* Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros
Schumer Votes in Favor of Trump & Republicans, Foley Square Protest, Multiple St. Patrick's Day Parades & Pubs, Multiple Holi Celebrations, Trump Budget Cut Protests, Buena Vista Social Club Performances, Cold Sweat at the Players Theatre & on Monday St Pat's Parade in Manhattan; 40 Shades of Green at NY Irish Center, First Look Film Series at MoMI, 3AM Theatre & LPAC Performances in Queens; St. Patrick's Day Parade, Performances of Streetcar Named Desire at BAM in Brooklyn; Bronx Rising Concert, Throggs Neck & Eastchester St. Patrick's Day Parades in & just north of the Bronx; Art Exhibit Opening Reception at the Lighthouse Museum & Federal Govt Budget Cuts Protest at Malliotakis' Office on Staten Island & Charter Revision Committee TBD
Updated March 15, 2025 vs 3.14.25 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.
Sunrise 7.08 am. Sunset 7.02 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting two hours and 39 minutes more sunlight than we were the weekend of the Winter Solstice on December 21, 2024, which is the shortest day of the year. Spring is next Thursday, March 20, 2025, when sunrise will be at 6.58 am and sunset at 7.08 pm. The true equinox, when we have equal amount of daylight and nighttime actually falls between March 16th and 17th.
NYC Weather. Rain is expected after 6 pm on Sunday, otherwise the weekend is dry. The temperature highs will be in the mid 50's on Friday, the low 50's on Saturday and hitting 60 degrees on Sunday. The temperature lows will rise from the low 40's Friday to the high 40's Saturday to the mid 50's on Sunday. The winds will rise from about 5 mph Friday, to 5 - 10 mph Saturday to 10 - 15 mph Sunday. The humidity will rise from about 50% on Friday to 70% later in the day and then staying around 70% for the rest of the weekend.
In the photo at right is a woman walking along Canal Street a number of weeks ago. I photographed her as I was emerging from the subway beneath the streets. She has a wary look, which likely means she's a seasoned New Yorker, as one must generally stay alert at all times, while moving about the city.
Saturday Early AM Edition @ 2.30 am. Completed the weekend events. Still have a few more events for next week to add sometime later this weekend. Over the next couple of weeks, things to do in NYC really heats up.
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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC
Saturday, June 14, 2025 is the Deadline to Register to Vote in the NYC Primary on June 24th. Applications must be received by the NY Board of Elections to be eligible to vote in this election. As it's a Saturday, we recommend you make sure they get it by Friday, June 13, 2025. The winner of the Democratic primary is almost always the person who becomes Mayor [Giuliani and Bloomberg were exceptions because of Rupert Murdoch's NY Post & Fox News manipulations & Bloomberg's $$$], as 56% of NYC voters identify as Democrat, and about 26% identify as Republican [other sources say these numbers are 48% & 21% respectively].
Saturday, March 15 beginning at 11 am - March to Stop the CUNY Cuts - beginning at Foley Square which is between Lafayette, Worth & Centre Streets in Downtown Manhattan. For details see - https://psc-cuny.org/calendar/march-to-stop-the-cuts/ - See related story below.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan NYC
Saturday, March 15 from 2 to 9 pm - HoliFest 2025 - at 230 Fifth Rooftop at 1130 Broadway in the Flatiron District of Midtown Manhattan. For details and $18 tickets see - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holi-fest-2025-rang-de-new-york-230-fifth-rooftop-tickets-1215293137489
Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Holi at the Museum - at the South Street Seaport at 12 Fulton Street in Downtown Manhattan. It's a day of arts, crafts and history - and it's free. For details and to rsvp see - https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/holi/
Thursday - Sunday, March 6 - 23, 2025 - La Gota Fria: Cold Sweat - at the Players Theatre at 115 MacDougal Street in the Village neighborhood of Manhattan. For details and tickets see - http://www.theplayerstheatre.com
In the photo at right, taken a couple of weeks ago, you see a full auditorium at the NYU Skirball Center in Manhattan where there was a Mayoral Forum. That the attendance was solid, was heartening, as it shows that some members of the electorate are paying attention to a very important electoral contest coming June 24th.
Monday, March 17, 2025 beginning at 11 am and running until about 5 pm - The 264th St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade begins on 5th Avenue at 44th Street marching north to 79th Street. There are generally about 150,000 participants and about two million spectators. For details see - https://www.nycstpatricksparade.org
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Saturday, February 22 - Sunday, April 13, 2025 - Performances of Buena Vista Social Club - at the Gerald Shoenfiled Theatre at 236 West 46th Street in Midtown Manhattan NYC. For tickets and details see - https://buenavistamusical.com or https://shubert.nyc/theatres/gerald-schoenfeld
Gramercy Theater concerts - https://www.thegramercytheatre.com/shows
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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC
Monday - Friday, March 10 - 21, 2025 - Celebration of New Voices in Theater - at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at 31-10 Thomson Avenue in LIC Queens. For details and tickets copy & paste - https://www.lpac.nyc/
Wednesday, March 12 - 16, 2025 - First Look Film Series - at the Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35th Avenue in Astoria / LIC Queens NYC. A series highlighting some of the best new and international films. For $17.50 / film, $35 / weekend day - $130 / full series tickets and details see - https://movingimage.org
March 14 & 15, 2025 - First Light Performance Series – at 3AM Theatre at 920 35th Avenue [#3N] in Astoria. They bill the event as follows, "Connecting audience interaction with circus experimentation, modern dance, and physical performance ...". For details and tickets see - FB https://www.facebook.com/3amtheatre/ or WS https://www.3amtheatre.com
The photo above at right, is of the RFK / Triborough Bridge in Astoria, taken just over a month ago. There's a beauty and grace to the infrastructure and architecture of the 20th century, that seems lacking in many of the architectal projects of our day.
Use the links that follow for St Patrick's Day Parade details. Be advised that while there aren't any Queens parades this weekend [two were in early March], the Bayside St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 29th. We'll post those details on the front page on the Friday of that weekend, but note that we've already posted them in the following link.
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Monday, March 17, 2025 from 3 to 9 pm - 40 Shades of Green - St Pat's Day at the NY Irish Center at 1040 Jackson Avenue in LIC. Six hours of various song, dance & theatrical performances by about a dozen and a half different performers. For details and $39 tickets copy & paste - https://www.newyorkirishcenter.org
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Monday, March 10th, basketball players from St. John’s University will be doing a meet & greet at Doherty-owned Applebee’s of Fresh Meadows.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC
Daily except Mondays, March 7 - April 6, 2025 at 7.30 pm and matinees at 1.30 pm Saturdays and 3 pm Sundays - A Streetcar Named Desire - at the Brooklyn Academy of Music at 30 Lafayette Avenue in the Fort Green neighborhood of Brooklyn. For $45 / $75 tickets and details see - https://www.bam.org
RESCHEDULED TO 4/6/25 _ Sunday, March 16, 2025 beginning at 3 pm - Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Celebrates Holi - in Prospect Park in the Long Meadow near Grand Army Plaza. Bring blankets and it begins with a concert followed by a Holi celebration beginning at 4 pm. Free, but if you want colors to throw on people $6. For details and to rsvp see - https://bkcm.orghttps://bkcm.org
In the photo at right, taken in Downtown Brooklyn, a couple of months ago, you can see folks going about their business. To date 2024 was the warmest Winter on record [2025 isn't yet done]. The Winter of 2024, led to the warmest year on record. This year, the month of January 2025 was the warmest on record, so who knows how we'll end the Winter and the rest of this year.
Sunday, March 16, 2025 beginning at 1 pm - 50th Annual Brooklyn Saint Patrick's Parade. At 10.30 am there's a church service at Holy Name of Jesus Church at 245 Prospect Park West. The St. Patrick's Day parade assembly begins at Bartel-Pritchard Square at 14th Street [assembly stretches to 9th St] at the southwest corner of Prospect Park in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. At 1 pm there's a dedication to the 911 firefighter. At 1.30 pm the parade kicks off at Prospect Park West and 15th St and then marches to 7th Avenue. It turns right onto 7th Avenue & marches to Garfield Place, where it turns right again heading back to Prospect Park West, where it turns right again & circles back to 15th Street where there's a celebration / after party from 2 - 5 pm at Holy Name of Jesus Church at 245 Prospect Park West. For details see their Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/p/Brooklyn-St-Patricks-Parade-100067529770947/ because as of this post their website was out of date - https://brooklynstpatricksparade.org/
Use the links that follow for all Brooklyn St Patrick's Day Parade details. Be advised that while the Prospect Park parade is this weekend, the Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Sunday, March 23rd. We'll post those details on the front page on the Friday of that weekend, but note that we've already posted them in the following link.
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Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.
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On Saturday, April 12, 2025 there's an Easter Egg Hunt & Concert in Bay Ridge - organized by www.crossroadsbrooklyn.com in Bay Ridge - click MCAL link above for details.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in the Bronx NYC
Saturday, March 15, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Bronx Rising - at Bronx Music Hall at 438 East 163rd Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. A tribute to Arsenio Rodriguez, aka the Blind Marvel. There will be a short film shown before the performance which features the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band. For details and $25 tickets see - http://whedco.org/bronxmusichall/
Sunday, March 16, 2025 - 27th Annual Throggs Neck St Patricks Day Parade in the Bronx. At 9 am there's a mass at St. Benedicts at 2969 Otis Avenue, followed by a 10 am breakfast in the Father Albert Hall. At 11 am assembly begins at Lafayette and East Tremont Avenue, from where the parade steps off at 12 noon. The parade marches south on East Tremont Avenue, through the Throgs Neck commercial district, ending about a mile and a half later at Harding Avenue and East Tremont Avenue, where a mobile stage is usually set up for parade speechs and entertainment. The parade lasts about an hour, but the festivities continue after the parade. The parade is organized by the Throggs Neck Benevolent Association [aka TNBA]. For details see their blogspot page at - https://tnsaintpatricksdayparade.blogspot.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/ThroggsNeckBenevolentAssociation/. St Pat's Day parades & celebrations in the Bronx.
- The photo at right was taken at the Throggs Neck St Patricks Day Parade in 2018. This is a link to a previous report we did on the St Patricks Day Parade in Throgs Neck in the Bronx NYC.
Sunday, March 16, 2025 - 19th Annual Eastchester St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade kicks off at 3 pm at the Immaculate Conception School on Main Street in Eastchester north of the Bronx. It marches north onto Route 22 / White Plains Road and ends at the Lake Isle Country Club. St. Patrick's Day parades in Westchester County. For details and viewing locations suggestions see - https://www.eastchesterirish.org/st-patrick-s-day-parade/. St Pat's Day parades & celebrations near the Bronx in Westchester County.
Fridays, February 14, 28 & March 14 & 21, 2025 from 6 to 9 pm [adults] & 5 to 8 pm [families] - Bronx River Art Center Winter Workshops - at the Bronx River Art Center at 1087 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. For free family or $20 adult [wine sipping included] workshops and details see - https://www.bronxriverart.org/
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - Click into the MCAL link above for details about The PPNA is hosting a very important Community Meeting at Bronx House located at 990 Pelham Parkway. Bally's executives is will be there to inform the community of their proposed Casino in the Bronx.
March 23, 2025 - Bronx Arts Ensemble Concert - For details see MCAL link above.
March 30, 2025 - Bronx Arts Ensemble Concert - For details see MCAL link above.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week on Staten Island NYC
Saturday, March 15, 2025 beginning at 2 pm - Opening Reception for Melting Age Art Show - at the National Lighthouse Museum at 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island. A photo exhibit which will run until June 1, 2025 of photos taken of the ice melting all over our changing planet. For details and tickets copy & paste - https://lighthousemuseum.org.
Saturday & Sunday, March 15 & 16, 2025 from 10 am to 2 pm & from 2 to 3 pm respectively - Rally Against Budget Cuts. On Saturday they're making signs while supplies last at a location to be provided when you sign up, and on Sunday their meeting to protest at Congresswoman Malliotakis Office at 1698 Victory Blvd. For details and rsvp see - https://www.mobilize.us/sidems/event/760710/ - See related story below.
In the photo at right are a couple on the Staten Island Ferry enjoying a view of the Statue of Liberty. The statue was given to us by the French, who helped the colonists defeat the royals. The billionaires of today, are the equivalent of the royals of that time. And the colonists, objected to being exploited by them, and thus siezed control of their own destiny, by fighting the war of independence. After the American Revolution, the U.S. Constitution was drafted, which made us a land of liberty, governed by rule of law.
At that time, one of our Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, was asked what kind of government we had. He famously replied, " ... A [democratic] republic, if you can keep it ...".
Franklin and the other founding fathers understood how fragile a state of government of, for and by the people would be. To remain a land of laws, people must pay attention and stay engaged, seek out reliable sources of information, so that they may know the truths and make wise decisions about the people running for office ['eternal vigilance is the price of liberty']. The current generations - that collectively means all of us - are responsible wholly or in part for all of the corruption at all levels of our current governance. We've not been paying close enough attention and we've not been making wise choices. Those failures stem in part because our information sources, like billionaire controlled Network TV News - have also been corrupted. They distract us with things that don't matter, and mostly ignore the things that do. See story following this one.
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Have a nice weekend.
UPDATE TBD FOR THIS WEEK STARTING 3.15.25 COMING LATER TODAY _ Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 5 to 8 pm - Charter Revision Committee Public Hearing in the Bronx - at Fordham University at the McShane Campus Center in the Great Hall on the Third Floor at 441 East Fordham Road in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx. Our government officials keep changing the NYC charter to serve the interests of the rich and powerful, because 'The People' of "the government by, for and of 'The People' " has been operating on auto pilot, because the younger generations haven't been stepping up, and the older generations haven't been helping / motivating / mentoring them. For details see - https://www.nyc.gov/site/charter/index.page - Virtual Meeting Details (Zoom) - https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1618733625?pwd=QmMlE2szxHGAQeUrDYK8Wpten06v3S.1 - Meeting ID: 161 873 3625 - Passcode: 738704
Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros
Daylight Savings Time, TV News Mangled Coverage of Donald Trump's State of the Union, Cold Sweat at the Players Theatre, 60th Anniversary of the March in Selma March Across Brooklyn Bridge & NY Build Festival at the Javits in Manhattan; Concert by Percussia in Forest Hills, Paddy Cullivans I Can't Believe it's not Ireland at NY Irish Center, First Look Film Series at MoMI Astoria, Unity is Medicine Performance at Materials for the Arts, LICP Economic Update, Ramadan Iftar at MoMI, 3AM Theatre Astoria & Blarney Concert in Queens; BRIC House Party, 60th Anniversary of the March in Selma March Across Brooklyn Bridge, Jorja Smith at the Brooklyn Paramount, Performances of Streetcar Named Desire at BAM and BK Marine Terminal Development Zoom Call in Brooklyn; Emma at Bartow Pell Mansion & Tuesday Casino Presentation by Bally in the Bronx; Womens Art Show & Pop Up Exhibit at Hub 17, Powerful Women of Staten Island & Spring Market at Colony Hall on Staten Island & Charter Revision Committee TBD
Upated March 8, 2025 vs 3.7.25 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.
NYC Weather. Sunrise 6.19 am. Sunset 5.53 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting two hours and 19 minutes more sunlight than we were the weekend of the Winter Solstice on December 21, 2024, which is the shortest day of the year. Spring Forward Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend on Sunday, March 9th, 2025 at 2 am. Move your clock one hour ahead at that time.
The temperature highs will be in the low to mid 30's all weekend. The temperature lows will be in the low 20's on Friday and Saturday, rising to 30 on Sunday. There is no precipitation in the forecast. It's going to be a dry weekend, with humidity ranging from 30% - 50% all weekend. It's going to be a windy weekend with winds ranging from 15 - 25 all weekend, starting on the high side and ending on the lower end of that range.
In the photo at right stands a protester at the Mayoral Forum at the NYU Skirball Center on Thursday evening, March 6, 2025. She took the place of former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was a no show, after the administrative staff had removed the chair - see photo below. The event was hosted by the New York League of Conservation Voters and the theme was how is NYC going to lead the way in addressing climate change before the clock runs out. I think the clock is running a lot faster than the experts and most people realize. It's not just been affecting the weather, with storms, droughts, fires and heat - but it has started cutting into food production, and fresh drinkable water, which is going to get a lot worse before - and if - it gets better.
Saturday AM Edition @ 11.30 am. Below are the events for this weekend, mostly including details, a few of which [9] we'll finish within the next couple of hours. Looks to be a nice weekend.
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How Poorly did TV News Cover Trump's State of the Union Speech?
This weeks discussion will be about how poorly TV News covered Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Coming next weekend.
Saturday, June 14, 2025 - is the Deadline to Register to Vote in the NYC Primary on June 24th. Applications must be received by the NY Board of Elections to be eligible to vote in this election. As it's a Saturday, we recommend you make sure they get it by Friday, June 13, 2025. The winner of the Democratic primary is almost always the person who becomes Mayor [Giuliani and Bloomberg were exceptions because of Rupert Murdoch's NY Post & Fox News manipulations & Bloomberg's $$$], as 56% of NYC voters identify as Democrat, and about 26% identify as Republican [other sources say these numbers are 48% & 21% respectively].
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhatan NYC
MORE DETAILS COMING NEXT WEEK _ March 6 - 23, 2025 - La Gota Fria: Cold Sweat - at the Players Theatre at 115 MacDougal Street in the Village neighborhood of Manhattan. For details and tickets see - http://www.theplayerstheatre.com
Sunday, March 9, 2025 beginning at 1.30 pm - March Across Brooklyn Bridge - commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the March in Selma. Begins at the steps of City Hall in Manhattan and ends on the Brooklyn side west of Borough Hall.
In the photo at right are six of the nine announced candidates running for NYC Mayor, and one unannounced 'candidate' or protester who made quite a theatrical appearance at the event. It wasn't clear what her message was, but whatever it was, she delivered it comically, amusing the audience for several minutes, before being carried off stage by security in an agreeable and respectful manner [on both sides].
I don't think Mayor Adams nor former Governor Cuomo have the courage to debate the other candidates in a public forum, as they're not likely to have good answers when queried for their actions. TV News seems willing to play the role of a propaganda machine for both men - by providing them with what seems unlimited access to TV News audiences- without asking either of the two leading candidates the hard questions about their actions that the public should know before heading to the voting booth on June 24th.
Bear in mind that all commercial TV Network News outlets are controlled by billionaires, who appear to use their outlets to manipulate the electorate to vote for candidates they favor [like Cuomo and Adams]. The candidates favored by the billionaires seem in turn give them and their friends huge tax breaks and other public policy gifts and favors, in exchange for the billionaires' support. The electorate needs to wake up and take to the web to find out what's really going on [see story coming next week about Trump SOTU speech]. And voters need to help educate the 50+ crowd who rely primarily on TV News, and turn out in larger numbers to vote than the younger generations, using the TV News distorted perspective / unreality TV / misinformation, which is why so many of the wrong people are in key positions in government at present.
Wednesday & Thursday, March 12 - 13, 2025 - New York Build Festival - at the Javits Center at 429 11th Avenue at 35th Street in West Midtown Manhattan. This is a construction and design trade show featuring 500 speakers and hosting 40,000 attendees, that encompasses music and food. For complimentary tickets and details see - https://www.javitscenter.com
Due by March 14, 2025 - Open Call for submissions for the Federal Reserve Digital Access Research Forum.
MORE DETAILS COMING NEXT WEEK _ February 22 - April 13, 2025 - Performances of Buena Vista Social Club - at the Gerald Shoenfiled Theatre at 236 West 46th Street in Midtown Manhattan NYC. For tickets and details see - https://buenavistamusical.com or https://shubert.nyc/theatres/gerald-schoenfeld
Sunday - Thursday, March 2 - April 24, 2025 from 12 to 4 pm Wednesdays & Thursdays and also Sundays 3/2 and 4/13 - Opening Reception for Scribbles: The Art of Emerging - at the Great Hall of the First Presbyterian Church at 12 West 12th Street in the West Village of Manhattan. Group show featuring 40 - 50 artists from 'New York Artists Circle' and 'Art at First'. They suggest calling ahead at 212.675.6150. For details see - https://fpcnyc.org/event
Wednesday - Sunday, February 19 - March 9, 2025 at 7.30 pm Weds - Sat & 2 pm Matinees on Saturday & Sunday - Truth be Told - at the Gene Frankel Theatre at 24 Bond Street in the Village in Manhattan. The play is described as follows, " ... a gripping psychological drama that unravels the aftermath of an unspeakable tragedy through the eyes of two mothers on opposite sides of a devastating event ...". For details and $37 tickets see - http://www.genefrankeltheatre.com
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Gramercy Theater concerts - https://www.thegramercytheatre.com/shows
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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 7 pm - Blarney Star Concert Series - at the NY Irish Center at 1040 Jackson Avenue in LIC. For details and tickets copy & paste - https://www.newyorkirishcenter.org
Friday, March 7, 2025 - Astoria Ramadan Iftar - at the Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35th Avenue in Astoria / LIC Queens NYC. For tickets and details see - https://movingimage.org
Saturday, March 8, 2025 - Concert of Psalms & More by Percussia - at the Church in the Gardens at 50 Acan Avenue in Forest Hills in Queens. For details and tickets see - http://thecitg.org
Saturday & Sunday, March 8 & 9, 2025 - Rioult - at the Queens Theatre east of the Queens Museum and south of the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. For details and tickets see - https://queenstheatre.org
March 14 &15, 2025 - First Light Performance Series – at 3AM Theatre at 920 35th Avenue [#3N] in Astoria. They bill the event as follows, "Connecting audience interaction with circus experimentation, modern dance, and physical performance ...". For details and tickets see - FB https://www.facebook.com/3amtheatre/ or WS https://www.3amtheatre.com
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - Paddy Cullivans I Can't Believe it's not Ireland - at the NY Irish Center at 1040 Jackson Avenue in LIC. Comedy of the first degree. For details and tickets copy & paste - https://www.newyorkirishcenter.org
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - First Look Film Series - at the Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35th Avenue in Astoria / LIC Queens NYC. A series highlighting some of the best current films. For tickets and details see - https://movingimage.org
Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 6.30 to 8.30 pm - Unity is Medicine: A Curated Performance by
Guadalupe Maravilla - at Materials for the Arts at 33-00 Northern Blvd in LIC Queens. They describe the event as follows, "... We will dance in the chaos and create a space of celebration, community, and healing to embody the lessons passed down from our ancestors ...". Free but rsvp. For details and to rsvp, copy & paste - https://www.materialsforthearts.org/upcoming-events/
Thursday, March 13, 2025 beginning at 10 am - Zoom LIC Partnership Economic Update with M&T Bank - via Zoom. Organized by the LIC Partnership in Long Island City in Queens. For details and to register see - https://www.longislandcityqueens.com/events/calendar/licp-economic-update-webinar-with-mt-bank/
Monday - Friday, March 10 - 21, 2025 - Celebration of New Voices in Theater - at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at 31-10 Thomson Avenue in LIC Queens. For details and tickets copy & paste - https://www.lpac.nyc/
In the photo at right a young couple is out walking on a fairly comfortable weather evening this week. We ended last weekend with some cold weather, and it has warmed considerably and it looks like Winter is pretty much over.
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Monday, March 10th, basketball players from St. John’s University will be doing a meet & greet at Doherty-owned Applebee’s of Fresh Meadows.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC
Daily except Mondays, March 7 - April 6, 2025 at 7.30 pm and matinees at 1.30 pm Saturdays and 3 pm Sundays - A Streetcar Named Desire - at the Brooklyn Academy of Music at 30 Lafayette Avenue in the Fort Green neighborhood of Brooklyn. For $45 / $75 tickets and details see - https://www.bam.org
Saturday, March 8, 2025 - BRIC House Party: Good Shit Everywhere - at BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. For 18+. For details and tickets see - https://bricartsmedia.org
Sunday, March 9, 2025 beginning at 1.30 pm - March Across Brooklyn Bridge - commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the March in Selma. Begins at the steps of City Hall in Manhattan and ends on the Brooklyn side west of Borough Hall.
Monday, March 10, 2025 - Jorja Smith - at the Brooklyn Paramount at 385 Flatbush Avenue. For details and tickets see - https://www.brooklynparamount.com
Wednesday, March 13, 2025 beginning at 6.30 pm - Brooklyn Marine Terminal Development Presentation Call - via Zoom. They describe the call as, " ... second panel on this project, Can We Pull Off a Climate Resilient Brooklyn Marine Terminal?, which will examine the risks of coastline development in this area and discuss ways to tackle the challenges posed by climate change ..." Brooklyn Marine Terminal is a massive 122 acre redevelopment project in Brooklyn. Organized by the City Club on NY. To register for the Zoom call see - https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1017398015068/WN_Oaz87p3BTDmqUXw-KwVzPw#/registration
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In the photo at right, sit my fellow passengers in a subway car, speeding through NYC underground. I find riding the subway to be part of the process of assimilation, and an ad hoc communal gathering, not to mention one of the fastest and easiest ways to travel great distances around NYC.
Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.
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On Saturday, April 12, 2025 there's an Easter Egg Hunt & Concert in Bay Ridge - organized by www.crossroadsbrooklyn.com in Bay Ridge - click MCAL link above for details.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in the Bronx NYC
POSTED LATE _ Friday, March 7, 2025 from 3 to 5.30 pm - Pub Crawl in Bronx Little Ireland. They describe the event as follows, "... Starting at Mulligan’s Fireside Pub on Katonah Avenue, this pub crawl of Woodlawn – also known as the “Little Ireland” of The Bronx – is the closest thing you’ll experience to visiting Ireland. The tour will bring you to local landmarks, shops, and of course, pubs. Your ticket comes with several rounds of drinks and snacks. Sláinte! ...". For details see -
Saturday - Sunday, March 1 - 9, 2025 times and days vary [use url] - Performance of Play Emma - at the Bartow Pell Mansion at 895 Shore Road in Pelham Bay Park. Performance of Jane Austen's classic novel about a matchmaker who gets in over her head. For details and $30 / $40 tickets copy & paste - https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org.
The photo at right was taken earlier this week. It shows one of NYC's many 24/7 fresh food markets, which not only provide an opportunity for night time snacking, but also some measure of night time safety.
Fridays, February 14, 28 & March 14 & 21, 2025 from 6 to 9 pm [adults] & 5 to 8 pm [families] - Bronx River Art Center Winter Workshops - at the Bronx River Art Center at 1087 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. For free family or $20 adult [wine sipping included] workshops and details see - https://www.bronxriverart.org/
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - Click into the MCAL link above for details about The PPNA is hosting a very important Community Meeting at Bronx House located at 990 Pelham Parkway. Bally's executives is will be there to inform the community of their proposed Casino in the Bronx.
Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week on Staten Island NYC
Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Womens Art Show & Pop Up Exhibit - at Hub 17 at 73 Wave Street in Stapleton Heights. A book exchange, a merchandise fair, art show, group singing and movement, all oriented toward women's themes. I believe it's free to attend. For details see - http://www.onwavestreet.com
Saturday, March 8, 2025 beginning at 1 pm - Powerful Women of Staten Island - at Greenbelt Visitor Center at 700 Rockland Avenue in LaTourette Park near Heartland Village SI. They bill the event as follows, "... Historian and author Pat Salmon, in honor of Women’s History Month, explores the lives and legacies of remarkable Staten Island women like Audre Lorde, Alice Austen, Dorothy Day, and others...". For details see - FB - https://www.facebook.com/SIGreenbelt/ or WS - https://sigreenbelt.org/events-calendar/
Sunday, March 9, 2025 from 9 am to 1 pm - Spring Market - at Colony Hall at 460 Brielle Avenue near Todt Hill Woodlands and High Rock Park in the Staten Island greenbelt. This is an indoor market with food by small businesses and arts and crafts by vendors. For event details call Chris at 718.662.9944 and for location see - FB - https://www.facebook.com/GrandColonyHall/
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Have a nice weekend.
UPDATE TBD FOR THIS WEEK STARTING 3.8.25 COMING LATER TODAY _ Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 5 to 8 pm - Charter Revision Committee Public Hearing in the Bronx - at Fordham University at the McShane Campus Center in the Great Hall on the Third Floor at 441 East Fordham Road in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx. Our government officials keep changing the NYC charter to serve the interests of the rich and powerful, because 'The People' of "the government by, for and of 'The People' " has been operating on auto pilot, because the younger generations haven't been stepping up, and the older generations haven't been helping / motivating / mentoring them. For details see - https://www.nyc.gov/site/charter/index.page - Virtual Meeting Details (Zoom) - https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1618733625?pwd=QmMlE2szxHGAQeUrDYK8Wpten06v3S.1 - Meeting ID: 161 873 3625 - Passcode: 738704
