Barbecues New York

Red Hook Tour! 🍢 BBQ, Key Lime Pie, the Pier, and Cocktails! 🥧🍹

On Saturday, June 27th we're off to Red Hook for some delicious barbeque then we’ll get some tasty key lime pie, we’ll check out the pier, and we’ll finish it off with cocktails at Botanica at Widow Jane. You're welcome to attend either or all parts of this event! See details below Hometown Bar-B-Que 11:30am to 1pm 454 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook, Brooklyn) [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MXVx8ZvXvEc8PPjd7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/MXVx8ZvXvEc8PPjd7) (The restauarant opens at noon but we'll get there by 11:30 to avoid the long line and to be able to get seats!! There are no reservations at Hometown btw and the group may have to split up!) Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pie 1:15pm to 1:45pm 185 Van Dyke Street [https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y2WkoLhi3JFsXcfeA](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y2WkoLhi3JFsXcfeA) Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier 1:45pm to 2pm Ferris St & Coffey St [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WF3cDFFtesgEPVj26](https://maps.app.goo.gl/WF3cDFFtesgEPVj26) Botanica at Widow Jane 2 to 3:30pm 220 Conover Street [https://maps.app.goo.gl/oG5gini6pt8Qrf1C8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/oG5gini6pt8Qrf1C8) Of course, please reach out if you have any questions! The not so fun rule on RSVPs Please only RSVP if you think you can make it and adjust your RSVP asap if anything changes (as there are other people who would like your spot). Two no shows or cancellations within 6 hours results in a 4 month ban. I will send a reminder 24 hours in advance to the group Thanks and can't wait to see you!

Independence Day holiday weekend BYO BBQ & Picnic at Prospect Park

Come join us for a chill Independence Day holiday weekend BYO BBQ and Picnic at Prospect Park in the heart of Brooklyn. Bring your sun hats, beach chair/towel, games, balls, and kites for a day of fun in the sun. ***Bring your lunch, snacks, and drink as this is a BYO event. Sharing is caring but totally up to you. We'll have a BBQ grill with charcoal and tools on site if you would like to bring some food to put on the grill and cook up - just chip in a few dollars for the cost of the charcoal***. For those that don't have time or will forget to bring food/drink there is also Winner Cafe right near our picnic area which you may purchase eats/drink. We will be setting up our picnic area at 11am Friday near THE PICNIC HOUSE and WINNER IN THE PARK CAFE. When you arrive look for the Asian group with a red and black grill and blue folding cargo wagon. WINNER IN THE PARK CAFE... https://maps.app.goo.gl/YLJ9beSPzS7QTZau5 THE PICNIC HOUSE... https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZDW7pS3eurVYkzkH8 Come one come all for the enjoyment of Prospect Park which offers all sorts of sports fields, The Long Meadow, a inexpensive Prospect Park Zoo, Botanical Gardens, Prospect Park Carousel, exploring Brooklyn’s only lake by renting a pedal boat or kayak at the **[LeFrak Center at Lakeside](https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/places-to-go/lefrak-center-lakeside/),** Prospect Park Boat House, Lefferts Historic House, Biking paths, Walking/hiking paths, and more! Cheers! Will **DISCLAIMER:** * Asian Outdoors \*\*LEGAL DISCLAIMER & WAIVER OF LIABILITY\*\*. You agree when you sign up for this group or any of the events that you have read and understand the below. If you join us for an event, please understand that you are responsible for your own preparedness and well-being and will hold no one else liable in case of injury or mishap. You agree not to hold the \*\*Organizer\*\*, \*\*Assistant Organizers\*\*, or any other \*\*Members\*\* responsible for any injuries, mishaps, or any other situation that may happen at a planned event. You are responsible to research the event, know the area, and bring the proper gear. Asian Outdoor does not provide liability insurance for the protection of individuals who may participate in any of the events planned by the \*\*Organizer\*\*, \*\*Assistant Organizers\*\* or \*\*Others\*\*. This release extends and applies to, and also covers and includes all unknown, unforeseen, unanticipated and unsuspected injuries, damages, loss and liability. Your attendance on an event signifies that you have read and accept the terms of this liability waiver.

Secure Sips NYC 06/26/26

**What To Expect:** * **A Place for Peers:** Whether you're a CISO, a threat hunter, a SOC analyst, or a security engineer—if you’re in the trenches, you’re welcome here. * **Free Drinks & Good Vibes:** The drinks (and the conversation) is on us. We’ve created this space to mimic the warmth of our flagship cafe. * **The "War Stories":** This is your spot to talk shop, share a challenge from the field, or discuss a new threat vector with people who actually get it. **Come grab a drink, meet your peers, share a story, and take a break from the screen. We’re here to provide the space; you provide the conversation.** **Event Intel** * **📅 Date: June 26th, 2026** * **🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM** * **📍 Location: TBD, NYC** * **☕ The Sips: Open Bar** Please fill out the following link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/Re5zr1GMQkpWf4J58

Dinner at Mable's Smokehouse

Join us Friday evening, for a barbecue dinner at Mable's Smokehouse located in Williamsburg, BK. The food is delicious and reasonably priced. [https://www.mablessmokehouse.com/brooklyn-williamsburg-brooklyn-mable-s-smokehouse-food-menu](https://www.mablessmokehouse.com/brooklyn-williamsburg-brooklyn-mable-s-smokehouse-food-menu) If you need to get in contact, my # is 917-769-2168.

Tango en El Barrio

7-8 pm Tango Lesson (How to have fun dancing Tango) 8-9:30 pm Practica (Fun, Fun, Fun) FREE - Donations Optional Dec 29, 2022 Continues in January 2023 Teacher and DJ: [Dragan Ranitovic](https://www.facebook.com/tango.dragan.3?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUgziuiYoH7Bs_UpOjynqpxUKLyu8sSQE5WnyC8eJYwh7FkOVui4kuCuURIxBr1kL0PgGqDQQvMG690_mjtNkrKPuWE3BJLJKGHcNtZ30C0wS6btYTQhxph_Z5F41MOomBkAH7gGOcGnFuFoCEo3SEkNbKamdoV_1KdZ5a-cYOT8famKYCq-nCJYr7rTXifafjMv_IusJMULfqpy4T5T4jrdsx8dCEy2HyP7LAdfXtF7VfSRG85neyxHweoeyfoJsM&__tn__=-%5DK-y-R) 646-361-6761

POTLUCK PICNIC, Badminton & Pickleball in Central Park

🌍🌎🌏🎉🍉🥟🍕🍰 THE POTLUCK PICNIC IS BACK! 🍰🍕🥟🍉🎉🌍🌎🌏 Join us for one of our most beloved traditions, a potluck picnic! It will be a day of great food, laughter, and conversations with old members and new friends, where we remind ourselves that we are not just a sports event, we are a community. 🥳🍽️☀️❤️ **PLEASE, BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE** 🍲🥗🍪🍇 Homemade or store-bought are both wonderful! Ideas include: 🥘 Main dishes or appetizers 🥗 Salads or side dishes 🍰 Desserts or sweet treats 🍉 Fruit or snacks 🥤 Drinks and beverages 🌎 Bonus points if you bring a dish that’s meaningful to you, your family, or your culture! One of the joys of a potluck is tasting foods and traditions from around the world. Please bring enough for others to have a taste! 🍽️❤️ We’ll provide: ✅ Paper plates 🍽️ ✅ Cups 🥤 ✅ Plastic forks, spoons, knives AND SERVING SPOONS 🍴 ✅ Napkins 🧻 Helpful ideas: 🧺 Bring a picnic blanket or portable chair if you’d like. 🥜 If your food contains common allergens (nuts, shellfish, etc.), please label it if possible. Whether you bring your grandmother’s famous recipe, your favorite bakery dessert, a homemade specialty, or simply some fruit and chips, the most important thing is that you come and share the afternoon with us. ❤️ 🎉🍽️🌍 Let’s make our potluck picnic a delicious celebration of the wonderful international community we’ve created together. We can’t wait to see everyone, share great food, and spend time together as friends—not just as badminton and pickleball players! 🏸 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈 Hello! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Welcome to our NYC Outdoor Badminton family 👋, where everyone is welcome 😊, whatever your age 🥳, fitness level 🏋️‍♂️, badminton skills 🏸, or planet of origin. 🌎 We are a fun-loving 🎉, accepting 👌, hilarious 🤣, respectful 🙏, and wholesome 💕 group of badminton lovers, and we would love for you to join us! You don't need to bring anything but your wonderful self! 🤩 We provide the badminton equipment including nets, rackets, birdies/shuttlecocks, and even picnic blankets for you to sit on in and make new friends 😁. Of course, you're welcome to use your own equipment if you prefer. 🎒 It is optionally recommended to bring water for hydration 💦, energy food 🍫 to keep your motor running, and sunscreen for healthy skin under the sun 🌞. There are lots of beginners and newcomers each weekend, so if you're one of these, don't worry. If you can't find us, you can try giving one of us organizers a call or text📞 😎Thomas: 917-696-0112 😉Will: 917-670-0353 🤗Kenny: 347-986-4247 😊Sumie: 646-425-7597 All of this is free (find some other way to spend your 💵) but we do accept voluntary donations that help pay for shuttles, rackets and nets (Venmo: @NYCOutdoorBadminton). Thanks in advance for your generous donations 🙇‍♂️, and helping to make our community better! 👩🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏽 FAQ \*We are wholesome and newcomer/beginner friendly! 💝 * We provide all the equipment including nets, rackets and birdies! 🏸 \*It's recommended to bring water and snacks! 🍉 * You don't need to arrive exactly at the start time! ⏰ \*It's a great place to make new friends! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Also, join our Discord server to be involved in our activities and conversations outside of badminton: [https://discord.gg/KEfNm9z8xd](https://discord.gg/KEfNm9z8xd) 🌦️ Weather Watch! 🌦️ Our leadership team is keeping a close eye on the skies and will make any final call about postponing or canceling Badminton by 10 AM on game day. ⛅ We know everyone’s excited (or anxious) about the weather — but when too many folks start sharing forecasts in the group chat, it can get confusing! While we’re working on the best plan for everyone, we kindly ask you to hold back on weather updates and let us do the worrying for you. 😉

The Wisdom Bar – "Melville and Moby-Dick"

**Expert-led lectures in bars and creative spaces across NYC.** 💭 **Topic:** Melville and Moby-Dick 🎤 **Lecturer:** Horst Rosenberg 📆 **Date:** Thursday, July 9 @ 6:30 PM 📍 **Location:** Tribeca (exact address will be provided in email) 🔗 🎟️ **This is a ticketed event, get your tickets here:** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-wisdom-bar-melville-and-moby-dick-tickets-1990538279578 **Why does a dense, obsessive, and wildly chaotic novel about a whale continue to linger across generations?** A commercial and critical failure when it was first published in 1851, *Moby-Dick* has since become one of the strangest and enduring works in American literature. Part adventure story, part philosophical fever dream, and part study of obsession, *Moby-Dick* has itself become a kind of white whale for literary scholars and casual readers alike. Join us as literary scholar and educator, Horst Rosenberg, unpacks the many layers of *Moby-Dick* — from Captain Ahab’s all-consuming obsession to Herman Melville’s sprawling reflections on ambition, meaning, madness, nature, and the American psyche. Whether you’ve read the novel cover to cover, only know the whale, or have always meant to finally crack it open, this talk is designed to make one of literature’s most intimidating books feel alive, accessible, and surprisingly relevant. No literature degree is required. Just come curious. **Horst Rosenberg** is an English educator, literary scholar, and all-around *Moby Dick* guy – even if that moniker sometimes makes him uncomfortable. He leads a NYC-based Melville walking tour, visiting the spots that fed the curiosity of our most curious novelists. **We'll explore:** * Why certain works culturally endure across decades * Obsession, ambition, and the psychology of Captain Ahab * Strange, philosophical, and surprisingly funny parts of the book that are rarely talked about * Moby-Dick’s initial failure only to later cement itself as “the great American novel” **Agenda** 6:30pm – Doors open. Grab drinks and snacks before settling into a seat (first come first serve!) 6:50pm – Host welcomes and intros 7:00pm – Lecture begins 8:00pm – Q&A plus dedicated 1-on-1 time with the speaker. Grab another drink and chat about your thoughts with other attendees. 8:30pm – Event concludes

Fun & Games at Pig Beach 🐷

Let's celebrate the 4th of July holiday at Pig Beach, a barbecue spot located in Astoria, Queens. The venue has plenty of outdoor tables where we can play games, chat and eat. You're encouraged to bring a game to the event. I will have Jenga and Uno available to play. [https://www.pigbeachnyc.com/queens-ny/](https://www.pigbeachnyc.com/queens-ny/) If you have questions or need to get in contact, I can be reached at 917-769-2168.

Flaming Peking Duck (4 ways) & Lamb Chops Redux 🦆🐑 @ GOLDEN WUISH 🇨🇳

Porktastic!

June Dinner Potluck: Father's favorite food

4th of July Party in Williamsburg

🇺🇸🎉 **The best party of the season is coming to Shalom Park!** 🎉🌳 Join us from **2:00–6:00 PM** for an unforgettable **4th of July Summer Party** at our beautiful and cozy Shalom Park! Enjoy the grassy lawn, charming string lights, delicious food, and a warm, welcoming community. 🎶 **What's waiting for you?** ✨ Live music 🫧 Foam party with a DJ 🌭 Hot dog eating competition 🎯 Cornhole tournament 🤠 Line dancing 🎉 And lots of summer fun! 🍔 **Food Menu:** * Smash burgers * Classic cookout favorites * Ice cream * And more! 🎟️ **Admission is FREE!** Food and drinks will be available for purchase at affordable prices. Bring your friends, your family, and your best summer spirit! Everything is friendly, everything is fun, and everyone is welcome. We can't wait to celebrate with you! 🇺🇸☀️