Shit Under $20 in New York City

Green Room NYC, Bushwick

TODAY 11:00 PM • $15

“Cesar Merveille all night. No phones on the dance floor, no photos, no videos. Just dance.”

Flop House Comedy Club, Williamsburg

TODAY 11:00 PM • $10

“Rapid-fire stand-up at 11pm with a surprise lineup. Ten bucks, out by 12:30.”

Union Hall, Other

TODAY 11:59 PM • Free

“A free DJ set from hell at 11:59pm. Business Casual is who's playing, not the dress code.”

Brookfield Place, Other

TMRW 12:00 PM • Free

“Random teams of 4, a 500-piece puzzle, one hour, a food court. Bring a puzzle to swap.”

public records, Other

TMRW 1:00 PM • $17.25

“Experimental shorts about chefs, hands, brains and water; doors noon, films at 1”

Littlefield, Other

TMRW 2:00 PM • $14.86

“Live NPR trivia where Dean Norris and Kate Micucci get quizzed on their own obsessions.”

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn Heights

TMRW 2:30 PM • $10

“Dudes in a church swinging antique swords at each other. Ten bucks. Go.”

Banksy Museum New York, Chinatown

MON 2:00 PM • $10

“Street art docs at the Banksy Museum on a Monday afternoon. Free popcorn, film is a surprise.”

Bohemian National Hall, Other

MON 6:00 PM • Free

“Opening night of a wearable art show for Jewelry Week. Meet the makers, RSVP free.”

Union Hall, Other

MON 7:30 PM • $19

“Sean Patton doing an hour in a basement under a bocce court. Monday well spent.”

476 Jefferson St Studio, Bushwick

MON 7:30 PM • $14

“Draw a naked stranger badly for ten bucks. Cheaper than therapy, same result.”

The Stonewall Inn, West Village

TUE 6:00 PM • $10

“Live D&D where the crowd secretly votes on how two queer Good Boys get punished. Dice decide.”

Caveat, LES

TUE 9:30 PM • $19

“Karaoke but you also have to explain why the song ruined your life”

Saint Peter's Church, Other

WED 1:00 PM • Free

“Free lunchtime jazz in a 95-foot sanctuary. Billy Stritch on piano. $10 donation suggested.”

Marian's Brooklyn, Other

WED 8:00 PM • Free

“Free stand-up in a Bed-Stuy bar. Worst case you drink through it.”

The Tiny Cupboard, Bushwick

WED 8:30 PM • Free

“A backyard, a projector, and a crowd that cannot agree on a movie”

Kellogg's Diner, Williamsburg

WED 11:00 PM • $9.85

“Late-night stand-up at Kellogg's Diner, 11pm on a Wednesday. The diner part is not a metaphor.”

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, Other

THU 2:00 PM • $20

“Spies in 1830s Manhattan, then a tour of the old day hotel where they might have gossiped.”

Young Ethel's, Other

THU 7:00 PM • $8

“Close-up magic in a Park Slope bar. Eight bucks to be lied to expertly.”

Freddy's Bar, Other

THU 11:30 PM • $4.51

“11:30pm comedy and variety in Park Slope, kitchen open late. You never know who might drop in.”

Caveat, LES

FRI 7:00 PM • $19

“Nerds with slides doing stand-up about their actual research. Weirdly great.”

public records, Other

FRI 11:00 PM • $17.25-$34.50

“Spanish techno from ORBE and Laia, Detroit's Rolando in The Atrium, WFMU's Jesse Dorris upstairs.”

Flop House Comedy Club, Williamsburg

FRI 11:00 PM • $10

“Late night laughs at 11pm on a Friday. Funny comedians, affordable drinks, ten bucks.”

Drom, East Village

FRI 11:00 PM • Free-$15

“Nick Marc spins Strokes, Interpol and LCD till 3am; first 50 RSVPs get in free”

Nowadays, Ridgewood

SAT 2:00 PM • $10.75-$21.55

“13 years of all-ages boogie at Nowadays, 2 to 8pm; bring a toy for the drive”

Sugar Mouse NYC, East Village

SAT 10:00 PM • $6

“A rave. For ponies. Six bucks. Do not ask questions, just go.”

TV Eye, Ridgewood

SAT 11:00 PM • Free-$15

“Depeche Mode, Joy Division and Siouxsie till 4am; first 50 RSVPs in free”

Trans-Pecos, Ridgewood

SAT 11:00 PM • $12

“Dembow, Baltimore club, budots and vinahouse till 4am. Profits go to Make the Road NY.”

Ciao Ciao, Williamsburg

SAT 11:59 PM • Free

“London disco label takes over Ciao Ciao till 4am. Bustin' Loose b2b all night. Free.”

Sanger Hall, Other

NOV 22 1:30 PM • Free-$15

“Nia-Maya hosts a holiday-edition drag brunch in Sunnyside. Free to $15 to get in.”

public records, Other

NOV 22 3:00 PM • $17.25-$28.75

“Timmy Regisford open to close, 3pm to midnight on a Sunday. Pace yourself.”

Tip-Top Bar & Grill, Other

NOV 22 7:00 PM • $9

“Nine bucks of stand-up in a Bed-Stuy dive that has seen things.”

Sea Wolf, Bushwick

NOV 22 10:00 PM • FREE

“Free reggaeton rave on Wyckoff. Perreo until your Monday is ruined.”

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, Other

NOV 23 10:30 AM • $5-$15

“A 1799 carriage house from when East 61st Street counted as the country. Guided tour.”

Enoch's Coffee, Chelsea

NOV 23 6:30 PM • $20

“Draw a naked stranger badly while drinking coffee. Nobody is grading you.”

Bohemian National Hall, Other

NOV 23 7:00 PM • Free-$10

“Surreal 1969 anti-war film from the Czechoslovak New Wave, then its star sits down to talk.”

Book Club Bar, East Village

NOV 23 8:00 PM • $17

“Astrology night in a bookstore bar. Blame Mercury, order another.”

Caveat, LES

NOV 24 7:00 PM • $15-$20

“Scientists show up prepared, improvisers do not. A late-night talk show about actual science.”

Footlight Presents, Ridgewood

NOV 24 8:00 PM • $15

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer trivia, $15 buy-in, cash for first. Last one until next year.”

Gold Sounds Bar, Bushwick

NOV 24 8:30 PM • $10

“Ten bucks, back room of a Bushwick bar, nobody is trying too hard”

Upper West Side (meet at 166 W 72nd St), Other

NOV 25 12:00 PM • $17

“Watch the parade balloons get inflated off Central Park West. Very crowded. Zero VIP access.”

The Tiny Cupboard, Bushwick

NOV 25 8:30 PM • FREE

“Freezing backyard, free movie, the crowd picks it. Bring a blanket and low standards.”

Kellogg's Diner, Williamsburg

NOV 25 11:00 PM • $9.85-$17.85

“Stand-up in the back room of a diner at 11pm. Order food mid-set, maybe win Kellogg's merch.”

Central Park West to Herald Square, Other

NOV 26 8:30 AM • Free

“The 100th one. Giant balloons from Central Park West to Herald Square, free, 8:30am to noon.”

Soundview Park, Other

NOV 26 9:00 AM • FREE

“Jog the Bronx to a hip-hop playlist at 9am so you can eat like a warlord by noon”

Freddy's Bar, Other

NOV 26 11:30 PM • $5

“11:30pm Thanksgiving comedy in Brooklyn, for everyone who fled the table early”

Harbor NYC Rooftop, Other

NOV 27 10:00 PM • FREE

“Black Friday but the only thing you're buying is a $9 beer on a rooftop”

public records, Other

NOV 27 11:00 PM • $17-$30

“Four DJ billings, 11pm to 4am. Get in before midnight for the cheapest ticket.”

Sparrow's Nest Studio, Other

NOV 28 4:00 PM • FREE

“Learn Japanese mahjong from strangers who take it very seriously. Free. You will lose.”