Best Events in NYC this Week and Beyond (10.21.26)

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🗓️ Weekly Rundown

1. Welcome + The LEVELUP Mixer 3-Year Anniversary Celebration is Today!

2. The LEVELUP List of Events in NYC

3. Join our Community Group Chat on the Pie App

4. Apply for Jobs on the LEVELUP in NYC Job Board

5. LEVELUP Links - Resources to Build your Network, Income, and Impact

Welcome + The LEVELUP Mixer 3-Year Anniversary Celebration is Today!

Welcome to LEVELUP in NYC—your curated guide to the best events, opportunities, and resources helping ambitious New Yorkers level up their careers, businesses, networks, and lives.

The LEVELUP Mixer - 3-Year Anniversary Celebration takes place today! We’ll be celebrating three years of community, connections, and helping New Yorkers level up. Once tickets sell out online we will move to a waitlist. Due to strict venue capacity limits, we cannot promise that tickets will be available at the door. We can’t wait to see you all today!

Read on for more moves in the city. Whether you’re looking to expand your network, advance your career, grow your business, or discover your next opportunity, we’ve got you covered.

Let’s LEVELUP Together,

-The LEVELUP in NYC Team

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🔝 The Insider’s List - Upcoming NYC Events! 

Featured Event

[10/21] The LEVELUP Mixer: 3 Year Anniversary Celebration (Unlisted Rooftop) Today we celebrate three years of LEVELUP in NYC at a high-energy networking mixer bringing together ambitious professionals, entrepreneurs, creatives, and changemakers from across NYC. Doors open at 5:30 and we go until 10 pm! Once tickets sell out online we will move to a waitlist. Due to strict venue capacity limits, we cannot promise that tickets will be available at the door.

1. [10/22] Black Girls Link Present The Pivot (Brooklyn, NY)

2. [10/22] Women Who Influence Present Pink Apple Awards - How Small Businesses are Moving New York Forward (BK Borough Hall)

3. [10/23] AcceleratorCon 2026: AI is the New Fire (The Maison Projects)

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4. [10/24] Brooklyn Content House Launch Event (Brooklyn Content House)

5. [10/28] Wine & Wealth (Saint Speakeasy, NYC)

6. [10/30] NYBLACKMBA Entrepreneur Accelerator Summit (OUTFRONT Media, NYC)

7. [11/5] SEEN Founder Summit

8. [11/5] Black Visionaries Presents: The 4th Annual Founder’s Day (Saint Restaurant Bar)

9. [11/6] Bauce Haus - A Premier Founders Experience for Self Made Women

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10. [11/7] Brendan Boyd Presents Podcast to Cash Tour (Manhattan)

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Here are trending jobs from our LEVELUP in NYC Job Board—featuring companies eager to recruit diverse talent from our community. Apply today!

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1. 🚀 Calling all startup founders: Apply to Techstars Spring 2027 Accelerator for a $220K investment, 13 weeks of hands-on mentorship, and access to a powerful network—applications close November 18!

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