Take to the streets for food and fun and meet the brainier side of some of your favorite celebrities this week in NYC.

SoHo

Crosby Street Open Air Street Fair
This annual block party is a great opportunity to pick up books, music, clothing and other goodies for a song. Also: live music and edibles from the likes of the Red Hook Lobster Pound and Kimchi Taco Truck.
Sunday, June 3, 10AM-5PM
126 Crosby Street

Lower East Side

DayLife: Your Urban Backyard on the Lower East Side
The Lower East Side BID is transforming Orchard Street into an “urban backyard.” Experience the area’s vibrant culture, food, art, music and entertainment, complete with a “modern pushcart designed specifically for LES businesses to sell merchandise right on the street” in homage to the neighborhood’s history.
Sunday, June 3, 12-5PM
Orchard Street between East Houston and Delancey

Chelsea

Underground Eats: Absurdity at the McKittrick Hotel
More food frenzy, this time in period dress: The theme for this “moveable feast,” featuring top chef Marc Murphy (Landmarc, Ditch Plains, Chopped) among others, is the 1939 World’s Fair at the mysterious McKittrick Hotel. The event is in celebration of the launch of Underground Eats dining site.
Sunday, June 3, 6:30-9:30 PM
McKittrick Hotel, 530 West 27th Street
Tickets: $175-250

City-wide

World Science Festival 2012
The World Science Festival, launched in 2008, invites the public to be informed by science and be prepared to engage with its implications for the future. The festival has featured luminaries like Stephen Hawking, Richard Leakey, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Liev Schreiber and John Lithgow among many others. This year’s highlights are many, and include a discussion featuring Foundation board member Alan Alda.
May 30–June 3
See site for events, schedules and venues.