Summer 2025 in New York: Borscht Belt laughs, butterfly gardens, ‘glamping’ and more

If the thermometer-shattering temperatures and sweltering sun weren’t proof enough, pleasant spring days are long gone.

But summer in the city doesn’t have to be all sweaty subway expeditions and serpentine ice cream lines down the block, however — this is the season when the Big Apple and environs truly come alive.

From budget-friendly park offerings to a one-of-a-kind urban “glampground,” here are The Post’s must-attend activities to add to your summer calendar.

Borscht Belt Fest — a nostalgic celebration of the iconic Catskills community that thrived as a resort destination catered towards Jewish vacationers — will honor a comedy legend of the era this year: Robert Klein, whose status as an icon of American stand-up will be feted with the fest’s first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

It turns out that even before he stepped onto the stage, Klein spent his childhood summers going to small resorts and hotels in the region, which includes the Ulster County town of Ellenville, where the festival will be held July 26 and 27.

“I was a lifeguard in a hotel, and when I was 16 or 17, I was a busboy with a bunch of other college boys. And of course, there was romance in the air,” he recently revealed to The Post. “You know, my sister met her husband there in the Concord,” referencing the former grand resort, now the site of Resorts World Catskills.