Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

AIPAD, Macy's Flower Show, Greek Independence & Sikh Parades Manhattan; Reelabilities Film Fest & Car Free Streets Earth Day in all 5 Boros, Museum Estate Sale on Staten Island, as well as Other Spring Sales and Things to do This Weekend in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx & Staten Island Events

Updated April 17, 2026 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

The photo above or at right was taken last weekend across from the Fashion Institute of Technology [aka FIT] at West 27th Street and 8th Avenue in Chelsea.

Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm - MoMA PS1 50th Anniversary Block Party. This is the opening weekend of a new exhibit entitled Greater New York in celebration of the museum's 50th anniversary. Numerous cultural and community organizations will be there to participate, including some food and merchandise vendors, including a FAD market. Advanced registration is closed but they are trying to accommodate walk up registration. For details see - https://www.momaps1.org/en/events/741-50th-anniversary-block-party

Sunrise 6.04 am. Sunset 7.44 pm. We're getting 13 hours & 41 minutes of sunlight, or four hours and 28 minutes more of sunlight than we were getting the week of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2025 when the sun rose at 7.18 am and the sun set at 4.31 pm. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of this year, providing 9 hours and 13 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

NYC Weather - NYC Can Differ Slightly / Significantly vs TriState TV News Forecasts. The temperature highs will be in the mid 60's on Friday, descending to the low 50's on Saturday and Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the mid 50's Friday, descending into the low 40's on Saturday & Sunday. About 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected starting Saturday late morning and ending Sunday late morning. The humidity will range from 30% to 90% on Friday, and between 65% and 95% on both Saturday and Sunday. Winds are expected to range from 5 to 10 mph, favoring the high side of that range all weekend.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2026 was Earth Day. Some celebrations, including the one below, continue this weekend.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm is Car-Free Streets Day. Car free streets in NYC on Saturday, April 25, 2026 begins an hour earlier and ends an hour later for mototorists from 9 am to 5 pm. Events will take place from 10 am to 4 pm. And Citi Bike is offering free rides at the same time. For specific streets and the opening / closing times of the car-free streets to which this applies, in all five boroughs see - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2026/nyc-dot-announces-return-of-car-free-earth-day-celebration.shtml

NYC _ Thursday - Thursday, April 23 - 30, 2026 - Reelabilities Film Fest - at JCC Marlene Meyerson in Manhattan, but also at Bronx River Arts Center in the Bronx, JCC on Staten Island, Nitehawk Cinema in Prospect Park in Brooklyn; as well as numerous other venues in Manhattan, including but not limited to Lincoln Center, the New School, and Maysles in West Harlem. For details and $0 - $50+ tickets see - https://reelabilities.org/newyork/schedule

Saturday, June 13, 2026 is the last day you'll be able to Register to Vote in the NYC Primary on June 23, 2026. Applications must be received by the NY Board of Elections to be eligible to vote in this election.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan NYC

The photo above or at right was taken at the Fashion Institute of Technology last weekend. The Art x Fashion exhibit which ended last Sunday. The museum is closed thru May 11th, and on May 12th they open the graduating classes new exhibit entitled Art & Design.

Wednesday*, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 22 - 26, 2026 from 12 noon to 8 pm Thursday, 12 noon - 7 pm Friday & Saturday, and 11 am - 5 pm Sunday - AIPAD Photography Show - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue on the UES of Manhattan. *Wednesday from 4 - 9 pm is the VIP Preview. The show presents dozens of galleries and hundreds - if not thousands - of photographers' works from around the world, many of whom are acclaimed. AIPAD is the Association of International Photography Art Dealers. Admission $47 / $78 general admission / $26 seniors / $21 students. For details and tickets see - https://www.aipad.com

Thursday - Sunday, April 23 - May 10, 2026 - 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, April 25, 2026 from 12 to 5 pm - Sikh Day Parade - assembly begins at 11 am at 36th Street, marching south along Madison Avenue, ending at Madison Square Park at 24th Street where there will likely be an after party / merchant market and food. For details see the Facebook page of the organizers - FB - https://www.facebook.com/reel/1587320785716912

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 12.30 to 2.30 pm - Athens Square Festival - at Athens Square Park at 30th Street and 30th Avenue in Astoria Scroll down to Queens for added details.

Sunday, April 26, 2026 beginning at 1.30 pm until 5.30 pm - 87th Annual Greek Independence Day Parade will march up 5th Avenue beginnning at 64th Street and ending at 79th Street. There are pre-parade and post-parade events which you'll find on their website. For details and related events see - https://www.nycgreekparade.org / or https://www.facebook.com/NYGreekParade/ [previously - https://www.hellenicsocieties.org/]

UNCONFIRMED. Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 1 to 3 pm - Meet the Farmers - at Harvest Home Farmers Market at 8 West 126th Street in West Harlem / UWS. This is not just an opportunity to meet the folks who grow your food, but also the Harvest Home staff while enjoying light refreshments. Free. For details see - https://www.harvesthomefm.org FB https://www.facebook.com/HarvestHomeMkts/ UNCONFIRMED.

Early Voting Ends Sunday / Election Day is Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Saturday, April 18 - 26, 2026 - Manhattan City Council Special Election District 3 Early Voting - begins. There's a special election for NYC City Council representation of Hells Kitchen, Chelsea and the West Village. Special Election day is April 28, 2026. Layla Law Gisiko, a community activist, is running in a crowded field against Carl Wilson, former NYC Councilmember Bottcher's Chief of Staff, Leslie Boghosian Murphy of Community Board 4 and Lindsey Boylan, former Cuomo Aide. Scroll down for a report we did on the candidates. As this is a special election, turn-out is expected to be light, which means your vote counts even more than it would normally.

Sunday, April 26, 2026 - THE D WORD - is a monthly all-trans, dyke, and/or sapphic drag and burlesque revue at Henrietta Hudson. See MCAL link below for details.

Next Week.

Thursday - Sunday, April 30 - May 3, 2026 the Antiquarian Book Fair - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue at 66th Street on the UES of Manhattan. There will be over 200 exhibitors from about 17 countries with thousands and thousands of old books. For details and [$32 / $15 - 2024 price] tickets copy & paste - https://www.nyantiquarianbookfair.com

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

The photo above or at right was taken this past weekend in Queens, showing the big turnout for MoMA PS1's 50th Anniversary Block Party, and new exhibit opening.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 12.30 to 2.30 pm - Athens Square Festival - at Athens Square Park at 30th Street and 30th Avenue in Astoria. Free cultural celebration. As the park is fairly small, they are asking you to rsvp at - https://www.nycgreekparade.org/events/athens-square-festival

Saturday, April 25, 2026 - Holi Celebration - at Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing Queens. Celebration of theatrical performance, music and dance of Indian culture. Free. Indian food will be available for purchase. For details and tickets copy & paste - https://www.flushingtownhall.org. -or FB - https://www.facebook.com/flushingtownhall/

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 11 am to 4 pm - Spring Garden Tour / Crafting w/ Louis Latimer House / Meet the Beekeeper - at the Queens Botanical Garden at 43-50 Main Street in Flushing. There's a variety of environmentally sustainable programs. For details and tickets see - https://queensbotanical.org/

Saturdays & a Sunday, April 18, 26 & May 2 & 16, 2026 beginning from 2 to 5 pm - Sunnyside Rhythm Block - at the Sunnyside Arch at Queens Blvd & 46th Street in Sunnyside Queens. Musical performances each week by a different ethnic culture starting with China, followed by Myanmar, then India and lastly Korea. For details and to free rsvp, see - https://partiful.com/e/XXcbsh9b82lFFlND378M

Saturday, April 18, 25, 2026 - Queens Night Market began last weekend and continues thru July. Use the street fairs link below for details on it and other markets.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 beginning at 12.30 pm - Housing Affordability Town Hall - at St. James Church at 84-07 Broadway in Elmhurst, Queens. Chhaya CDC, Western Queens CLT and Queens Coalition are hosting a town hall on housing affordability. Free. For details see - https://chhayacdc.org

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 10 am to 1 pm - Labor Day of Action - with NYS Senator Jessica Ramos for NYS Senator at Travers Park at 34th Avenue and 78th Street in Jackson Heights. See next paragraph to understand why re-electing Ramos is important. For details and / or to get involved see - https://www.ramosforstatesenate.com/meet-jessica

Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 5 to 7 pm - Cafecito at the Campaign Office with NYS Senator Jessica Ramos - at 82-19 Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights. Entrance is on 83rd Street. Here's a story about Ramos' challenger, Jessica Gonzales-Rojas, that voters should know about, as 'Black Edge' Steve Cohen seemed to buy his way into a casino license by flipping the votes of legislators who talk the talk to voters, but then go walk the walk for the billionaires who fund their campaigns. The billionaire funding is used to distract voters with happy talk TV nonsense, via super shallow reporting [if reporting at all] about the things that are going on right under voters' noses. The manipulated perceptions foisted on voters via corporate broadcast TV News, is then augmented by the billionaire funded ads, placed on the same billionaire controlled TV and radio news outlets. Voters can make a difference by donating their time, if they can't afford to donate any money, so your chosen candidates can channel your energy into knocking on doors or making phone calls. That's how this nation started [knocking on doors and passing around leaflets], and I reckon, if we're ever going to win back all that we have lost in the past 50 years, that's how it's going to be done. Mamdani and AOC both showed that it's very possible. But it's not easy. For details and / or to get involved see - https://www.ramosforstatesenate.com/meet-jessica

Next Week.

Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 11 am to 4 pm - VFW National Day of Service - in Jamaica. Use the MCAL link below to obtain details.

In the photo above or at right, there's a couple sitting on a park bench last night, enjoying the warmer weather on a quiet spring evening. Is love in the air?

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Saturday, May 16, 2026 - Spring Concert - at the Kupferberg Center at Queens College in Flushing. Use the MCAL link above to obtain details.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

In the photo above or at right, is a weather-faring couple braving the drizzly Springtime weather, around this same time last year. This weekend we have a mix of weather, including up to 1.6 inches of rain that starts around lunchtime Saturday and ends after lunchtime on Sunday. Only you can decide whether you're going to let a bit of water dampen your weekend.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 - from 11 am to 4 pm - Thrift 2 Death - at Brooklyn Roots Collective - at 255 Randolph Street, which is about a half mile southwest along Flushing Avenue from the Knockdown Center in Maspeth - https://www.brooklynrootsco.com/

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 5 to 9 pm - Shred Fest - at the Brooklyn Music School - at 126 St. Felix Place in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. Performance of a mix of modern music genres. For $17 / $12 tickets and details see - https://www.brooklynmusicschool.org/calendar-and-events/shredfest-2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026 - from 11 am to 4 pm - Thrift 2 Death - at Brooklyn Roots Collective - See street fairs for details.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 - Pratt Other Island Book Fair - See street fairs for details.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 - Brooklyn Spring Market at Industry City - See street fairs for details.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 1.30 to 7.30 pm - 6th Annual SaintJamesJoy Block Party - at St James Place between Gates & Greene Avenues. This is a father / son DJ team that hosts a block party which started during CoVid. For details see - https://www.stjamesjoy.com

April 26 & 27, 2026 from 11 am to 6 pm - There's a FAD Earth Month Market0 - See street fairs for details.

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 7 pm - Reelabilities Film Fest at Nitehawk Cinema at 188 Prospect Park West in Prospect Park neighborhood of Brookyn. For details and tickets see - https://nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark/ Also see NYC section above for more films at other locations around the five boroughs. For details and $0 - $50+ tickets see - https://reelabilities.org/newyork/schedule

Next Week.

Thursday, April 30 - Sunday, May 3, 2026 at various times - 5th Long Play Festival - by Bang on a Can at various venues featuring a number of Brooklyn musical institutions including BRIC, BAM, Brooklyn Music School, Roulette, Pioneer Works, Public Records, the Church of St Luke and St Matthew, ISSUE Project Room, Polonsky Shakespeare Center for Theatre for a New Audience, Fort Greene Park – and more. For $109 tickets [day pass] on up to $397 for the four day festival and details see - https://bangonacan.org/long-play-2026/

See events calendar below for arts, music, dance and other cultural, as well as outdoor activities. We're in the process of bringing this feature up again for the season, so please be patient as we work to get this into a rhythm.

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

In the photo above or at right is a glimpse of Yankee Stadium in the Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx. The photo was taken from the vantage point of a passing subway train in April. Major League Baseball returned to a full schedule these past couple of weeks, and the 'Bronx Bombers' have been showing the world how they earned their name, leading their division and second in the league with a 16 - 9 record, thus far. The Mets end their 12 game losing streak this week and have a 9 - 16 record thus far.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 3 pm - Reelabilities Film Fest at the Bronx River Art Center at 1087 East Tremont Avenue in the West Farms neighborhood of the Bronx. For tickets and details see - https://www.bronxriverart.org/ Also see NYC section above for more films at other locations around the five boroughs. For details and $0 - $50+ tickets see - https://reelabilities.org/newyork/schedule

Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 4.30 to 5.30 pm - Acting Shakespeare by the Red Monkey Theater Group at the Bartow Pell Mansion - at 895 Shore Road in Pelham Bay Park. FREE. For details copy & paste - https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org or see MCAL link below for details.

Tuesdays - Sundays, February 7 thru April 26, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm - the Orchid Show / Mr. Flower Fantastic's Concrete Jungle - at the NY Botanical Garden at 2900 Southern Blvd in the Bedford Park neighborhood of the Bronx. For details and $35 / $31 / $15 / kids under 2 free tickets see - https://www.nybg.org. They're open Tuesday - Sunday, and select holiday Mondays.

Next Week.

Friday - Sunday, May 1 - 17, 2026 - Bronx Weeks - returns with a parade, festival and other activities. In early April there was an announcement that it was going to be discontinued. Following the announcement, community leaders organized to ensure its continuation. We'll provide details next week.

Friday, May 1, 2026 from 6 to 8 pm - Jazz, Pop & Rock - at the Bartow Pell Mansion. Tickets range from free to $15 - See MCAL link below for details.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Assn Hosts Mayor's Public Engagement Unit aka PEU - See MCAL link above for details.

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

In the photo above or at right, there's a couple sitting on a park bench last night, enjoying the warmer weather on a quiet spring evening. Is love in the air?

Saturday & Sunday, April 25 & 26, 2026 beginning at 1 pm - CHICAGO: The Musical - at Performed by the Susan E. Wagner High School Theatre Department at the St. George Theatre at 35 Hyatt Street in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island. For $20 / $25 / $35 tickets and details see - https://stgeorgetheatre.com/events/chicago-the-musical/.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Cottage Row Curiosities - at Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Use street fairs link below for details.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm - Messiah Lutheran Church Spring Fair. Use street fairs link below for details.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 9 to 3.30 pm - Church of St. Andrew Spring Fair. Use street fairs link below for details.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 9 am to 3 pm - Estate Sale - at the Jaques Marchais Tibetan Museum at 338 Lighthouse Avenue on Lighthouse Hill in the Egbertville neighborhood of Staten Island. This is a fairly rare opportunity to purchase things the museum acquired, but didn't perfectly fit the collection. It's about as close to a museum sale as you'll get. For details and to rsvp see - https://www.tibetanmuseum.org or FB https://www.facebook.com/TibetanMuseum/

Next Week.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 beginning at 7 pm - Reelabilities Film Fest - at the Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC Staten Island at 1466 Manor Road. Also see NYC section above for more films at other locations around the five boroughs. For details and $0 - $50+ tickets see - https://reelabilities.org/newyork/schedule

Coming in May.

Yankee Peddler Day is in the middle of Staten Island is coming in mid May, a couple of weeks later than last year. We'll provide details as we get closer in.

And the annual Spring Outdoor Market in on the south end of Staten Island is coming in early June, a month later than last year. We'll provide details as we get closer in.

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* Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

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The photo above or at right was taken last weekend in Maspeth in Queens as I walked to the Mayor's Speech to talk about what he'd accomplished in the first 100 days as NYC Mayor.

Sunrise 6.15 am. Sunset 7.36 pm. We're getting 13 hours & 22 minutes of sunlight, or four hours and 9 minutes more of sunlight than we were getting the week of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2025 when the sun rose at 7.18 am and the sun set at 4.31 pm. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of this year, providing 9 hours and 13 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

NYC Weather - NYC Can Differ Slightly / Significantly vs TriState TV News Forecasts. The temperature highs will be near 80 Friday, descending to the mid 60's on Saturday, and descending a bit to further the low 50's on Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the loe 60's Friday, low 50's on Saturday and the mid 40's on Sunday. Less than a quarter inch of rain is expected between 6 am and 5 pm on Sunday - so most of the day is likely to be dry. Winds will range from 5 - 10 mph, with a bit of variance above and below that range, for brief periods. The humidity will range from about 90% highs on Friday and Saturday, rising to 100% on Sunday, while the humidity lows will generally hover around 50% with a bit of variance below that Friday and above that the rest of the weekend. The dry periods generally come late afternoon, while the humidity rises after the sun goes down.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 is Earth Day.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan NYC

The photo at right is of the Persian Day Parade in Manhattan in a prior year. Is Trump talking up peace, like he's talking up the value of a property on a real estate deal to keep the financial markets afloat - or is there real progress being made toward peace?

Friday & Saturday, April 17 & 18, 2026 from 10 am - 6 pm - Governors Island Earth Day on Governors Island. This year Governor's Island celebrates Earth Day with a full schedule of events that include climate / environmental related films, hands on nature work, free tour of Governor's Island, green technologies, biking and clean up. For details and ferry passage planning & ticket purchases [Adults $4 / Kids & Seniors $2 / Kids under 12 free], copy & paste - https://www.govisland.com/things-to-do/events/earth-day-on-governors-island

Sunday, Sunday, April 19, 2026 gathering beginning 10 am to 11 am, parade kick off at 12 noon - the Persian Day Parade kicks off from 39th Street at Madison Avenue in Manhattan, marching south along Madison before ending in Madison Square Park [at 27th Street]. I don't see any theme referenced for this year. For details see - https://persianparade.com/

Saturday, April 18, 2026 - Manhattan City Council Special Election District 3 Early Voting - begins. There's a special election for NYC City Council representation of Hells Kitchen, Chelsea and the West Village on April 28, 2026. Layla Law Gisiko, a community activist, is running in a crowded field against Carl Wilson, former NYC Councilmember Bottcher's Chief of Staff, Leslie Boghosian Murphy of Community Board 4 and Lindsey Boylan, former Cuomo Aide. We hope to have more on this over the weekend. Stay tuned.

April 10 - September 13, 2026 from 11.30 am to 6 pm [closed Mondays & Tuesdays] - Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism - at the American Folk Art Museum at 2 Lincoln Square on the UWS. The exhibit explores how vernacular culture and national identity are related. Free. For details see - https://folkartmuseum.org

Saturday, February 22, 2025 - Sunday, September 6, 2026 - Performances of Buena Vista Social Club - at the Gerald Shoenfeld Theatre at 236 West 45th Street in Midtown Manhattan NYC. This musical brings back the jazzy, beating heart of Cuba in the 1950's and interweaves it with a reunion by the performers and musicians in the 1990's. For $58 - $471 tickets and details see - https://buenavistamusical.com or https://shubert.nyc/theatres/gerald-schoenfeld

Next Week.

Macy's Flower Show begins Thursday 4.23 - Details coming next week.

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Sunday, April 26, 2026 - THE D WORD - is a monthly all-trans, dyke, and/or sapphic drag and burlesque revue at Henrietta Hudson. See MCAL link above for details.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

The photo at right was taken this week last year in Queens, showing the trees and bushes and other plants springing back to life. This weekend, next week and next weekend there are Earth Day celebrations. The official date is [Wednesday] April 22, 2026. Earth is a paradise of sorts, and we may be on the verge of losing it, if we don't reduce our polluting of the atmosphere with carbon, far more quickly than we have to date.

Saturday, April 18 - Queens Night Market returns. Use the street fairs link below for details on it and other markets.

Next Week.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - The LIC Partnership Real Estate Breakfast - at the Brewster LIC Conference Center at 41-21 27th Street in LIC in Queens. For details see - https://www.longislandcityqueens.com

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Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 11 am to 4 pm - VFW National Day of Service - in Jamaica. Use the MCAL link above to obtain details.

Saturday, May 16, 2026 - Spring Concert - at the Kupferberg Center at Queens College in Flushing. Use the MCAL link above to obtain details.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

The photo above or at right is of a sculpture that was installed in Cadman Plaza near Brooklyn Borough Hall in August 2023. The statue depicts and honors the Brooklyn rapper Biggie Smalls, who was one of the first famous rappers. Biggie's melodic music carried the lyrics of the harsh life lived by African Americans on the city streets. The rapper lived a short life, as he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in 1997. The sculpture is called 'Sky is the Limit', and it was created by Sherwin Banfield and an arts group, with welding skills, from Bushwick.

Saturday - Saturday, April 11 - 18, 2026 at various times & locations - Brooklyn Fashion Show / Fashion Week - at the Pfizer Building at 630 Flushing Avenue in the Williamsburg / Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhoods of Brooklyn. This is a runway show organized by Fashion Week Brooklyn. Saturday 4.11.26 is a black tie at the Split Rock Golf Course in the Bronx and Sunday is being held in collaboration with Japan X in Manhattan, thereafter returning to Brooklyn. For details and $25 / $35 / $100 tickets see - https://www.fashionweekbrooklyn.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/fashionweekbrooklyn.

Saturdays & Sundays, April & May 2026 from 11 am to 8 pm - Luna Park open for weekends in Coney Island. Thereafter the park is open weekends from 11 am to 8 pm, until Memorial Day Weekend when it opens daily for the summer. It was also open weekdays part of the first and all of the second week of April for Spring break. For details and tickets see - https://lunaparknyc.com

March thru April 26, 2026 - The Axe Forgets but the Tree Remembers - at the Billie Holiday Theater at 1368 Fulton Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. An African American inspired art exhibit. For details and tickets see - https://thebillieholidaytheatre.org

Next Week.

Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 6 to 9 pm - Jalopy Theatre Gala '26 - at St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church which is located at 157 Montague Street in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of BK. This event is a celebratory and fundraiser event for the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music which specializes in folk music and is located in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. For details and $250 tickets copy & paste - https://www.jalopytheatre.org

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

The photo above or at right shows a fair amount of pedestrian traffic near the Kingsbridge Amory in the Bronx a couple of years ago, around this same time of year. This year the temperatures have soared and I believe we've just come through one of the driest years on record. Currently 80% of the continguous states are experiencing abnormally dry or drought conditions.

Sunday, April 19, 2026 from 1 to 3 pm - Freedom Land History Tour - See MCAL link below for details.

Sunday, April 19, 2026 beginning at 3 pm - Capulli Mexican Dance Company - at Hostos Center for Arts & Culture at 450 Grand Concourse Avenue in the Bronx. For $25 / $49 tickets and details and to rsvp see - https://hostos.cuny.edu/

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LATE / POST FACTO _ Thursday, April 16, 2026 - Paint Recycling Event - at Fordham University - See MCAL link above for details.

Sunday, April 26, 2026 - Acting Shakespeare - at the Bartow Pell Mansion - See MCAL link above for details.

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

Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Cottage Row Curiosities - at Snug Harbor Cultural Center at 1000 Richmond Terrace Street in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. There will be over 40 local vendors selling artisanal goods, food, music, entertainment and information. https://snug-harbor.org

In the photo above or at right, is a sea gull just outside of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, seeming to be quite comfortable and unafraid, as I shot this photo, alongside a young couple, last year.

Yankee Peddler Day is in the middle of Staten Island is coming in mid May, a couple of weeks later than last year. We'll provide details as we get closer in.

And the annual Spring Outdoor Market in on the south end of Staten Island is coming in early June, a month later than last year. We'll provide details as we get closer in.

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Have a nice second half of April weekend.

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Sunrise 6.24 / 35 am. Sunset 7.30 / 22 pm. We're getting 13 hours & 7 minutes of sunlight, or three hours and 54 minutes more of sunlight than we were getting the week of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2025 when the sun rose at 7.18 am and the sun set at 4.31 pm. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of this year, providing 9 hours and 13 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

The photo above or at right was taken last year around this time on the Staten Island Ferry. In the background is Lady Liberty, who has been sloughing it through some pretty rugged years of late. Lady Liberty told us that the past decade has been some of the worst years of her life here in America.

NYC Weather - NYC Can Differ Slightly / Significantly vs TriState TV News Forecasts. The temperature highs will be in the low 60's on Saturday, descending a bit to the mid 50's on Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the high 40's on both nights. No rain is in the forecast. Winds will range from 5 - 12 mph on both days. The humidity will range from about 70% highs on both days to 30% and 40% lows respectively. The dry periods generally come late afternoon, while the humidity rises after the sun goes down.

Update _ Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 5.30 am - We're mostly done. I just need to complete some of the attendant pages. Ee will socially post links later Saturday via Facebook, BSky.app and X.com, so like or be Friend us, to stay abreast of events and select news related to your borough.

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LATE POST 4.11.26 - Friday - Thursday, April 10 - 16, 2026 with multiple viewings each day - Steal This Story Please - at the IFC or International Film Center at 323 6th Avenue in the West Village in Manhattan. Amy Goodman, a journalist of at least 30 years, has been covering local, national and international events, through most or all of her entire life. She's a CoFounder of Democracy Now, which provides one hour daily newscasts, every weekday. And in an ocean of propagandists posing as journalists, amidst corrupt billionaire controlled TV News Networks, Goodman is a shining light. She's not in it for the headlines or the money, she's in it for the search of the truth. Goodman will be in attendance for a limited time at the event from April 11 - 14 for Q&A, but most or all of the time slots with her in attendance have already sold out. That said, there are still many openinngs for film tickets on all the days. For details and $15 / $20 tickets, see - https://www.ifccenter.com/films/steal-this-story-please/

April 10 - 12, 2026 - Christian Greek Orthodox Easter Weekend with Holy Friday & Easter - celebrated respectively. Easter commemorates the Biblical stories of Christ's death on the cross and resurrection from the dead. The Greek Orthodox services on Holy Friday evening include a re-enactment of Christ's procession to Calvary. Well worth a visit. See the Easter Events report below for services in each borough, with links at the bottom of that report page, to Greek Orthodox services for Holy Friday in each borough.

UPDATE COMING _ Saturday, June xx, 2026 is the Deadline to Register to Vote in the NYC Primary on June xx. Applications must be received by the NY Board of Elections to be eligible to vote in this election.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan NYC

Greek Orthodox Holy Friday & Easter. Use the link below to find the Greek Orthodox Holy Friday Lamentation and epitafios processions in Manhattan.

Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 12 noon to 7 pm - Buskerball - in Tompkins Square Parkin the East Village. Art, music and street theater. No tickets, no fees, and spontaneous performances. For details see - https://buskerball.com

There's a special election for NYC City Council representation of Hells Kitchen, Chelsea and the West Village on April 28, 2026. Early voting begins April 18, 2026. Layla Law Gisiko, a community activist is running in a crowded field. We hope to have more on this in the coming week.

The photo at right shows a couple walking up Broadway on the Upper West Side in April about a year ago. In the background [above right], you can see a gracefully designed, beautiful stone crafted building, erected over a century ago. Behind it are a number of purely rectangular, luxury boxes, amalgamated in the form of glass and steel buildings; generically crafted, superbly cost optimized, and designed with outstanding banality. 21st century NYC, here we are.

Thursday thru Sunday, April 9 - 12, 2026 from 5 to 8 pm Thursday & 11 am to 7 pm thereafter, except Sunday when closing at 5 pm - ArtExpo - at Pier 36 at 299 South Street in Downtown Manhattan NYC. This is a fine arts trade show. Prices range from $0.0 [public fairs] to $27 to $32 to $43 or $80 for opening night. For details see - https://redwoodartgroup.com/artexpo-new-york/ or https://pier36nyc.com/

Thursday - Sunday, April 9 - 12, 2026 from 5 to 9 pm Thursday, opening 11 am thereafter, closing at 7 pm Friday & Saturday & at 5 pm Sunday - IFPDA Print Fair - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue at 66th Street on the UES of Manhattan. For event details and tickets copy & paste - https://ifpda.org / For location details see - https://www.armoryonpark.org

Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 2 pm to 4 pm - the 28th Annual Tartan Day Parade. Beginning at 6th Avenue at 44th Street, marching north to 55th Street in Midtown. The festivities begin the week preceding it and there's an after party from 4.30 - 8.30 pm. In 2024 it was at Sony Hall at 235 West 46th Street in Manhattan costing $109 which includes drinks and entertainment. In 2025 it was SOLD OUT. But the parade is free for all and no rsvp needed. For details see https://www.nyctartanweek.org/. Tartan Day parade in Manhattan.

Midtown West _ Friday - Sunday, April 3 to 12, 2026 from 10 am - 8 pm M-Thrs, until 10 pm Fri & Sat and until 7 pm Sundays - the International Auto Show - at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. Admission is $22 adults [age 13+ ] / $8 kids [ages 3 - 12] tickets / kids 2 and under are free. For details & tickets see - https://www.autoshowny.com/ or https://javitscenter.com/

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Sunday, April 26, 2026 - THE D WORD - is a monthly all-trans, dyke, and/or sapphic drag and burlesque revue at Henrietta Hudson. See MCAL link above for details.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

Greek Orthodox Holy Friday & Easter. Use the link below to find the Greek Orthodox Holy Friday Lamentation and epitafios processions in Queens.

The photo above or at right was taken a number of years ago of a Greek Orthodox Holy Friday procession in Astoria Queens. The Orthodox Greeks celebrate Holy Friday next week. We'll add details of these events into our Easter pages next week, by Thursday evening 4/9/26.

Sunday, April 12, 2026 beginning at 7 pm - Fertile Ground Mondern Dance - at Green Space in LIC. See https://www.greenspacestudio.org

Next Week.

Monday, April 13, 2026 from 1.30 to 4.30 pm - Job Fair - at the Jackson Heights Library at 35-51 81st Street in Jackson Heights. For details, including what employers will be there and what to bring, see - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPrPUCDsqu_ZiUpqG_NXWKCFS3_QC-rtDb3JPvOE3edkNZmg/viewform?emci=6a297085-0032-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=eebab033-a332-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=41686317

Thursday, April 16, 2026 - Ireland & Morocco in Concert - at the NY Irish Center in LIC. For details and tickets see - https://www.newyorkirishcenter.org

Thursday, April 16, 2026 - First Amendment Corridor - at the Culture Lab in LIC, starring Katha Cato of QWFF. For details and tickets see - https://www.culturelablic.org

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Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 11 am to 4 pm - VFW National Day of Service - in Jamaica. Use the MCAL link above to obtain details.

Saturday, May 16, 2026 - Spring Concert - at the Kupferberg Center at Queens College in Flushing. Use the MCAL link above to obtain details.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

Greek Orthodox Holy Friday & Easter. Use the link below to find the Greek Orthodox Holy Friday Lamentation and epitafios processions in Brooklyn.

In the photo above or at right, taken in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood about a year ago, are a number of calm, but very attentive, K9's during a classroom break.

Thursday - Sunday, April 9 - 12, 2026 - PowerHouse Arts Fine Art Print Fair - 2nd Annual - https://powerhousearts.org/print-fair

Sunday, April 13, 2026 from 6.15 - 7.45 pm - Celebrate Together: Creating Festivals for NYC - at BRIC House at 647 Fulton Street in Fort Greene / Boerum Hill in Brooklyn NYC. Free but rsvp as space is limited - https://ohny.org/activity/celebrate-together/ or https://bricartsmedia.org/event/celebrate-together-creating-festivals-for-new-york-city/

Saturdays & Sundays, March 28 & 29, 2026 from 11 am to 8 pm - Luna Park opens for weekends in Coney Island. Thereafter the park is open weekends from 11 am to 8 pm, until Memorial Day Weekend when it opens daily for the summer. It is also open weekdays part of the first and all of the second week of April for Spring break. For details and tickets see - https://lunaparknyc.com

Next Week.

POST FACTO / NOT TIMELY POSTED. Thursday, April 16, 2026 beginning at 7 pm - Brooklyn Borough President State of the Borough Address - at the Brooklyn Museum in the Beaux Arts Court on Floor 3 at 200 Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights Brooklyn. For details see - https://www.brooklynbp.nyc.gov

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Greek Orthodox Holy Friday & Easter. Use the link below to find the Greek Orthodox Holy Friday Lamentation and epitafios processions in Bronx.

The photo above or at right at the Bay Plaza shopping complex near Coop City in the Bronx over a year ago. Spring is usually associated with the purchase of new warmer weather clothing, at mens and womens clothing stores, similar to those featured in this shopping center.

Bronx Week is now returning in May 2026. Earlier this month there was an announcement that it was going to be terminated. Following the announcement, community leaders organized to ensure its continuation.

Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 2 to 4 pm - Life Liberty & the Pursuit of Art - at the Bartow Pell Mansion - See MCAL link below for details.

Next Week.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 from 7 to 9 pm - USPS Service in Bronx Neighborhoods - See MCAL link below for details.

Thursday, April 16, 2026 beginning at 6 pm - Greek Heritage Month - at St Peter the Apostle Greek Orthodox Church. For details see the Bronx Borough Presidents Office at - https://bronxboropres.nyc.gov

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Sunday, April 19, 2026 from 1 to 3 pm - Freedom Land History Tour - See MCAL link above for details.

Sunday, April 26, 2026 - Acting Shakespeare - at the Bartow Pell Mansion - See MCAL link above for details.

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

Greek Orthodox Holy Friday & Easter. Use the link below to find the Greek Orthodox Holy Friday Lamentation and epitafios processions on Staten Island.

Saturdays, March 28 & April 4, 11, 2026 from 12 noon to 4 pm - Edgewater Hall Spring Market - at historic Edgewater Hall at 691 Bay Street in Stapleton [near Clifton] on Staten Island. Shop 20+ local rotating vendors. For details see https://edgewaterhall.com

The photo above or at right was taken in a prior year, at the carrying of the epitafios on the streets of Astoria, on Holy Friday. Tonight the streets come alive with Christian Orthodox tradition on display in the streets of many Greek neighborhoods in all five boroughs of NYC. See details above.

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Sunrise 6.35 am. Sunset 7.22 pm. We're getting 12 hours & 46 minutes of sunlight, or three hours and 33 minutes more of sunlight than we were getting the week of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2025 when the sun rose at 7.18 am and the sun set at 4.31 pm. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of this year, providing 9 hours and 13 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

The photo above or at right was taken at the NY Auto Show in a prior year. The Auto Show is a great place to see what's new in individual and small group methods of transportation. See details below.

NYC Weather - NYC Can Differ Slightly / Significantly vs TriState TV News Forecasts. Possibility of a small amount of rain after 10 pm on Saturday and of a quarter inch of rain between 11 am and 4 pm on Sunday. Temperature highs will be in the low to mid 60's on both days, and temperature lows about 50 degrees on both days. Winds will range from 5 - 15 mph on Saturday and from 5 - 10 mph on Sunday. The humidity will range from the low to mid 60% to 90% - 100% on both days.

Update _ Friday, April 3, 2026 at 11.45 pm - Mostly done, but a few more adds likely coming by Saturday early morning, as well as updating attendant pages. On Saturday midday, we will also be socially notifying folks via Facebook, BSky.app and X.com, so like or friend us to stay abreast of events and select news related to your borough.

Dedication to the Members of the American Military this Easter Weekend

Here are a couple of old tunes I heard this past week, that made me think of our fellow Americans, whose lives Donald J. Trump has decided to put in harms way, even though he himself deferred out of the Vietnam draft four times, including making a very dubious claim that he had a disqualifying condition of bone spurs. Was that another Trump lie?

The first is from the 1970's by Marvin Gaye - What's Going On. And the second one is more recent by Alicia Keyes - Underdog about sons and daughters on the front line, as well as about first responders and single mothers living paycheck to paycheck. Unlike Donald J. Trump, the men and women in the military don't get to fly back to Mara Lago on Air Force One at the taxpayers' expense to go golfing every weekend. Currently tens of thousands of Americans are risking their lives because Donald J. Trump and his bone headed staff made quite a number of reckless and ill considered decisions. In addition to risking the loss of many Americans' lives, they are also squandering hundreds of billions of dollars on tech billionaires' and Israel's war, and funding it by yanking government benefits and services from the American working class, while dumping vast amounts of debt on babies and the unborn.

Disgusted by Failed Reporting of Billionaire TV News & Super Weak Federal Leadership

I'll save my Tirade about the Incompetents in the U.S. Senate & House for another time. But let me just say, I don't understand why we're paying anything to both Republican and Democratic Senate Leaders [Thune & Schumer], and the House Speaker [MAGA Mike Johnson]. They are failing the American people, including those who made the horrible mistake of voting for them. But a significant part of the blame also needs to be levied against Network TV News - particularly billionaire, life-long, war monger and profiteer - Rupert Murdoch.

Murdoch's Fox News - has generally misled its viewers about what's going on in the world, since Fox News inception. The middle class and lower classes have lost $79 TRILLION to the top 1% [of which billionaire Murdoch is a member], since 1975, in some significant part, because too many people have been watching and trusting Rupert Murdoch's propaganda machine outlets [includes Fox News, the NY Post, WSJ, London Times, Sun, Australian] to provide them with information about the world around them. Murdoch's outlets don't inform the public, they manipulate it, by fabricating stories, sensationalizing distractions and non-issues, and omitting what they don't want their viewers to know. Jefferson said those who think they can remain ignorant and free, believe in something that never was and never will be.

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April 2, 3 & 5, 2026 - Christian Lent Ends, Holy Friday & Easter - celebrated respectively. Easter commemorates the Biblical stories of Christ's death on the cross and resurrection from the dead.

Ending April 9, 2026 - Passover. This Feast is celebrated by Jews culturally commemorating their flight from Egypt thousands of years ago.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan NYC

The photo above or at right was taken in prior year at the Easter Bonnet Parade and festival which is held along 5th Avenue on Easter Sunday. See details in Manhattan below.

Ends April 4, 2026 - The Little Mermaid Musical - at the Players Theatre at 115 MacDougal Street in the Village neighborhood of Manhattan. For details and tickets see - http://www.theplayerstheatre.com

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Sunday, March 28 & April 4, 2026 from 10 am to 5 pm - Barnyard Egg Hunt - at the Queens County Farm Museum at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park Queens. An Easter Egg Hunt for prize filled eggs, photos with Easter Bunny, outdoor games and more. For $17 TIMED tickets and details, copy & paste - https://www.queensfarm.org/

Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 10 am to 12 noon - Queens Easter Festival - in Gantry Plaza State Park at Center Blvd and [4-44] 48th Avenue in LIC Queens [that's by the Gantries]. It's an Easter Egg Hunt at Gantry Plaza, wherein kids ages 2 - 10 get to go Easter Egg hunting for free. But the kids are organized into groups which are timed starting with ages 2 - 3 starting at 10.10 am and closing with kids ages 9 - 10 starting at 11.50 am. For free, but required, rsvp tickets and details, copy & paste - http://www.queenseasterfestival.com/lic

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Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 11 am to 4 pm - VFW National Day of Service - in Jamaica. Use the MCAL link above to obtain details.

Saturday, May 16, 2026 - Spring Concert - at the Kupferberg Center at Queens College in Flushing. Use the MCAL link above to obtain details.

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The photo above or at right was taken at Coney Island in a prior year. Luna Park, the amusement park, will be open all weekend and all next week. See details below.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 3, 4 & 5, 2026 beginning at 6.40 pm, 2 pm & 2 pm respectively - Brooklyn Cyclones Home Opener & Series - at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn. The Cyclones Minor League baseball team, is a High A team [it's the third tier just below AAA and AA] affiliated with the Mets. They are hosting the Hudson Valley Renegades in their Home Opener series. The home opener is part of a three game weekend series. For details and $14 - $65 tickets see - https://www.milb.com

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The photo above or at right was taken a few years ago at the New York Botanical Garden. Easter and April in general is a good time to visit as the plants around us come alive again with April showers and the longer days.

Friday, April 3, 2026 beginning at 1.35 pm - Yankees Home Opener vs the Marlins - at Yankee Stadium at East 161st Street and River Avenue in the Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx. For details and $96 on up tickets, see - https://www.mlb.com/yankees/

Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm - Brady Court Flea market - at 768 Brady Avenue at the corner of Antin Place and Holland Avenue, which is one version of a monthly event, wherein multiple vendors sell items like jewelry, collectibles, accessories, body care and other items like candles, thrifting finds, etc. along with hot food and desserts by multiple vendors. And they have both inside and outside capability [see ads with link below].

Sunday, April 5, 2026 from 11 am to 2 pm - Easter Brunch & Egg Hunt - at Pelham Bay Split Rock Golf Courseat 870 Shore Road in Pelham Bay Park. The Egg Hunt begins at 1 pm. For details and $75 / $3 tickets [for kids 12 and under] copy & paste - https://www.pelhamsplitrock.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/pelhamsplitrock

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Tuesday, April 14, 2026 from 7 to 9 pm - USPS Service in Bronx Neighborhoods - See MCAL link above for details.

Sunday, April 19, 2026 from 1 tto 3 pm - Freedom Land History Tour - See MCAL link above for details.

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

Saturday, April 4, 2026 beginning at 10 am and 2 pm for Sessions 1 & 2 - Easter Egg Hunt - at New Dorp Moravian Church at 2205 Richmond Road on Staten Island. Two sessions of an Easter Egg Hunt. For $7 tickets and details Call 718.351.0090 or Email Office@NewDorpMoravian.org

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- Saturday, April 19, 2025 beginning at 10 am and 1 pm - Easter at the Mount Loretto - at 6541 Hylan Blvd in the Charleston neighborbood of Staten Island. Mount Loretto is hosting a couple of Easter Brunches, Egg Hunts & Events which they describe as follows, " ... Enjoy buffet breakfast, music and dancing, then take a professional photo with the Easter Bunny that you can take home. Grab your Easter Basket and hunt in the island’s largest Easter Egg Patch loaded with more than 4,000 eggs plus 10 Golden Eggs filled with special prizes. Two seatings to choose from ...". Easter at Mount Loretto in the Charleston neighborhood of Staten Island. Sometimes this event sell out early. For details and tickets [$30 / adult & $40 / kids] copy & paste - https://cc-si.org
BUT _ They are doing a community food distribution on Saturday. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/CatholicCharitiesOfSI/

April 3, 4 & 5, 2026 [and prior] - Easter at the Staten Island Mall at 2655 Richmond Avenue in the Heartland Village neighborhood of Staten Island. Easter Bunny is there for photos and Circus Vazquez is operating in the parking lot. For details copy & paste - https://www.statenislandmall.com/en/events/

The photo above or at right was taken of the Verrazzano Bridge in a prior year.

Next Week.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 from 5.30 to 7 & 7 to 8.30 pm - Rental Ripoff Hearings - at a TBD location on Staten Island. You have to register to enter, as there's limited capacity and upon confirmation of your rsvp you'll be given the event location. For details and to rsvp, see - https://www.nyc.gov/main/rental-ripoff

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