92nd Street Y is where inspiration lives and exploration begins—with a diverse range of classes and programs that let everyone pursue what they love. With innovative, top-notch programs, events and concerts, plus over 4,000 classes taught by today's most talented professionals, 92Y has it all—for all ages and interests.
Events range from literary readings, concerts, lectures, single mixers, events, films, and many more.
From people who inspire a world of ideas to entertainers known the world over, find the best minds, brightest stars and most compelling issues at 92Y!
Where the written word comes to life, giving New Yorkers a literary forum unlike any other. Learn more about the Unterberg Poetry Center
Music that puts you on the edge of your seat.
Celebrate dance through electrifying performances featuring today’s masters as well as emerging new talent.
Take your passion for the performing arts even further.
Learn about the Ceramics Program Jewelry Center Studio Art Program
Learn about the School of Music
Learn about the Harkness Dance Center
Learn about the Unterberg Poetry Center
Our state-of-the-art complex is where New Yorkers find healthy inspiration. With our 25-yard lap pool, 100 weekly classes, plus expert training and services, we make fitness fun, flexible and fresh. Learn More
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One of the most widely acclaimed Jewish programs in the nation. You’ll find a wealth of programs designed to inform and inspire a meaningful connection to Jewish beliefs, teachings, traditions and celebrations. Learn more about the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life
A welcoming and well-rounded resource, providing Jewish education and shared family experiences that engage children of all ages.
92Y is a special place to celebrate Jewish holidays and days of remembrance.
Offering a broad range of services and outreach programs to facilitate personal development, and to help Jewish adults build community connections.
Where parents and children come to learn, explore, discover and celebrate through programs and shared experiences that embrace every age, and every life stage.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Simon Schama dig deep into Jewish history to explore and explain the genius of Jewish survival, resilience, security, prosperity and leadership.
Science rapper Baba Brinkman teams up with Dr. Heather Berlin, Rex Jung and Scott Barry Kaufman to explore the brain basis of improvisation, mixing freestyle rap with the latest research.
Join Dr. Gail Saltz in conversation with art historian Robert Simon, whose involvement in the discovery of da Vinci’s lost painting, Salvator Mundi, was the culmination of a life-long study of the artist.
String theory co-founder and City University of New York professor Michio Kaku takes an authoritative look at the astonishing research into the mind that’s going on in top laboratories around the world.
The archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan is joined by Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein, to explore the moral aspects and traits of the genius of religion.
“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the magnum opus of the French economist Thomas Piketty, will be the most important economics book of the year—and maybe of the decade.
Step into the ingenious labs of Nikola Tesla at 92Y’s 7 Days of Genius Creativity and Innovation Education Fair.
It’s been 13.8 billion years since the Big Bang began our universe—are we finally on the brink of unraveling its mystery? Renowned theoretical physicist Brian Greene says yes.
Walter Isaacson closes the Seven Days of Genius festival with a lecture on the one-in-a-million geniuses whose work has impacted every aspect of our lives today: the people who created the computer and the internet.
Dame Hilary Mantel is the two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize for her best-selling novels, Wolf Hall, and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies—an unprecedented achievement.
Genius and Madness—Many of the most recognized geniuses in history suffered from some sort of mental illness. Is there a link between creativity and mental illness?
Explore the world of science and nature! Study the universe and learn about the world around us. Repeat experiments and projects at home with Sunday Science handouts.
Louis Armstrong is considered one of the seminal genius’s of jazz. Explore the most remarkable of his iconic recordings in the context of the rapidly evolving jazz music of the 1920’s.
Film Historian Philip Harwood presents this centennial appreciation of Orson Welles, through rare recordings, film, documentary and television footage.
7 Days of Genius receives generous support from individuals and organizations, including the John Templeton Foundation.