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Daily Email - Monday - 08/18/2025

August 18, 2025

It’s Monday. You dug through your crowded inbox to get here, and that deserves a reward. Enter to WIN free tickets to see comedy legend Nate Bargatze next month on his Big Dumb Eyes World Tour at MSG.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Take a W with the Brooklyn Cyclones and celebrate Fri-YAYs at Maimonides Park. $35 gets you a field box seat, two drinks, AND a bobblehead. Enter to WIN two ticket packages plus merch.*

  • Unsubscribe Podcast is taking the stage for one night only at The Wellmont Theater. Join the Unsubscribe crew live and unfiltered in December with your favs, Eli Doubletap, Donut Operator, Brandon Herrera, and The Fat Electrician. Get tickets now.*

  • After their surprise performance at the Jonas Brothers’ NJ show, The Click Five just announced a full-blown fall tour. Dig up your iPod. Check dates & grab tix.

  • You’ve carb-loaded for marathons... but ever mid-race refueled with a Costco hot dog? Join Brooklyn Running Co. next month for a 10K Hot Dog Run. Register today for FREE!

  • Plus other newly announced shows from The Temper Trap, Margaret Glaspy, dodie, Hot Since 82, Femme, and more!

DONYC-APPROVED ICE CREAM SHOPS

It’s hot. You’re sweating in places you didn’t know could sweat. You want ice cream, and honestly, same. So we rounded up the best scoops, soft serve, and gelato across the boroughs. Traditional scoops? Duh. Vegan cones? Got ’em. Boozy scoops? Yep. Pup cups? Obviously. Here’s the inside scoop:

THIS WEEK

🕹️ 1/2 Price Games

Wednesdays at Dave & Buster’s

Predicting a need for a midweek serotonin boost? Head to your local D&B for 1/2 Price Games every Wednesday, all day long. Add the Eat & Play Combo from $19.99 and you’re golden.*

🎤 d4vd

Tomorrow at Terminal 5 & Wednesday at Brooklyn Steel (7PM)

Two nights. Two boroughs. d4vd brings his alt-pop and heartbreak anthems to NYC, with local legends LAUNDRY DAY opening both shows. Enter to WIN a pair of tickets.

🎸 The Acacia Strain

Thursday at Irving Plaza (5:30PM) 

The Acacia Strain is coming to destroy Irving Plaza with help from Bodysnatcher and Ingrown. Bring earplugs. Bring a friend. Maybe bring a helmet. Grab tickets today.

🎶 Justin Bieber Night

Saturday at The Bowery Ballroom (9PM)

Order that “YUKON” and get your butt to Justin Bieber Night this weekend. Bangers, deep cuts, and throwbacks? Guaranteed. Voice? Gone. Tickets? Still available.

🛍️ Weekly Pop-Up Roundup

Every Day in NYC

Limited-edition lattes. Sample sales galore. Surprise shows in the park. Pickleball parties. It’s peak pop-up season out here, but blink and you’ll miss ’em.

D.O.D

Looking for EDM Labor Day Weekend plans? D.O.D is throwing a waterfront day party in Greenpoint. Iconic tracks, unreal views, stacked openers. Enter to WIN your way in or risk serious FOMO.*

LOCALS ONLY

  • Artist Spotlight: Noun New York draws the city like your daydreams. Hot dog carts, fluffy dogs, martinis, fries, and beloved storefronts. Go check ‘em out.

  • Japanese skincare brand SEKKISEI & Isshiki Matcha team up now–Sunday on a limited Blue Bloom Matcha. First 75 orders daily get a free skincare sample.

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  • Dreamy Synth Pop @ Elsewhere

  • Sultry Soul Set @ Groove

  • Tribute Night @ Cafe Wha?

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Monday is almost done, don’t worry.