Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

5 Boro Bike Ride, Janes Walk History & Architecture Weekend all 5 Boros NYC; Stone Street Cinco de Mayo Festival, Clio Art Fair, Macy's Flower Show & Buena Vista Social Club Continue in Manhattan; Closing Reception 'Free Your Mind' at JCAL, Cinco de Mayo at Kupferberg, 63rd & Myrtle Avenue Spring Fairs in Queens; Church Avenue Festival, Luna Park Opens on Coney Island Brooklyn; Run the Bronx & Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu Fair in the Bronx; Yankee Peddler Day in Historic Richmond Town & Spring Outdoor Market at the Conference House on Staten Island - Next Week Met Gala, Bronx Weeks begin, Bronx Arts Ensemble, FEC No Demolition NYCHA & CUNY Jazz Festival in Washington Heights

Updated May 3, 2025 vs 5.1.25 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 6.02 am. Sunset 7.52 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 13 hours & 58 minutes of daylight or four hours and 43 more minutes of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2024, which is the shortest day of the year at 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight. Spring began Thursday, March 20, 2025, which is also the Spring Equinox, when the day is 12 hours long - half daylight and half dark.

NYC Weather. There's a 50% - 60% chance of a half inch of rain after 4 pm on Saturday, and a 40% - 60% chance of over a half inch of rain on Sunday. Definitely manageable. The temperature highs will rise from about 70 degrees on Thursday, to about 80 on Friday and Saturday, before falling back a bit to about 70 degrees on Sunday. The temperature lows will be around 60 degrees all weekend. The humidity will rise from 40% on Thursday morning to 70% later in the day. For the rest of the weekend the humidity will range between 60% - 80%. The winds will range between 5 - 10 mph all weekend.

The photo above or at right was taken earlier this week. Notice the man sitting on a ledge in the top left portion of the photo. Folks were out enmasse, enjoying the unseasonally warm weather.

Saturday Very Early AM Edition @ 2 am. Done. FYI - a few weeks ago we did a major Spring cleaning update to the street fairs and farmers markets to reflect the coming months / season of outdoor activities, which you can find by using the links below. Henceforth we will be updating either weekly or as needed.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 2, 3 & 4, 2025 at various times but generally from 10 am to 5 pm - Janes Walk Weekend - at 200 locations in all five boroughs. Various art, culture, history and architectural tours throughout all five boros of NYC. Free. They describe the event as follows, " ... MAS staff organize a fleet of volunteer walk leaders, to create 200+ FREE, in-person, virtual, and on-demand walks with over 10,000 participants ... During Jane’s Walk NYC weekend, the simple act of exploring the city is enhanced with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement."... Organized by the Municipal Art Society. Not a street fair so much as a streets tour. For details including a map of locations, copy & paste - https://www.mas.org/janes-walk-nyc-2025/

In the photo above or at right, you can see a number of shops lined up along the subway and street. Small merchants around NYC and the nation, like Wall Street, are nervous about the prospect that Trump tariffs and disruptions, could have a negative impact on their businesses and livelihoods.

Sunday, May 4, 2025 first wave beginning at 7.30 am & officially over at 6 pm - 5 Boro Bike Ride. It starts between Canal Street and the Battery in Manhattan, depending on the cyclist wave folks are in. And it ends at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. Not a street fair per se, but rather a major cycling event. For details, copy & paste - https://www.bike.nyc

Thursday & Friday, May 8 & 9, 2025 from 12 noon to 10 pm - CUNY Jazz Festival - in Aaron Davis Hall at [it's either 129 or the flyer says 160] Convent Avenue in Washington Heights Manhattan NYC. For details see - https://jazz.ccnysites.cuny.edu/contact/

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].

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan NYC

Thursday - Sunday, May 1 - 4 & 8 - 11, 2025 from 12 noon - 8 pm except Thursday when it's 6 to 9 pm and Sunday when it closes at 6 pm - Clio Art Fair - at 528 - 532 West 28th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan NYC. For details and tickets [$35 for two people the first week & FREE the second week] copy & paste - https://www.clioartfair.com

Saturday & Monday, May 3 & 5, 2025 from 12 noon to 10 pm - Stone Street Cinco de Mayo Festival - in the Stone Street Historic District along Stone Street between William Street and Coentis Alley in the Financial District in Manhattan NYC. This is an ethnic food, beverage and entertainment street fair - not a traditional merchandise street fair. Free to enter. For details see - https://www.stonestreetnyc.com

Monday, May 5, 2025 with the Red Carpet Arrivals running from 5.30 to 8 pm - Met Gala - at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 5th Avenue & 82nd Street on the UES of Manhattan. This year the theme is Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. This is a billionaire, celebrity, high society fashion event that raises funds to support the Metropolitan Museum. By invitation only and the ticket price is $50,000 per person [Tickets range from $350 to $150,000 for a table]. For details about past Met Gala events see - https://www.metmuseum.org.

Upcoming _ May 8, 2025 beginning at [probably 6.30 or 7 pm - TBD] - FEC No Demolition at Fulton Elliott Chelsea NYCHA - on Zoom. The Thursday meeting is about how the rights of the residents of these four NYCHA Housing projects appear to be getting trampled upon by Eric Adams, billionaire Stephen Ross and Related Companies, as they are allegedly short cutting and railroading this project through in favor of a demolition project. Pay attention to WHOM Eric Adams is serving. "Getting stuff done for who?" and "Affordable Housing for who?". The answer to both questions is the same. Hint: It's not middle and working class New Yorkers he says he claims he's fighting for, possibly because they aren't the ones funding his legal bills and political campaigns.

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Sunday, April 27 - May 11, 2025 - The Macy's Flower Show - at Macy's Herald Square in Midtown. Macy's is open from 10 am - 9 pm weekdays, open until 10 pm Fridays & Saturdays, and opens at 11 am on Sundays. For details see - https://www.macys.com/s/flower-show/

Saturday, February 22 - Sunday, April 13, 2025 [extended to 1.4 2026] - 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

Next Weekend. CLICK here to find Manhattan Mothers Day Restaurants NYC.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 7 to 8.30 pm - JCAL Closing Reception of Free Your Mind Exhibit - at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning at 161-40 Jamaica Avenue in Queens. Free. For details & to rsvp copy & paste - https://jcal.org

Cinco de Mayo concert at the Kupferberg Center at Queens College - for details and tickets see - https://kupferbergcenter.org

Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 63rd Drive Queens Festival - See street fairs link below for details.

Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Myrtle Avenue Queens Spring Fair & Festival - See street fairs link below for details.

Next Weekend. CLICK here to find Queens Mothers Day Restaurants NYC.

The photo above or at right, taken earlier this week, shows folks waiting for the arriving subway train on a beautiful, warm sunny day.

Click here to view the Queens Farmers Markets NYC.

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Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 8 - 9.30 pm - Verdi's Requiem by the Queens College Choral Society - at the Kupferberg Center at Queens College in Flushing. It's described as follows, " ... Completed in 1874, Verdi's Requiem is a masterpiece of dramatic power and scope, unrivaled in its beauty, magnitude and intensity ...". For details and $25 tickets see the MCAL link above or - https://kupferbergcenter.org/event/qccs-05172025

Saturday, June 21, 2025 from 8.30 am to 2 pm - Joanna's 5K Walk or Run & Festival - in Whitestone. Begins at Holy Cross Church at 150-05 12th Avenue in Whitestone. Charity walk for epilepsy. For details see MCAL link above.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Church Avenue Festival by the newly merged Church Avenue and Flatbush Avenue BIDs. See street fairs link below for details.

Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Myrtle Avenue Queens Spring Fair & Festival - see street fairs link below.

Checking for updates. Saturdays & Sundays - Luna Park open in Coney Island. For hours, details and tickets see - https://lunaparknyc.com/plan/park-hours-2-2/

The photo above or at right, taken earlier this week, shows a vibrant street scene on a sunny weekday afternoon in one of the local neighborhoods located in one of the five boroughs of NYC.

So far No Return in 2025 _ * Sunday, May 5, 2024 from 12 noon - 10 pm - Cinco de Mayo Celebration & Parade in Sunset Park Brooklyn. For details copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/IndependenciayCincoDeMayoSunsetPark/
- BUT _ on Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 1 to 10 pm there is a Cinco de Mayo Party being hosted within Industry City at 220 36th Street. It seems like a food, beverage and entertainment (?) event. Free admittance and the rest is paid.

Tastes of Bed-Stuy. Checking for updates.

FAD Pop Up Market. Checking for updates.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

Next Weekend. Click here for places to dine at Brooklyn Mothers Day Restaurants NYC.

Click here to view the Brooklyn Farmers Markets NYC.

Click here for Brooklyn Parades and large Ethnic / Cultural Festivals NYC.
Click here to view Brooklyn street fairs NYC 2025.
CLICK this link to view things to do this weekend in Brooklyn NYC.

Click here to read recent OpEds and Editorials on Brooklyn BLVD - see top of this report under NYC, for the headlines of them.

MCAL _ MEMBER CALENDAR EVENTS. Use this link for new member sign up and posting - Brooklyn BLVD New Member Sign Up. Click this link Brooklyn MCAL - Member Events Calendar to view free posts made by arts, cultural and community groups.

Thursday, May 22, 2025 Jazz Empowers Student Showcase at the Roulette Intermedium on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. See MCAL link for details.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in the Bronx NYC

Saturday, May 3, 2025 beginnning at 10 am - Run the Bronx - at Bronx Community College at 2155 University Avenue in University Heights in the BFor $30 rsvps and event details copy & paste - https://www.bcc.cuny.edu/about-bcc/bcc-foundation/foundation-events/run-the-bronx/

Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 1 pm to 3.30 pm - BrxArts Factory Mothers Day Embroidery Workshop - see street fairs link below for details.

The photo above or at right, taken earlier this week, shows a fresh food market on the streets of NYC. It is one of many, spread throughout the local neighborhoods, in all five boroughs of NYC.

Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu Fair - at 610 Crescent Avenue at Arthur Avenue in Bronx Little Italy in the Bronx. A celebration of all things Albanian including food, music, dance and traditional garb. Street fairs in Bronx Little Italy NYC. For details copy & paste - https://bronxlittleitaly.com/events/4th-annual-gjergj-kastrioti-skenderbeu-fair/

Bronx _ May 5 - 18, 2025 - Bronx Weeks - Multiple events at various locations in the Bronx. Parades and street fairs in the Bronx. For details see - https://www.ilovethebronx.com/bronx-week-2025
- Sunday, May 18, 2025 beginning at 10 pm - Bronx Week Parade & Fair.
- THESE PRIOR YEAR DETAILS NEED TO BE UPDATED TO 2025. OLD - IGNORE FOR NOW. The parade begins at 11.30 am at Fordham Plaza and marches 2 miles north [I believe along Webster Avenue], ending at the Bronx Week Fair on Mosholu Parkway & Bainbridge. The Bronx Week Fair begins at 12 noon [ends around 6 pm] along Mosholu Parkway between Bainbridge and Van Cortlandt Avenue East. It will include food, music and entertainment.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 6 to 7 / 7.30 pm - Bronx Arts Ensemble & Stars of Tomorrow - at St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church at 3021 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. For details and free rsvp see - MCAL link below.

Next Weekend. CLICK think link to view our report on Mothers Day restaurants in the Bronx NYC.

Click here to view the Bronx Farmers Markets NYC.

Click here for Bronx Parades and large Ethnic / Cultural Festivals NYC.
Click here to see Bronx street fairs & festivals NYC 2025.
CLICK this link to view things to do this weekend in the Bronx NYC.

Click here to read recent OpEds and Editorials on Bronx Buzz - see top of this report under NYC, for the headlines of them.

MCAL _ MEMBER CALENDAR EVENTS. Use this link for new member sign up and posting - Bronx Buzz New Member Sign Up. Click this link Bronx MCAL Member Events Calendar to view free posts made by arts, cultural and community groups.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Bronx DOT Commissioner Perez Speaks - at the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association at 990 Pelham Parkway South. Free - see MCAL link above for details.

Friday - Sunday, May 30 - June 1, 2025 - South Bronx Cultural Festival - at Father Gigante Plaza, in front of St. Athanasius Church, at 878 Tiffany Street in the Bronx. Organized by Casita Maria. For details see the MCAL above or https://www.casitamaria.org/south-bronx-culture-festival

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week on Staten Island NYC

Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 12 noon to 4 pm - Spring Outdoor Market - at the Conference House Park at 7455 Hylan Blvd in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island on the Great Lawn. Items include home decor and trinkets, hand poured candles, sweet treats. From 1 - 3.30 pm there will also be live music. St fairs / art festivals in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island.

Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 9 am to 3.30 pm - Yankee Peddler Day - in Historic Richmond Town on Staten Island. Last year the event is described as "... Whether you are a serious collector, or are completely new to the thrifting experience ... you may just find that hidden piece of Americana that your family will cherish for generations to come ... All proceeds for this event benefit Historic Richmond Town." Street fairs & flea markets on Staten Island. There's a rain date of Sunday, May 18, 2025. For details, copy & paste - https://www.historicrichmondtown.org

Next Weekend. CLICK think link to view our report on Mothers Day restaurants on Staten Island NYC.

Click here to view the Staten Island Farmers Markets NYC.

Click here for Staten Island Parades and large Ethnic / Cultural Festivals NYC.
Click here to see Staten Island street fairs & festivals NYC 2024.
CLICK this link to view things to do this weekend on Staten Island NYC.

Click here to read recent OpEds and Editorials on Staten Buzz - see top of this report under NYC, for the headlines of them.

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Have a nice weekend.

Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Happy Mothers Day, Clio Art Fair, Greek Jewish Festival, TEFAF - The European Fine Art Foundation, Frieze Art Fair, The 1 - 54 Contemporary African Art Fair, 32nd Annual New York African Film Festival, CUNY Jazz Festival in Washington Heights, Japan Parade, Macy's Flower Show & Buena Vista Social Club in Manhattan; Next Week Taste of Queens, and both St Demetrios Greek Fair & LIC Arts Open begin in Queens; Atlantic Avenue Art Walk begins, Luna Park Open on Coney Island Brooklyn; Bronx Weeks, Bronx Night Market and Bronx Vegan Bazaar in the Bronx; Next Week SI PrideFest begins & the Great Lighthouse Hunt on Staten Island

Updated May 10, 2025 vs 5.9.25 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 5.45 am. Sunset 8 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 14 hours & 23 minutes of daylight or four hours and 43 more minutes of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2024, which is the shortest day of the year at 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight. Spring began Thursday, March 20, 2025, which is also the Spring Equinox, when the day is 12 hours long - half daylight and half dark.

NYC Weather. Expect over a half inch of rain Friday, winding down about 6 pm and then dry for the rest of the weekend. The temperature highs will start around 60 on Friday, rising to the low 70's on Saturday and rising again to the high 70's on Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the mid 50's all weekend. The winds will range from 5 - 10 mph on Friday and Sunday, rising to 10 - 15 mph on Saturday. The humidity will start around 80% on Friday, falling to 50% on Saturday and then 40% on Sunday.

The photo above or at right was taken about a month ago on the Upper West Side of a statue in one of the parks.

Saturday Very Early AM Edition @ 2.15 am. Done. Have a Happy Mothers Day Weekend. There are plenty of interesting things to to do this weekend.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan NYC

Wednesday - Sunday, April 30 - June 1, 2025 beginning at 8 pm most evenings [Saturday Matinee] - The United States vs Ulysses - at the Irish Arts Center at 726 11th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. They describe the play as follows, " ... It’s 1933, and James Joyce’s sexually explicit Ulysses has been banned in the U.S. for a decade. But now, a hungry young publisher and an ambitious lawyer have teamed up to take on the Puritans. Can they convince the judge that Ulysses is not obscene? And what will happen when Ulysses gets under their skin—and Molly Bloom gets into their heads? ...". For details and $25 - $76 tickets see - https://irishartscenter.org

In the photo at right, taken this weekend, you can see the cast performing the United States vs Ulysses at the Irish Arts Center in an Off Broadway production in Midtown Manhattan. The play is an historical drama, set in a court room in the early 1930's, which delves into the issues surrounding the limiting free speech.

Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Japan Parade & Street Fair - the parade marches from 81st Street to 67th Street along Central Park West and this is UNCONFIRMED but in prior years the parade kicked off at 1 pm. There's a Japan Parade Street Fair that runs from 11 am to 5 pm along 72nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. Street fairs on the UWS in NYC. For details see - https://japanparadenyc.org/

Sunday, May 11, 2025 from 12 noon - 6 pm - Greek Jewish Festival on [the center is at 280] Broome Street between Allen and Eldridge Streets on the Lower East Side [LES]. "Authentic kosher Greek foods, homemade Greek pastries, traditional Greek dancing, live Greek and Sephardic music and ... vendors". LES street fairs on the Lower East Side.* For details see - https://www.kkjsm.org or https://www.kkjfestival.com/

Friday - Tuesday, May 9 - 13, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday and Tuesday closes at 6 pm - TEFAF - The European Fine Art Foundation - For details use search - street fairs - or link at top of this page.

Wednesday - Sunday, May 7 - 11, 2025 _ Frieze Art Fair - at the Shed at 545 West 30th Street. From 11 am - 7 pm all days, except Sunday when it closes at 5 pm. For details and $90 / $10 tickets for adults / kids, copy & paste - https://www.frieze.com/

Thursday - Saturday, May 8 - 11, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm except Saturday closing at 6pm - The 1 - 54 Contemporary African Art Fair- For details use search - street fairs - or link at top of this page.

Wednesday thru Tuesday, May 7 - 13, 2025 at various times - 32nd Annual New York African Film Festival - at Lincoln Center on the UWS of Manhattan. Tickets range from $12 - $17 with volume discounts. For details and to buy tickets see - https://www.filmlinc.org/festivals/new-york-african-film-festival/

This Weekend. CLICK here to find Manhattan Mothers Day Restaurants NYC.

Click here to view the Manhattan Farmers Markets NYC.

Click here for Manhattan Parades and large Ethnic / Cultural Festivals NYC.
CLICK here to view Manhattan street fairs and festivals NYC 2025. There are Mom's Day gift markets.
CLICK this link to view things to do this weekend in Manhattan NYC.

Click here to read recent OpEds and Editorials on Manhattan Buzz NYC - see top of this report under NYC, for the headlines of them.

Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - St. Joseph's School Yorkville 16th Annual Street Fair - at 420 East 87th Street in Manhattan. They describe the fair as follows, "... nonstop fun featuring bouncy houses, inflatable rides, delicious food, unique shops, arts and crafts, and more ...". For details click the MCAL link above or see - https://www.sjyorkville.org/apps/news/article/2038277

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 from 6 - 9 pm - Taste of Queens - at the NY Hall of Science at 47-01 111th Street in Corona Queens. Taste the food and beverages from around the globe of about 50 food and beverage vendors, many of which are based in Queens. For details and $125 - $200 tickets see - https://queensny.org/

Thursday through Sunday, May 15 - 18, 2025 runs 5 pm - 11 pm Thursday & Friday, and 1 - 11 pm Saturday & Sunday 12 noon to 10 pm - 51st Annual Greek Festival at St Demetrios Church on 31st Avenue and 30th Drive. Old fashioned town fair including traditional Greek food, good rides and prizes for the kids, and Greek cultural music and dance entertainment. [OLD Click here for St Demetrios street fair map. 718.728.1718]. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stdemetriosastoria/

Wednesday thru Sunday, May 14 - 18, 2025 - LIC Arts Open - Details coming. What Follows is OLD / Last Year Info _ Open Galleries Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 12 noon to 6 pm except Thurs / Fri & Sat open until 9 pm] - LIC Arts Open Studios. LIC Arts Open is an event whereby LIC artists open their studios to the public for a long weekend. As they're artists, they sometimes forge their own hours, so it's best to check the site using the link info that follows. Admission to open studios is free, possibly some exceptions, but not likely. Opportunity to visit artists' studios, attend some performances. For details see - https://licartsopen.com/ and / or https://www.licartists.org/ Also see kick off party above and there are two dance performances on Thursday and Saturday from 6 to 9 pm.

This Weekend. CLICK here to find Queens Mothers Day Restaurants NYC.

Click here to view the Queens Farmers Markets NYC.

Click here for Queens Parades and large Ethnic / Cultural Festivals NYC.
Click here to view Queens street fairs & festivals NYC 2025.
CLICK this link to view things to do this weekend in Queens NYC.

Click here to read recent OpEds and Editorials on Queens Buzz NYC - see top of this report under NYC, for the headlines of them.

Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 12 noon to 2.30 pm - Hell Gate Walking Tour - meeting on Randall's Island. For details use the MCAL link above or see - https://www.purefindernewyork.com/hell-gate

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from 12 noon to 1 pm - Pulse of New York - at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing Queens. A local artist invites people to add their energy mark to her work. Free. For details see MCAL link above.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

May 10 - 18, 2025 _ UPDATES Coming Later _ from noon to 6 pm - Atlantic Avenue Art Walk in Brooklyn. Along Atlantic Avenue from 4th Street to the Waterfront in Brooklyn. They describe the event as follows, "... This 1.5-mile, self-guided tour along Atlantic Avenue ... and its immediate side streets, will feature art from different mediums while showcasing approximately 150 emerging and established Brooklyn artists at 70+ participating businesses ... eclectic shops, diverse restaurants, galleries and wide range of vital businesses and organizations ... [along a] tree-lined avenue that stretches through charming Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Boerum Hill to Downtown Brooklyn ...". Organized by Atlantic Ave LDC - https://www.atlanticave.org/artwalk

The photo at right, taken this weekend, shows a number of carefully selected appetizers served at Symposium Greek restaurant near Columbia University on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Friday, May 23, 2025 - Luna Park opens daily. Currently Saturdays & Sundays - Luna Park open in Coney Island. For hours, details and tickets see - https://lunaparknyc.com/plan/park-hours-2-2/

Mothers Day Weekend - FAD Mothers Day Pop Up Market - in Dumbo. Use link below or search - street fairs - for details.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

This Weekend. Click here for places to dine at Brooklyn Mothers Day Restaurants NYC.

Click here to view the Brooklyn Farmers Markets NYC.

Click here for Brooklyn Parades and large Ethnic / Cultural Festivals NYC.
Click here to view Brooklyn street fairs NYC 2025.
CLICK this link to view things to do this weekend in Brooklyn NYC.

Click here to read recent OpEds and Editorials on Brooklyn BLVD - see top of this report under NYC, for the headlines of them.

Thursday, May 22, 2025 Jazz Empowers Student Showcase at the Roulette Intermedium on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. See MCAL link for details.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in the Bronx NYC

Bronx _ May 5 - 18, 2025 - Bronx Weeks - Multiple events at various locations in the Bronx. Parades and street fairs in the Bronx. For details see - https://www.ilovethebronx.com/bronx-week-2025
- Sunday, May 18, 2025 beginning at 10 pm - Bronx Week Parade & Fair.
- THESE PRIOR YEAR DETAILS NEED TO BE UPDATED TO 2025. OLD - IGNORE FOR NOW. The parade begins at 11.30 am at Fordham Plaza and marches 2 miles north [I believe along Webster Avenue], ending at the Bronx Week Fair on Mosholu Parkway & Bainbridge. The Bronx Week Fair begins at 12 noon [ends around 6 pm] along Mosholu Parkway between Bainbridge and Van Cortlandt Avenue East. It will include food, music and entertainment.

The photo at right, taken this weekend in Times Square, is of Thomas J. Price's statue entitled Grounded in the Stars. The statue depicts an African American woman whom a considerable number of women seemed to cozy up to, on the eve of Mothers Day.

Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 12 noon to 7 pm - Bronx Night (food) Market - at 161st Street and Grand Concourse. Use link below or search - street fairs - for details.

Wednesday, May 14 & June 18, 2025 from 4 to 9 pm - Bronx Vegan Bazaar - at the Andrew Freedman Home. Use link below or search - street fairs - for details.

This Weekend. CLICK think link to view our report on Mothers Day restaurants in the Bronx NYC.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Bronx DOT Commissioner Perez Speaks - at the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association at 990 Pelham Parkway South. Free - see MCAL link below for details.

Friday, May 16, 2025 - Last Call for Nest Music Camp - which runs July 7th - August 15th, 2025. See MCAL link above for details.

Click here to view the Bronx Farmers Markets NYC.

Click here for Bronx Parades and large Ethnic / Cultural Festivals NYC.
Click here to see Bronx street fairs & festivals NYC 2025.
CLICK this link to view things to do this weekend in the Bronx NYC.

Click here to read recent OpEds and Editorials on Bronx Buzz - see top of this report under NYC, for the headlines of them.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week on Staten Island NYC

Friday, May 16, Saturday, May 31 & Friday, June 6, 2025 at 7 pm, 7 pm & 6 pm respectively - Staten Island Pridefest - at different locations. SI Pridefest runs events thru most of May & June. Friday, May 16 from 7 - 9 pm they're hosting a Staten Island Ferry Hawks baseball game at 75 Richmond Terrace in St. George. On Saturday, May 31 beginning at 7 pm they're hosting a Pride Fest including food, vendors, arts, crafts and entertainment at Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Randall Manor at 1000 Richmond Terrace [free entry]. And on Friday, June 6th, beginning at 6 pm they're hosting an event at the St. George Theatre at 325 St. Marks Place on Staten Island. For details see - https://www.pridecentersi.org/pridefest-events-2025

St. George & Eastern Side of Staten Island _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 10 am - 4 pm - The Great Staten Island Lighthouse Hunt. Begins at the National Lighthouse Museum in St. George at 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point or at the Conference House at 298 Satterlee Street in Tottenville. The cost is $35 per carload or $15 per bicycle / motorcycle. Teams of 2 - 3 are recommended to drive, navigate and shoot photos. For details and tickets copy & paste - https://lighthousemuseum.org/event/lighthouse-hunt/

This Weekend. CLICK think link to view our report on Mothers Day restaurants on Staten Island NYC.

CLICK this link for Memorial Day Parades on Staten Island.

Click here to view the Staten Island Farmers Markets NYC.

Click here for Staten Island Parades and large Ethnic / Cultural Festivals NYC.
Click here to see Staten Island street fairs & festivals NYC 2024.
CLICK this link to view things to do this weekend on Staten Island NYC.

Click here to read recent OpEds and Editorials on Staten Buzz - see top of this report under NYC, for the headlines of them.

Have a nice weekend.

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Also Stephen Ross and Related Companies Appear to be in the process of Privatizing [or Have?] a Huge Valuable Swath of Property upon which NYCHA Chelsea Stands. But Billionaire Network TV News is Too Busy Distracting You with Celebrity Gossip, Sports, Weather, & Showing Crime and Accident Videos to be Bothered with Real News

Updated May 16, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 5.38 am. Sunset 8.06 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 14 hours & 36 minutes of daylight or four hours and 56 more minutes of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2024, which is the shortest day of the year at 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight. Spring began Thursday, March 20, 2025, which is also the Spring Equinox, when the day is 12 hours long - half daylight and half dark. The Summer Solstice is June 20, 2025 which will be the longest day of this year.

NYC Weather. Coming Soon, but the gist is a nice weekend with highs in the 70's and lows around 60. Splashes of rain early to past midday Saturday, and then mostly good after that. Details coming.

The photo above or at right, taken in an earlier year, shows participants in the Dance Parade marching south along Broadway. The parade returns to Midtown Manhattan and the East Village this weekend.

Sunday Afternoon Edition @ 2.30 pm. Added an important story about Chelsea NYCHA. See DEADLINE below. Done. Busy weekend with plenty of interesting things to do. Enjoy.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

Friday - Sunday, May 16, 17 & 18, 2025 - Subway Series - Yankees vs Mets - at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx. For tickets and details see MLB website.

DEADLINE _ Monday, May 19, 2025 _ Public Comment Period ends for Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed demolition and redevelopment of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea NYCHA campuses in Manhattan. According to sources, " ... The plan would result in 16 to 30 years of construction and inflict significant unmitigated impacts on the surrounding neighborhood—including traffic congestion, noise pollution, stormwater runoff, and potential exposure to toxic soil ...". A residents group is seeking community support to stop the effort, which apparently includes a transfer of ownership of public property to the developer. It appears the people who will profit immensely from this transfer of public property to private ownership are Mayor Adams campaign funders. The community group is asking for you to take a minute to send an email opposing these actions. You can create an email of your own, or just sign and send one they've created. See OpEd page for the template which you can copy and paste into an email and then sign send to NEPA_ENV@hpd.nyc.gov

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10 am - Public Hearing of the City Planning Commission - at the City Planning Commission Offices at 120 Broadway on the Lower Concourse Level. This is to discuss the alleged takeover of NYCHA Chelsea by Stephen Ross and Related Companies and decade(s) of demolition and construction.

Wednesday - Tuesday, May 21 - May 27, 2025 - Manhattan Fleet Week. Update for 2025 coming next weekend. The details of 2023 are below, including a url.
- There was a fly over by the U.S. Navy on Tuesday afternoon [5/23/23] over the East Coast Memorial at Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan. In addition to three U.S. Navy ships, there will also be ships from Italy, Canada and the U.K. The ships will be docked at Piers 88 & 90 on the west side of Manhattan, as well as at the Homeport Pier on Staten Island. For details of the events see - http://militarynews.com/app/fleetweeknewyork/events.html
- There does not appear to be any Memorial Day Parades planned in Manhattan BUT there are Memorial Day related events at the Intrepid Air & Space Museum, as well as at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and at Port Pier at 305 Front Street in Stapleton on Staten Island. Fleet Week runs from the middle of the week prior to Memorial Day and ends the Tuesday 5/30/23 following Memorial Day. So say hello and greet / salute the visiting members of the U.S. Navy when you see them. For details of the Memorial Day Fleet Week events see - http://militarynews.com/app/fleetweeknewyork/events.html

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan NYC

The United States vs Ulysses - at the Irish Arts Center, 49th Annual St. George Ukranian Festival in the East Village, NYC X Design Show on the UES, the Dance Parade in Midtown / East Village, Taste of Tribeca, St. Joseph's School Yorkville 16th Annual Street Fair on the UES, 9th Avenue International Food Festival in Hells Kitchen, Israeli Day on 5th in Midtown / UES, AIDS Walk / Run in Central Park.

In the photo at right, taken last weekend, you can see a performance of the United States vs Ulysses at the Irish Arts Center, in an Off Broadway production in Midtown Manhattan. The play takes an intellectually fascinating journey, into the arguments both pro and con, for allowing or limiting free speech, by way of radio show of a real American court room battle in the early 1930's.

East Village _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 16, 17 & 18, 2025 begins 4 pm Friday & at 12 noon Saturday & Sunday ending at 9 pm nightly - 49th St. George Ukranian Festival - At 30 East 7th Street and along 7th Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue in the East Village. Includes Ukranian shopping, food and entertainment with the proceeds going to St. George Academy, which is a Ukrainian school. Click here to view a map of the Ukranian Street Fair in Manhattan in the East Village at St. George Academy. For details and further information see - https://www.facebook.com/StGeorgesUkrainianFestivalNYC/ . See photo at right.

NYC Various Locations _ Thursday - Wednesday, May 15 - 21, 2025 - NYC X Design. This is at various venues at various times. It's all about the many facets of design - from workshops to exhibits to markets. Every day is chuck full of events and many events are free. For details see - https://nycxdesign.org/nycxdesign-festival/
- THIS IS FROM 2024 _ Opening Night Party is at Mercer Labs at 21 Dey Street in Manhattan and $108 tickets.

Chelsea / East Village _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 beginning at 11.45 am - the Dance Parade - begins at 17th Street and 6th Avenue in Chelsea. It marches down along Sixth Avenue to 8th Street where it turns left / east and heads into Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. The Dance Festival follows from 3 to 7 pm with five stages in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Free. For details see - https://danceparade.org/

Tribeca _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 the Taste of Tribeca runs from 11.30 am - 3 pm along Duane Street between Greenwich and Hudson Streets in Tribeca. Sometimes up to 80 Tribeca [and nearby] food and beverage vendors come out to serve the public. Now in its 31st year. Proceeds benefit PS 150 and PS 234. Tickets run from $75 on up to $1,200 for a premium table for six. For details see - https://www.tasteoftribeca.com/. See this story about the Taste of Tribeca St Fair. Note that this is a food festival not a street fair per se.

Midtown / Hells Kitchen _ Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 9th Avenue International Food Festival - Along 9th Ave between 42nd Street & 57th Street. Click here to view a map of the 9th Ave street fair in Manhattan. Midtown street fairs in NYC. For details see - http://ninthavenuefoodfestival.com/

Midtown _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm - Israel Day on 5th - Along 5th Avenue from 62nd Street to 74th Street. Upper East Side NYC parades Manhattan. Note that they changed the name of the parade and website url, that they had been using for close to a decade and possibly even far longer. The old name is https://celebrateisraelny.org and the new name is https://israeldayon5th.com | WHAT FOLLOWS IS OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ UES _ Sunday June 4, 2023 from 11 am - 4 pm - Israeli Parade & Block Party- Along 5th Avenue between 57th Street and 74th Street. This is followed by a block party on 63rd Street between Madison & 5th Avenues. Upper East Side NYC parades Manhattan.

Central Park _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 8 am to 12.45 pm - AIDS Walk / Run in Central Park. Meet at the Naumberg Bandshell which is the hub of all activities. It is located just south of the Bethesda Fountain / Terrace [at 71st Street]. Enter the park from east or west at 72nd Street. It's a four mile walk / run around the interior of the park up the east side, across the north meadow and back down the west side. Free to enter. Donations go to support the Gay Men's Health Crisis [GMHC]. For further details see - https://aidswalkny.org/day-of-event/

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

The 51st Annual Greek Festival at St Demetrios Church in Astoria, the LIC Arts Open in Long Island City, Verdi's Requiem by the Queens College Choral Society in Flushing, Hell Gate Walking Tour - meeting on Randall's Island & Next Week - Art Pulse of New York at the Unisphere and Taste of Whitestone

In the photo at right, taken in a prior year, is an example of Aegean food found in Astoria. Greek food [not necessarily shown in the photo] is served at the St. Demetrios Greek Festival mentioned above.

Wednesday thru Sunday, May 14 - 18, 2025 - LIC Arts Open - Details coming.
- What Follows is OLD _ Note Date / Year _ Open Galleries Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 12 noon to 6 pm except Thurs / Fri & Sat open until 9 pm] - LIC Arts Open Studios. LIC Arts Open is an event whereby LIC artists open their studios to the public for a long weekend. As they're artists, they sometimes forge their own hours, so it's best to check the site using the link info that follows. Admission to open studios is free, possibly some exceptions, but not likely. Opportunity to visit artists' studios, attend some performances. For details see - https://licartsopen.com/ and / or https://www.licartists.org/ Also see kick off party above and there are two dance performances on Thursday and Saturday from 6 to 9 pm.

Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 12 noon to 2.30 pm - Hell Gate Walking Tour - meeting on Randall's Island. For details use the MCAL link above or see - https://www.purefindernewyork.com/hell-gate

Whitestone _ Thursday, May 22, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Taste of Whitestone - at Holy Cross Church 11-05 150th Street in Whitestone, on the Lower Level in the event space. For details and $20 / $10 tickets copy & paste - https://whitestonemerchants.com

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

The Atlantic Avenue Art Walk in Boerum & Cobble Hills & Downtown Brooklyn & Heights, the Graham Avenue Fiesta, Governors Island Kicks off 2025 Summer Season, FAD NYC X Design Market, Bayfest and the Norwegian Day Parade in Bay Ridge, the Jazz Empowers Student Showcase at the Roulette Intermedium in Boerum Hill, and Luna Park in Coney Island

Downtown Brooklyn / Boerum Hill / Cobble Hill & Brooklyn Heights _ May 10 - 18, 2025 from noon to 6 pm - Atlantic Avenue Art Walk in Brooklyn - along Atlantic Avenue from 4th Street to the Waterfront in Brooklyn. They describe the event as follows, "... This 1.5-mile, self-guided tour along Atlantic Avenue ... and its immediate side streets, will feature art from different mediums while showcasing approximately 150 emerging and established Brooklyn artists at 70+ participating businesses ... eclectic shops, diverse restaurants, galleries and wide range of vital businesses and organizations ... [along a] tree-lined avenue that stretches through charming Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, and Boerum Hill to Downtown Brooklyn ...". Organized by Atlantic Ave LDC - https://www.atlanticave.org/artwalk

The photo above or at right, taken this Spring, shows a number of people traversing the public walkway near Cadman Plaza East, just north of Tillary Street in Downtown Brooklyn. While we've had some rain this week, the Spring weather has been pretty pleasant.

Williamsburg _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Graham Avenue Fiesta Brooklyn - Along Graham Avenue from Broadway to Boerum in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. This is a proudly Puerto Rican neighborhood with Latin culture and Caribbean flavor. Williamsburg street fairs / street festivals in Brooklyn. For details copy & paste FB - https://www.facebook.com/GrahamAvenueBID/ or http://grahamavenuebid.org

Governors Island _ Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2025 beginning at 2.30 & 7.30 pm and 3 pm respectively - Governors Island Summer Arts & Performance Series - on Governors Island. Governors Island Arts kicks off the 2025 season with three performances and a new art installation. Free. For details see - https://www.govisland.com/blog/governors-island-arts-announces-2025-season

Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2025 from 11 am to 6 pm - FAD NYC X Design Market - in Cobble Hill - use search or link [st fairs] for details.

BAYFEST RETURNS _ Sheepshead Bay _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Bayfest - at Emmons Avenue and East 27th Street in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn. Arts, crafts, amusement rides, bands, dance performances along the Brooklyn waterfront. Free. For details see - http://bigbayfest.org | FB - https://www.facebook.com/BIGBayFest/
- In 2024 Bayfest was cancelled due to lack of funding, volunteers and political / government support. This year they're back. For details copy & paste - https://sites.google.com/site/bayimprovementgrp/ or https://www.bayimprovementgroup.org

Bay Ridge _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 beginning at 1.30 pm - Norweigan Day Parade - The parade steps off at 85th Street marching north along 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. The parade then turns right [eastward] on 75th Street [aka Bay Ridge Parkway], before turning left [resumes northward journey] onto 5th Avenue, to 67th Street at which time it turns right [eastward again] marching alongside Lief Ericson Park where it ends between 6th and 7th Avenues where the reviewing stand is. Parades and cultural festivals in Bay Ridge Brooklyn NYC since 1952. For details see - https://17thofmayparadecommittee-brooklyn.org/ . Parades in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn NYC.

Thursday, May 22, 2025 Jazz Empowers Student Showcase at the Roulette Intermedium on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. See MCAL link for details.

Friday, May 23, 2025 - Luna Park opens daily. Currently open Friday evenings and Saturdays & Sundays - Luna Park in Coney Island. For hours, details and tickets see - https://lunaparknyc.com/plan/park-hours-2-2/

FAD Pop Up Market - in Dumbo. Use link below or search - street fairs - for details.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in the Bronx NYC

Bronx Weeks Parade, Fair & Concert, Brady Court Hot Food Market Tuesday, NYC Subway Series Yanks vs Mets @ Yankee Stadium, and coming soon - South Bronx Cultural Festival, National Puerto Rican Day Parade Street Festival / Annual 152nd Street Cultural Festival and the Bronx Night Market.

Friday, May 16, 2025 - Last Call for Nest Music Camp - which runs July 7th - August 15th, 2025. See MCAL link above for details.

The photo at right was recently taken in Bronx Little Italy in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx. Bronx Week(s) celebrations come to a close this weekend just north of Belmont in Bedford Park. See below for details.

Bronx _ May 5 - 18, 2025 - Bronx Weeks - Multiple events at various locations in the Bronx. Parades and street fairs in the Bronx. For details see - https://www.ilovethebronx.com/bronx-week-2025
- Sunday, May 18, 2025 beginning at 10 pm - Bronx Week Parade & Fair.
- THESE PRIOR YEAR DETAILS NEED TO BE UPDATED TO 2025. OLD - IGNORE FOR NOW. The parade begins at 11.30 am at Fordham Plaza and marches 2 miles north [I believe along Webster Avenue], ending at the Bronx Week Fair on Mosholu Parkway & Bainbridge. The Bronx Week Fair begins at 12 noon [ends around 6 pm] along Mosholu Parkway between Bainbridge and Van Cortlandt Avenue East. It will include food, music and entertainment.

Bronx _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 beginning at 10 am - Bronx Weeks Parade - on Mosholu Parkway. For details see - https://www.ilovethebronx.com/calendar
Bronx _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Bronx Weeks Food & Arts Fest - in the southbound lanes of Mosholu Parkway at Van Cortlandt Avenue East.
Bronx _ Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Bronx Weeks Concert - at Mosholu Parkway at Bainbridge Avenue.

Pelham Parkway _ Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Hot Food & Beverage Market - at Brady Court Community Center - Use link below or search - street fairs - for details.

Friday - Sunday, May 30 - June 1, 2025 - South Bronx Cultural Festival - at Father Gigante Plaza, in front of St. Athanasius Church, at 878 Tiffany Street in the Bronx. Organized by Casita Maria. For details see the MCAL below or https://www.casitamaria.org/south-bronx-culture-festival

Also upcoming events include the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Street Festival / Annual 152nd Street Cultural Festival and the Bronx Night Market.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week on Staten Island NYC

The Great Staten Island Lighthouse Hunt, Cottage Row Curiosities, Port Richmond Banner Celebration and coming soon - Staten Island Pridefest

Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 am to 5 pm - Cottage Row Curiosities - at Snug Harbor Cultural Center - use the search box up top & search [st fairs] or use the link below for details.

Port Richmond _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Port Richmond Banner Celebration - in Veterans' Park - Use search [staten island parades] for details.

In the photo above or at right, taken in the St. George neighborhood in northern Staten Island, you see a large freighter leaving the NYC Harbor earlier this year, with what seems like very little cargo [pretty empty]. Donald Trump's mercurial management of U.S. trade policy, unfettered by any Republican oversight or restraint, has had a chiling effect on trade and investment, as nobody seems to know what will happen from day to day.

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* Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Memorial Day Parades & Commemorations in All Boros, Beaches Open for the Summer - Scroll Down to see Headline Events & Things to Do for Each Boro: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island

May 23, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 5.32 am. Sunset 8.13 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 14 hours & 49 minutes of daylight or five hours and 9 more minutes of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2024, which is the shortest day of the year at 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight. Spring began Thursday, March 20, 2025, which is also the Spring Equinox, when the day is 12 hours long - half daylight and half dark. The Summer Solstice is coming June 20, 2025 which will be the longest day of this year.

NYC Weather. Excepting about 1/10th inch of rain on Friday between 6 and 10 pm, it's a dry three day weekend. The temperature highs will be in the mid 60's on Friday and Saturday, rising to 70 degrees plus on Sunday and Monday. The temperature lows will be in the high 40's Friday, rising to the low to mid 50's for the rest of the weekend. The winds will be 5 - 10 mph all weekend, except Monday when they will fall below 5 mph. The humidity will fall from 50% - 70% on Friday and Saturday, to 40% - 60% on Sunday and Monday. All in all a great three day weekend weather-wise.

In the photo at right, taken at a Memorial Day Parade in Woodside, Queen in a prior year, folks remember those who sacrificed their lives so that the rest of us could live our lives as free people. Free speech is under attack right now as the Trump Administration has been trying to muzzle the courts, the universities, law firms, protesters, corporations and anyone else who doesn't bow down to him with slavish praise. The Administration has already succeeded in muzzling most of the members of the Republican Party, as well as the billionaire Network TV News, which doesn't seem to spend much time reporting the real news anymore. Most of the broadcasters behave more like gossips and propagandists than journalists. Let us hope the fallen have not sacrificed their lives in vain, because the rest of us don't do our homework on politicians and the media we rely upon to get our news.

Friday Evening Edition @ 8.15 pm. Mostly done. We just have to update some of the related pages which will be done tonite. It looks like a nice weather and busy weekend with plenty of interesting things to do. Enjoy.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

Beaches Open, Memorial Day Parades & Commemorations, Fleet Week, Primary Elections Coming & a big BOOTY-FILLED BILL - see separate report

Saturday, May 24, 2025 - NYC Beaches Open for the Summer.

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Wednesday - Tuesday, May 21 - May 27, 2025 - Manhattan Fleet Week. Update for 2025 coming next weekend. The details of 2023 are below, including a url.
- There was a fly over by the U.S. Navy on Tuesday afternoon [5/23/23] over the East Coast Memorial at Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan. In addition to three U.S. Navy ships, there will also be ships from Italy, Canada and the U.K. The ships will be docked at Piers 88 & 90 on the west side of Manhattan, as well as at the Homeport Pier on Staten Island. For details of the events see - http://militarynews.com/app/fleetweeknewyork/events.html
- There does not appear to be any Memorial Day Parades planned in Manhattan BUT there are Memorial Day related events at the Intrepid Air & Space Museum, as well as at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and at Port Pier at 305 Front Street in Stapleton on Staten Island. Fleet Week runs from the middle of the week prior to Memorial Day and ends the Tuesday 5/30/23 following Memorial Day. So say hello and greet / salute the visiting members of the U.S. Navy when you see them. For details of the Memorial Day Fleet Week events see - http://militarynews.com/app/fleetweeknewyork/events.html

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan NYC

Memorial Day Weekend Commemorations in Manhattan, Manhattan Fleet Week Continues, U.S. vs Ulysses at the Irish Arts Center, The 30th Annual Lower East Side Festival for the Arts & Cultural fair, 38th Annual Losaida Festival, Inwood Film Festival & Buena Vista Social Club

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Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 9.30 am / 10 am or 11 am [the time is UNCONFIRMED] - Soldiers' & Sailors' Memorial Day Remembrance

Wednesday - Tuesday, May 21 - May 27, 2025 - Manhattan Fleet Week returns. See NYC above for details and a url.

The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in the Village didn't return in 2024 and again not returning in 2025.

The photo at right was taken at the Frick Museum before it closed for renovations. After years of renovations, the museum recently reopened this Spring. Check it out.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 23, 24 & 25, 2025 from 6 pm to 12 midnight - The 30th Annual Lower East Side Festival for the Arts at the Theater for the New City at 155 First Avenue between East 9th & 10th Streets on 1st Avenue in the East Village. Free.
- On Saturday May 25th there's an outside cultural street fair from 12 noon to 6 pm along East 10th Street, in tandem with youth and poetry programs. Numerous performances by many of the 200 local artists, actors, musicians, dancers and performers associated with the theater. Free admission, donations welcome. Free. For details copy & paste - https://theaterforthenewcity.net

East Village _ Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 12 noon to 5 pm - The 38th Annual Losaida Festival - Along Avenue C between 6th and 12th streets on the Lower East Side. Set up begins at 10 am and the fair includes art, music, food and culture. Street fairs on the Lower East Side. Free. For details see - https://loisaida.org

Inwood _ Thursday - Sunday, May 29 - June 1, 2025 at various times - Inwood Film Festival - at the Campbell Sports Center at 505 West 218th Street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. There will be 37 films shown. The program includes an opening night benefit where food and beverages will be provided by Kingsbridge Social Club and Dyckman Beer Company. For details and $15 / $50 / $85 / $125 tickets, copy & paste - https://www.inwoodartworks.nyc/

There are also lots of street fairs and farmers markets happening this weekend - see links below.

Wednesday - Sunday, April 30 - June 1, 2025 beginning at 8 pm most evenings [Saturday Matinee] - The United States vs Ulysses - at the Irish Arts Center at 726 11th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. They describe the play as follows, " ... It’s 1933, and James Joyce’s sexually explicit Ulysses has been banned in the U.S. for a decade. But now, a hungry young publisher and an ambitious lawyer have teamed up to take on the Puritans. Can they convince the judge that Ulysses is not obscene? And what will happen when Ulyssesgets under their skin—and Molly Bloom gets into their heads? ...". For details and $25 - $76 tickets see - https://irishartscenter.org

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

Memorial Day Weekend Parades in Queens, Czeck & Slovak Festival, Sunnyside Gardens Park Memorial Day Fair & Rockaways Beaches Open

Astoria _ Saturday & Sunday, May 24 & 25, 2025 from 12 noon to about 10 pm - Czech & Slovak Festival - at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden at 29-19 24th Avenue in Astoria. Czech & Slovak cuisine, beverages and entertainment in the beer garden at one of the oldest beer gardens in NYC. For details, copy & paste - https://www.bohemianhall.com/event/czech-and-slovak-festival-2

Sunnyside _ Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 12 noon - 5 pm - Sunnyside Gardens Park Memorial Day Fair - in the park at 39th Ave at 49th Street in Sunnyside. Free and open to the general public and includes kids activities, arts, crafts, food & rides. For details see - https://sunnysidegardenspark.org/event-5722793

There always seems to be construction going on in NYC, and yet somehow we have an affordable housing shortage. Neither the billionaire Network TV News, nor the pols are being honest about what's really going on.

They keep offering us the same old tired solutions that don't work - which is giving more and more tax breaks to wealthy developers and investors. Their affordable housing 'solutions' aren't designed to solve the affordable housing problem, but rather to enable the pols to raise campaign funds, from the same people to whom they give tax breaks.

The pols then spend their campaign cash on campaign ads that are placed on the billionaire Network TV News. The billionaire Network TV News then continues to distract voters from the real issues by broadcasting long weather reports, ad nauseum crime and accident videos, infommercials about their own TV celebrities and programs, while ignoring the real issues facing the rank and file working class in NYC and NYS.

The only thing the TV campaign ads really tell you - because they are so out of touch with the truth - is who has the most money and therefore who beholden to the selfish interests. Keep that in mind as next month there's an important municipal election on June 24th [see above in the NYC section].

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Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 11 am to 12 noon - Memorial Day Service with the Scouts

Sunday, May 25, 2025 assembles at 1.30 pm & kicks off at 2 pm - The 104th College Point Memorial Day Parade

Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 1 to 3 pm - The Maspeth Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 9 am - Laurelton Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 27, 2023 - The Douglaston - Little Neck Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 26, 2025 from 11 am - 1 pm - Ridgewood / Glendale Myrtle Avenue 87th Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Whitestone Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 26, 2025 begins at 11 am - The Rosedale Memorial Day Parade

The American Legion Forest Hills Memorial Day Weekend Parade

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

Memorial Day Weekend Parades in Brooklyn, Dance Africa Festival & Bazaar at BAM, & Luna Park & Beaches Open Daily in Coney Island

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Monday, May 26, 2025 from 10 am - 12 noon - Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Club Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 11 am - The 158th Brooklyn / Kings County / Bay Ridge Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 26, 2025 from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm / 4 pm - 14th Bedford Stuyvesant Veterans' Memorial Day Parade

The photo at right was taken at Coney Island in a prior year. Both the beaches and the park are now open daily effective this weekend. Wear sunscreen and keep an eye out for the sharks both in the water as well as on the beach and boardwalk.

Friday thru Monday, May 23 - 26, 2025 beginning at 7.30 pm, 2 pm & 7 pm, 3 pm & 3 pm by days respectively - Dance Africa FESTIVAL at BAM - At 30 Lafayette Avenue at Ashland Place - in the Peter Jay Sharp Building and Howard Gilman Opera House in the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. It's a performance festival of African culture this year [2025] featuring Mozambique. Tickets start at $25 / $35 for adults and $22 for kids. For details see www.bam.org. This is NOT a street fair, but there is a bazaar day, but it is mostly musical, theatrical and cultural dance performances. For details copy & paste - https://www.bam.org/DanceAfrica

Saturday, Sunday & Monday, May 24, 25 & 26, 2025 from 12 noon to 10 pm Friday & closing at 8 pm on Saturday & Sunday - Dance Africa BAZAAR at BAM - at Ashland Place (between Hanson Place & Fulton St) and Lafayette Avenue (between Flatbush Avenue & Fort Greene Place). Over 150 vendors from around the world selling a wide variety of goods, of which the origin or style is likely to have some African connection. For details see - https://www.bam.org/events/stage/2025/ws25/danceafrica/2025-danceafrica-vendor-application/

FAD Pop Up Market - in Dumbo. Use link below or search - street fairs - for details.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in the Bronx NYC

Memorial Day Weekend Parades in the Bronx, Orchard Beach Opens & Next Weekend - South Bronx Cultural Festival, National Puerto Rican Day Parade Street Festival / Annual 152nd Street Cultural Festival and the Bronx Night Market

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Monday, May 26, 2025 beginning at 12.15 pm - Van Nest Memorial Day Procession, Ceremony & Flower Drop - at Van Nest Memorial Plaza

AWAITING DETAILS CONFIRMATION by the American Legion as of 5.19.25 _ City Island _ Monday, May 26, 2025 from 2/2.30 - 4 pm - City Island Memorial Day Parade & Festival.

Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Orchard Beach Opens for the Summer.

The photo at right was taken at Orchard Beach in a prior year. The beach, located just north of City Island, opens this weekend.

Friday - Sunday, May 30 - June 1, 2025 - South Bronx Cultural Festival - at Father Gigante Plaza, in front of St. Athanasius Church, at 878 Tiffany Street in the Bronx. Organized by Casita Maria. For details see the MCAL below or https://www.casitamaria.org/south-bronx-culture-festival

Also next weekend the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Street Festival / Annual 152nd Street Cultural Festival and the Bronx Night Market.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week on Staten Island NYC

Memorial Day Weekend Parades on Staten Island & Next Weekend - Staten Island Pridefest

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Saturday, May 24, 2025 - NYC Beaches Open for the Summer.

Monday, May 26, 2025 begins at 10 am and kicks off at 12 noon - The Staten Island Memorial Day Parade.

Saturday, May 31 & Friday, June 6, 2025 at 7 pm, 7 pm & 6 pm respectively - Staten Island Pridefest - at different locations. SI Pridefest runs events thru most of May & June. On Saturday, May 31 beginning at 7 pm they're hosting a Pride Fest including food, vendors, arts, crafts and entertainment at Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Randall Manor at 1000 Richmond Terrace [free entry]. And on Friday, June 6th, beginning at 6 pm they're hosting an event at the St. George Theatre at 325 St. Marks Place on Staten Island. For details see - https://www.pridecentersi.org/pridefest-events-2025

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Sunrise 5.27 am. Sunset 8.18 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 14 hours & 59 minutes of daylight or five hours and 19 more minutes of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2024, which is the shortest day of the year at 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight. Spring began Thursday, March 20, 2025, which is also the Spring Equinox, when the day is 12 hours long - half daylight and half dark. The Summer Solstice is coming June 20, 2025 which will be the longest day of this year.

NYC Weather. Over a half inch of rain is expected Friday afternoon and evening. The rain continues overnight until about 8 am Saturday, at which point we're mostly dry for the rest of the weekend, except between the hours of 3 - 6 pm Saturday afternoon, when there's a 45% chance of some small bit of rain. The temperature highs will hit 70 all weekend, but not stay there long, rising and descending from around 60 on Friday and Saturday, and around the mid 50's on Sunday. The humidity will be in the 60% range on Friday, descending to the 50% range on Saturday and descending further to about 40% on Sunday. The winds will be 5 - 10 mph Friday, rising to 10 - 15 mph on Saturday, and then levelling off a bit at 7 - 13 mph on Sunday. Generally, it's a nice brisk Spring weekend.

The photo above or at right was taken earlier this month, at Symposium Greek restaurant near Columbia University, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It's an authentic Greek restaurant, that can whisk you away to Greece for a few short hours, without the hassle of days of travel, and airfare.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

Rally to Save the Tony Dapolito Center, 50501 Movement Protest in WDC Friday 6/6/25, NYS Primary is 6/24/25, NYC Beaches Open

Saturday, May 24, 2025 - NYC Beaches Open for the Summer.

Sunday, June 1, 2025 from 1 to 3 pm - Rally to Save Tony Dapolito Recreation Center - at Clarkson and Varick Streets in downtown Manhattan. Andrew Berman, Executive Director of Village Preservation tells us the following, " ... The Tony Dapolito Recreation Center drew New Yorkers from across the city, providing deeply affordable, essential services, from swimming lessons for children and youth athletic leagues, to affordable senior programming and fitness resources. The Center has been closed for five years with no meaningful repairs carried out, despite the Parks Department’s earlier promise to restore it. After years of neglect and community calls for maintenance, the City is now using its own inaction to justify demolition. More than 20 organizations are rallying to reject this manufactured justification and demand reinvestment — not destruction — of this vital public space.". All are welcome.

Friday, June 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. - 50501Movement.org Veteran Budget Cuts Protest - at the Mall in Washington, D.C. to protest the Trump / Musk budget cuts affecting U.S. Veterans. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/groups/50501movement/posts/1037489384655057/ | or 50501vets.com

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan

The Inwood Film Festival, Makers Marker in Bryant Park, Phillippinne Independence Parade, Independent, Israeli & Tribeca Film Festivals begin next Week

Thursday - Sunday, May 29 - June 1, 2025 at various times - Inwood Film Festival - at the Campbell Sports Center at 505 West 218th Street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. There will be 37 films shown. The program includes an opening night benefit where food and beverages will be provided by Kingsbridge Social Club and Dyckman Beer Company. For details and $15 / $50 / $85 / $125 tickets, copy & paste - https://www.inwoodartworks.nyc

Saturday & Sunday, May 31 & June 1, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm - Makers Market Outdoors - in Bryant Park - use street fairs link below for details.

Sunday, June 1, 2025 - Parade 12 noon - 2 pm / Festival 2 - 6 pm - 127th Annual Philippine Independence Parade & Fair - The parade begins at noon along Madison Avenue starting at 38th south to 26th Street where it ends about 2 pm. The Street Fair & Festival runs from 2 to 6 pm and is along Madison Square Park between 24th and 26th Streets in Midtown NYC. For details see - https://pidci.org

Wednesday - Sunday, April 30 - June 1, 2025 beginning at 8 pm most evenings [Saturday Matinee] - The United States vs Ulysses - at the Irish Arts Center at 726 11th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. They describe the play as follows, " ... It’s 1933, and James Joyce’s sexually explicit Ulysses has been banned in the U.S. for a decade. But now, a hungry young publisher and an ambitious lawyer have teamed up to take on the Puritans. Can they convince the judge that Ulysses is not obscene? And what will happen when Ulyssesgets under their skin—and Molly Bloom gets into their heads? ...". For details and $25 - $76 tickets see - https://irishartscenter.org

Midtown _ Tuesday - Sunday, June 3 - 8, 2025 at various times - Independent Film Festival - at the Producers Club at 358 West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan. For $22 tickets and details see - https://nycindieff.com/

UWS _ Thursday - Thursday, June 5 - 12, 2025 at various times - The Israeli Film Festival - at the Marlene Meyerson JCC at 334 Amersterdam Avenue [at 76th Street] on level L2- Auditorium on the UWS. For details and $10 - $50 tickets, copy & paste - https://mmjccm.org/

Tribeca _ Wednesday through Sunday, June 4 - 15, 2025 - The Tribeca Film Festival - at Spring Studios at [6 St Johns Lane] but generally the entrance on Varick between York and Laight Streets in Tribeca is the most frequently used. There are a multitude of free and paid live and online events and films covering a variety of subjects including but not limited to LGBTQ, LatinX and Juneteenth to view at various venues around the city. For details see - https://tribecafilm.com

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

Maspeth Spring Fling Car Show, Pridefest Parade & Fair Jackson Heights, LIC Springs Fest & Astoria Park Carnival begins Next Week

Sunday, June 1, 2025 from 9 am - 3 pm - Spring Fling Car Show - At the Maspeth Federal Savings Bank parking lot at 69th Street off Grand Avenue in Maspeth. A showcase of older vehicles kept in good shape. Sponsored by East Coast Car Association Toys for Tots. For details see - https://eccatoysfortots.org/schedule

Sunday, June 1, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - 33rd Annual Queens Pridefest Parade & Festival - The parade begins at 12 noon at 89th Street, marching west along 37th Avenue to 75th Street. It ends at 37th Road where there's a festival along 37th Road from 73rd to 77th Street and in Diversity Plaza. Organized by Queens Pridefest. For details see - https://newqueenspride.org

LIC _ Sunday, June 1, 2025 from 12 noon - 5 pm - LIC Springs Festival - Along Vernon Blvd between 46th and 50th Avenues in Long Island City LIC. There will be music, dance and performances, as well as art, fitness, dining and games. A street fair that's more entertainment than shopping oriented in LIC Queens NYC. Organized by the LIC business improvement district. For details see - https://www.longislandcityqueens.com/

Astoria _ Wednesday through Sunday, June 4 - 8, 2025 from 4 - 10 pm Wed / Thurs; until 11 pm Fri; noon - 12 midnight Sat; and until 11 pm Sunday - The Astoria Park Carnival at Hoyt Avenue North and 19th Street in the Astoria Park parking lot. This event includes rides, food and fun for the family. For details on the Astoria Park Carnival see - https://centralastoria.org

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

The Brooklyn Film Festival Begins, Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Festival all Weekend, Sts Constantine & Helen Greek Festival, Dumbo Drop, Sunday Funday Smith St & 5th Avenue Bay Ridge Fest

Friday - Sunday, May 30 to June 8, 2025 at various times - the Brooklyn Film Festival - at three live location venues including Windmill Studios at 300 Kingsland Avenue, the Wythe Hotel at 80 Wythe Avenue, and the Round Table Brewery at 245 South First, as well as online. There will be 145 films presented in 42 programs, spanning six categories including Feature, Documentary, Short Documentary and Narrative, Experimental and Animation. Last year [2024] there WAS also a full day of panels and talks but I don't see anything like that for 2025. The primary location for live viewing is at Windmill Studios on 300 Kingsland Avenue [and the other two locations noted above] in Greenpoint Brooklyn. For $15 / $12 tickets and details see - https://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/

Friday, May 30, 2025 from 3.30 - 7.30 pm - DUMBO DROP Block Party - See street fairs page for details.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 30 - June 1, 2025 beginning at 5 pm Friday, at 12 noon Saturday & Sunday ending at 12 midnite except Sunday at 7 pm - the Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Festival at the Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church at 1724 Avenue P in Brooklyn NYC. Music, dancing, Greek food & culture. Greek festivals in Brooklyn. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/threehierarchsfestival/

Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 12.30 to 11 pm - 47th Annual Greek Festival at Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral - in the court yard at 64 Shermerhorn Street between Court Street and Boerum Place in Brooklyn Heights. The event has rides, entertainment, food and shopping. Organized by the St Constantine & Helen Cathedral. For details see - https://stconstantinecathedral.org. Greek cultural festivals in Brooklyn Heights NYC.

Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Sunday Funday aka Smith Street Fair - Use onsite search box or street fairs link for details.

Sunday, June 1, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm _ Fun on 5th Avenue Bay Ridge Festival - Use onsite search box or street fairs link for details.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in the Bronx NYC

South Bronx Cultural Festival, National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Bronx Night Market & Orchard Beach Open

Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Orchard Beach Opens for the Summer.

Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 11 am to 6 pm - National Puerto Rican Day Parade Street Festival / Annual 152nd Street Cultural Festival - along 152nd Street between Jackson & Tinton [Prospect & Westchester Ave] in the Longwood / Melrose neighborhoods of the Bronx. It's one of the largest Puerto Rican street festivals in NYC. The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is held two weeks later on Sunday, 6/8/25 in Manhattan. Puerto Rican festivals / street fairs in the Bronx. For details copy & paste - https://www.nprdpinc.org/152nd-street-festival

Fordham _ Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 12 noon to 7 pm - Bronx Night Market - at 1 Fordham Plaza at East Fordham Road and Third Avenue across from the Metro North Railway Station [NOTE - THEIR FIRST TWO EVENTS were at 161st Street and Grand Concourse]. This is mostly a food market [not a traditional street fair per se] with about 50 local vendors in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx. They do the market on the LAST Saturday of each month2025 [in 2024 it was the FIRST Saturday] April - October 2025 so 6/28/25, 7/26/25, 8/30/25, 9/27/25 & 10/25/25. For details see - https://www.bronxnightmarket.com/

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson Speaks - at the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association at 990 Pelham Parkway South. Free - see MCAL link below for details.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week on Staten Island NYC

Staten Island Mall Carnival, South Shore Artists Group 57th Annual Exhibit, SI PrideFest & 10th Annual New Dorp Car & Jeep & Food Truck Festival

Thursday - Sunday, May 22 thru June 8, 2025 - Summer Carnival at the Staten Island Mall - in the parking lot at 2655 Richmond Avenue in the Heartland Village neighborhood. In the past there's also been an arts and crafts show including ceramics, glass, metal work, wood, jewelry, painting and photos - but this is UNCONFIRMED for this year [2025]. Current Mall Hours are Monday-Thursday 11 am - 7 pm, Friday-Saturday 11 am - 8 pm, Sunday 11 am - 6 pm. For details see - https://www.statenislandmall.com

Sunday, June 1, 2025 from 11 am - 5 pm - South Shore Artists Group 57th Annual Exhibit - at the Conference House Park at 7455 Hylan Blvd in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island. This is a unique arts & crafts for sale event featuring local artists. St fairs / art festivals in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island. For details see - https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2025/06/01/ssag-57th-annual-art-exhibit |

Sunday, June 1, 2025 from 9 am to 2 pm - 10th Annual New Dorp Car & Jeep & Food Truck Festival at New Dorp High School - at 465 New Dorp Lane in New Dorp on Staten Island. Proceeds go to the New Dorp High School football team. All makes & models welcome. Entry $20 / car and $5 per person. For details contact Chris at 646.752.2501.

Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Staten Island Beaches Open for the Summer.

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