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Gothamist Summer Guide: 20 Fun Things To Do In August

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Scott Heins

Published Aug 1, 2016

Modified Aug 2, 2016

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August is heating up with worldly food festivals, film screenings, music fests, and weird parties that involve human bones and getting drunk on a river. Your calendar isn't going to fill itself up and fall's beautiful crisp air is still a long way off, so crank up the A.C. and start jotting down plans. It's time to finish summer strong.

 

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Published Aug 1, 2016

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Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.

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