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Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Mamdani Beats out Cuomo for Union Support, While Adams Facing More Corruption Charges & Trump Tries to Put the Epstein Genie back in the Bottle. Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island

July 25, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 5.44 / 39 am. Sunset 8.19 / 24 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 14 hours & 35 minutes of daylight or thirty one 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.

The photo above or at right was taken near Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on a warm summer day last year.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different vs TV News Area Weather. There's a small chance [40%] of a 1/3 inch of rain on Friday between 4 and 9 pm. On Saturday there's a much smaller chance [15%] of a much smaller amount of rain [1/10 inch] between 2 and 6 pm. And on Sunday there's a 40% chance of about 1/4 inch of rain spread through the day. The temperature highs will be in the mid 90's on Friday, dropping to the mid to high 80's on Saturday and Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the mid to high 70's all weekend. The winds will range from 5 - 10 mph on all three days. The humidity will range from 40% - 70% on Friday and Saturday, jumping to about 80% all day Sunday. Looks to be a manageable weekend, with 'possibly' a few hours of a wet patch on both Friday and Saturday; and the 'threat' of some precipitation all day Sunday - but not a lot of it. Kind of like an Irish rain.

Friday Very Early AM Edition @ 3.45 am. This is a very solid start on the weekend. Not sure how much more - if any - will follow this later today.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

NYC Beaches and Public Outdoor Swim Pools are Open for the Summer.

Eric Adams Facing More Corruption Charges vis-a-vis NYPD & Mamdani Beats out Cuomo for Union Support

News Analysis & Opinion.

Meanwhile former NYPD Captain, Mayor Eric Adams, was hit with yet another set of corruption charges in court, this time alleging that Adams had turned NYPD operations into a criminal enterprise. See graphic above or at right.

We'll provide details sometime later, but in the meantime, take a look for yourself at what kind of a 'law and order' Mayor Adams is - https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/16/nypd-donlon-lawsuit-adams-racketeering/

NYC mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, has secured the backing of a number of large NYC unions support, beating out former Governor Cuomo for unions that had previously supported him.

We'll provide details sometime later, but in the meantime here's a video Mamdani did, taking a pre-emptive shot mocking the adolescently edited NY Post, instead of the other way around https://www.facebook.com/reel/1066919915568285

Trump Trying to put the Epstein Genie Back in the Bottle

Donald Trump spent the past week throwing everything except the kitchen sink at the media, in an attempt to distract the nation from what now seems his possible to likely guilt in pursuit of pedophilia, in tandem with his one time pal, Jeffery Epstein. Numerous details have emerged (and continue emerging) like: 1) Trump's numerous flights aboard Epstein's private plane, 2) an interview with Howard Stern in 2006 where Trump said he wouldn't approach anyone who was "12 years old" [one lawsuit was filed in 2016 by a woman who alleged Trump raped her when she was 13], and 3) that Epstein was among the invited guests at Trump's and Marla Maples' fairly small wedding in 1993 at the Plaza Hotel - among other things.

The graphic above or at right is a news story posted on October 12, 2016 by The Guardian about a lawsuit filed by a woman alleging that Donald J. Trump raped her when she was 13 years old. As you can see by the headline, the story appears to be connected to the underage sex traffiking ring operated by Trump's reportedly good friend of 15 years, Jeffrey Epstein.

How Close to Hell do 'We The People' have to go, Before we Find the Republicans' Invisible Line in the Sand for Tolerance of Inhumanity & Indecency? Trump loyalists are famous for partially or completely ignoring what seem Trump's unending list of faults, criminality and indecencies. The question is when and where is the limit for their tolerance of Trump's abhorrent behavior? Trump has claimed previously that he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue for no reason, and his supporters wouldn't bat an eye. I am no longer convinced that that statement is a joke.

It's worth noting that Republicans adjourned Congress early, for an extended break, which will last until September. Analysts believe that Speaker Mike Johnson ended this session of Congress to avoid a vote on the release of the Epstein files. More and more is coming out almost daily, some of which we will continue to share with you. Stay tuned to this website, because - as you know - you won't learn many of these details on billionaire controlled TV News.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan

SHENYC Festival in the Village, SummerStage & Blue Note Jazz Festival

Tuesday thru Sunday, July 15 - 27, 2025 at various times - SHENYC Festival - at Lynn F. Angelson Theater - at 136 East 13th Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues in the Village of Manhattan NYC [home of the Classic Stage Company]. This festival showcases women / gender marginalized writers, composers and directors. There are eight different plays selected from about 300 submissions. Paid summer theater in the East Village in Manhattan NYC. For details and $35 tickets, copy & paste - https://shenycarts.org

OLD NOTE DATE _ UPDATE COMING SHORTLY _ July 2024 - SummerStage in Central Park & Boros - For details see - https://cityparksfoundation.org.

OLD NOTE DATE _ UPDATE COMING SHORTLY _ June 2024 - the Blue Note Jazz Festival - The Blue Note always has something going. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/BlueNoteNYC

Also a number of upcoming street festivals - see link below.

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

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

St Irene Chrysovalantou Church Festival, Thunderbird American Indian Pow Wow at the Queens County Farm, Colombian Day Parade, Summer Streets Return & QBoro Dance Fest

Thursday - Sunday, July 24 - July 27, 2025 from 5 pm to 11 pm - St Irene Chrysovalantou Church Festival - This Astoria street fair is along 23rd Avenue from 36th Street to the Amtrak trestle. Traditional Greek food, music, and folk dances every night, as well as rides for the kids and a marketplace. The feast day celebration starts with a mass on Wednesday at 7 pm inside and continues with various religious services through the end of the feast on Sunday. For details see - https://www.stirene.org

Friday through Sunday, July 25 - 27, 2025 - Thunderbird American Indian Pow Wow at the Queens County Farm - at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Bellerose Manor / Little Neck neighborhoods of Queens. Performances run from 7 - 10 pm Friday; 12 noon - 5 pm and 7 - 10 pm Saturday; and from 12 noon - 5 pm Sunday. The Grand Entry of tribes is at 7 pm Friday, 1 pm and 7 pm Saturday and 1 pm Sunday. Gates open at 6 pm Friday, and 10 am on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets run $19 / adult and $12 / kids 2- 12 and infants under age 2 are free [discounted rates $38 / $24 for full weekend passes]. For details see - https://www.queensfarm.org/

The photo above or at right was taken at the Queens County Farm in a prior year. The Pow Wow is definitely worth a visit and the farm offers a whole host of other activities and learning opportunities, for both kids and their parents.

Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 7 am to 3 pm - Summer Streets - There will be street closures to autos and trucks along Vernon Boulevard between 44 Drive and 30 Road in Queens; and along Forest Avenue between Elizabeth and Bard on Staten Island. People are welcome to bike, stroll, skateboard and whatnot. For details, copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/summerstreets.shtml

Sunday, July 27, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Colombian Day Parade - marches along Northern Blvd from 69th Street in Jackson Heights to 89th Street in Corona. Usually there's a street fair in the vicinity of where the parade ends [see below]. In prior years it's included entertainment at 40th Road between Junction Blvd & Warren St in Corona - near Sabor Latino. Free.

Sunday, July 27, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 30th Avenue Astoria Festival. See street fairs link below for details.

Saturday, June 7 - September 13, 2025 at various times & locations - Queens Boro Dance Festival. The performances are weekly all summer long in numerous locations across the borough. Free. For details see - https://queensborodancefestival.org

The photo above or at right was taken on a rainy summer day in Jackson Heights Queens.

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Tuesdays & Thursdays in July & August beginning at 9.15 am and 11 am both days - Nature for Young Kids - at Alley Pond Environmental Center. For Adult with child ages 2 - 3 years old. See MCal link above for details and tickets which run $88 for adult / child for four weeks in July & $66 for three weeks in August.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

The Billie Concert Series, Health Jox Fest BK Bridge Park, BedStuy Block Party, Festival Minokan, Teen Poetry Slam Finals, BRIC Concerts, FAD Market, Coney Isle Friday Night Fireworks & Next Week The Black Joy Film Fest: The Piano

Friday, July 25, 2025 from 7 to 10 pm - The Billie Concert Series - at Restoration Plaza at 1368 Fulton Street West Plaza. Free. For details see - https://thebillieholiday.org/shows-and-events/

Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 5 to 8 pm - Festival Minokan _ Haitian Vodou Song & Dance Celebration with Fanmi Asòtò Mache Bòde. At the Wyckoff House Museum at 5816 Clarendon Road in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. From 5 - 6 pm there are history talks, song and dance and from 6.30 - 8 pm there's a ceremony. In the past they have described the event as follows, " ... participate in the rich traditions of Haitian culture ... Together we’ll honor our spirits and our ancestors, praise the Earth, and rejoice in song and dance. Join us as we explore the history of Vodou and the Haitian diaspora through artist’s talks, dance, song, and food. This year, Festival Minokan will be focusing on the sacred ...". Free, but you're encouraged to rsvp at www.wyckoffmuseum.org.

Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 6 to 8 pm - BRIC Concert of The Wiz - celebating Quincy Jones at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park. Entrance at Prospect Park West at 9th Avenue. For details see - https://thebillieholiday.org/shows-and-events/ or https://www.prospectpark.org/event/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-a-tribute-to-quincy-jones-the-wiz/

The photo above or at right was taken in 2023 at a BRIC concert at the Lena Horne bandshell in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. The BRIC concerts continue through the summer.

Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 11.30 to 4.30 pm - Health Jox Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park - at Pier 2 which is at 150 Furman Street [between Pineapple and Clark Streets]. In 2023 they described the event as follows, " ... Attendees will enjoy a healthy day of Basketball clinics & games hosted by the Brooklyn Net-Work; Pickle Ball clinics & games and AirOdart clinic & games; board games cool attractions for the kids; workout with celebrity trainer Jerry Joseph. Attendees can bring their lunch but will also be provided with light healthy snacks, drinks and unlimited water...". Free. You can rsvp at - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healthjox-festival-2025-tickets-1369758186609#:~:text=Come%20join%20us%20at%20the%20Brooklyn%20Bridge%20Park,sweat%20with%20exciting%20workout%20sessions%2C%20and%20health%20workshops. or see https://brooklynbridgepark.org

Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 1 to 7 pm - STooPS BedStuy Art Crawl & Block Party - A cultural download / block party celebrating local culture including art, poetry, music and crafts, including for kids. At Stuyvesant and Decatur [in 2024 at the Garden of Hope at 392 Hancock Street] in Brooklyn. For details and to rsvp - https://linktr.ee/STooPS | https://www.stoopsbedstuy.org or FB - https://www.facebook.com/stoopsbedstuy

Saturday, July 26, 2025 beginning at 5 pm - Teen Poetry Slam Finals - at the renowned 651 Arts at 10 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn. Free. For details see - https://parleendeavors.org

Saturday & Sunday, July 26 & 27, 2025 from 11 am to 6 pm - FAD Market Summer Pop Up - at St. Paul at 190 Court Street. See street fairs link below for details.

Thursday, July 31, 2025 from 6.30 to 9 pm - The Black Joy Film Fest: The Piano - at Restoration Plaza at 1368 Fulton Street West Plaza. Free. For details see - https://thebillieholiday.org/shows-and-events/ Page

Fridays, June 20 - September 5, 2025 _ Weekly _ The Coney Island Weekly Friday Night Fireworks - at Steeple Chase Tower off the Boardwalk near Luna Park [see fireworks link that follows for details]. Including July 4th. For details, copy & paste - https://www.allianceforconeyisland.org

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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

Bronx Night Market & Bronx Dominican Day Parade

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

The photo above or at right shows the Bronx Dominican Parade in a prior year. The popular parade returns this weekend.

Sunday, July 27, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Bronx Dominican Parade aka Gran Parada Dominicana Del Bronx - Along the Grand Concourse from 167th to 176th Streets. The main performance stage is at 176th Street on the Grand Concourse where there will be speeches and performances from 11 am to 5 pm. The parade starts at 1.40 pm and the parade / festival ends by 5 pm. Yonkers Dominicans also march in the Manhattan parade. For more details see - INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/granparadadominicanadelbronx/?hl=en or FB - https://www.facebook.com/granparadadomincanabx and their WS has been dropped - https://granparadadominicanadelbronx.org [not to be confused with the Manhattan Dominican Parade in August] In Spanish / En Espanol - https://granparadadelbronx.com/site/

Also see our page dedicated to the Bronx Dominican Parade which contains a bit of history of the Dominican Republic and some of the characters portrayed in the Bronx Dominican Parade.

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

Killsboro Craft Beer & Pizza Fundraiser for Snug Harbor, Summer Streets & The Rolling Thunder 3 Boro Run & Next Week Fiddler on the Roof

Saturday, July 26 2025 from 12 noon to 4 pm - Killsboro Craft Beer & Pizza Fundraiser for Snug Harbor - See street fairs for details.

The photo above or at right shows the entrance to the Staten Island Ferry on the Manhattan side. The boat trip between the two islands is almost always a relaxing and enjoyable one, especially in the summer, when a warm breeze invariably makes its way around the boat.

Sunday, July 27 2025, registration beginning at 8 am, with Kickstands up at 11 am, After Party from 12.30 to 6 pm - The Rolling Thunder 3 Boro Run. Depart from West Shore Little League at 340 Walker Street. This is a police escorted memorial run to raise funds for D.A.V. and local veterans. The after party will include music, food and beverages with rides to the kids. Admission is $20 / bike and $10 per passenger. This is organized by Rolling Thunder and the Rotary Clubs of Staten Island. For details see - http://www.rollingthunder2ny.com/

NEXT WEEK. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, July 31 - August 3, 2025 - Fiddler on the Roof - at the College of Staten Island. For $35 tickets and details see - https://csitoday.com/2025/06/college-of-staten-island-summer-theatre-to-launch-with-classic-musical-fiddler-on-the-roof/

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Republicans' New Value System & Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island

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Sunrise 5.39 am. Sunset 8.24 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 14 hours & 45 minutes of daylight or twenty one 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.

The photo above or at right was taken in Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan on a warm summer day.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different vs TV News Area Weather. No rain on Friday or Saturday and only a 30% chance of 1/10th inch of rain on Sunday. The temperature highs will be in the low to mid 80's on Friday and Saturday, rising to the low 90's on Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the low 70's on Friday and Saturday, rising to the high 70's on Sunday. The winds will range from 5 - 10 mph on all three days. The humidity will range from 40% - 60% on Friday and Saturday, jumping to 90% on Sunday morning before falling back to 50% by the end of the day.

Saturday Very Early AM Edition @ 3.45 am. Done, but that said, it's always a work in progress.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

NYC Beaches and Public Outdoor Swim Pools are Open for the Summer.

The Epstein Files & the Republican Party's New System of Values

News Analysis & Opinion. There was a time when Republicans used to claim they were the party of 'Family Values'. They took umbrage at some of the amorality espoused on network TV, berated single mothers, women who opted for abortions, government officials' sex scandals, dishonesty and pornography. They said they were the party of responsibility, kindness and love. But today, it seems that Republicans have done a 180 on almost everything they once stood for, including fiscal conservatism.

Recently Republicans looked the other way, as their party for the fourth time in the past 45 years, passed a tax cut for the wealthiest people on the planet. And funded it by putting their children, grandchildren and unborn heirs on the hook to pay it. Is giving rich people government money the nation doesn't have responsible? Is dumping huge amounts of debt on your children and their children [and beyond] responsible?

As you can see by reading the graphic above or at right, one of the alleged mobsters who used to visit Trump's casino in New Jersey wouldn't let Trump near his daughter because he likely knew the kind of person Trump was.

As for kindness and supporting families, we need to ask whether they think that pulling food assistance and healthcare support from poor families, to partially fund the cost of the uber rich tax cut, is going to help families stay together, or uplift them? Or step on them and keep them from having a chance at "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?

And then there's the Epstein files. Jeffrey Epstein described Donald Trump as one of his "best friends" for decades. Epstein's townhouse, where some of the alleged under age girls parties were held, is only a stone's throw from Trump Tower. Trump was photographed and video recorded numerous different times with his longtime associate Jeffrey Epstein at all kinds of parties [see photos]. Epstein bought a mansion in the Mara Lago neighborhood, where Epstein allegedly threw under age girls pool parties that Donald Trump has been rumored to have attended.

Is it really such a stretch to think that Donald Trump, owner of the Miss America pageant, who apparently felt entitled to walk into the contestants' dressing rooms unannounced, wouldn't cross the line to have sex with underage girls? Trump was also sued numerous times regarding various improprieties with varying outcomes. Keep in mind that Donald Trump is a master manipulator of our legal system, among other things.

Why Truth Matters. How to Reconcile Conflicting MAGA Voters' Beliefs: Debunking Fox News' / Trump Deep State Conspiracy Theories and Exposing the Donald's Depravity.

The cover up has already begun. They're just not doing a very good job. But chaos, lies and deceptions are their collective specialties, so we're in for a real propaganda / mass manipulation show.

Is it such a stretch to believe that Trump, who was found by a court of law, to have sexually abused, if not raped, a woman to have engaged in such behavior? Is it such a stretch to believe that a man whose casinos were found to have illegally laundered money, would cross this line too? Is it a stretch to believe that a man, who a mafioso told to stay away from his daughter or the mafioso would do something with the Donald's 'family jewels', would not cross this line of decency? A man who is alleged to have cheated on multiple wives, alleged to have watched as hookers peed on his bed in Russia, would not cross such a line?

Do MAGA Republicans honestly believe there is any moral or ethicial line that Donald Trump wouldn't cross, because of his personal integrity, morality or values? Do MAGA Republican voters want their Senators and Congressmen to keep closing their eyes and looking away - like Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Vice President J.D. Vance did - as Trump signed the B.B. Bill [neither was present for the photo op]. The entire Republican Party seems to be doing this while all sorts of indecent things are going on right in front of their eyes. The entire Republican Party is allowing Trump to undermine the decency and moral authority this country once had, as a nation, that acted in accordance with Judeo Christian values.

In the photo above or at right Donald Trump is seen with Jeffrey Epstein and what looks to be a very, very young girl. Both men appear to be pawing her.

Network News Reporting Failures Coming to a TV Near You - Watch for Network TV Reporting Bias including: 1) Not Leading their Newscasts with all the Sensationalism a Story Such as this Normally gets like the P. Diddy Trial [Will they Bury it in the middle or end of the Newscast?], 2) Minimizing the Time Allocated to this Story [again v. P. Diddy] & 3) Doing the 'Talk Around' which is where they Distract Viewers from Trump's Alleged Indecency, by 'Talking About' Everything Else in the Case to Distract Viewers from the Moral & Ethical Depravity of a Grown Man Sexually Abusing Under Age Girls

You are likely to hear as little as possible about the Epstein files on TV News, because Trump doesn't want the billionaire controlled TV networks to inform you about such matters. But it's exploding on the web, which is where the real news is circulated. So, even though Trump is a master at manipulating TV News - in part because there are so few competent, seasoned, hard-news journalists still working in network TV News - he's not going to be able to control the web.

As you watch this drama unfold - keep in the back of your mind how much coverage TV News gave to the P. Diddy trial. Also keep in mind that the P. Diddy trial didn't involve possible murder [Epstein died suddenly in jail] or underage sex or powerful billionaire(s) allegedly having sex with minors [the perpetrators might be classified as sexual predators, pedophiles and / or rapists] or the president or an alleged coverup. So by contrast, P. Diddy was a minor league scandal, versus the Epstein files, which has all the potential to be the Superbowl of scandals. And usually there's nothing TV networks won't do for scandalous ratings, so they're going to have to make a hard choice if they opt to ignore the Epstein files story. But these are not your parents' or grandparents' TV News organizations, as they are now owned by very different people, staffed with different people, and these people have different values, skills and priorities, than their predecessors did.

Billionaires now own all four major TV News networks. And they don't just own a few stations [the limit used to be five], they now collectively own double to triple the number of stations they used to own, providing them with more control over how Americans see the world, by controlling what Americans see of the people, places and events in the world. The billionaires appear increasingly to use their TV and radio outlets and networks - from which about half of the nation regularly gets all or some of their news - to manipulate voters' perceptions on issues, political candidates and government officials; as if their networks' TV News was their very own PR / Marketing / Lobbying divisions.

The American people need to accelerate migrating their news consumption habits from TV and radio news shows, onto the web. On the web they can still get real news - not the celebrity distractions / celebrity advertorials they get on Network TV News. The web is currently at parity with TV as a leading source of news, as about half of Americans now regularly go to the web to inform themselves. The web percentages need to keep growing - but more quickly - if we're going to survive as a democratic republic. People who rely solely on network TV News - almost regardless of how much of it they watch - are no longer fully informed.

As you can see by the graphic above or at right, nearly three minutes of prison video of Epstein in his cell is missing, which it is believed coincided with when they say "he hanged himself [?]". And this is the funny part - the Trump Administration now claims Epstein hung himself because of the 'non-existent Epstein files'. There are those who believe that Jeffrey Epstein was murdered while in prison, here in NYC, which was once Trump's hometown, in fact throughout most of his life - but no longer. It's worth pointing out that it would take a psychopath - not just a sociopath - to do something as nefarious as murdering someone in jail, making it look like suicide and either stopping the video or deleting it. This means that the person responsible for this possible murder, is not bound by any moral or ethicial limits. None.

Here are a Few Additional Relevant Sources for Further Understanding of Donald J. Trump & the Epstein Files

TV News Coverage is Likely to be Spotty [vis-a-vis comparable scandals], because in Spite of the High Ratings Potential of this Story, it Probably doesn't Fit with the Billionaires' Propaganda for Profit Purposes - as much as does Cozying up to President Trump

ALLEGED MOBSTER TO TRUMP - LEAVE MY DAUGHTER ALONE OR ELSE
- https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2019/09/trumps-mob-connections/176871/
DETAILS OF ALLEGED TRUMP EXPLOITS ON EPSTEIN'S LOLITA EXPRESS INCLUDE TRUMP'S 1ST SEXUAL ENCOUNTER WITH MELANIA
- https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU08/20250227/117951/HHRG-119-JU08-20250227-SD006-U6.pdf
LEARN A BIT OF TRUMP HISTORY - THE MOBSTERS & DON
- https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-mob-organized-crime-213910/
TRUMP & EPSTEIN BEST / TERRIFIC FRIENDS - TRUMP REPORTEDLY CALLED EPSTEIN A 'TERRIFIC GUY'
- https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-epstein-friendship-timeline-history-2019-7

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan

SHENYC Festival in the Village, 9th Annual Go Africa Festival in West Harlem, Randalls Island Waterfront Fest, St. Catherine of Genoa Festival on hiatus, SummerStage & Blue Note Jazz Festival

Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 9th Annual Go Africa Carnival - Along West 116th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard [7th Avenue] and Frederick Douglass Boulevard [8th Avenue]. The epicenter is at 216 West 216th Street. There will be three stages showcasing African and Caribbean culture including music, food, art and shopping. Street fairs in Washington Heights & Harlem For details copy & paste - https://goafricacarnival.org or FB - https://www.facebook.com/GoAfricaCarnival/

Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Randalls Island Waterfront Festival - in the East River Picnic Area on Randalls Island. Generally for families and kids with games, cooking demos, face painting, arts and crafts. Not a street fair. Organized by the Randalls Island Park Alliance - https://randallsisland.org

St. Catherine of Genoa Festival going on hiatus for this year. They expect to return in 2026.

OLD NOTE DATE _ UPDATE COMING SHORTLY _ July 2024 - SummerStage in Central Park & Boros - For details see - https://cityparksfoundation.org.

OLD NOTE DATE _ UPDATE COMING SHORTLY _ June 2024 - the Blue Note Jazz Festival - The Blue Note always has something going. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/BlueNoteNYC

Also a number of upcoming street festivals - see link below.

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

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Peruvian Day Parade, Annual Festival Independencia Orgullo Colombiano, FIOC, Queens Boro Dance Fest & Next week St Irene Chrysovalantou Church Festival, Colombian Day Parade & Summer Streets Return

Jackson Heights / Corona _ Sunday, July 20, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Peruvian Day Parade - along 37th Avenue marching from 69th to 89th Streets. Queens parades and street fairs in Jackson Heights / Corona.

Sunday, July 20, 2025 from 1.30 to 9 pm - Annual Festival Independencia Orgullo Colombiano, FIOC - at the NY Hall of Science at 47-01 111th Street in Flushing / Corona. The festival includes live music and dance performances. Tickets cost $13. Last year children under 12 and seniors were free, but this year we couldn't find anyone to confirm whether that policy continues this year. For details and tickets, copy & paste - INSTA https://www.instagram.com/festivalcolombianofioc/ OR | https://www.festivalcolombianofioc.com

Sunday, July 20, 202 from 10 am to 6 pm - Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District BID & Glendale Kiwanis Street Fair - use street fairs link below for details.

NEXT WEEK _ Thursday - Sunday, July 24 - July 27, 2025 from 5 pm to 11 pm - St Irene Chrysovalantou Church Festival - This Astoria street fair is along 23rd Avenue from 36th Street to the Amtrak trestle. Traditional Greek food, music, and folk dances every night, as well as rides for the kids and a marketplace. The feast day celebration starts with a mass on Wednesday at 7 pm inside and continues with various religious services through the end of the feast on Sunday. For details see - https://www.stirene.org

Next week the Colombian Day Parade & Summer Streets return.

The photo above or at right was taken on a rainy summer day in Jackson Heights Queens.

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

BRIC Concerts at Brower & Prospect Parks, The Giglio Festival & Capo Parade, Coney Isle Friday Night Fireworks

Williamsburg _ Wednesday thru Sunday, July 9 - 20, 2025 - Times vary but oftentimes begin in the afternoon & run into the night - The Annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast / The Giglio Festival. This tradition began in 1887 and continues at Havemeyer at North 9th Street in Williamsburg. A DAILY Italian festival with food, music, dance, entertainment and kiddie rides, as well as the cultural hoisting of the Giglio. Organized by Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. For daily event details copy & paste - https://www.olmcfeast.com. For daily event details copy & paste www.olmcfeast.com. Williamsburg Street Fairs / St Festivals in Brooklyn.

The photo above or at right was taken from the Kosciuszko Bridge, looking west toward Manhattan. The Kosciuszko Bridge connects Greenpoint / East Williamsburg Brooklyn and Sunnyside / Maspeth Queens.

Friday, July 18, 2025 - Benefit Concert: Men I Trust | strongboi - at 141 Prospect Park West at the Lena Horne Bandshell. Tickets run $95 - $177. For details and tickets see - https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/things-to-do/celebrate-brooklyn/

Saturday, July 19, 2025 - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! - at Brower Park at Park Place between Brooklyn Avenue and Kingston. Free. For details see - https://bricartsmedia.org/event/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-at-brower-park-2025/

Sunday, July 20, 202 from 10 am to 6 pm - Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District BID & Glendale Kiwanis Street Fair - use street fairs link below for details.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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LGBTQ Pride Festival & Health Fair, Randalls Island Waterfront Festival & Next Week Bronx Dominican Day Parade & Bronx Night Market

Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm - Bronx 14th Annual LGBTQ Pride Festival & Health Fair - At the Crotona Park Amphitheatre in Crotona Park at 1700 Crotona Avenue at 559 Claremont Parkway. Live entertainment and LGBTQ related health & other booths. Street fairs near Mt Eden in the Mount Hope neighborhood of the Central Bronx & Montefiore one of organizers. FREE. For details and to rsvp, copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/BronxPrideFestivalAndHealthFair/

The photo above or at right was taken in Bronx Little Italy along Arthur Avenue. Bronx Little Italy is still populated with authentic Italian small businesses and restaurants.

NEXT WEEK _ Sunday, July 27, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Bronx Dominican Parade aka Gran Parada Dominicana Del Bronx - Along the Grand Concourse from 167th to 176th Streets. The main performance stage is at 176th Street on the Grand Concourse where there will be speeches and performances from 11 am to 5 pm. The parade starts at 1.40 pm and the parade / festival ends by 5 pm. Yonkers Dominicans also march in the Manhattan parade. For more details see - INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/granparadadominicanadelbronx/?hl=en or FB - https://www.facebook.com/granparadadomincanabx and their WS has been dropped - https://granparadadominicanadelbronx.org [not to be confused with the Manhattan Dominican Parade in August] In Spanish / En Espanol - https://granparadadelbronx.com/site/

Also see our page dedicated to the Bronx Dominican Parade which contains a bit of history of the Dominican Republic and some of the characters portrayed in the Bronx Dominican Parade.

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

SprinklerFest & Cottage Row Curiosities at Snug Harbor & Final Weekend of 122nd Annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival at Rosebank

Friday, July 18, 2025 from 12 noon to 4 pm - Sprinklerfest in the South Meadow of Snug Harbor at 1000 Richmond Terrace. Not a street fair, but there will be 30 sprinklers on the Snug Harbor Lawn for the kids to run through and cool down. NOT a Staten Island street fair / festival at Snug Harbor in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. Free. For details see - https://snug-harbor.org/

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays & Tuesday, July 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19 & 20, 2025 beginning at 7.30 pm each evening - 122nd Annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. At the Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 243 Virginia Avenue in Rosebank on Staten Island. Every night there's entertainment and food, and likely, as in the past, shopping and rides. Free admission, but no food or drink allowed to be brought in from the outside. The feast day of the event is Wednesday, July 16, when there's an 11 am mass at the Church of St. Joseph and Mary Immaculate. For details, copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/mountcarmelgrottorosebank/

The photo above or at right was taken from Casa Belvedere which is located in the Silver Lake neighborhood near Grymes Hill on Staten Island. In the distance is the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Cottage Row Curiosities at Snug Harbor Cultural Center - See street fairs for details.

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City of Water Day NYC & Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island

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Sunrise 5.35/29 am. Sunset 8.27/30 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 14 hours & 52 minutes of daylight or fourteen 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 vs TV News Area Weather. No rain is in the forecast for this weekend. The temperature highs will be in the low 80's and the temperature lows will be in the low to mid 70's all weekend. The humidity will be fairly high reaching around 90% on Friday and Saturday, but only 80% on Sunday. Winds will be 5 - 10 mph most of the weekend, so it's a dry, warm, somewhat humid weekend, but with a nice breeze. Not bad for a mid July forecast.

The photo at right was taken in Greenpoint Brooklyn during the Lady Land festival in the Under the K Bridge Park [2024]. The painted blue building, labeled 'Crooklyn' lies at one of the entrances to the park, and you can see a security guard in the yellow vest, sitting on a park bench in the foreground.

Friday Night Edition @ 11.15 pm. Done, but always a work in process.

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NYC _ Saturday, July 12, 2025 - City of Water Day - Events all around NYC. For details, copy & paste - https://www.cityofwaterday.org | MAP - https://www.cityofwaterday.org/eventsmap

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Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan

Carnegie Hall Concert, Cuban American Day Parade, Bastille Day Concert & Festival, SummerStage, Blue Note Jazz Festival

Friday, July 11, 2025 from 4 to 11 pm - Carnegie Hall Citywide / The Knights with Juliean Labro - at Bryant Park. See street fairs link below for details.

Saturday, July 12, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - 6th Avenue / Chelsea Fair - use the street fair link below to obtain details.

Saturday, July 12, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Times Square Summer Fair - use the street fair link below to obtain details.

Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Columbus Circle Fair - use the street fair link below to obtain details.

Midtown _ Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - The Cuban American Day Parade. The festiviites begin at 11 am and I think [unconfirmed] that the parade steps off at 12 noon along Madison Avenue from 38th Street to 27th Street ending in Madison Square Park where there will likely be an after party.

Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 12 noon - 5 pm - Bastille Day Festival - Along Madison Avenue from 59th Street to 63rd Street and along 60th Street between between 5th and Madison Avenues - Upper East Side Neighborhood NYC street fair Manhattan. This is one of the more differentiated street fairs, as it is organized by the French Institute / Allianz Francais and focuses on French culture including live performances, a champagne party [you need tickets], French film, French booths, French food and family activities. For details and tickets see - https://fiaf.org/

The photo at right shows the Bastille Day street fair in an earlier year. The fair returns this weekend, see details above.

Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 5 to 10 pm - Bastille Day Concert in Central Park - at the Rumsey Playfield. Free. For details, copy & paste - https://newyork.consulfrance.org/-english-

OLD NOTE DATE _ UPDATE COMING SHORTLY _ July 2024 - SummerStage in Central Park & Boros - For details see - https://cityparksfoundation.org.

OLD NOTE DATE _ UPDATE COMING SHORTLY _ June 2024 - the Blue Note Jazz Festival - The Blue Note always has something going. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/BlueNoteNYC

Also a number of upcoming street festivals - see link below.

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

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Queens Boro Dance Fest, Bolivian Day Parade, Festival de las Flores Moved to October,

Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Bolivian Day Parade - along 37th Avenue marching from 69th to 89th Streets. Queens parades and street fairs in Jackson Heights / Corona.

OLD NOTE DATE _ UPDATE COMING SHORTLY _ Friday, July 12, 2024 beginning at 7 pm - Blarney Concert Series - performance at the NY Irish Center - at 10-40 Jackson Avenue at 51st Avenue in LIC. A tin whistle and other performances by the Woodlawn School of Irish Music in the Bronx. For details and $23 tickets, copy & paste - https://www.newyorkirishcenter.org

THIS FESTIVAL MOVED FROM JULY TO OCTOBER _ Sunday, October 12, 2025 from 12 noon to 3 pm - The Festival de las Flores - A parade marches along 37th Avenue from 69th Street [in Jackson Heights] to 88th Street in Corona where there should be a nearby street fair that runs along [possibly 90th] Street to Roosevelt Avenue until about 6 pm.

Saturdays, July 12, 2025 from 4 pm to 12 midnight - Queens International Night Market - use the street fair link below to obtain details.

Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Forest Hills Summer Jam - use the street fair link below to obtain details.

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The Giglio Festival & Capo Parade, Flatbush BID Fair, Coney Isle Friday Night Fireworks

Williamsburg _ Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 1.30 to 5.30 pm - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast Giglio Festival Capo Parade - at Havemeyer at North 9th Street in Williamsburg or 275 North 8th Street. For details see - https://www.olmcfeast.com

The photo at right was taken at the Giglio Festival in Williamsburg in the prior year. As you can see, a number of men hoist the ship, filled with other men, above them. The event returns this weekend. See paragraphs above for details.

Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Flatbush Avenue BID Festival & Street Fair - use St Fairs link below for details.

Thursday, July 17, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Fulton Mall / MetroTech Summer Fair - - use St Fairs link below for details.

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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

HUB 3rd Avenue Festival, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast Day Celebration including the Giglio Raising

Saturday, July 12, 2025 from 12 noon to 8 pm - 1 Bronx Festival / HUB 3rd Avenue Summer Festival [formerly an LGBTQ Festival] - use the street fair link below for details.

The photo at right was taken at the Coop City July 4th fireworks event in 2024. As you can see by the photo, it was a fireworks show worth attending.

Monday thru Wednesday, Sunday, July 7 - 16, 2025 beginning at various times - The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 627 East 187th Street in the Belmont / Little Italy neighborhood of the Bronx. They host a number of religious and cultural events celebrating this feast day / week. For details, copy & paste - https://ourladymtcarmelbx.org

Sunday, July 13, 2025 beginning at 1.30 pm & 2.30 pm - Raising of the Giglio followed by a community Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 627 East 187th Street in the Belmont / Little Italy neighborhood of the Bronx. For details, copy & paste - https://ourladymtcarmelbx.org

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

Maker Park Radio 8th Anniversary Music & Art Fest, 122nd Annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival at Rosebank & Sprinklerfest 2025

Stapleton _ Friday & Saturday, July 11 & 12, 2025 from 5 to 11 pm - Maker Park Radio 8th Annual Music & Art Fest - at 450 Front Street in the Stapleton / Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island NYC, within walking distance of the Staten Island Ferry. There will be live entertainment and about a dozen local food and craft [and records?] vendors. For details and $20 Advance / $25 Door tickets see - https://makerparkradio.nyc or FB - https://www.facebook.com/MakerParkRadio/

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This 4th of July I am Ashamed - Not Proud

Why were the Senate Majority Leader & VP Missing at the Big Beautiful Bill-ionaire Signing? Were They Ashamed Too?

July 4, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / U.S. Politics Media & Government / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed the cynically named, Big Beautiful Bill, into law. After reviewing its contents, I felt compelled to make a few remarks.

The image above or at right shows a photo of the second Trump tax cut signing on the July 4th holiday. Both Republican Vice President J.D. Vance and Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune are missing.

In the photo we posted below of the Trump's first term tax cut photo, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan and VP Mike Pence were all present. As you can see for yourself, this time around, two of the three leaders - albeit different Republicans - were not present.

Nonetheless, one thing that hasn't changed is that all of the Republicans in the photo are still LAUGHING AT YOU, not with you. They got preferential tax rates and will continue receiving campaign funding from billionaires to keep their jobs, while you, your children, your grandchildren, great grandchildren and so forth all got scr*wed.

This is literally taking money [$3 - $5 TRILLION TO BE EXACT] from BABIES. What kind of parents and grandparents allow this to happen? And what kind of cowards engineer these big steals? STOP THIS STEAL, WHY DON'T YOU?

CLICK here to read more about how the Republican Party, led by Donald J. Trump, Mike Johnson, John Thune & J.D. Vance, is taking $3 trillion plus dollars from your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and unborn babies in order to give the richest people on the planet lower taxes ... AGAIN.

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July 4th Fireworks & Weekend _ Scroll Down to see Headline Events & Things to Do for Each Boro: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island

July 4, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 5.296 am. Sunset 8.301 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 15 hours & 1 minutes of daylight or five 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.

The photo above or at right was taken a few years ago, of folks lined up along the East River waterfront in Queens, on a warm summer day, waiting in anticipation of ... This year Queens won't have a front row seat to the Macy's 4th of July fireworks as they are being staged at the south end of the East River, so folks will have to travel to Brooklyn and Manhattan for the front row seats. In prior years some of the fireworks barges were staged around Midtown, whereas this year none will be positioned north of the Brooklyn Bridge. That said, they're trying something new this year, as two launch areas are being positioned atop the Brooklyn Bridge - one at each tower. The height of these two launch areas may make remote viewing more accessible from longer distances.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different vs TV News Area Weather. The temperature highs will be in the mid to high 80's Friday and Saturday, while the temperature lows will be around 70 for those two days. The Sunday high will be about 90 and the low in the mid to high 70's. No rain is in the forecast for NYC this weekend. The winds will be about 3 - 8 mph Friday and Saturday, rising to 5 - 10 mph on Sunday. The humidity will range from 50% - 65% in what appears to be a relatively stable three days, although rising slightly each day. So, all tolled, the weekend looks to be pretty fine.

Friday Early AM Edition @ 3 am. Friday July 4th events are mostly done. We may have one or two additions by about lunchtime. And by the end of Friday will have the whole weekend posted. Have a Happy 4th of July weekend.

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Macy's 4th of July Fireworks

Macy's 4th of July Fireworks begin at 9.35 in the East River & atop the Brooklyn Bridge. For details use our link below which contains maps and explanations of viewing and restrictions and / or see - https://www.macysinc.com/newsroom/news/news-details/2025/Macys-4th-of-July-Fireworks-Show-Live-From-the-Brooklyn-Bridge-and-the-East-River-With-Sparkling-Displays-and-Electrifying-Musical-Performances/default.aspx

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4th of July Fireworks Queens NYC

Jul 05, 2025 at 12:15 am by mikewood

Queens 4th of July Fireworks 2025 NYC

Best Viewing Locations / Places to Watch 4th of July Fireworks in Queens NYC including at Cunningham Park Saturday, June 7th, 2025; in Astoria Park Thursday, 6/26/25; at Fort Totten Park on Wednesday, 6/18/25; the Macy's Fireworks from LIC on Friday, 7/4/25 and at Breezy Point on Saturday, July 5th, also possible remote viewing of Bronx & Long Island Events

July 4, 2025 / Queens Neighborhoods / July 4th Holiday in Queens / Queens Buzz NYC.

NYC Weather Friday & Saturday, July 4 & 5, 2025. The temperature highs will be in the mid to high 80's each day, while the temperature lows will be around 70 each day. No rain is in the forecast for NYC during this time period. The winds will be about 3 - 8 mph both days. The humidity will range from 50% - 65% in what appears to be a relatively stable couple of days, during which fireworks will be launched throughout the NYC area. Both days look pretty fine.

NYC Weather Update as of 6.24.25 for Early Fireworks Displays in the Bronx and Queens on Thursday June 26, 2025. The temperature highs will be in the high 90's on Thursday, descending to about 80 by midday and down to 70 in the late evening. The humidity will be in the 70% range for most of the day. No rain is expected and winds will be in the 10 mph range. Not too bad for a July 4th fireworks display, although the winds might make it challenging for the pyrotechnicians.

Air Quality. As of 7.4.25 the air quality is Moderate, as well as for Friday & Saturday, although rising going into the weekend. To stay abreast of the air quality in NYC copy and paste this link into your browswer bar - https://www.airnow.gov

All of these fireworks displays are FREE.

Click to view a story about the Astoria Park Fireworks show of 2013 in Queens. The photo above or at right shows the July 4th / Independence Day fireworks in Astoria Queens in a prior year.

Click here for the rest of our report about the 4th of July Fireworks in Queens NYC & nearby areas. The following page contains between a half dozen and dozen different 4th of July fireworks celebrations in the five boroughs of NYC viewable from Queens. This report includes the best viewing locations in Queens for the fireworks shows in Queens before, on and after the 4th of July, including times and locations for the Macy's 4th of July fireworks in Manhattan NYC, the Orchard Beach fireworks in the Bronx NYC, as well as the Jones Beach fireworks on Long Island.

Queens Swimming Pools - Free Outdoor Public Swimming Pools In Queens

Jun 22, 2025 at 12:15 am by mikewood

Queens Free Public Outdoor Swimming Pools - Queens NYC

Includes Maps, Contact Info & Links

June 22, 2025 / Queens Neighborhoods / Queens Free Public Swimming Pools / Queens Things To Do / Queens Buzz NYC.

Queens offers easy access to a wide range of recreational swimming pools. The following is our first attempt to provide you with a view of the range of public swimming pools available in the parks of Queens. We encourage you to make use of these facilities because they provide healthy, fun, and frequently free or inexpensive entertainment for both individuals and families with children.

Outdoor public pools will open beginning Friday June 27th, 2025. Indoor pools are open year round unless there are construction or improvement projects going on.

Generally pool hours are from 11 am - 7 pm daily, with a one hour break between 3 and 4 pm for cleaning. Bring a padlock for your locker and proper swimming trunks are required [for boys this means not shorts as trunks must have liners]. Don't bring food, glass bottles, newspapers, electronics, floaters and no or as few valuables as you can bring to minimize your risk because the park isn't responsible for your losses. Free sunscreen will be made available while supplies last.

As of this posting 6.22.25, masks are NOT required for indoor activity including in the locker rooms. This ended in 2023, but it's always prudent to stay tuned, and although unlikely, it's always possible that could change.

Click here to view a listing of Queens swimming pools including Astoria, LIC, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Flushing, Corona, Jamaica, Bayside swimming pools.

Update: Mamdani Wins Ranked Choice Voting, but Final Vote Count Remains

One Final Vote Count Remains as All Mail in Ballots Not Yet Included in the Tallies

Update July 1, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Politics Media & Government / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Mamdani wins Ranked Choice Voting - Prior to the Final Counting with All Mail in Ballots. The current tabulations show that Mamdani widened his lead to [545,334 or 56%] over Cuomo [428,530 or 44%] in the ranked choice round.

While there are still some mail in ballots to be counted, it is believed that the bulk of the mail in ballots have been included in the count. In the 2021 NYC Mayoral Race [general] there were in the neighborhood of 125,000 - 132,000 mail in ballots.

The graphic above or at right shows the NYC Board of Election vote counts for the June 2025 NYC Mayoral Race following the first and subsequent rounds of ranked choice voting. All of the mail in ballots have not yet been included in the counts.

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Queens Dominican Day Parade o Desfile Dominicana Queens NYC

Jul 14, 2025 at 12:15 am by PeterParker

Dominican Day Parades in Queens & NYC

There are Four Dominican Day Parades in NYC & Boroughs

July 14, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Queens Buzz NYC.

NYC Weather Forecast as of 7.14.25. Update coming with the Friday / Weekend post.

The photo at right was taken at one of the NYC Dominican Parades in NYC in a prior year. The Queens Dominican Parade has already passed as of June 22, 2025 See details below. There are only two more Dominican Day Parades this summer, because the Brooklyn Dominican Day Parade is on hiatus for the second year in a row. Given their website is down and nobody returned my calls, we think the event has been discontinued into the indefinite future.

Queens is Home to a Popular Dominican Day Parade

Dominican Day Parades in the Queens & NYC. NYC has several Dominican Day parades, a couple of which we've previously covered. We've included in this report about the upcoming Manhattan and Bronx Domincan Day Parades in NYC, so that if you missed the one in Queens, there's still time to enjoy the show.

CLICK here for our report on the Queens Dominican Day Parade / Queens Desfile Dominicana of 2025.

After Mamdani First Round Ranked Choice Voting Victory, Adams Lashes out at him

Cuomo Decides to Stay in the Race & It's Time for You to Learn More about Adams' Transferring Public Wealth to one of his Supporters, Billionaire Stephen Ross of Related Companies

June 27, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Politics Media & Government / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Mamdani Decisively Wins First Round of Ranked Choice. Zohran Mamdani [432,000 1st place votes] spooked the billionaires and real estate folks, who funded Andrew Cuomo's [362,000 votes] and Eric Adams' [0 votes as no longer running as a Democrat] campaigns. A number of them profited immensely from dealings with both Cuomo and Adams while in office, but particularly during the Adams Administration's, 'getting stuff done' for them. Contrary to what Adams proclaims, he's been 'getting stuff done' for the billionaires - not the working classes - as a brief look at his record below demonstrates. Also see Zoom Call below noting ongoing Adams transference of great public wealth to one of his campaign funders, Stephen Ross of Related Companies [among others], via transference of control of FEC Chelsea NYCHA.

In the graphic above or at right we've depicted Eric Adams as we see him today, in a money suit, which is what he's really all about. We just didn't know it four years ago. Adams never really had a vision for NYC, and wasn't really committed to anything for the working classes, unless it was something that would enable him to self promote or enrich himself. There's a reason billionaires are funding Eric Adams' campaign. And it's not because of how he looks, but rather because of his actions on their behalf. Follow the guy in the money suit and pay attention where he has it laundered, as the Feds did before the Trump pardon.

Billionaire Funded Fake News & Ads Coming to a TV near You. During the rest of this campaign, you can expect distorted billionaire TV News coverage generally, but particularly from Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, and also from Murdoch's NY Post and Wall Street Journal. They will find different ways to directly or indirectly attack, discredit or undermine Mamdani, using unsupported allegations, rumors and innuendo. Mamdani, like AOC, seems authentic in his desire to help the working classes / families - and not the billionaires - as Eric Adams has done. And should Mamdani win, the Murdoch Ministry of Mass Manipulation will continue to provide distorted reporting, reflecting their master's voice, as they pretty much do every day.

Adams Appears to be Working with and for Republicans. Following the announcement of the first round of ranked choice voting results, Adams re-announced his candidacy as an 'Independent'. But Adams isn't really independent. In fact he seems very 'Dependent' on his uncle Donald Trump, who pardoned Adams for his alleged crimes. Adams looks to be a Republican party proxy pol, who they will use to siphon votes away from Democrat Mamdani.

Cuomo Decides to Continue his Run on the 'Fight & Deliver' Ballot Line. We just learned that Andrew Cuomo has officially decided to stay in the race, as he did not withdraw his name from the 'Fight & Deliver' ballot line. Like Adams, Cuomo is also a 'Dependent' on the billionaires who fund his campaigns, and for whom he appears to 'fight and deliver', not unlike how Adams 'gets stuff done'.

CLICK here to read the rest of our report about Mayor Adams false accusations of Mamdani and Adams Betrayal of the Working Class in favor of his Billionaire Funders. It's a sad tale of how Eric Adams presided over the most disappointing Mayoralty in modern NYC history.

Primary Election Day, Tuesday June 22, 2025 & Andrew Cuomo's Record

Consider the Source - A Word about Billionaire Bloomberg & Big Real Estate Funding of NYC Mayoral Race TV Attack Ads - Vote for 'Their' Mayor or Vote for One of Ours?

Links Include - Working Family Party Recommendations & Poll Site Locator

June 20, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Politics Media & Government / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

A Word about Billionaire Michael Bloomberg Trying to Impose his Well Funded Will on the NYC Mayoral Race. Former Mayor Bloomberg and Big Real Estate have been spending millions of dollars on TV attack ads targeting NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. The ads are filled with accusations about things Mamdani may have said, but nothing nothing he has ever acted upon in support of alleged statements.

The billionaires want Andrew Cuomo to win, because Cuomo is 'their guy' who will keep a lid on public spending on transit, education, police, sanitation, the arts and infrastructure, so that NYC billionaires can keep a lid on tax rates and keep more money they don't need, for themselves. The billionaire funded pols, like Cuomo and Adams, will try to keep a lid on public spending so that they can keep giving the super rich lavish tax breaks on their real estate investments in NYC 'affordable housing' ... that's 'affordable' to those making $100,000 plus.

CLICK here to read the rest of our report on the part of Andrew Cuomo's Record as Governor that they don't want you to think about.

Local & National [Primarily Web] News Sources we Currently Trust

7.7.25 Update / Opinion / Work in Progress

We've entered The Disinformation Age. Much of the mass media is controlled by billionaires, especially TV assets. They changed the FCC laws so they are no longer required to behave ethically, accurately and so the billionaire press does what it does best, pursues profits regardless of community collateral damage. They're only sharing information that they want you to know. They omit key facts they don't want you to know or even entirely ignore important stories that may embarass their billionaire friends. They try to manipulate viewers' perceptions in order to get them to vote for candidates representing the billionaires' interests, and provide open mics to the candidates their choice - not fact checked - even when these pols are making numerous false or misleading statements.

Trusted Web News Sources - Gotham Buzz

6.20.25 _ Currently Recommended News Sources to Help You Wean Yourself from Servile Dependence on Billioniare TV News. We currently favor The City, Politico, Axios, Vox, Wikipedia, the Gotham Gazette, Gothamist, City & State, Mother Jones, Wired, the browser Firefox curates a fair news offering, finance.yahoo.com is good for business news, and moderated social media outlets like BSky.app hace an intelligent audience that does a fair job of identifying key news reports, and use the search engines to look things up. Collectively these news sources should enable you to effectively do your civic duty to inform yourself about people and issues before voting. The NON-Billionaire TV News that we currently find reliable, includes left-leaning Democracy Now [on FNX & CUNY TV], PBS News Hour, and PBS Documentaries are also very informative. The Washington Post and New York Times are still fairly reliable, but not as implicitly so as in the past. Both the NYT and Wapo have undergone ownership / top management changes within the past six years. And the new management teams' values appear to differ from their predecessors, so pay attention to editorial changes / impacts. I no longer find any of the Network TV News outlets to be sufficiently informative. I doubt they ever were, but back in the day they used the newspaper reporting to help keep them informed, which today no longer cuts it. But that said, you can still pick up a few leads from TV News, which you can then use to more fully inform yourself, by doing further research on the internet. Also Vox & Axios. 6.20.25 Murdoch Iran War Monger.

CLICK here to view our list of trusted news sources on the web for local politics and news in NYC and for national politics and news in the USA.

NYC Mayoral Race Tightens

Candidates Mamadani & Lander Cross Endorse Each Other

June 13, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Politics Media & Government / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

On Friday, the top two NYC Mayoral contenders to Andrew Cuomo - Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander - cross endorsed each other for Mayor. This should help both of them as contenders and according to one pundit, reduces Cuomo's sure lock on the Mayoralty from 80% down to 60%. Which means Mamdani and Lander need to reach out to other NYC Mayoral candidates who realistically are no longer contenders, like Zellnor Myrie, Michael Blake, Jessica Ramos, and Jim Walden [running as an anti-corruption Independent] to increase their odds, while detracting from Cuomo's.

The photos above or at right were taken earlier this year at two different debates. On the left is NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and on the right is NYS Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani - the top two contenders for NYC Mayor following Andrew Cuomo. On Friday they cross endorsed each other, which will likely lead to increased TV ad spending by big real estate on their also-ran, straw horse candidates [see below]; as well as increased TV ad spending for attack ads trying to discredit real challengers to big real estate's choice for Mayor - Andrew Cuomo. Most TV political ads are such distortions of the truth, that they seem to be more fake news than informative.

Please do your homework on the candidates, using some of the high quality information sources below, to move up the learning curve on who the candidates are and who's funding them. TV News doesn't cut it any more, as it's controlled by billionaires. A long while ago, they rolled back FCC regulations requiring fair and balanced reporting, which is why what TV News presents today, is no longer consistently credible.

CLICK here to read the rest of our report on Mamdani & Lander cross endorse in NYC Mayoral Race 2025.

Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Beaches Open for the Summer - Scroll Down to see Headline Events & Things to Do for Each Boro: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island

June 6, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 5.26 am. Sunset 8.23 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 15 hours & 5 minutes of daylight or five hours and 25 more minutes of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2024, which was the shortest day of last year [2024] at 9 hours and 15 minutes of daylight. Spring began Thursday, March 20, 2025, which is also the Spring Equinox, when the day is 12 hours long - half daylight and half dark. The Summer Solstice is coming June 20, 2025 which will be the longest day of this year.

The photo above or at right was taken a couple of weeks ago in Hells Kitchen, showing a number of air conditioning units geometrically protruding from the sleek wall of a glass and steel skyscraper. Those are likely to come in very handy in the coming months.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different vs TV News Area Weather. Friday is dry but cloudy. Saturday, there's a 30% - 50% chance for a third inch of rain between 8 am and 5 pm. It's the kind of day where an umbrella might (or might not), come in handy. Sunday, there's a 30% - 60% chance of half that amount of rain - but after 7 pm. Temperature highs may hit 90 Friday, falling back to about 80 on Saturday and Sunday. Temperature lows will straddle the high 60's to the low 70's all weekend. The humidity will range from 60% to 80% on both Friday and Sunday, and remain at a steady 70% on Saturday. Winds will range from 5 to 10 mph all weekend. It's definitely a manageable weekend weather-wise - contrary to the billionaire TV News efforts to convince you to stay inside watching TV.

Friday Evening Edition @ 11 pm. Mostly done - if not completely done. it's always possible there might be late additions.

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

50501 Movement Protest in WDC Friday 6/6/25, NYS Primary is 6/24/25, NYC Beaches Open & Next Week is No Kings Protests in NYC & Nationwide

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

Saturday, June 14, 2025 is the Deadline to Register to Vote in the NYC Primary on June 24th. Applications must be received by the NY Board of Elections to be eligible to vote in this election. As it's a Saturday, we recommend you make sure they get it by Friday, June 13, 2025. The winner of the Democratic primary is almost always the person who becomes Mayor [Giuliani and Bloomberg were exceptions because of Rupert Murdoch's NY Post & Fox News manipulations & Bloomberg's $$$], as 56% of NYC voters identify as Democrat, and about 26% identify as Republican [other sources say these numbers are 48% & 21% respectively].

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

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at various times & locations - No Kings Protest - Nationwide protests against the Trump Administration efforts to take federally funded benefits and services from lower, middle and upper middle income Americans, and transfer it to the richest people on the planet, by enabling them to pay lower tax rates funded by cuts and adding another $2 - $4 trillion in debt on America's children. That would boost America's debt for which Trump would personally be responsible for nearly a third of it, and possibly more. For more information about this, see - https://indivisible.org/statements/indivisible-and-partners-announce-no-kings-nationwide-day-defiance-flag-day-during - and for details of related events happening in NYC, see - https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan

Tribeca Film Festival has Begun, 116th St Festival, Puerto Rican Parade, St Nicholas Festival, Multi Cultural Festival, Israeli & Independent Film Festivals end & Next Week Museum Mile Festival & Taste of Summer Central Park Fundraiser

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

The photo above or at right was taken at the Tribeca Film Festial last year. The festival returned earlier this week and will continue through next weekend. See details below.

Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 9.30 am to 5 pm - St Nicholas Avenue Festival - Along St Nicholas Avenue between 181st Street to 188th Street - street fairs in the Upper West Side NYC neighborhood of Manhattan. For details see - https://info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov/ny-state-health-nicholas-avenue-festival-and-carnaval-event

Saturday, June 7, 2025 - Manhattan Art Open at El Barrio - on the UES / East Harlem.

Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 10 am - 5 pm - 40th Annual 116th Street Festival - Along 3rd Avenue from 106th St to 122nd street and along 116th between 2nd and Lexington Avenues in the El Barrio section of East Harlem. Food, shopping & three stages of entertainment. For details see - https://116thstfestival.com/

Sunday, June 8, 2025 beginning at 11 am - The Puerto Rican Day Parade returns. It will kick off at 5th Avenue at 43rd Street marching north to 79th Street on the UES. This is one of the largest parades in NYC and it celebrates various aspects of Puerto Rican culture. For details see - https://www.nprdpinc.org/

Washington Heights _ Saturday, June 7 & 21, 2025 from 11 am to 7 pm & 12 noon to 6 pm respectively - 16th Annual Multi-Cultural Festival - 1st Weekend in the Jackie Robinson Bandshell at 85 Bradhurst Avenue between 147th & 148th Streets in Washington Heights. The 2nd Weekend is held at along St. Nicholas Avenue between 141st and 145th Streets in Washington Heights. This event includes performances, food, vendors and social services. Organized by New York African Chorus Ensemble in collaboration with the NYPD 30th Precinct & the 30th Precinct Community Council. For free tickets [not required per se] and details, copy & paste - https://multiculturalfestival.nyc

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

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

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 from 6 - 9 pm - Museum Mile Festival - Along 5th Avenue from 79th Street to 106th Street on the Upper East Side. All of the exquisite museums along 5th Avenue on the Upper East Side UES are open to the public for free. For details see - https://www.centralpark.com/events/museum-mile-festival/

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Taste of Summer in Central Park - on Bethesda Terrace. Fundraiser for the Central Park Conservancy. Tickets are $400 / person or $10K - $15K for a table. For details see - https://www.centralparknyc.org/activities/events/taste-of-summer

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Memorial Day Parades Queens NYC

May 23, 2025 at 12:15 am by PeterParker

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Things To Do Memorial Day Weekend In Queens NYC - Memorial Day Events & Parades in QNS NYC

May 20, 2025 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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Mother's Day Restaurants In Queens

May 09, 2025 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

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

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

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

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

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

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

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

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

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

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

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

CLICK here to read the rest of our report, as well as other Weekend Things To Do in NYC in May 2025 _ NYC events.

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Queens Easter Events, Brunches & Ceremonies in QNS NYC

Apr 23, 2025 at 12:15 am by PeterParker

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What did Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer just do?

Were you Fully Informed of the Key Facts, Regarding the Continuing Budget Resolution, on the Billionaire-Controlled, Network TV News? Check out BSky.app & Compare to what you Learn from TV News about What's Going on in Washington, D.C.

Updated March 15, 2025 vs 3.14.25 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

An excellent example of billionaire-controlled, Network TV News priorities / manipulations, was on full display this month. An American college student gone missing on Spring break in the Dominican Republic, seemed to get - as much, if not more airtime and 'investigative coverage' - than the budget negotiations between Republicans and Democrats.

TV News 'The' Disinformation Medium. Ask yourself WHY this particular missing college student has become such a HUGE Network TV News story, when 600,000 people go missing in the U.S. every year? Are the billionaire controlled Network News outlets trying to distract their viewers from what's going on in Washington, D.C. by giving the truly important stories less airtime while filling up their broadcasts with sensational horror stories?

The budget negotiations included a huge transfer of federally elected representatives' power [aka your power] from the legislative branch to the executive branch of government, as well as cuts of tens of billions of dollars to previously approved federal programs.

So, ask yourself, which of these news stories is of more concern to you? Which of these stories of more actionable by you? And which of these stories appears to be what might be a tragic human interest story, used by billionaire controlled Network TV News, as a ratings chasing headline / audience distraction?

CLICK here to view the rest of our report on how Chuck Schumer abandons the Democrats [own party], and leads a rebel contingent of Senators including NYS Senator Gillebrand to vote in favor of Trump and the Republicans, on the Continuing Budget Resolution of March 2025.

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St Patricks Day Parades in Queens NYC

Mar 08, 2025 at 12:15 am by PeterParker

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Queens St Patrick's Day Bars, Restaurants & Irish pubs In Queens NYC

Mar 10, 2025 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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Queens Romantic Restaurants for Valentines Day - Queens NYC

Feb 10, 2025 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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Things To Do Presidents Day Weekend - Queens Events Presidents Day Weekend Queens NYC

Feb 14, 2025 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing Queens - Section

Feb 10, 2025 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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Things To Do Martin Luther King Day Weekend in Queens NYC

Jan 19, 2025 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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New Years Resolutions 2025: The Road Ahead

A Few Axioms To Keep In Mind Throughout The New Year

January 1, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Holidays / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

For all of us, today starts the beginning of a new year. It's an opportunity to start anew. And even if we don't fulfill our highest expectations, moving the needle in the right direction, is always a good thing.

The rest of this report is about some of the things you can do personally to make 2025 a better year for you.

CLICK here to read the rest of our report on New Years Resolutions 2025 - The Road Ahead.

Queens New Years Eve Parties NYC & NYE Parties & Events QNS NYC

Dec 16, 2024 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year Weekend with Holiday Markets, Holiday Events & NYE Parties - are Some of the Top Things to do this Weekend & Next Weekend in NYC

December 26, 2024 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.

NYC Weather. Sunrise 7.18 am. Sunset 4.35 pm. For the first time since June, the days are starting to get longer. We're up 2 minutes of sunlight versus last week.

It looks to be a rainy weekend, on both Saturday [1/3 inch] and Sunday [over 3/4 inch]. There are bound to be plenty of times, during both days, when there's little rain falling; so be brave, and don't let a little water stop you from enjoying your precious time with family and friends.

The temperature highs will rise from about 30 on Thursday, to 34 on Friday, 44 on Saturday, and into the low 50's on Sunday. The temperature lows will rise from the mid teens on Thursday, to the high 20's on Friday, into the low 40's on Saturday and Sunday. The winds will range from 5 - 7 mph on Thursday and Friday, kicking up to 5 - 10 mph Saturday and then again up to 15 mph on Sunday. It's going to be a humid weekend ranging from 70% on Thursday up to 90% on Sunday. These temperature statistics are unusually high for this time of year versus historical norms.

The photo at right, taken in Sunnyside Queens a year ago this week, shows an example of the holiday home decorations one can find in the five boroughs of NYC.

This weekend use the links below to find holiday events, holiday markets and look for things to do over the New Years Eve weekend. We'll be updating the NYE pages over the weekend.

CLICK here to view the rest of our report about things to do Christmas / New Year week in NYC - Events NYC the last week of December.

Holiday Events In Queens NYC - Holiday Things to do in Queens

Dec 20, 2024 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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Dec 20, 2024 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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City of Yes Passes by a Vote of 31 - 20

Stephen Ross, REBNY Members & the Adams Family Won & NYC Lost

December 6, 2024 / NYC Real Estate & Business / NYC Government & Politics / City of Yes Special Section / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz.

The City of Yes for Housing Opportunities bill passed yesterday afternoon / evening in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. The City of Yes or NYC Municipal Legislative Bill - L.U. 181 & Res 689 - App. N 240290 ZRY (City of Yes Zoning for Housing Opportunity) amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying multiple Sections to expand opportunities for housing within all zoning districts, Citywide. *

The photo snapshot at right shows the NYC Council voting on the City of Yes.

City of Yes [Wo]Men - Roll Call Vote Tally 31-20

Voting For the City of Yes Members. Carlina Rivera District 2, Eric Bottcher District 3, Keith Powers District 4, Julie Menin District 5, Gale Brewer M District 6, Shaun Abreu District 7, Diana Ayala District 8, Yusef Salaam M District 9, Carmen De La Rosa M District 10, Kevin Riley Bx District 12, Pierina Ana Sanchez District 14, Oswald Feliz District 15, Althea Stevens District 16, Rafael Salamanca Bx District 17, Amanda Farias District 18, Francisco Moya Q District 21, Tiffany Caban Q District 22, Shekar Krishnan Q District 25, Julie Won Q District 26, Nantasha Williams Q District 27, Speaker Adrienne Adams Q District 28, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Q District 31, Lincoln Restler District 33, Jennifer Gutierrez District 34, Crystal Hudson District 35, Chi Osse District 36, Sandy Nurse District 37, Alexa Aviles District 38, Shahana Hanif District 39, Rita Joseph District 40, Justin Brannan Bk District 47.

Pay attention to the delineation of NYC Council members by the boroughs noted above by letters. Speaker Adrienne Adams delivered enough Queens council member votes (7) in favor of the legislation, which had they voted as their Community Boards did, would have killed the City of Yes bill.

Did Adrienne Adams and these NYC Council members betray the people of Queens they were elected to represent? Well, if so, keep in mind they are up for re-election in June 2025. So please educate yourself, fact check the statements made herein by using the power of the internet, and then after you've done enough research to know what's true, start spreading the news and get behind people who will represent you, the voters, not the big money that funded their campaigns.

Voting in the Negative. Joann Ariola District 32, Chris Banks District 42, Joseph C. Borelli District 51, David Carr District 50, Eric Dinowitz District 11, James Gennaro District 24, Kamillah Hanks District 49, Robert Holden District 30, Linda Lee District 23, Farah N. Louis District 45, Kristy Marmorato District 13, Christopher Marte District 1, Diane Mealy District 41, Mercedes Narcisse District 46, Vickie Paladino District 19, Lynn Schulman District 29, Sandra Ung District 20, Inna Vernikov District 48, Kalmar Yeger District 44, Susan Zhuang District 43.

We will keep this roll call of the vote on our site indefinitely in the City of Yes Special Report Section, because you, the voters, can use it as one benchmark vote, that helps you understand who is representing you, and how they are representing you. This becomes particularly important as there is the Democratic Primary in June 24, 2025 and the general election is November 4, 2025. Almost all of the elections are decided in the June primary because 56% of NYC is Democratic and only 26% is Republican. The remaining 18% are independent.

* Editor's Note. The summary of the bill leaves out the part about the NYC Council members forfeiting their power, and because they represent us, they are forfeiting our power and legal rights to weigh in on new developments in our neighborhoods. The summary also leaves out the part where by rushed passage of the 1,388 bill, the real estate developers and international investors can harvest a huge amount of tax abatements for 'affordable housing' that would be 'affordable' to individuals making up to $141,000 and a family of three making up to $183,00 per year or making rental payments of $4575 per month. And the summary leaves out the part about the negotiated deal, wherein how Eric Adams is going to miraculously fund the $4 billion, that magically appeared just by Eric Adams promising it, after Eric Adams tried to cut $100 million from the budgets of public schools in January 2024 and cut $22 million from the budget for public libraries as recently as November 2023. Adams promise of $4 billion is just that, and only that - a promise - as it is NOT IN THE BUDGET. And we all know the value of a politician's promise, especially when it's made by someone like Eric Adams, who has a documented history of lying, and is managing a tight budget that doesn't have $4 billion of funding lying around. He's going to have to take that funding from other places like public schools, public libraries and the NYPD.

Thanksgiving - America's Communal Holiday

The Pilgrims Legacy: Love, Sharing & Community Empowerment

November 27, 2024 / NYC Neighborhoods / Thanksgiving Holidays in NYC / Gotham Buzz NYC.

A couple of years ago, I happened upon a childhood book of fables and fairytales that I had saved since I was a first grader. I was young enough to still like fairytales and old enough to be learning and loving to read.

The book, A Gateway to Storyland, by Platt & Munk Co, was given to me around the holidays, and the book still gives me a warm, loved feeling when I periodically open it to browse through the fairytales and fables containing little nuggets of age old wisdom about how to conduct onesself [see photo at right / the book is still in print]. I read it numerous times immediately upon receiving it, as the illustrations fed my imagination, and lessons embedded in the words resonated with timeless sagacity.

Unselfish Parental Love Manifested by Empowering Progeny

Love comes in many forms, but the purest form is unselfish love. The love of truly giving something with no thought of anything in return. That love is oftentimes given intergenerationally - from grandparents to parents to children.

Perhaps the greatest gifts are those that cost us nothing but our time. Like the gift of teaching someone something that they will be able to put to good use throughout their lives. Parents do this all the time, when they help their children develop skills, and impart some knowledge and learning ... just as my parents did many years ago, by giving me a well illustrated fairytale book to encourage my interest in reading, while sharing the time tested insights of the ages, handed down through storytelling.

I. A Brief Thanksgiving History

The Pilgrims Shared Communal Resources to Actualize a Dream

At Thanksgiving time we commemorate one of America's first settlements, founded by the risk-taking, resource-pooling, hardworking, spiritual community of Pilgrims.

The Pilgrims were early English settlers who arrived on American shores in the early 17th century [1600's]. They came here because they wanted a measure of freedom and self-determination that they were forbidden in Europe or what was called the 'old country'. The Pilgrims wanted to practice their faith, unencumbered, in a way that differed from the established Church of England. They pooled their money to obtain a ship, the Mayflower, to cross the Atlantic in mid September of 1620, landing on America's shores at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts on November 9, 1620. Think of it. It took about a month and a half to travel a distance we can now traverse in about five hours.

The Pilgrims Receive Help from the Native People of a Strange Land

Per Wikipedia, the Piligrims survived a hard winter in 1621 with the help of the Wampanoag, an American Indian tribe. The Pilgrims were the immigrants, and the first Americans, the Indian natives, welcomed them. The Wampanaog taught the Pilgrims how to catch eels, and how to grow and harvest corn. Thus the Pilgrims ended 1621 with a good harvest which they celebrated and shared with their new friends, expressing their gratitude to a higher power, aka God, for the success of their endeavors.

Thus it was that the first Thanksgiving celebration happened in America ... or did it?

CLICK here for the rest of the story about Thanksgiving Day sentiments in NYC.

Stats & Facts Missing in the City of Yes Proposal

Have Mayor Adams & Daniel Garodnick been Selling Us 108,000 Units of Hooey?

November 12, 2024 / NYC Government & Politics / NYC Real Estate & Business / News & Analysis / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Adams Administration Fails to Provide Straight Answers Two Very Specific & Very Basic Questions - 1) How Many Affordable Housing Units Guaranteed by Passage of this Legislation & 2) a) What Size Units, b) at What 'Affordable' Price and c) in What Borough?

What 'Affordable' Housing Guarantees? It is being sold as a cure-all for NYC's housing crisis, yet when I asked the Adams Administration Department of Planning how many units of affordable housing would we be guaranteed by passage of this legislation, the answer that came back to me was a long-winded form of 'none'.

I'll say this again - No 'affordable' housing units are guaranteed by passage of the City of Yes legislation.

What Size Apartment, at What Price & in What Borough? When I asked the Adams Administration's Department of City Planning to provide me with details of how many units of affordable housing would be built, at what 'affordable' price, for what size apartment, and in what borough - I again received another round-about answer via a link they sent me, to one of their selling pitches on a website, where I found no specifics related to the question above.

Let me say this again - No description of what sized units, at what 'affordable' price and in what borough. I found this hard to believe, since for the past year Mayor Adams and Daniel Garodnick of the Department of City Planning have been publicly selling this legislation, by promising it will result in over 108,000 new units of 'affordable' housing being built.

My papa once told me, "No proof. No sale."

Or as the 1980's Reagan commercial asked, "where's the beef?". In this case 'beef' = 'affordable housing'.

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Queens Halloween Parties Parades & Events In Queens NYC

Oct 25, 2024 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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LIC Summit 2024 - Real Estate Development in LIC & Queens & NYC

Oct 08, 2024 at 09:45 pm by PeterParker

The LIC Summit 2024

The Changing Cultural and Real Estate Landscape in Long Island City

October 8, 2024 / LIC Neighborhood / Queens Real Estate & Business / Queens Buzz.

A. Prelude to Attending the LIC Summit 2024

It was a beautiful, sunny, dry day as I walked over to the Museum of the Moving Image in LIC / Astoria. I arrived around 11 am to attend part of the second half of the LIC Summit, which is a real estate and business conference which examines in depth, an LIC centric world, but also mindful of the surrounding environment.

After I made my way through a flawless check-in, I found my way into the theater and sat down to listen in on the panel providing a Long Island City real estate update. These panels are structured such that the moderator serves up a number of questions to the panelists for comment, which is then followed by audience questions, which sometimes are the best, because they are asked by people like you and me, who have lived and worked in the area for a long while and witnessed and have adjusted to the huge changes that have occurred in Long Island City over the past couple of decades.

I. First Panel - LIC Residential Real Estate Update

This panel included Patricia Dunphy of SVP of Rockrose Development, Eric Benaim CEO / Founder of Modern Space, Dan Mogolesko SVP of the Durst Organization, Peter Papamichael Principal of the VOREA Group and Crystal Xu Director of Business Development United Construction & Development Group.

As I came in at the end of the panel presentation, I only caught the Q&A portion of the program, which follows.

A performance theater / school owner pondered aloud whether the developers were still interested in involving and supporting the arts and culture scene in Long Island City. At the turn of the century LIC was well known as a thriving artists community, as it offered very competitive rents and good access to mass transit. In the near quarter century since then many - if not most - of the artists have moved out of the area as they can no longer afford the rents, which have skyrocketed from under $1,000 / month to over $4,000 per month.

One of the panelists said they are interested in supporting the arts and he mentioned Culture Lab LIC as one of the arts institutions that has survived the changes. But that was pretty much the full extent of the conversation surrounding the arts community. So I reckon the short answer would be no.

CLICK here to read the rest of our report on the LIC Summit 2024 - Real Estate Development in LIC Queens NYC.

Things To Do Columbus Day Weekend Queens - Columbus Day Parade QNS NYC

Oct 12, 2024 at 12:15 am by mikewood

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Juneteenth - Things To Do NYC

Juneteenth Things to do in NYC, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx & Staten Island

June 17, 2024 / Things To Do NYC / Holidays, Parades & Ethnic Culture / Gotham Buzz.

Over the past ten years or so, interest and awareness of Juneteenth has grown fast. Juneteenth commemorates American slaves obtaining their freedom on June 19, 1865 in Texas, when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, wherein President Abraham Lincoln officially freed the slaves effective January 1, 1863. Unlike today, word didn't travel so fast, and in the Confederate states, the white slave owners did their best to keep the slaves from learning of Lincoln's Executive Order. Juneteenth is a word blend denoting June [nine]teenth. President Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, taking effect immediately and in time for folks to first celebrate the holiday two days later, on June 19th, 2021.

In the photo at right is John Watusi, who was a Founder and the Executive Director of the Afrikan Poetry Theatre in years gone by [now deceased]. John was a poet and a civil rights activist who recognized, along with others, the important role that history and culture play in people's lives. So, while Juneteenth is a celebration of an African American liberation day, it is also a celebration of African American culture.

This year NYC Mayor Adams cited a number of NYC cultural and historical sites and tours related to Juneteenth and the African American experience in NYC. In an OpEd he penned and we published Monday, you'll find links to some of the sites and tours he references of interest. Click here to read recent OpEds and Editorials on Gotham Buzz NYC.

Juneteenth Historic Sites in NYC - Brooklyn, Manhattan & Online

Here are a couple of African American Historical Sites in NYC, some of which are referenced in the Mayor's OpEd. Brooklyn Juneteenth Historic Sites - Juneteenth Grove at Cadman Plaza in Downtown Brooklyn. It's there 24/7. Manhattan Juneteenth Historic Sites - African Burial Ground - located at Elk and Duane Streets just a block north of City Hall in downtown Manhattan. Online Juneteenth Historic Sites - African American Landmarks and Historic District Interactive Map & Seneca Village Online - created by the Landmarks Preservation Committee.

CLICK here to view the rest of our report about things to do on Juneteenth NYC - Juneteenth Events.

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Saying No to the City of Yes

City of Yes is ...

An Attempt to Overcome NIMBY [Not in My Back Yard] in Favor of YIMBY [Yes in My Back Yard]

Yes to the Billionaires & Developers Who Created the Plan
No to the New York City Residents Who Already Live & Work Here

May 15, 2024 / City of Yes Special Report Series / NYC Real Estate & Business / NYC Government Media & Politics / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Since the beginning of the new year I've attended over a half dozen different lectures, presentations and community discussions, about the City of Yes and related topics. Two of them were presentations given by the NYC Planning Department who are selling the plan, one by the Federal Reserve which took a stance that leaned pro business but did not ignore the possible destructive ramifications of passing the legislation, one by a community activist group in Brooklyn, another by a Community Board in Manhattan, and two others by a civic group, also in Manhattan.

I tried to keep an open mind about the pros and cons of the legislation, but I couldn't help but begin forming opinions about the proposed legislation, as I collected, sorted and analyzed the legislation and information surrounding it. Over time, the ramifications of actually passing this legislation have begun to appear.

The Mayor's Rationale for Pushing Legislation Created by and for the Billionaires & International Real Estate Development Community

The legislation was concocted by billionaires, real estate developers and the NYC Planning Department, headed by Daniel Garodnick. As such, it reflects their interests, and seems to almost completely ignore the interests of the communities that the NYC government is supposed to be serving.

The Mayor has been pushing the City of Yes, because he believes it will eliminate the 'Not in My Back Yard aka NIMBY' that many infrastructure projects [including affordable housing] encounter when the government or real estate developers are trying to foist them on a community. Hence this would have the effect of enabling projects to move more quickly from conception to fruition, and at a lower cost to the government, billionaire or real estate developer pushing the project. The Mayor also believes that this will enable the creation of more affordable housing.

It might enable the creation of more affordable housing, and it might not. It could just enhance the bottom lines of the billionaires and developers pushing the plan, which in my mind is the more likely scenario.

The Downside of Passing Legislation that Usurps the Power of the People

But, more importantly, it would usurp the power that the people living in these communities currently have, to voice their concerns about new construction projects like affordable housing, commercial buildings or transit, being built within their neighborhoods. While I appreciate the Mayor's interest in reducing the time and cost of getting things built - like affordable housing - I don't think that taking away the power a community has over what is developed within their midst, is the right way to go about changing things. And perhaps even more importantly, I think any time you're transferring power from the little people to the rich and mighty, you're moving power in the wrong direction.

City Club of NY - ReThinking the Housing Crisis

So, with this in mind, I'm going to take you into a Zoom conference hosted by the City Club of New York which was entitled ReThinking the Housing Crisis, held on May 7, 2024. While not specifically about the City of Yes, it provides some contextual background which should help in evaluating it. And later this month we'll also have a report on the Federal Reserve's April 25, 2024 conference entitled 'Fostering Neighborhoods: Faith-Based Organizations and the Development of Affordable Housing' which was largely about the proposed City of Yes legislation. At that conference there were several speakers who promoted the legislation, but not without reservations, both of which we'll include in our report.

We'll have more to report later on ReThinking the Housing Crisis.
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Oktoberfest Parties & Celebrations in NYC including in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx & Staten Island

Oktoberfest Begins Mid September in NYC and run thru October

UPDATED October 7, 2023 from 9.19.23 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.

The official / unofficial kick off to the month and a half of Oktoberfest events in NYC begins in Manhattan with the Steuben Parade. This report identifies a number of Oktoberfest events around NYC beginning mid September and running through the end of October.

The photo at right shows one of the floats in the Steuben Parade celebrating the consumption of bier, which in tandem with consumption of bratwurst, is an integral part of Oktoberest. One thing the photo doesn't show is the music, that also goes hand in hand with Oktoberfest.

A Brief History of Oktoberfest in NYC

Coming with time. We've posted a number of Oktoberfests in this report, but a few more are coming. Also watch the front page, as this year [only] they are likely to be posted there first.

CLICK here to view the rest of our report on Oktoberfest in NYC, including the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.

911 Commemoration Events & Remembrances in NYC & Boros

911 Commemorations this Weekend and Monday

September 10, 2023 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / Gotham Buzz NYC.

This weekend, there are a number of events around the five boroughs commemorating the losses of 911. The following are a few of those events.

The collection of photos at right shows an cultural performance at Lincoln Center honoring the victims of 911. The performance returns Monday at 8.05 am.

911 Remembrances / Commemorations NYC

Ongoing _ Daffodil Project in NYC Parks. For details see - https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/sept-11-memorials

CLICK here to view our report on 911 Memorial and Commemoration events in all 5 boroughs of NYC.

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Plans for Sunnyside Yard Moving Along

Window of Opportunity Closing for Residents' Input into Likely the Single Most Important Real Estate Development in Queens in a Lifetime

May 14, 2019 / Queens Neighborhoods / Queens Real Estate / Queens Buzz NYC.

The Sunnyside Yard development effort began on February 9, 2015, when Mayor Bill de Blasio presented a vision for the development of Sunnyside Yard in his first State of the City Address. The first effort in the project was a Feasibility Study, which began soon thereafter.

Two years ago, on April 18, 2017, I attended a session where the NYC Economic Development Corporation presented the results of the Feasibility Study to the Community Board in Sunnyside regarding the building of a deck over Sunnyside Yard, in a fashion similar to what was done over a century ago, when the rail lines heading north from Grand Central Station were decked over and Park Avenue was paved over them. Click here to read our series on the History of Sunnyside Yard.

The photo to your right shows Park Avenue between 1910 - 1920, being decked up above NYC infrastructure.

Sunnyside Yard Public Meetings: Moving Along the Development Curve

Last year, on October 24, 2018, the NYC Economic Development Corporation hosted an estimated 375 people at the NYCEDC's first Public Meeting at La Guardia Community College in Long Island City. I was told that they had modified the process and expanded the venue there in order to accommodate the community interest. The goal of the meeting was to obtain community input on how to utlize, the largest publicly controlled space in New York City, likely to be developed in our lifetimes.

The photo at right shows some of the elevated roads traversing Sunnyside Yard, in the same manner as some of the east / west roads traversed Park Avenue in the early 1900's. The plan is to deck it over to make use of the nearly 180 acres that encompass the space.

And on March 26, 2019 the NYCEDC held their second Public Meeting at PS 166Q Henry Gradstein Elementary School in Astoria. At this meeting the NYCEDC and the committee presented the findings of the first Public Meeting, and then oversaw breakout sessions by topic for anyone interested in contributing input into the direction of the Sunnyside Yard development project.

Sunnyside Yard Development & Community Input: Three Categories

The breakout sessions centered around three primary topics: 1) Urban Design, 2) Transportation and 3) Open Space. I chose to attend the transportation session, as it represents the underlying infrastructure - but I must admit that I would have also liked the opportunity to sit in on the two other sessions, as each has its own set of opportunities and costs.

More coming later today. I also placed a request earlier this morning with the NYCEDC as to the timing of next steps, as the information was not available on their website.

The Mirage of the 'Trump Economy' Part II

Australian born Billionaire, Rupert Murdoch Seems to use the Wall St Journal, NY Post & Fox News to Create the Illusion that Trump has Some Sort of Economic Magic Touch, but the Truth is $6 Trillion in New Debt & $3 Trillion in Federal Reserve Bond Purchases

September 21, 2020 / NYC Neighborhoods / Things To Do NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Few real journalists - if any - have ever honestly accused Rupert Murdoch and most of the large media brands he controls in our nation, of being bastions of truth. In fact, it would seem, quite the opposite - including by some of the people who work for him.

When Murdoch purchased the Wall Street Journal in 2007 [fact check], there were concerns that he would turn it into another one of his propaganda rags. Shortly after the acquisition, a number of Wall Street Journal reporters fled to Bloomberg News. In fact dozens of them. Those journalists that remained at the Wall Street Journal, had to learn how to operate for an Australian born billionaire who seems to delight in misleading the masses - rather than informing them - in order to profit from the audience's ignorance, to which Murdoch media appear to contribute greatly. Murdoch is kind of like a street hustler whose propagandists do sleight of tongue [hand] tricks, while his political accomplices [puppets like Trump & McConnell] pick the pockets of the audience [Americans].

Not Your Father's Wall Street Journal - A Murdoch Propaganda Rag?

This summer over 280 journalists at the Wall Street Journal, became concerned that Herr Murdoch - like Nazi propagandist Herr Goebbels before him - was corrupting the Wall Street Journal into a propaganda outlet, in advance of the election this November. While Murdoch's distortion of the truth in the Wall Street Journal appears to have been going on for years, the event that immediately precipitated the letter, was a misleading - even deceptive - Op Ed by Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence.

In the letter they had a few simple requests. A July 21, 2020 report in the Wall St Journal states,

"... [The WSJ's] Opinion’s lack of fact-checking and transparency, and its apparent disregard for evidence, undermine our readers’ trust and our ability to gain credibility with sources ...”

" ... The letter cites several examples of concern, including a recent essay by Vice President Mike Pence about coronavirus infections ... "

“.. [and that] WSJ journalists should not be reprimanded for writing about errors published in Opinion ..."

"... suggests removing opinion pieces from the “Most Popular Articles” and “Recommended Videos” lists on the website, and creating a separate “Most Popular in Opinion” list..."

" ... letter highlighted was an opinion article titled “The Myth of Systemic Police Racism,” which the letter’s authors said was one of the paper’s most read articles in June. The article argued that the “charge of systemic police bias was wrong during the Obama years and remains so today.” The letter says the piece “selectively presented facts and drew an erroneous conclusion from the underlying data...”

i have reported on similar truth distortions by Rupert Murdoch's media, including Fox News, the NY Post and many other media outlets controlled by him in our section about Rupert Murdoch and the Rise of the 21st Century Propaganda Press, which you can find by clicking this link.

CLICK here to read the rest of our report about Rupert Murdoch, an apparent stateless hostile foreign power, and his assault on American Democracy using his media outlets as the Trojan Horse - to promote apparent fraudulent narratives like 'the Trump economy'.

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Mamdani Beats out Cuomo for Union Support, While Adams Facing More Corruption Charges & Trump Tries to Put the Epstein Genie back in the Bottle. Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

Eric Adams Facing More Corruption Charges vis-a-vis NYPD & Mamdani Beats out Cuomo for Union Support

Trump Trying to put the Epstein Genie Back in the Bottle

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan

SHENYC Festival in the Village, SummerStage & Blue Note Jazz Festival

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Queens NYC

St Irene Chrysovalantou Church Festival, Thunderbird American Indian Pow Wow at the Queens County Farm, Colombian Day Parade, Summer Streets Return & QBoro Dance Fest

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Brooklyn NYC

The Billie Concert Series, Health Jox Fest BK Bridge Park, BedStuy Block Party, Festival Minokan, Teen Poetry Slam Finals, BRIC Concerts, FAD Market, Coney Isle Friday Night Fireworks & Next Week The Black Joy Film Fest: The Piano

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

Bronx Night Market & Bronx Dominican Day Parade

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

Killsboro Craft Beer & Pizza Fundraiser for Snug Harbor, Summer Streets & The Rolling Thunder 3 Boro Run & Next Week Fiddler on the Roof

Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Republicans' New Value System & Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in NYC

The Epstein Files & the Republican Party's New System of Values

Why Truth Matters. How to Reconcile Conflicting MAGA Voters' Beliefs: Debunking Fox News' / Trump Deep State Conspiracy Theories and Exposing the Donald's Depravity.

Here are a Few Additional Relevant Sources for Further Understanding of Donald J. Trump & the Epstein Files

TV News Coverage is Likely to be Spotty [vis-a-vis comparable scandals], because in Spite of the High Ratings Potential of this Story, it Probably doesn't Fit with the Billionaires' Propaganda for Profit Purposes - as much as does Cozying up to President Trump

Things To Do This Weekend & Next Week in Manhattan

SHENYC Festival in the Village, 9th Annual Go Africa Festival in West Harlem, Randalls Island Waterfront Fest, St. Catherine of Genoa Festival on hiatus, SummerStage & Blue Note Jazz Festival

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Peruvian Day Parade, Annual Festival Independencia Orgullo Colombiano, FIOC, Queens Boro Dance Fest & Next week St Irene Chrysovalantou Church Festival, Colombian Day Parade & Summer Streets Return

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LGBTQ Pride Festival & Health Fair, Randalls Island Waterfront Festival & Next Week Bronx Dominican Day Parade & Bronx Night Market

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SprinklerFest & Cottage Row Curiosities at Snug Harbor & Final Weekend of 122nd Annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival at Rosebank

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The Giglio Festival & Capo Parade, Flatbush BID Fair, Coney Isle Friday Night Fireworks

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HUB 3rd Avenue Festival, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast Day Celebration including the Giglio Raising

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Maker Park Radio 8th Anniversary Music & Art Fest, 122nd Annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival at Rosebank & Sprinklerfest 2025

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