Great dates…

By Hannah Goldstein

Action date
Steer clear of sexy Nazis at Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movies with a View, one of the last outdoor screenings of the summer. What’s hotter than the tag team of Harrison Ford and Sean Connery? FREE. Pier 1, Old Fulton St at Furman St, Dumbo, Brooklyn (718-802-0603, brooklynbridgepark.org). Thu 26 at 6pm.

Vintage date
Big bangs, shoulder pads and lots of eye liner: If you were dating in a John Hughes movie, this is what it would’ve looked like. Explore that alternate reality or mock the bachelorette parties at The Awesome 80s Prom, an interactive off-Broadway show held every Saturday. Webster Hall, 125 E 11th St between Third and Fourth Aves (212-874-8666, awesome80sprom.com). Sat 28 at 8pm; $52.50–$99.99.

Crafty date
Honey has long been believed to have aphrodisiac powers. Bring your own honey (the guy or girl type) on Saturday or Sunday for special demonstrations at Wave Hill’s Honey Weekend, including a workshop in candle-making ($15). Admission is free before noon. 675 W 249th St, enter at Independence Ave and 249th St, Bronx (718-549-3200, wavehill.org). Sat 28, Sun 29 9am–5:30pm; $8.

Baseball date
Steal your last base of the summer (wink, wink) at the season’s final Brooklyn Cyclones game at Coney Island. Watch the hometown boys face off against the Tri-City Valley Cats. 1904 Surf Ave at W 17th St (718-449-8497, brooklyncyclones.com). Sun 5 at 5pm; $5–$17.

Restaurant date
Take advantage of Summer 2010 Restaurant Week at any of the hundreds of participating locations. Sure, the food event was extended to longer than a week, but this is really the end of it. 212-484-1200, nycgo.com. Through Mon 6; lunch $24.07; dinner $35.

Romantic date
Isn’t it romantic? It sure is at “Romantic Gardens: Nature, Art, and Landscape Design” at the Morgan Library Museum. Check out work by landscape painters like Constable and Friedrich, writings by Wordsworth and Rousseau, and the famous Greensward Plan by Olmsted and Vaux—the guys who designed New York’s ultimate booty-call locale, Central Park. 225 Madison Ave at 36th St (212-685-0008, themorgan.org). Through Sun 29; $12.

River date
Take your date onboard the Spirit of New York for the season’s last Smooth Cruise down the Hudson River. Stand on the deck and gaze at the evening skyline as you rock to the sweet jazz of singer-guitarist Jonathan Butler. Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers, Twelfth Ave at 23rd St (212-727-7735, spiritofnewyork.com). Wed 1 at 9pm; $55.

Labor day date
Don’t work—work it at the West Indian–American Day Carnival with West Indian music and Caribbean cuisine at the largest street celebration in the nation. FREE. Utica Ave at Eastern Pkwy, Crown Heights, Brooklyn (718-467-1797, wiadca.com). Mon 6 11am–6pm.

School date
Better than more teacher’s dirty looks: Every Wednesday is School Night at Upright Citizens Brigade, a chance for local jokers in the group’s classes to take the stage and get silly. FREE. 307 W 26th St between Eighth and Ninth Aves (212-366-9176, ucbtheatre.com). Wed 8 at 11pm.

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