island, is at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts in Flushing, Queens. 7:30 p.m. [$20] | • A performance of “Così Fan Tutte,” set in 1920s Coney Island, is at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts in Flushing, Queens. 7:30 p.m. [$20] |
| • Actors and artists stage immersive plays in the period rooms of the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx. 8 p.m. [Free] | • Actors and artists stage immersive plays in the period rooms of the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx. 8 p.m. [Free] |
| • The comedian Gilbert Gottfried performs at St. George’s Theater on Staten Island. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $49] | • The comedian Gilbert Gottfried performs at St. George’s Theater on Staten Island. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $49] |
| • The annual Brooklyn Folk Festival kicks off at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights. 8 p.m. [$25] | • The annual Brooklyn Folk Festival kicks off at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights. 8 p.m. [$25] |
| • Yankees at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. (YES). Mets host Phillies (at their home opener at City Field), 1:10 p.m. (SportsNet New York). Nets at Hornets, 7 p.m. (YES). Knicks at 76ers, 7 p.m. (MSG). | • Yankees at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. (YES). Mets host Phillies (at their home opener at City Field), 1:10 p.m. (SportsNet New York). Nets at Hornets, 7 p.m. (YES). Knicks at 76ers, 7 p.m. (MSG). |
| Saturday | Saturday |
| • Start training for the High Rock Challenge obstacle race at High Rock Park on Staten Island. 8 a.m. [Free] | • Start training for the High Rock Challenge obstacle race at High Rock Park on Staten Island. 8 a.m. [Free] |
| • Families can make cornucopia sculptures with the artist Adam Brent at Wave Hill in the Bronx. 10 a.m. [Free] | • Families can make cornucopia sculptures with the artist Adam Brent at Wave Hill in the Bronx. 10 a.m. [Free] |
| • The Rainbow Book Fair, stocked with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender literature, is at John Jay College in Midtown Manhattan. Noon. [Free] | • The Rainbow Book Fair, stocked with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender literature, is at John Jay College in Midtown Manhattan. Noon. [Free] |
| • Learn the Appalachian dance known as flatfooting at Flushing Town Hall in Queens. 7 p.m. [$16] | • Learn the Appalachian dance known as flatfooting at Flushing Town Hall in Queens. 7 p.m. [$16] |
| • The author Salman Rushdie talks about the films that inspired him at the SVA Theater in Chelsea. 8 p.m. [$20] | • The author Salman Rushdie talks about the films that inspired him at the SVA Theater in Chelsea. 8 p.m. [$20] |
| • Rangers host Red Wings, 12:30 p.m. (MSG). Yankees at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. (YES). Devils host Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. (MSG). Mets host Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (WPIX). Islanders host Sabres, 7:30 p.m. (MSG+). | • Rangers host Red Wings, 12:30 p.m. (MSG). Yankees at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. (YES). Devils host Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. (MSG). Mets host Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (WPIX). Islanders host Sabres, 7:30 p.m. (MSG+). |
| • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Joyce Wadler and other guests. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. | • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Joyce Wadler and other guests. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. |
| Sunday | Sunday |
| • The Greek Independence Day Parade kicks off at 64th Street and Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side. 1:45 p.m. [Free] | • The Greek Independence Day Parade kicks off at 64th Street and Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side. 1:45 p.m. [Free] |
| • A screening of “The Wizard of Oz,” played with live music, is at the St. George Theater on Staten Island. 3 p.m. [Tickets start at $18] | • A screening of “The Wizard of Oz,” played with live music, is at the St. George Theater on Staten Island. 3 p.m. [Tickets start at $18] |
| • The Russian National Ballet Theater presents “Cinderella” at Lehman College in the Bronx. 4 p.m. [Tickets start at $25] | • The Russian National Ballet Theater presents “Cinderella” at Lehman College in the Bronx. 4 p.m. [Tickets start at $25] |
| • Open studios and art and music performances are at the Queens Museum. 4 p.m. [$8] | • Open studios and art and music performances are at the Queens Museum. 4 p.m. [$8] |
| • The comedian Kathy Griffin performs at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. 6 p.m. [Tickets start at $45] | • The comedian Kathy Griffin performs at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. 6 p.m. [Tickets start at $45] |
| • Mets host Phillies, 1:10 p.m. (SportsNet New York). Nets at Pacers, 6 p.m. (YES). Islanders host Flyers, 7 p.m. (MSG+). Yankees at Tigers, 8:10 p.m. (ESPN). Knicks host Raptors, 7:30 p.m. (MSG). | • Mets host Phillies, 1:10 p.m. (SportsNet New York). Nets at Pacers, 6 p.m. (YES). Islanders host Flyers, 7 p.m. (MSG+). Yankees at Tigers, 8:10 p.m. (ESPN). Knicks host Raptors, 7:30 p.m. (MSG). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. |
| J, M, F and 7 trains are running with delays. | J, M, F and 7 trains are running with delays. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until April 23. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until April 23. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. | • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. |
| On this week in 1957, “the last trolley” car crossed the Queensboro Bridge. | On this week in 1957, “the last trolley” car crossed the Queensboro Bridge. |
| The cars had been clanging throughout the city since 1832, when the first track was laid on Fourth Avenue. But the mode of transport “succumbed to the Diesel bus era,” The New York Times wrote. | The cars had been clanging throughout the city since 1832, when the first track was laid on Fourth Avenue. But the mode of transport “succumbed to the Diesel bus era,” The New York Times wrote. |
| For some, it was a bitter moment. | For some, it was a bitter moment. |
| “We regret the passing of the trolley car,” The Times said. | “We regret the passing of the trolley car,” The Times said. |
| Why? “It represented not only a way to go to work, but also a way to go places to have fun,” according to the article. “It was, on its own account, a way of having a good time.” | Why? “It represented not only a way to go to work, but also a way to go places to have fun,” according to the article. “It was, on its own account, a way of having a good time.” |
| It was the end of the line. | It was the end of the line. |
| Until our current mayor proposed resurrecting them. | Until our current mayor proposed resurrecting them. |
| As The Times wrote back then, “New York City does not part easily with its past.” | As The Times wrote back then, “New York City does not part easily with its past.” |
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