Exclusive: Mayor Mamdani and The Met are giving away 70,000 opera tickets to New Yorkers—here’s how to enter is one of our hand-picked Events finds for New York. The new Opera for All lottery will release 10,000 free tickets a month for New Yorkers who haven’t bought a Met ticket since 2019.
Why New York? New York is the ultimate dense, 24-hour city — five boroughs of iconic skyline, world culture and neighborhood-deep diversity. The city is known for the skyline and Times Square, Broadway, museums and global food.
Good to know: Spring and autumn are ideal; December dazzles for holidays; summer is hot and humid. The 24-hour subway is the fastest way around; Manhattan and much of Brooklyn are very walkable.