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Food & finds

Food happenings and markets worth making a little time for.

A little less searching.
A little more living.
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Plant Sale

Wave Hill opens its plant sale to the public — curated picks with staff who actually know what'll survive your fire escape.

Fri Sep 25
Wave Hill
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BronxPrice on source

Plant Sale

Take home something from Wave Hill's curated plant sale up in Riverdale—the garden staff actually help you pick.

Sun Sep 27
Wave Hill
NEIGHBORHOOD TABLES

2 places worth a detour.

Restaurant picks, separate from the event dates above. Check opening hours before going.

Queens · Sunnyside

Cardamom ↗

Explore the Goan and Indo-Portuguese menu: fish curry, vindaloo, caldeen and xacuti.

43-45 43rd Street, Sunnyside, Queens
Wed–Fri 4–10pm; Sat–Sun noon–10pm. Closed Tuesday; confirm Monday hours.

Check current menu prices

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Reviewed 2026-09-20 · Confirm current details with the restaurant.

Brooklyn · Grand Avenue

Puerto Viejo ↗

A family Dominican restaurant, established in 1986. Go for pernil, pastel en hoja and sancocho.

564 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, between Dean and Bergen Streets
Mon–Thu 11am–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–11pm. Closed Sunday.

Listed dishes: pastel en hoja $9, sancocho $14, pernil $19; tax and tip extra

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Reviewed 2026-09-20 · Confirm current details with the restaurant.

LESS “WE SHOULD.” MORE “SEE YOU THERE.”

Have your gang.
Make your plans.

A private little corner for your people. Collect the options, see who’s in, and settle on something good.

Get the gang together
A DIFFERENT KIND OF GUEST LIST

Smaller rooms.
Better conversations.

Community-hosted gatherings with room to actually meet. Request a place; the host makes the call. No velvet-rope theater.

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