The NYC Neighborhood Passport
NextThe NYC Neighborhood Passport is your ultimate summer scavenger hunt. Launching on June 11, this free program invites residents and visitors to explore the city’s five boroughs by collecting artist-designed stamps at hundreds of cultural institutions, local businesses, libraries, and community events.
Whether you’re a lifelong New Yorker or visiting the city this summer, this is your chance to step off the beaten path. Here is everything you need to know to get started and make the most out of your citywide adventure.
Passport Pick-Up Spots
Beginning June 11, you can pick up your physical NYC Neighborhood Passport at absolutely any public library branch across all five boroughs. It is entirely FREE!
New York Public Library (this covers locations in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island)
Where to Collect Your Stamps – Participating Cultural and Community Venues
Okay, you have your NYC Neighborhood Passport. Now, it’s time to start collecting those stamps. NYC Ferry will help take you there. Here’s a list of participating places and events near NYC Ferry landings.
New Victory Theater
Box office window hours: Tue–Sat noon–7 pm, Sun 11 am–5 pm.
Closed Mondays unless there is a performance.
On performance days, the will-call window is open an hour before curtain and remains open through the start of the show. Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE runs through June 21.
Tickets start at $30. New Victory Dance is on July 15 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15.
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Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Pl., Financial District, Manhattan: In the lobby. Visit Tell Our Boy That I Played Soccer Again, an exhibition about Paul Mahrer, a Czech soccer player and Olympian in the 1920s and 1930s who was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Theresienstadt.
Route: All Routes
Landing: Battery Park City (St. George Route) & Wall St. Pier 11 (All Routes)
The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center
View the Brick and Stone: Landmarking our Lower East Side Heritage exhibition outside the Clemente (through June 30), the Art-Work: Balance exhibition on the 4th floor (through July 12), and attend a performance presented by NYTheaterFest at Teatro LATEA (tickets available here).
Route: South Brooklyn
Landing: Corlears Hook Landing
New York Transit Museum
50th Anniversary Weekend Shuttle Rides, July 4 (10 am – 4 pm)
The Transit Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary with a chance to ride vintage subway cars on the HH Shuttle, the short service that ran between Court Street and Hoyt–Schermerhorn in the 1930s.
Route: South Brooklyn & St. George
Landing: Atlantic Ave/ BBP Pier 6
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Hunters Point Library
Don’t forget to join Queens Public Library for their Watch Parties at several library locations across Queens, starting Thursday, June 11!
Route: East River
Landing: Hunters Point South
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Fraunces Tavern Museum
Explore exhibitions focusing on America’s War for Independence and the preservation of early American history.
Route: All Routes
Landing: Battery Park City (St. George Route) & Wall St. Pier 11 (All Routes)
Mark Morris Dance Group
The Dance Group provides educational opportunities in dance and music to people of all ages and abilities while on tour internationally and at home at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Route: Astoria
Landing: Brooklyn Navy Yard
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We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth, June 20 (2-8 pm)
This outdoor festival offers live performances, an arts market, marching bands, poetry readings, and dance.
Route: Astoria
Landing: Brooklyn Navy Yard
Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA)
Celebrates the cultural breadth of Africa and its diaspora through a diverse range of exhibitions.
Route: Astoria
Landing: Brooklyn Navy Yard
Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)
Dedicated to preserving, illuminating, and celebrating the rich history and contributions of Chinese in America. Admission not required for stamping. $15 for general admission. $10 for seniors, students, and those with disabilities.
Route: South Brooklyn
Landing: Corlears Hook Landing
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden
An 83-acree historic campus dedicated to diverse programming: Visual & performing arts, gardens, urban farm, and community education.
Route: St. George
Landing: Midtown / West 39th St. 79
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Staten Island Children’s Museum
A hands-on museum with interactive exhibits and activities that enable children to learn, experiment, play, act, & explore.
Route: St. George
Landing: Midtown / West 39th St. 79
Staten Island Museum
Collections in Natural science, art & history.
Route: St. George
Landing: Midtown / West 39th St. 79
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More info on how to participate in the program this summer here.
