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NYC Shops & Shopping NYC
September 2024 / NYC Shops & Shopping NYC / NYC Neighborhoods & NYC History / Gotham Buzz NYC.
This section is dedicated to the Shops & Shopping section on Manhattan Buzz NYC.
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1. The reports at the top of this section will contain seasonal shopping opportunities in Manhattan.
2. As things change through the year, the reports that follow the seasonal shopping opportunities, will either reflect current reporting on events, or relevant events reported on in the past.
3. The rest of this section will contain shopping related reports done previously, which over time we'll organize for easier perusing.
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NYC Farmers Markets - Green Markets in NYC Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Bronx & Staten Island
NYC Farmers Markets 2024 - Times, Dates, Locations & Selection
Year Round Farmers Markets in NYC & Seasonal Markets in Full Swing
September 25. 2024 / NYC Neighborhoods / Things To Do NYC / Gotham Buzz NYC.
This an update for the 2024 season of NYC farmers markets, including opening and closing dates / times, food selections, payment options and related services like composting and clothing collection for those who are trying to do their best to help save our planet.
During the pandemic many farmers markets remained open, as they were classified as essential businesses. And because they were held outdoors, they were also considered less of a potential breeding ground for CoVid. That said, while many remained open, they curtailed hours. And some went on a long hiatus, or completely closed down.
To inform you as to which farmers markets are returning, and which are not, we keep the closed farmers markets on our pages for a few season past their closing year, so you'll know, they're no longer with us.
We periodically update these pages as we work our way through the seasonal markets in May / June and again in July. And then we start updating again in the early part of the year. Click here for links to our guide to farmers markets in all five boroughs of NYC, including those that are open year round. Enjoy your healthy food.
- CLICK here for a brief report and links to NYC Farmers Markets - all 5 boros Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Bronx & Staten Island - Green Markets NYC.
NYC Street Fairs & Festivals NYC - St Fairs & Festivals in Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Bronx & Staten Island
Street Fairs & Festivals in NYC
Street Fairs & Festivals in all Five Boroughs of NYC including Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx & Staten Island
October 11, 2024 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Shopping / Gotham Buzz NYC.
NYC offers many free summer cultural programs that have been the hallmark of summers in the city in years past. In 2022 they made their return mostly, and in 2023 they were back in full force, as they are again this year [2024]. So kick back and enjoy some free live performances of music, dance and theater, as well as the free enjoyment of outdoor film and swimming at the pools in the NYC parks.
The following are links to our selection of NYC street fairs and festivals going on around the five boroughs of the city over nine plus months of the year.
We update these pages weekly or as often as needed through October / November, at which time the outdoor and indoor holiday market season kicks in. Enjoy.
- CLICK here to go to the links that will take you to the street fairs & festivals in all 5 boroughs of NYC.
NYC Holiday Markets - Outdoor Holiday Markets in NY
NYC Holiday Markets in All Five Boros New York 2023
The Holiday Markets Seem Back to Normal This Year
November 17, 2023 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.
NYC Holiday Markets Forecast. I think the holiday markets should be good this year, as they are stocked with locally hand crafted goods as well as other items from around the world.
Here are links to some holiday markets planned around the five boroughs between now and the end of the year. We will begin updating these now and continue updating them throughout the holiday shopping season in NYC, allowing for a few late announcements between now and the end of the year.
- CLICK here for a brief report and links to NYC Holiday Markets - outdoor markets in November & December in NYC.
Thanksgiving Food & Wine Shopping NYC
NYC Gourmet Shops & Thanksgiving Restaurants in NYC
Shops and Restaurants for Preparing or Eating Thanksgiving Day Dinner in NYC, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island
November 2, 2022 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Holidays / Gotham Buzz NYC.
The origins of Thanksgiving Day in the United States began with one of America’s first settlements, founded by the risk-taking, resource-pooling, hardworking, spiritual community of Pilgrims. The Pilgrims were early English settlers who arrived on American shores in the early 17th century [1600’s]. They came here because they wanted a measure of freedom and self-determination that they were forbidden in Europe or what was called the ‘old country’. The Pilgrims wanted to practice their faith, unencumbered, in a way that differed from the established Church of England. They pooled their money to obtain a ship, the Mayflower, to cross the Atlantic in mid September of 1620, landing on America's shores at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts on November 9, 1620.
The Pilgrims Receive Help from the Native People of a Strange Land
Per Wikipedia, the Piligrims survived a hard winter in 1621 with the help of the Wampanoag, an American Indian tribe. The Pilgrims were the immigrants, and the first Americans, the Indian natives, welcomed them. The Wampanaog taught the Pilgrims how to catch eels, and how to grow and harvest corn. Thus the Pilgrims ended 1621 with a good harvest which they celebrated and shared with their new friends, expressing their thanks to a higher power, aka God, for the success of their endeavors.
Thus it was that the first Thanksgiving celebration happened in America. There's some dispute to this account, which we'll address in a future post, near Thanksgiving Day.
- CLICK here for our report on Thanksgiving Gourmet Food Stores & Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day in NYC.
Bronx Shops & Shopping BX NYC
September 2024 / Bronx Shops & Shopping NYC / Bronx Neighborhoods / Bronx Buzz NYC.
This section is dedicated to the Shops & Shopping section on Bronx Buzz NYC.
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Brooklyn Shops & Shopping BK NYC
September 2024 / Brooklyn Shops & Shopping NYC / Brooklyn Neighborhoods NYC / Brooklyn BLVD NYC.
This section is dedicated to shops and shopping in the borough of Brooklyn NYC.
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Manhattan Shops & Shopping MHTN NYC
September 2024 / Manhattan Shops & Shopping NYC / Manhattan Neighborhoods / Manhattan Buzz NYC.
This section is dedicated to the Shops & Shopping section on Manhattan Buzz NYC.
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* Queens Shops & Shopping in QNS NYC
September 2024 / Queens Shops & Shopping NYC / Queens Neighborhoods / Queens Buzz NYC.
This section is dedicated to the Shops & Shopping section on Queens Buzz NYC.
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Shops & Shopping on Staten Island in NYC
September 2024 / Staten Island Shops & Shopping NYC / Staten Island Neighborhoods / Staten Buzz NYC.
This section is dedicated to the Shops & Shopping section on Staten Buzz NYC.
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Food & Wine - Made In New York
Crain's & Taste NY Food & Beverage Trade Show
October / Specialty Food & Wine NYC / NYC Neighborhoods / Gotham Buzz NYC.
I had an opportunity to visit the Made In New York Food & Beverage Trade Show at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Chelsea last Thursday.
When I arrived, a bit late in the day, the 50 - 100 exhibitors were in full motion as I made my way along the corridors taking photos and sampling local delectables. There were pastries, candies, pasta, sauces, cheeses, wines, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages filling the aisles and all - in tandem with the theme were - Made In New York.
Before I became fully engrossed in the exhibits and exhibitors I made my way down to the KM Amphitheater where I listened to a panel discussions about 'How To Get NYS Products Into NYC Restaurants, Hotels and Bars' which was followed by a presentation about 'Wine, Beer & Spirits'.
The panel discussion featured a represenative of the Standard, Highline, Jimmy of Jimmy's No. 43, a representative of GrowNYC, a representative 
from BRGuest Hospitality a restaurant group, and the NYC Hospitality Alliance. They talked about passion for the product and collaborative relationships, but generally they seemed to think that the environment is favorably disposed to the inclusion of locally produced foods, wines and other beverages.
The Wine, Beer & Spirits presentation was given by Jim Trezise, President of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation. He gave a presentation full of facts and figures about the evolution of the vineyards and wine industry in New York State. We'll post more about both of these presentations at a later date.
I'll also delve a bit more into the content of the exhibits and samples at a later date, and will post a full slide show showing the exhibits and exhibitors.
Farmers Markets & Street Fairs in Manhattan
April 4, 2016 / NYC Farmers Markets / NYC Street Fairs / Gotham Buzz NYC.
Many Manhattan farmers markets are open year round, but there are also a number of them that are seasonal. Some of the seasonal Manhattan farmers markets begin opening in the Spring, with the rest of them opening no later than the first couple of weeks in July. Click here to view the schedules of many of the farmers markets in NYC.
Manhattan street fairs are entirely seasonal, with some of them hitting the streets as early as March. Manhattan street fairs rise markedly during the spring and lighten up during the dog days of summer [July / August], returning in the fall. By the end of November the Manhattan street fairs go on hiatus, with a few returning as early as March, increasing in April and coming enmasses begining in May. Click here to view a full schedule of NYC street fairs.
Bastille Day On The Upper East Side NYC
Alliance Francais Hosts Three Block Street Party
July 14, 2014 / East Side Neighborhood NYC / NYC Restaurants / Gotham Buzz NYC.
I was feeling very revolutionary Sunday afternoon as I made my way to the Bastille Day Street Festival hosted by the Alliance Francais on 60th Street. They were hosting a [long] three block party that stretched from Central Park souteast at Fifth Avenue across Madison and Park to Lexington Avenue from 12 noon until 5 pm.
It had rained a bit that day which probably worked to the street farers' advantage as, while it was crowded, it was also very easy to move around and not so hot that one was 'glistening' throughout the afternoon.
The 60th Street blocks contain a number of fancy establishments, including the quiet, but well known, Metropolitan Club of which J. Pierrepont Morgan was once a member.
The vendors offered a variety of food, beverages, travel opportunities to places like Monaco and the French islands of Martinique, along with wine, cheeses, spices, some clothing, soaps, perfumes, jewelry and art. I think one of the things that separates this street fair from many others is that it generally stuck to the theme of all things French and hence had the effect of leaving me walk away with a little bit of feeling like I had taken a time-warp trip to Paris and back in the course of the afternoon.
Au revoir mon ami. Je voudrais voir vous bientot. A slide show with photos will follow later this summer.
Great Wine Stores in NYC - Morton Williams Wine & Spirits near Gramercy Park
For Food & Wine, Morton Williams Supermarkets and Morton Williams Wine & Spirits provide a modern organic, natural and standard food shopping experience and the wine store provides a nice selection of wines from around the world. They're located at 313 East 23rd Street.
