Open House New York comes this weekend opening the city's architectural treasures to the public, including some that are forbidden the rest of the time (such as the highline, though I believe that tour has already filled up). Flavorpill breakdown here. Gothamist coverage here. If you miss the event and are a lunatic criminal check out some urban exploration resources to make your own forbidden place adventure and go places you're not supposed to go.
The New Yorker Festival, also this weekend, "brings together some of the brightest and most inventive minds, across disciplines and from around the wall." The opening page has announced Parkour New York: David Belle (founder of parkour) talks with Alec Wilkinson. Parkour is the extremely (practically ninja) style of getting from point A to B as efficiently and quickly as humanly possible. Other talks include Fiona Apple, Susan Orlean, Yo La Tengo, Jonathan Safran Foer, Ian McEwan, Steve Martin, and Werner Herzog. As the festival puts it, "this year's participants include an urban planner who is making cities safe for bicyclists, the woman who outfitted Carrie Bradshaw, the creator of "Hellboy," and a man who can leap over anything in his path." Check the schedule here.
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