LATEST EVENTS 🪩

🗣️ Join our storysharing party!

This month’s event will be a bit more intimate 🕯️, with a guided storytelling element about culture and travel. 🚫 Skip the small talk - get to really know someone and break down the usual barriers that prevent us from opening up. »»»RSVP HERE«««

🧧 A BORDERLESS Lunar New Year with Sugary, Smith & Parka, Chinatown Social, Dumpling Dude & more

This gathering was a reminder of what makes New York so special: people from different backgrounds coming together to share food, stories, and tradition. Celebrating a holiday observed across so many countries felt especially meaningful in a neighborhood like the Lower East Side, where so many immigrant journeys have begun.

A big thank you to Essex Market for hosting us, and to our collaborators and co-organizers who helped bring the event to life.

From the incredible spread of dishes to the warmth of the conversations, the night captured exactly what Borderless is about: creating space for connection across cultures in a way that feels joyful, human, and real.

Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed food, supported behind the scenes, and helped make the evening so memorable. I’m excited for everything we’ll continue building together this year.

Here’s to more shared tables and moments without borders.

Catch yourself in some these awesome photos from the event. (Big shoutout to Amy, she does weddings and engagements 👀)

CULTURAL HAPPENINGS 🌍

Check out some of the other prime cultural and international events our city has to offer this month (sponsor me pls).

Seat at the Table – An International Dining Experience
WHAT: A communal international dining experience built around global flavors, storytelling, and connection, with dishes from featured local eateries and contributors sharing the stories behind what’s on the table.
WHEN: Friday, April 10
WHERE: DUMBO, Brooklyn — Fabrik DUMBO, 20 Jay St, Suite 218
$15

Crafting Community: A Textile Arts Fair
WHAT: A free community textile fair with maker booths, workshops, artist talks, and sustainable craft programming. A nice fit for people who like culture through design, handcraft, and creative community.
WHEN: Saturday, April 11
WHERE: Astoria, Queens — Our House, 23-71 31st St
FREE

Global Song Exchange
WHAT: An interactive community singing gathering where attendees learn and share songs from around the world in a welcoming, all-levels space.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 14
WHERE: East Village, Manhattan — Arts On Site, 12 St Marks Pl
$11–$33

I KNEW THEN: The Rhythm of Belonging
WHAT: A beginner-friendly West African drumming experience centered on rhythm, community, and belonging, with no drum or prior experience required.
WHEN: Saturdays, April 4–25
WHERE: Flatiron, Manhattan — Grae Wellness, 89 5th Ave, Suite 808
$35

Asia Society Leo Bar Happy Hour
WHAT: A museum happy hour with guided tours, a drink, exhibition access, and special programming; the April 16 edition highlights Indo-Caribbean culture and history.
WHEN: Thursday, April 16
WHERE: Upper East Side, Manhattan — Asia Society, 725 Park Ave
$25

Creating Kosher Chop Suey
WHAT: A food-history exhibition on the cultural crossover between Chinese cuisine and Jewish New Yorkers, centered on chop suey and immigrant-era dining culture.
WHEN: Through Sunday, April 26
WHERE: Upper West Side, Manhattan — The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West
$24

NYC COMMUNITY WEEK 🌍

Community Week is coming to NYC from May 9–17, 2026 — a citywide celebration of belonging that highlights the organizers, spaces, and communities bringing New Yorkers together.

Hosted by Sugary NYC, the same group that helped make our LNY event happen, Community Week is a great way to get involved with NYCs rapidly growing scene of community builders and human experience curators. It’s an honor to be participating in such a momentous event and collaborating with so many communities in fighting the loneliness epidemic together.

Stay tuned for a BORDERLESS event during then and come to support our many other NYC communities 👀