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16 Spectacular Things To Do In NYC This September
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16 Spectacular Things To Do In NYC This September


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Scott Heins

Published Aug 31, 2017

Modified Sep 6, 2017


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That crisp morning breeze can only mean one thing: the best season of the year has finally arrived. Fall in New York is a sacred time, a respite from the air conditioners and radiators that otherwise rule our lives, and some of the best happenings of the year are on this September calendar. Get ready for afrobeat shows, mind-bending futurist exhibitions, entire fleets of food trucks, and the world's greatest drag queens. Whatever you're into, it's all in here, so click through and get yourself a taste. Put your Game of Thrones fanfic on hold and get out of the coffee shop; it's time to make some plans.
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Published Aug 31, 2017

Modified Sep 6, 2017


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Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.

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