Event Planner 164 years ago on August 1, 1855 — Castle Clinton begins functioning as the country's first immigrant processing center at the tip of Manhattan — Castle Clinton begins functioning as the country's first immigrant processing center at the tip of Manhattan \n\n It was operated by New York until April 18, 1890, when the U.S. government would take control. Immigrant processing moved to Ellis Island on January 2, 1892. Thursday, August 1 — The Rolling Stones and The Wombats — — MetLife Stadium Thursday, August 1 — The Summer Slaughter Tour, Cattle Decapitation, Brand of Sacrifice, Carnifex, Lorna Shore, Nekrogoblikon, Rivers of Nihil, and The Faceless — (le) poisson rouge Thursday, August 1 — Ben Folds and Violent Femmes — The Rooftop at Pier 17 Thursday, August 1 — Blood Orange and Kelsey Lu, Blood Orange, and Kelsey Lu — Lincoln Center Thursday, August 1 — Coffee and Connections — Muhlenberg Library Thursday, August 1 — Central Park Tour: The Belvedere: Beautiful View — Belvedere Castle (in Central Park) Thursday, August 1 — Conception Art Show - New York City - August — M1-5 Lounge in Tribeca Thursday, August 1 — Movies with a View: Crooklyn — Harbor View Lawn (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) Thursday, August 1 — NYAFAIR VIP Artist Reception August 1, Tribeca’s Contemporary Art Fair NYA — NYA art center | newyorkart.com in Tribeca Thursday, August 1 — Open House/Open Studios: Summer 2019 Artists — Celebrate the summer with BRIC and our summer 2019 artists-in-residence! — BRIC House in Boerum Hill Thursday, August 1 — West African Dance Workshop — Sherman Creek Park (in Sherman Creek) Thursday, August 1 — The Chemical Brothers with Charlotte de Witte — Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills Thursday, August 1 — Twilight in the Garden: Moonflowers and Angel’s Trumpets Walk — Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill) Thursday, August 1 — Disco 54 Show — George Seuffert Bandshell (in Forest Park) Thursday, August 1 — The Rolling Stones with The Wombats (Rescheduled from 6/13) — MetLife Stadium Thursday, August 1 — Khalid with Clairo — Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards Thursday, August 1 — Herbie Hancock — Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side Friday, August 2 — Bad Religion and The Explosion — — Webster Hall Friday, August 2 — Torche, Murder Pact, and Wear Your Wounds — — Brooklyn Bazaar Friday, August 2 — Cayetana, Bacchae, and Katie Ellen — — Music Hall of Williamsburg Friday, August 2 — First Fridays: House Music Edition Honoring Larry Levan — Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Striver's Row / St. Nicholas Friday, August 2 — Hidden Colors 5-Film Screening — SVA Theatre in Chelsea Friday, August 2 — Sarah McLachlan with The New York Pops — Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills Friday, August 2 — Barry Manilow — Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown Friday, August 2 — Coney Island Friday Night Fireworks — Between West 10th Street and West 15th Street (in Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk) The Department of Transportation's Summer Streets will close streets in Manhattan from 7am to 1pm from 72nd Street down Park Avenue and to the Brooklyn Bridge. The streets will be emptied out and made available to bicyles and pedestrians, with events and activities all along the route. Saturday, August 3 — Walk Up Kayaking in Brooklyn Bridge Park — Pier 2 Dock (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) Saturday, August 3 — Brooklyn Beach Sports Festival — West 10th Street Boardwalk Entrance (in Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk) Saturday, August 3 — GetCoveredNYC - Table — Organization GetCoveredNYC assists New Yorkers with enrolling in affordable health insurance through in-person outreach. — Stapleton Library Saturday, August 3 — Bike Camp For Adult