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.

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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.

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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.

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• 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.

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

Have a nice weekend.