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December 12, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

The photo above or at right was taken a few weeks ago at the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan. Six years ago, shortly before the pandemic, the museum reopened following significant renovations that spanned about five years. I had not seen it since the renovations, and as you can see by the photo, they did a nice job of opening it up into an airy, interactive, human space.

Sunrise 7.10 am. Sunset 4.28 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 9 hours & 33 minutes of daylight or five hours and 33 minutes less of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Summer Solstice, on June 20, 2025. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of this year, providing 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. There is a 92% chance of some precipitation between 10 pm Saturday and 8 am Sunday. We believe it will be under a 1/4 inch of rain [maybe less], but the forecasters are non-commital [rain v. snow] as the temperature will be only a few degrees above freezing. Otherwise it's a dry weekend again, with sun on Friday and cloudy thereafter. The temperature highs will be in the high 30's on Friday and Sunday and in the low 40's on Saturday. The temperature lows will be around 20 on Friday, rising to the high 20's on Saturday and descending into the mid teens on Sunday evening. The humidity will range between 40% - 70% on Friday, 60% - 70% on Saturday, and swing wildly from 90% - 50% on Sunday. The winds will range from 5 - 12 mph all weekend. With the exception of a bit of precipitation Saturday night / Sunday morning, it looks to be nice and normal December weekend. Enjoy.

Saturday Early Morning Edition @ 6 am. Queens holiday events still needs a bit of work, as well as some related pages for all of the sites, but if you follow the directions below denoted by *** FYI *** you should be able to find most or all of what you're looking for. We'll have this completed by Saturday night late or Sunday noon - but that might be too late for some of the events, which you can look up yourself using the website urls. Enjoy.

The Weekend News Updates will follow over the weekend, so check back in, for some local, state and national news, the details of which seem to get passed over on billionaire TV Network News.

New News Section Still a Work in Progress. In late September we started adding a weekly news segment with multiple stories including links to more in-depth reports. Scroll down the page for some enhanced local news coverage and check out our local news section using the drop down button, on the main tool bar above, in the upper left corner. This will continue evolving over time. We've fallen a bit short this month, as the holidays have overwhelmed us, but please stay tuned we'll get it right eventually and thanks for clicking in.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in NYC

Hanukkah Begins Sunday, December 14, 2025

Sunday, December 14 - Monday, December 22, 2025 - Hanukkah - the Jewish festival of lights is celebrated in all five boroughs of NYC. Happy Hanukkah.

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Manhattan

Holiday Celebrations, Markets & Traditions

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Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Holiday Open Streets NYC - along 5th Avenue, between 48th and 57th Streets 5th Avenue will be closed to traffic during this time so that pedestrians, cyclists, tourists and shoppers can move around unencumbered by horseless carriages, like in the olden days. For details see - https://fifthavenue.nyc/holiday-open-streets-2025

Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 14, 2025 beginning at 12 noon & 5 pm - Dances Patrelle Yorkville Nutcracker - at the Kaye Playhouse at 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. Holiday things do / plays & performances in Manhattan NYC. For 80$ tickets and details see - https://kayeplayhouse.showare.com or https://www.dancespatrelle.org

The photo above or at right was taken at the Ruth Asawa exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan a few weeks ago. We'll have more on this exhibit around Christmas time, as it provides a fun and interesting outing for the whole family.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 10 am - 8 pm - Santa Con Costume Party / Bar Hopping Event. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 4 to 5.30 pm respectively - Holiday Concert Magnificat - at St. John the Divine at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street on the UWS. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Saturday & Sunday, December 13 & 14, 2025 from 5 to 7 pm & 3 to 5 pm respectively - Holy Trinity Holiday Cantori & Other Holiday Events - at the Church of the Holy Trinity 366 88th Street on the UES of Manhattan. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 between 12 noon and 6 pm - Open Street along Fifth Avenue - between 48th and 57th Streets in Midtown Manhattan. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 1 to 5 pm - Ukrainian Museum Members' Holiday Open House - at the Ukrainian Museum at 222 East 6th Street in Manhattan. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 - 92nd Y Chanukah Adventure - at the 92nd Y at 1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street on the UES. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 4 to 6.30 pm - The Riverside Church Candlelight Carol Service - at Riverside Church at 490 Riverside Drive on the UWS. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Sunday, December 14 - Monday, December 22, 2025 - Hanukkah - the Jewish festival of lights is celebrated in all five boroughs of NYC. Happy Hanukkah.

Midtown _ Sunday - Monday, December 14 - 22, 2025 beginning at 5 pm nightly except Friday at 3.45 pm & Saturday at 6.30 pm - Menorah Lighting at Grand Army Plaza at 59th Street and 5th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Multiple Weekends _ Sundays ONLY, December 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025 from 10 am - 5 pm - Vintage Subway Car / Nostalgia Subway Holiday Train Rides - along the F and Q subway lines in Manhattan. See holiday markets link below for details.

Ongoing _ Tuesday - Sunday, December 9, 2025 thru January 4, 2026 at various times - Home for the Holidays Wreath Exhibition - at El Barrio Art Space at 215 East 99th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on the UES of Manhattan. See holiday markets link below for details.

Ongoing _ Thursday, November 13, 2025 - February 2026 - The 21st Annual Holiday Toy Train Show at Grand Central Terminal. On the ground floor at 89 East 42nd Street in Midtown. See holiday events link below for details.

Ongoing _ Friday, October 24, 2025 to January 4, 2026 from 10 am to 8 pm weekends & opening at 11 am weekdays - Bryant Park Winter Village & Holiday Shops - Between 40th and 42nd Streets and between 5th and 6th Avenues in Midtown. See holiday markets link below for details.

There's also Chelsea Flea market on 25th Street, the Grand Bazaar on West 77th Street and numerous other fairs, fleas and markets. Use the links below to our pages of holiday markets and holiday events. And for details about both of these markets see the street fairs page link below or use these urls - https://www.brooklynflea.com / https://grandbazaarnyc.org

Ongoing _ UWS _ Friday, November 7, 2025 to Sunday, January 6, 2026 at various times - Big Apple Circus - at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Ongoing _ Daily, November 6, 2025 to January 4, 2026 at various times - 100th year of Rockettes Holiday Performances - at Radio City Music Hall at 1260 6th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets in Midtown Manhattan. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Ongoing _ Monday, November 24, 2025 thru early January 2026 - the Origami tree will be lit at the American Museum of Natural History - at 200 Central Park West on the UWS. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Next Week.

Thursday, December 18, 2025 beginning at 11 am - NY for All Rally at Governor Hochul's Manhattan Office - at 919 3rd Avenue between 55th and 56th Streets in Manhattan. This event is to show support for passage of the NY For All Act (S2235/A5686, S987, etc.) which advocates the following: 1) termination of local / state law enforcement collaboration with ICE, 2) Prohibits data sharing with ICE / federal authorities unless legally required, 3) Limits ICE access to NYS properties without a judicial warrant, 4) Reportedly creates some sort of 'firewall' to ensure immigrants can interact with local officials regarding law enforcement, education, healthcare and seek government benefits (my question on government benefits is does this clause strike a reasonable balance between the interests of citizens vis a vis illegals / immigrants?) without fear of deportation and 5) Prevents federal agencies from using state resources for ICE / federal immigration law enforcement.

Thursday, December 18, 2025 from 8 to 11 pm - Hanukkah Bash - at the Museum of Jewish Heritage Events Hall at 36 Battery Place.

Gramercy Theater concerts - info coming but in the meantime - https://www.thegramercytheatre.com/shows

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Queens

Holiday Celebrations, Markets & Traditions

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Sunday, December 14, 2025 beginning at 2 pm - Casino Protest Rally - Meet at Corona Plaza at 103rd Street & Roosevelt Avenue, and then walk to Park of the Americas at 103-08 42nd Avenue in Corona. NYS Assemblymember Jessica Ramos and a number of Faith Leaders will be present. SAC Capital Founder, Steve Cohen, and one of his enablers, soon-to-be-ex Mayor, Eric Adams, are not expected to be present.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 12, 13 & 14, 2025 from 5 to 9 pm, 11 am to 7 pm & 12 noon to 5 pm respectively - 15th Annual Holiday Craft Show - at LIC Brickhouse Ceramics at 10-34 44th Drive in LIC. See holiday markets link below for details and website links.

Sundays, December 7 & 14, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Astoria Market Holiday Fair - at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden at 29-19 24th Avenue in Astoria. See holiday markets link below for details and website links.

Sundays, December 14 & 21, 2025 from 1 to 5 pm - NEW Sunnyside Shines BID Holiday Market - at Sunnyside Community Services at 43-31 39th Street in Sunnyside. See holiday markets link below for details and website links.

Saturday, December 14, 2025 from 12 noon to 5 pm - the Queens Craft Brigade - at QED - at 27-16 23rd Avenue in Astoria. See holiday markets link below for details and website links.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 12 noon to 4 pm - Historic Holiday House Trolley Tour - Visit five colonial and pre- 20th century homes / buildings in Flushing including the Voelker Orth Museum, the Bowne House, the Lewis Latimer House, the Kingsland Homestead and the Quaker Meeting House. For $25 / $20 / $15 tickets and details see - https://queenshistoricalsociety.org

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Steinway Street Holiday Caroling - along the Steinway Street shopping district [between 22nd and 29th Streets] in Astoria. There will be carollers strolling Steinway Street singing Christmas carols. Free holiday events and things to do in Astoria Queens NYC. See details below or copy & paste this link - https://www.centralastoria.org/events

FINAL WEEKEND _ Friday - Monday, November 21 - December 14, 2025 - Vazquez Family Circus - see the Parades & Festivals page for details - https://www.circusvazquez.com

The photo above or at right was taken at LaGuardia Airport recently. After the nearly two month government shutdown, things fairly quickly returned to normal.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 4 to 6 pm - Duke Ellington Jazz Concert - at the Kupferberg Center in Flushing. See MCAL link above for details.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 1 to 4 pm - Bayside Historical Society Quilting - at the Bayside Historical Society at 208 Totten Avenue in Bayside. For tickets ranging from $8 / $10 and details see - https://www.baysidehistorical.org

Saturday & Sunday, December 13 & 14, 2025 beginning at 7.30 pm - Reenactment of the Nativity Scene - at Redeemer Church - on the front lawn at 36-01 Bell Blvd in Bayside. Presented outdoors on the great lawn at the church. For details see - FB - https://www.facebook.com/RedeemerLutheranBayside/ or WS - http://rlcb.org

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 4 to 6.30 pm - The Nutcracker by the Joffrey Ballet - at The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at 31-10 Thomson Avenue in LIC Queens NYC. For details and $30 / $15 tickets see - https://www.laguardia.edu/news/holiday-magic-returns-to-lpac-with-joffrey-ballet-schools-nutcracker-and-santas-toyland/

Ongoing _ Saturday, December 6, 13 & 20, 2025 from 10 am to 8 pm 12/6 and until 5 pm the last two weekends - 2nd Annual Holiday Craft Market - at the Queens County Farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. See holiday markets link below for details.

FINAL WEEKEND _ Sundays, December 7 & 14, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Astoria Market Holiday Fair - at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden at 29-19 24th Avenue in Astoria. See holiday markets link below for details.

FINAL WEEKEND _ Thursday, November 6 to December 14, 2025 weekday evenings & weekend afternoons & evenings - Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair - at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. See holiday markets link below for details.

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Friday & Saturday, January 16 & 17, 2026 from x to y - Zlatne Uste Balkan Festival - at the Marquee Astoria at 25-22 Astoria Blvd in Astoria. See MCAL link above for details.

Wednesday - Sunday, January 21 - 25, 2026 times vary by day but generally from 12 noon - 8 pm - NY Boat Show - at the Jacob Javits Center at 11th Avenue & 36th Street in Manhattan. See MCAL link above for details.

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Brooklyn

Holiday Celebrations, Markets & Traditions

*** FYI *** Use the holiday markets and holiday events links for each borough for a full look at the upcoming weekends. There's too much to post to the front page. Note that what you see below in events, is nearly matched by the number of markets posted in the holiday markets page, but you have to click into the link below to view it.

FINAL WEEKEND _ Saturday, December 6 & 13, 2025 beginning at 2 pm - Narrows Community Theater Performance of A Winter Concert - at the Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater at 101st Street and the Fort Hamilton Parkway [aka 403 John Warren Avenue] in the South & East area of Brooklyn. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

The outer borough street scene photo above or at right was taken about a month ago.

Friday, December 12, 2025 beginning at 4 pm - The Fort Hamilton Tree Lighting and Holiday Market. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Daily, Saturdays & Sundays, December 6 & 7, 13 & 14, 2025 at 7 pm Saturdays and 3 pm Sundays [Saturday 12/13 only - extra 3 pm show]- Brooklyn Ballet Nutcracker - at the Theater at City Tech at 275 Jay Street [near Tillary] in Downtown Brooklyn NYC. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - PowerHouse Arts Crafternoon - in the Grand Hall at Powerhouse Arts at 322 Third Avenue between 1st & 3rd Streets in Gowanus Brooklyn. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 - Our Lady of Grace Church Tree Lighthing - at 385 Avenue W Gravesend Brooklyn. Time not given but likely around sunset or early evening. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 1 to 3 pm - Green-Wood Cemetery Trolley Tour - at Green-Wood Cemetery at 500 25th Street in Sunset Park in South & West Brooklyn. An interesting and peaceful tour of past lives lived in and around colonial and post colonial to present Brooklyn. For details and $30 tickets see - https://www.green-wood.com/calendar/

Saturday & Sunday, December 13 & 14, 2025 beginning at 7.30 pm and 6.30 pm respectively - Handel's Messiah with Grace Chorale of Brooklyn - at St Ann & the Holy Trinity Church at 157 Montague in Brooklyn Heights NYC. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 beginning at 5 pm - Bay Ridge Ballet Performs the Nutcracker - at Our Lady of Angels Parish at 337 74th Street in Bay Ridge South & West Brooklyn. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Sunday December 14, 2025 from 2 to 4 pm - Multi-cultural Holiday Extravaganza - at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music at 58 Seventh Avenue in Park Slope. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 2 to 3.30 pm - the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert - at the Brooklyn Museum at 200 Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights in Central Brooklyn. Use the holiday events link below for details.

Daily beginning Sunday, December 14 - 22, 2025 - beginning at 4 pm the 1st night & 6 pm all week nights except Friday 3.30 pm, Saturday 7.15 pm & Sunday 5 pm - Lighting of the Largest Menorah in Brooklyn - at Grand Army Plaza where Flatbush Avenue, Prospect Park West and the Eastern Parkway converge. For details see - https://www.chabadparkslope.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2401293/jewish/Schedule.htm

LINK _ Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 13 & 14 and 20 & 21, 2025 - Walk the Windows Along Atlantic Avenue - from Clinton Street to Third Avenue along Atlantic Avenue. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links. Use the link above or see our MCAL for a kids party today - https://www.brooklynblvd.nyc/calendar/event/15/63/childrens-party-with-santa

Multiple Weeks _ Saturdays & Sundays, December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 & 27, 2025 and January 3, 2026 from 9 am to 4 pm Saturdays opening at 10 am Sundays - Brooklyn Pop Up Holiday Market in Fort Greene Park - along the southern perimeter, near the farmers market, along De Kalb Avenue from Washington Park to South Portland in North Brooklyn. See holiday markets link below for details.

Multiple Weeks _ Saturdays & Sundays, December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 & 21, 2025 from 12 noon to 7 pm - Make Manifest Winter Holiday Pop Up Market - at Maker Manifest at 382 Tompkins Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant BK. See holiday markets link below for details.

Ongoing _ Friday November 21, 2025 through January 4, 2026 from 4.30 to 8.15 pm - 5th Annual Lightscape Show - at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden at 990 Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights. See holiday events link below for details.

Ongoing _ Friday, November 28, 2025 - January 2, 2026 - Dyker Heights Neighborhood Christmas Lights - in Dyker Heights with the epicenter generally between 11th - 13th Avenues and 83rd - 86th Streets. See holiday events link below for details.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in the Bronx

Holiday Celebrations, Markets & Traditions

*** FYI *** Use the holiday markets and holiday events links for each borough for a full look at the upcoming weekends. There's too much to post to the front page.

The photo above or at right was taken on the subway heading north to the Bronx.

Thursday - Sunday, December 11 - 14, 2025 - A Christmas Carol - at the Bartow Pell Mansion. Performances of the classic play. See holiday events link below for details and website url.

Friday, December 12, 2025 beginning at 4 pm - Christmas Tree Lighting Holiday Event - at the Loreto Playground at Morris Park and Haight Avenues in the East Bronx. See holiday events link below for details and website url.

POST FACTO _ Friday, December 12, 2025 beginning at 3 pm - 8th Annual Winter Wonderland - in the Great Hall at Yankee Stadium at 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx. See holiday events link below for details and website url.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 11 am to 2 pm - Wreath Making Workshop at the Van Cortlandt Golf Lake House - at 115 Van Cortlandt Park in the North & West Bronx. See holiday events link below for details and website url.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 beginning at 2.30 pm - Bronx Concert Singers 44th Annual Holiday Concert - at St. Helena's Church at 1315 Olmsted Avenue in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx. Handel's Messiah Holiday concert in the East Bronx NYC. See holiday events link below for details and website url.

The Bartow Pell Mansion Holiday Events & Market - Holiday Luncheon 12/6, Holiday Party 12/6, Holiday Gift Fair 12/8, Selfies w/ Santa 12/13, A Christmas Carol 12/11 - 12/14, Jazzy Holiday Concert 12/19, and Holiday Cookies & Crafts 12/20 & 21. The details to all of these are posted in our Member Calendar as well as on their website - https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org/events-2/

Sunday, December 14, 2025 sometime between 4 to 6 pm [only TIMING UNCONFIRMED as of this post] - Menorah Lighting on City Island beginning at the synagogue and ending at Hawkins Park. See holiday events link below for details and website url.

Sundays, December 7 & 14, 2025 from 9 am to 2 pm - Riverdale Y Temple Holiday Gift Fair - at the Riverdale Temple at 3407 Netherland Avenue. See holiday markets link below for details and website url.

Ongoing _ Friday, November 21, 2025 - January 4, 2026 from 10 am to 4.30 pm - Holiday Lights - at the Bronx Zoo at 2300 Southern Blvd. See holiday events link below for details and website url.

Ongoing _ Saturday, November 15, 2025 thru January 11, 2026 from 10 am - 6 pm [closed holidays] - NYBG Holiday Train Show - at the New York Botanical Garden at 2900 Southern Blvd in the Belmont Neighborhood. See holiday events link below for details and website url.

Next Week.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 from 4 to 9 pm there's a Vegan Bazaar - at the Andrew Freeman Home - for details see street fairs page.

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Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 19, 20 & 21, 2025 - A Jazzy Holiday Concert & Cookies & Crafts - at the Bartow Pell Mansion. See MCAL link above for details.

The Bartow Pell Mansion Holiday Events & Market - Holiday Luncheon 12/6, Holiday Party 12/6, Holiday Gift Fair 12/8, Selfies w/ Santa 12/13, A Christmas Carol 12/11 - 12/14, Jazzy Holiday Concert 12/19, and Holiday Cookies & Crafts 12/20 & 21. The details to all of these are posted in our Member Calendar as well as on their website - https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org/events-2/

Things To Do This Weekend / Week on Staten Island

Holiday Celebrations, Markets & Traditions

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The photo above or at right was taken in an outerborough neighborhood that celebrates the holidays decoratively.

Saturday & Sunday, December 13 & 14, 2025 from 1 to 5 pm - 2nd Annual German Christmas Market at Killmeyers - at 4254 Arthur Kill Road in the Charleston neighborhood of Staten Island. The market includes German goods and beers, foods, paintings, prints, ceramics, jewelry, soaps, candles, self care products and some fabric related items. For details see - Organizer - https://faireandflourish.com or WS - https://killmeyers.com

Friday & Saturday, December 12 & 13, 2025 - Candle Light Tours. Use the SI holiday events link for details, the organizer website and other SI holiday events.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 12 noon to 4 pm - ‘Aura Photos' Day - at the Alice Austen House Museum - at 2 Hylan Blvd in Shore Acres on the North Staten Island. Use the SI holiday events link for details, the organizer website and other SI holiday events.

Saturday, December 13, 202\54 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Toy Giveaway - at the Central Family Life Center at 59 Wright Street in Stapleton. Use the SI holiday events link for details, the organizer website and other SI holiday events.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Conference House Holiday Splendor - at The Historic Conference House at 7455 Hylan Blvd in Tottenville. Use the SI holiday events link for details, the organizer website and other SI holiday events.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 beginning at 11 am and 2 pm - Holiday Performances of A Christmas Carol - by Sundog Theatre Company - at the New Dorp Moravian Theatre at the Parish House at 2205 Richmond Road in New Dorp. Use the SI holiday events link for details, the organizer website and other SI holiday events.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Conference House Holiday Splendor - at The Historic Conference House at 7455 Hylan Blvd in Tottenville. Use the SI holiday events link for details, the organizer website and other SI holiday events.

Saturday, December 13, 2025 beginning at 9.30 am - Breakfast with Santa - at St. John's Church at 1333 Bay Street. Use the SI holiday events link for details, the organizer website and other SI holiday events.

Sunday, December 14, 2025 beginning at 4 pm - Holiday Concert - at St Paul's Episcopal Church at 225 St. Paul's Avenue in Stapleton. Use the SI holiday events link for details, the organizer website and other SI holiday events.

Next Week.

Wednesday - Wednesday, December 17 - 31, 2025 except Mondays & Tuesdays - Holiday House Tours.Use the SI holiday events link for details, the organizer website and other SI holiday events.

Sundays, December 7, 14 & 21, 2025 from 11 am to 3 pm - Holiday Sunday Brunch with Santa - at The Historic Old Bermuda Inn at 301 Veterans Road West in Rossville. See holiday events link below for details.

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Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

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December 5, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

The photo at right was taken last week along 5th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. A week from Sunday [aka 12/14] 5th Avenue, between 48th and 57th Streets, will be closed to traffic from 12 noon to 6 pm. For details see - https://fifthavenue.nyc/holiday-open-streets-2025

Sunrise 7.04 am. Sunset 4.28 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 9 hours & 39 minutes of daylight or five hours and 27 minutes less of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Summer Solstice, on June 20, 2025. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of this year, providing 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. No precipitation is expected this weekend. It will be dry and partly cloudy all weekend. The temperature highs will rise from the low 30's on Friday to the low 40's for the rest of the weekend. The temperature lows will rise from the low 20's to the mid 30's the rest of the weekend. The humidity will range between 40% - 70% on Friday, 90% - 65% on Saturday, and 55% - 70% on Sunday. The winds will range from 0 - 5 mph all weekend. With the exception of a bit of cold on Friday and cloudy overhead, another fairly good fall weekend. Enjoy.

Saturday Early AM Edition @ 10.45 am. Getting there, but we still have a fair amount more to do. Should be done by mid morning Saturday and defintely by Saturday noon. Follow directions below denoted by *** FYI *** for best results. Enjoy.

The Weekend News Updates will follow over the weekend, so check back in, for some local, state and national news, the details of which seem to get passed over on billionaire TV Network News.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Manhattan

Holiday Celebrations, Markets & Traditions

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Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 5, 6 & 7, 2025 from 12 noon to 7 pm, 9.30 am to 6 pm and from 12 noon to 5 pm respectively - 27th Annual Crafts at the Cathedral - at St. John the Divine at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street on the UWS. They bill it as the 'Art & Soul of American Hand Made' featuring about 80 selected craftspeople. Admission $20 for the weekend / $15 / $12 / $10 for adult / senior / student. For details see - https://www.stjohndivine.org/art-ideas/crafts-at-the-cathedral

The photo above or at right was taken in Manhattan last week. I enjoy the beauty and theater of the Manhattan retail shopping windows in all seasons, but they of course seem to go all out for the holidays.

Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2025 from 10 am to 5.30 pm - The Museum of the City of New York Holiday Market.

Sundays ONLY, December 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025 from 10 am - 5 pm - Vintage Subway Car / Nostalgia Subway Holiday Train Rides - along the F and Q subway lines in Manhattan. See holiday markets link below for details.

Next Week.

Tuesday - Sunday, December 9, 2025 thru January 4, 2026 at various times - Home for the Holidays Wreath Exhibition - at El Barrio Art Space at 215 East 99th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on the UES of Manhattan. See holiday markets link below for details.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from 4.30 to 5.30 pm - Madison Square Park Holiday Tree Lighting Event - at the Reflecting pool in Madison Square Park between 23rd and 25th Streets and Broadway and Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan NYC. Free holiday things to do / events in Manhattan. For details see - https://madisonsquarepark.org/community/calendar/event/holiday-tree-lighting/

Tuesday - Thursday, December 9 - 11, 2025 from 8 am to 7 pm - Vintage / Makers Market at Grand Central Station - at the Biltmore Room at Track 42 in Grand Central Terminal at 89 East 42nd Street at Park Avenue [between 42nd and 44th Streets] in Midtown Manhattan NYC. See holiday markets link below for details.

Ongoing _ Thursday, November 13, 2025 - February 2026 - The 21st Annual Holiday Toy Train Show at Grand Central Terminal. On the ground floor at 89 East 42nd Street in Midtown. See holiday events link below for details.

Ongoing _ Friday, October 24, 2025 to January 4, 2026 from 10 am to 8 pm weekends & opening at 11 am weekdays - Bryant Park Winter Village & Holiday Shops - Between 40th and 42nd Streets and between 5th and 6th Avenues in Midtown. See holiday markets link below for details.

There's also Chelsea Flea market on 25th Street, the Grand Bazaar on West 77th Street and numerous other fairs, fleas and markets. Use the links below to our pages of holiday markets and holiday events. And for details about both of these markets see the street fairs page link below or use these urls - https://www.brooklynflea.com / https://grandbazaarnyc.org

Ongoing _ UWS _ Friday, November 7, 2025 to Sunday, January 6, 2026 at various times - Big Apple Circus - at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Ongoing _ Daily, November 6, 2025 to January 4, 2026 at various times - 100th year of Rockettes Holiday Performances - at Radio City Music Hall at 1260 6th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets in Midtown Manhattan. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Ongoing _ Monday, November 24, 2025 thru early January 2026 - the Origami tree will be lit at the American Museum of Natural History - at 200 Central Park West on the UWS. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Gramercy Theater concerts - info coming but in the meantime - https://www.thegramercytheatre.com/shows

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November 2025 _ Purefinder is hosting a couple of tours each week in Manhattan thru late November - see MCAL link above for details and links.

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Queens

Holiday Celebrations, Markets & Traditions

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Friday - Monday, November 21 - December 14, 2025 - Vazquez Family Circus - see the Parades & Festivals page for details - https://www.circusvazquez.com

The photo above or at right was taken from the #7 subway line at Flushing Meadow Corona Park. The Texas-based Vazquez Family Circus has been visiting Queens at this location for years and performing for 55 years. I attended the circus one year and must say I really enjoyed the show.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 12 noon to 4 pm - Native American Market & Social - at Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing Queens. See holiday markets link below for details.

Saturday, December 6, 13 & 20, 2025 from 10 am to 8 pm 12/6 and until 5 pm the last two weekends - 2nd Annual Holiday Craft Market - at the Queens County Farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. See holiday markets link below for details.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm - All Saints Episcopal 83rd Annual Holly Bazaar - at All Saints Episcopal Church at 214-35 40th Avenue in Bayside / near Whitestone. See holiday markets link below for details.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 10 am to 3.30 pm - Christmas Fair Zosa - at Redeemer Church and LSF&B at 36-01 Bell Blvd in Bayside. See holiday markets link below for details.

Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 12 noon - 4 pm - St. Nicholas Day at Ridgewood Historical Society - at the Vande Ende-Onderdonk House - at 1820 Flushing Avenue in Ridgewood Queens / Brooklyn. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Sundays, December 7 & 14, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Astoria Market Holiday Fair - at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden at 29-19 24th Avenue in Astoria. See holiday markets link below for details.

Thursday, November 6 to December 14, 2025 weekday evenings & weekend afternoons & evenings - Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair - at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. See holiday markets link below for details.

Fridays, December 5, 2025 from 6 to 10 pm - Bohemian Hall Christmas Tree Lighting & Holiday Celebration - at 29-19 24th Avenue in Astoria. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

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Sunday, December 14, 2025 from 4 to 6 pm - Duke Ellington Jazz Concert - at the Kupferberg Center in Flushing. See MCAL link above for details.

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Brooklyn

Holiday Celebrations, Markets & Traditions

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Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Free Atlantic Avenue Holiday Party - at the Hoyt Street Garden in Boerum Hill Brooklyn. Children are invited to decorate the Hoyt Street Garden, 98 Hoyt Street with DIY ornaments. Special appearances by Santa and Bluey. Free. For details use the MCAL link below or see - https://www.atlanticave.org/

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 2 - 4 pm - 23rd Annual Meet St. Nicholas on Horseback - at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum at 5816 Clarendon Road in Flatbush. Arts, crafts, stories, sing alongs, tree decorating and lighting and a visit by St. Nick on horseback which is limited from 2 - 2.30 pm. Outdoors. Free holiday things to do in Flatbush BK NYC. South & East Brooklyn. Free. For details and to rsvp which is strongly recommended as this is a popular event see - https://wyckoffmuseum.org/calendar/sinterklass-saint-nicholas-day-2/

Friday, December 5, 2025 from 6 to 8 pm - Tree Lighting with Sinterklaas at the Lott House - at 1940 East 36th Street in Marine Park. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2025 from 11 am to 3.30 pm and from 10 am to 1 pm respectively - Bay Ridge Ballet Nutcracker Bake Sale - Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2025 from 12 noon to 5 pm - 8th Annual Brooklyn Navy Yard Wallabout Holiday Market - Use the holiday markets link below to obtain details and market website links.

Saturday, December 6 & 13, 2025 beginning at 2 pm - Narrows Community Theater Performance of A Winter Concert - at the Fort Hamilton Army Base Theater at 101st Street and the Fort Hamilton Parkway [aka 403 John Warren Avenue] in the South & East area of Brooklyn. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

LINK _ Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 13 & 14 and 20 & 21, 2025 - Walk the Windows Along Atlantic Avenue - from Clinton Street to Third Avenue along Atlantic Avenue. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links. Use the link above or see our MCAL for a kids party today - https://www.brooklynblvd.nyc/calendar/event/15/63/childrens-party-with-santa

Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 12 noon - 4 pm - St. Nicholas Day at Ridgewood Historical Society - at the Vande Ende-Onderdonk House - at 1820 Flushing Avenue in Ridgewood Queens / Brooklyn. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

In the photo above or at right shows a very natural holiday street scene, of freshly cut Christmas trees, which are being sold at open air pop up locations along the street. Sometimes if you wait long enough, the prices come down, and sometimes if you wait too long, the prices can go up. My Dad was a gambler, so we always waited until close to the holiday. Or was it my Mother keeping the needly pin tree out of the house for as long as possible? Or, were they both too busy with everything else, to pay much attention until the last minute? I reckon I'll never know.

Friday, December 5, 2025 from 3 to 5 pm - Holiday Tree Lighting Event - at Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 5th Avenue and 60th Street in Sunset Park neighborhood of South & West Brooklyn. Use the holiday events link below to obtain details and event website links.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm - The Old Stone House Holiday Bazaar - in the cul de sac off 4th Street at 5th Avenue in Park Slope in Central Brooklyn. See holiday markets link below for details.

Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm - Renegade Craft Fair - at Zero Space at 337-345 Butler in Brooklyn. See holiday markets link below for details.

Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2025 from 12 noon to 5 pm - 8th Annual Brooklyn Navy Yard Wallabout Holiday Market - at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in Building 293 on Gee / Flusing Avenue in North Brooklyn NYC. See holiday markets link below for details.

Multiple Weeks _ Saturdays & Sundays, December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 & 27, 2025 and January 3, 2026 from 9 am to 4 pm Saturdays opening at 10 am Sundays - Brooklyn Pop Up Holiday Market in Fort Greene Park - along the southern perimeter, near the farmers market, along De Kalb Avenue from Washington Park to South Portland in North Brooklyn. See holiday markets link below for details.

Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club Holiday Market - at 514 Union Street between 3rd Avenue & Nevins Street in Gowanus in Central Brooklyn. See holiday markets link below for details.

MULTIPLE DATES _ Saturdays & Sundays, December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 & 21, 2025 from 12 noon to 7 pm - Make Manifest Winter Holiday Pop Up Market - at Maker Manifest at 382 Tompkins Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant BK. See holiday markets link below for details.

Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 12 noon - 4 pm - St. Nicholas Day at Ridgewood Historical Society - at the Vande Ende-Onderdonk House - at 1820 Flushing Avenue in Ridgewood Queens / Brooklyn. St. Nicholas visits the Vande Ende Onderdonk House and gives out goodie bags. For $5 tickets [kids under 12 are free] and details see - https://onderdonkhouse.org

Ongoing _ Friday November 21, 2025 through January 4, 2026 from 4.30 to 8.15 pm - 5th Annual Lightscape Show - at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden at 990 Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights. See holiday events link below for details.

Ongoing _ Friday, November 28, 2025 - January 2, 2026 - Dyker Heights Neighborhood Christmas Lights - in Dyker Heights with the epicenter generally between 11th - 13th Avenues and 83rd - 86th Streets. See holiday events link below for details.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in the Bronx

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Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 1 to 3.30 pm - Winter Wonderland - at the Bronx Terminal Market at 610 Exterior Street in the Concourse Neighborhood of the South Bronx. See holiday events link below for details.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 4 pm - 6 pm - Arthur Avenue / Bronx Little Italy Christmas Tree Lighting - at East 188th Street and Arthur Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood. See holiday events link below for details.

The photo above or at right was taken a few years ago in the Westchester Square neighborhood in the Bronx during the holidays.

Ongoing _ Friday, November 21, 2025 - January 4, 2026 from 10 am to 4.30 pm - Holiday Lights - at the Bronx Zoo at 2300 Southern Blvd. See holiday events link below for details.

Ongoing _ Saturday, November 15, 2025 thru January 11, 2026 from 10 am - 6 pm [closed holidays] - NYBG Holiday Train Show - at the New York Botanical Garden at 2900 Southern Blvd in the Belmont Neighborhood. See holiday events link below for details.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 from 4 to 9 pm there's a Vegan Bazaar - at the Andrew Freeman Home - for details see street fairs page.

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Friday & Saturday, December 5 & 6, 2025 - Holiday Luncheon, Holiday Party & Holiday Cocktail Parties at The Bartow Pell Mansion. See MCAL link above for details.

Thursday - Sunday, December 11 - 14, 2025 - A Christmas Carol - at the Bartow Pell Mansion. Performances of the classic play. See MCAL link above for details.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 19, 20 & 21, 2025 - A Jazzy Holiday Concert & Cookies & Crafts - at the Bartow Pell Mansion. See MCAL link above for details.

The Bartow Pell Mansion Holiday Events & Market - Holiday Luncheon 12/6, Holiday Party 12/6, Holiday Gift Fair 12/8, Selfies w/ Santa 12/13, A Christmas Carol 12/11 - 12/14, Jazzy Holiday Concert 12/19, and Holiday Cookies & Crafts 12/20 & 21. The details to all of these are posted in our Member Calendar as well as on their website - https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org/events-2/

Things To Do This Weekend / Week on Staten Island

Holiday Celebrations, Markets & Traditions

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The photo above or at right was taken a few years ago of the Staten Island Borough Hall Christmas tree. The tree will be lit next week. By Friday night you can see the event below for details.

Friday, December 5, 2025 from 5 to 6 pm - Historic Christmas Tree Lighting - at Historic Richmond Town. See holiday events link below for details.

Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2025 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Christmas in Historic Richmond Town - at 441 Clarke Avenue on Staten Island. This holiday event includes a holiday market on Saturday & Sunday. See holiday markets link below for details.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 9 am to 3 pm - Vendor Craft Fair - at Immanuel Union Church Parking Lot at 680 or 693 Jewett Street. See holiday markets link below for details.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 2 to 7 pm - Christmas Tree Lighting - at Westerleigh Park on Staten Island. See holiday events link below for details.

Richmond _ Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 9.30 t0 4.30 pm - Christmas Fair / Market at Monsignor Farrell - at 2900 Amboy Road in Richmond. See holiday markets link below for details.

Sundays, December 7, 14 & 21, 2025 from 11 am to 3 pm - Holiday Sunday Brunch with Santa - at The Historic Old Bermuda Inn at 301 Veterans Road West in Rossville. See holiday events link below for details.

Next Week.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 beginning at 6.30 pm - SI Borough President Vito Fossella's Christmas Tree Lighting - at Borough Hall in St. George on Staten Island.For details see - https://www.instagram.com/sibpvito/p/DRw9yDbj9GU/ or https://www.statenislandusa.com/bp-office.html

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