The Insider’s List: July 23 - December 31, 2025

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Event Categories

• Networking, Career, and Wealth Building Events 🚀

• Block Parties

• Parties 🎉

• Live Music, Concerts, Festivals 🎹

• Comedy Shows 🎤

Networking, Career, Wealth-Building, and Community Events

1. [7/23-25] ColorComm Business Conference in Miami

2. [7/24] We Lime: Little Caribbean Night Market (Brooklyn)

3. [7/24] Not Another Run Club (NARC) Game Night (Emblem Bar)

4. [7/24] The Travel Agency Presents Get Lost in Downtown Brooklyn (Brooklyn)

5. [7/24-27] Diversity in Commercial Real Estate Conference (NYC)

6. [7/24] The Reel Noire Network Presents Insecure Trivia Night (Cowboy Tom’s in LES)

7. [7/25] Sisters Uptown Bookstore & Cultural Center Presents A Mid-Summer Party and Fundraiser to save the only Black-Owned Bookstore & Cultural Center in Manhattan 

8. [7/25] Cups and Convos Game Night - Mechanical Bull Edition (Polygon BK)

9. [7/25] Creative Soul House Presents Friday Night Soul: Art Mixer and Poetry Showcase (Harlem)

10. [7/25] NYC Filmmaker Hangout and Networking Mixer (McCarren Parkhouse)

11. [7/26] National Association of Black Accountants NYC Chapter Presents Family Day (Central Park)

12. [7/26] McDonald’s and Complex Present Chef’s Remix with Marcus Sameuelsson - A Curated Culinary Experience (Duggal Greenhouse)

13. [7/26] Game Night with Live from BedStuy and Make Manifest (Bed Stuy)

14. [7/26] BroDay 2025: A Celebrity Basketball Tournament (Coney Island Art Walls)

15. [7/26] Black Girls in Art Places New York Chapter Meet Up (Lips Cafe)

16. [7/26] African Voices Presents Opening Exhibition of Brooklyn Artist Watson Mere (African Voices Gallery in Brooklyn)

17. [7/26] Black Podcasters Association 4th Annual Summer Social at Spin in Flatiron

18. [7/26] Real Estate Newsroom, live TV show meets entrepreneurship

19. [7/26] Afro-Diasporic Ocean Festival (Rockaway Beach Amphitheater)

20. [7/27] The Bubbly exchange - A Small Business Networking Event (Suffern, NY) 

21. [7/28] The Real Estate & Entrepreneur Networking Mixer (The Saint)

22. [7/28] Black Film Space 8th Annual Summer Mixer

23. [7/29] Wingz in the Trap x Sweet Chick Present National Chicken Wingz Day (Sweet Chick in LES)

24. [7/29] Sad Girls Club Presents Q-2 Check In (Ace Hotel in Brooklyn) 

25. [7/30] Inward Space Presents: Mindful Miles: Sunset Walks (Dumbo)

26. [7/30] The Style Scene Presents: Island Icon Fashion Experience (Walker Lofts)

27. [7/30] Slumlord Millionaire Movie Screening and Discussion with the Filmmakers (Center for Brooklyn History)

28. [7/31] Black ERG Collective Presents Summer Mixer and Cool Kids School Drive (BK Backyard Bar)

29. [7/31] Coffee and Vibes - 009 (Sankofa Hause)

30. [8/2] BROOKLYN ART MEETUP Make Art • Make Friends • Make Memories (Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick)

31. [8/2] By the Lot Presents Creative Connect (By the Lot Vintage)

32. [8/2] Fun with Friends Presents A Night with Friends (Crown Hill Gallery)

33. [8/2] Fun with Friends Presents Friendship Festival - Adult Field Day + Day Party (Sunset Park Rooftop)

34. [8/2] HUE Affair NYC 2025 - Beauty and Natural Hair Affair (Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan)

35. [8/4] Daniel Jean’s Biggest Content Day Ever Part 3 (Brooklyn)

36. [8/5] Amazon Studios Presents Movie Screening of The Pickup Featuring Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer

37. [8/5] Net Impact Summer Social (230 5th Rooftop)

38. [8/6] Roommates Show Block Party Featuring New York Knicks Jalen Brunson Josh Hart, and ASAP Ferg (Central Park)

39. [8/7] Magiccal Moments Music 2025 Summer Open Mic Nite Tour (Midtown)

40. [8/7] Link & Lounge Presents Summer Social Mixer (Bonnie Vee NYC)

Block Parties

1. [7/26] STOOP SET Presents "OPEN STREETS" on Franklin Avenue (Brooklyn) 

2. [7/26] Harlem Summer Streets Block Party (Melbas)

3. [7/26] Love Your Neighbor Block Party Hosted by Kurtis Blow (Harlem)

4. [8/2] St. James Place Block Association Block Party 2025 (Brooklyn)

5. [8/9] Harlem Summer Streets Block Party (Melbas)

6. [8/23] Harlem Summer Streets Block Party (Melbas)

7. [8/23] NYC Darkness RISING: Live 8, The Black Arts & Mental Health Block Party (Adam Clayton Powell Plaza in Harlem)

8. [9/6] Harlem Summer Streets Block Party (Melbas)

9. [9/20] Harlem Summer Streets Block Party (Melbas)

10. [10/4] Harlem Summer Streets Block Party (Melbas)

Parties 🎉

1. [7/25] Soul In The Horn w. Natasha Diggs, Grandmaster Flash, Souls of Mischief (99 Scott)

2. [7/25] Faaji NIghts Two Stage Experience (29 W. 36th Street)

3. [7/25] Xanadu and Shaker Mountain Present WHEEL HOUSE: A CELEBRATION OF MOVEMENT and House Music Skate Party! (Xanadu) 

4. [7/24] VIM Afrobeats Experience (Deluxx Fluxx)

5. [7/24] Speakeasy Dinner Party Experience (Brooklyn Chop House)

6. [7/25] Afrobeat Nights NYC (Sultan Room)

7. [7/25] RN’Bashment (Kokomo)

8. [7/25] Sweet Summer Night Featuring Silent Addy and Moochie (Jolene Sound Room)

9. [7/25] Fazo and Friends (Damballa)

10. [7/25] Bushwick Grand x Neon Series Present Frame by Frame (Lohi)

11. [7/25] Souled Out Dates Drake Night (Brooklyn Monarch)

12. [7/26] The Whine Up Party (DL Rooftop)  

13. [7/26] STTW & Friends (About Last Night)

14. [7/26] Stamped the Party (Arlo) 

15. [7/26] BlackNic presents "The Secret Garden"

16. [7/26] FP Garden Party  

17. [7/26] ETA Presents Recess the Party

18. [7/26] After Daze Presents Tunes N Tides (Riis Beach) 

19. [7/26] More Vibes Please (Industry City)

20. [7/26] Mainland Block Party Presents The Machine in the Big Apple (53 Scott)

21. [7/26] No Filter with DJ Mike Nasty (Le Poisson Rouge)

22. [7/26] Shapes Party (Lillistar)

23. [7/26] Soundscape Sessions - Summer Sounds (Se7en)

24. [7/26] Soul Summit Music Event

25. [7/26] Monad Sound Sessions - A Party with Open Decks 

26. [7/27] Auntie’s Haus (Damballa)

27. [7/27] Shades Only Day Party (Lillistar)

28. [7/27] 99% Invisible Presents A Quiet Storm Party (Ace Hotel in BK)

29. [7/27] Cultural Invasion - The Kompa Takeover (Harbor)

30. [7/27] Missing Ingredient RnB Only Party 

31. [7/26] STTW and Friends Ladies Night (About Last Night)

32. [7/26] Tingz Party (Silo) 

33. [7/26] ETA Presents Recess Day Party (Brooklyn)

34. [7/27] Resilience - A Celebration of Color, Music, Culture (Ivory on Park)

Live Performances, Concerts, Theater 🎹

1. [7/24] Horizon Sounds of the City Featuring DJ Tunez with a Live Band (NJ PAC)

2. [7/24] MayorKun Album Popup Party (Whisper Room)

3. [7/25] Soul in the Horn with Live Performance by Souls of Mischief

4. [7/25] Lyfe Jennings - The Adventures of Lyfe at City Winery

5. [7/26] Sirius XM Heart & Soul Presents Kevin Ross: Love Up-Tempo Tour

6. [7/26] Nelly with Ja Rule, Eve and Special Guests: Where The Party At Tour at PNC Bank Arts Center

7. [7/26] Summerstage NYC Free Concert: NEMS Presents: GORILLAFEST

8. [7/26] Rise Up NYC Presents Free Concert with Lisa Lisa, Cece Peniston, Rob Base, Brenda Starr, Sugar Hill Gang, and More (Midland Beach in Staten Island)

9. [7/26] 3rd Annual West Harlem Summer Jazz Festival (Montefiore Park)

10. [7/27] Rise Up NYC Presents Free Concert with Doug E. Fresh, Stevie B, France Jolie and More (Midland Beach in Staten Island)

11. [7/27] Soulection in the Park

12. [7/27] NYC Summerstage Free Concert - Femi Kuti & The Positive Force / dead prez / Elida Almeida/ Rich Medina / Maryam Bukar Hassan

13. [7/27] LaRussel Performing Live (Market Hotel)

14. [7/28] J. Ivy Performing at Blue Note 

15. [7/29-31] Talib Kweli with Live Band Featuring Special Guest Solene (Blue Note)

16. [7/31] Davido - THE 5IVE ALIVE TOUR at Barclay’s Center

17. [7/31] Summer Bash- A Hip Hop and Wrestling Event (Brooklyn Paramount)

18. [8/1] AZ: 30 Years of Doe or Die at City Winery

19. [8/1] NYC Summer Stage Free Concert - Hip Hop Appreciation Park Jam & Barbecue Curated by Doug E. Fresh & Funk Flex

20. [8/2] Rise Up NYC Presents Free Concert with Big Daddy Kane and Johnny Gill (Harlem)

Comedy Shows 🎤

1. [7/25] Raising Cane's Presents Rob Kazi's ADHD Comedy Tour at Sony Hall

2. [7/30] Unlisted Comedy Show (Hell Phone in Brooklyn)

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3. [7/28] Laverne Cox: Gurrl How Did I Get Here? Tour at City Winery

4. [8/13] Unlisted Comedy Show (Hell Phone in Brooklyn)

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5. [8/16] We Got Jokes Comedy Show

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