What are you in the mood for?
Pick a vibe, and Karpo will show you the right places to go.
- The Odd Edit
The Chinatown Stationer Selling Handmade Ink Sticks
A shelf behind beaded curtains on Mott St; each stick is pressed and stamped in Anhui
- The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home Through Queer Brooklyn
String together Metropolitan's backyard, Mood Ring's zodiac cocktails, and 3 Dollar Bill's warehouse dance floor into one unhurried night on foot.
- The Odd Edit
A Neon Sign Studio in Gowanus That Teaches Bending on Saturdays
The glass tubes arrive clear; you leave with a glowing word and burnt fingers
- Pull Up a Chair
A Senegalese Supper Club in Bed-Stuy That Seats Twelve on Thursdays
A living room table service with thieboudienne and palm wine; the host sends address by text Wednesday night
- Nice but Free
McCarren Park Pool Opens Free All Summer With No Reservation
The Olympic-size public pool in Williamsburg runs free swim sessions daily from late June through Labor Day without advance booking.
- The Odd Edit
The Instrument Luthier in Spanish Harlem Carving Cuatro Bodies
A walk-up workshop; the tonewoods dry on the fire escape two seasons before carving
- Nice but Free
The Bronx Museum Stays Free Every Thursday Evening Until Eight
Contemporary art exhibitions focusing on Bronx and diaspora artists are free to visit Thursday nights in the renovated Grand Concourse building.
- The Odd Edit
An Apothecary in Greenpoint Blending Perfume from Scratch
Ten base oils, sixty essences; the consultation takes an hour and results ship in amber glass
- The Odd Edit
A Surfboard Shaper in San Francisco Still Glassing by Hand
A foggy workshop past the Great Highway; he shapes blanks with a planer from 1972
- Nice but Free
The Rose Reading Room's Painted Ceiling Is Free to Visit Anytime
The flagship library's Beaux-Arts reading hall welcomes visitors without a library card for its murals, chandeliers, and carved oak tables.
