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Oct 16, 2025 at 12:15 am by PeterParker


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September 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

land grab by related companies stephen ross at FEC Chelsea NYCHA Adams corruptionThursday - Sunday, September 11 - 21, 2025 event times vary - The 99th Annual Feast of San Gennaro Festival & Parade. This is an 11 day Italian festival that runs through Sunday, September 21st in Little Italy in Manhattan. There are events every afternoon / evening of the festival. It begins at 6 pm on Thursday 9/11/25 with the Blessing of the Stands. On Saturday, 9/13 from 2 to 5 pm there's a parade / procession through Little Italy. And on Friday, 9/19 at 6 pm there's a church service followed by a procession through the streets of Little Italy, departing from the Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood at 113 Baxter Street. For details of other events at the San Gennaro Festival and a bit of history of San Gennaro and Little Italy Manhattan see our story about the Feast of San Gennaro Parade & Festival in Little Italy NYC - or visit their website for details of all events - https://sangennaronyc.org/

The photo above or at right was taken at the FEC Chelsea NYCHA Demolition Protest, the notice of which we posted above. See photo caption above for further details about what seems like a corrupt 7 acre Chelsea public land grab. The price of democracy is eternal vigilance and a People who think they can remain ignorant and free believes in something that never was and never will be.

 

 


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September 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

FEC Chelsea NYCHA Tenants Protest March Saturday at 12 noon & Next Week NYC Century Bike Tour of All 5 Boros Returns

  • land grab by related companies stephen ross at FEC Chelsea NYCHA Adams corruptionSaturday, September 13, 2025 beginning at 12 noon - FEC Chelsea NYCHA Tenants Protest March - begins in two separate places [1) the public park located at 19th Street & 9th Avenue & 2) Hudson Guild at 441 West 26th Street] and converges and ends at one destination which is on the west side of 9th Avenue at W. 24th Street. The reason they are marching is as follows: 1) Stop displacement of seniors and families – NYCHA’s plan would uproot elders who may never live to return by 2041. 2) Reject developer giveaways – Related/Essence and other private interests profit while tenants lose homes. 3) End manufactured crisis – NYCHA neglects repairs, leaves units vacant, then calls demolition the “solution.” 4) Defend community stability. To learn more about what's going on with FEC Chelsea NYCHA, see - https://www.stopfecdemolition.org

The photo above or at right was taken at the FEC Chelsea NYCHA Demolition Protest, the notice of which we posted above. A hundred, possibly more, folks came out in an effort to raise awareness of what seems like a corrupt takeover of public land at bargain basement prices by one of Mayor Adams biggest supporters, real estate developer Stephen Ross. An announcement was made this week that Ross may be on track to take over Wollman Rink in the south east corner of Central Park from the Trump Organization. Adams and Ross's Related Companies have said that Adams has not been promised a job after he bows out of the Mayors Race and his terms ends.

 


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August 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

things to do nyc this weekend events nyc manhattan queens brooklyn bronx staten island nyc weekend eventsFriday, August 22 to Monday, September 1, 2025 beginning at either 7.30 or 8 pm - Metropolitan Opera HD Festival - at the mall / fountain at Lincoln Center located along Columbus Avenue between 64th and 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. These are FREE summer outdoor concerts at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan NYC. For details of the full schedule see - https://www.metopera.org/about/press-releases/the-metropolitan-operas-summer-hd-festival-returns-to-lincoln-center-plaza-with-11-free-screenings-august-22september-1/

The photo above or at right was taken in a prior year at the Lincoln Center HD Opera Festival. The festival is free, open to the public and is based on first come first serve seating. It's a nice way to spend some time.

 


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April 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

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

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

 


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May 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

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

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

 


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April 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

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

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

 


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May 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsMay 31, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

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

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

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

 


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April 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsSunrise 6.34 am. Sunset 7.24 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting three hours and 37 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. Spring began Thursday, March 20, 2025, which is also the Spring Equinox, when the day is half daylight and half dark.

NYC Weather. There's 3/4 inch of rain expected Friday before 10 am. On Saturday there's a 20% to 50% chance of less than a quarter inch of rain all day, so it should be a fair day. On Sunday, the probability of rain rises to 70% by 11 am, and then falls to 20% by 2 pm, for a total expected rainfall of a bit more than a quarter inch of rain, so again a mostly manageable day. The temperature highs will be in the mid 60's on Friday, falling into the low to mid 50's for the rest of the weekend. The temperature lows will fall from the high 40's on Friday, to the mid 40's on Saturday and then into the low 40's on Sunday. The winds will range from 7 to 12 mph all weekend, with Saturday being on the high side. The humidity will rise from about 50% on Friday, to 70% - 85% on Saturday, before falling back to 60% - 75% on Sunday.

The photo above or at right was taken a couple of weeks ago in the Elizabeth Street Garden in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. They are trying to get the city to preserve the area as a permanent community green space, and to build the proposed 'affordable housing' elsewhere. The city has been threatening to close the garden any day now, but given it's an election year, Adams may wait until after he loses it. We'll have an update of Eric Adams' latest shenanigans later today or over the weekend.

 


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April 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsSaturday, April 5, 2025 from 2 pm to 4 pm - the 27th Annual Tartan Day Parade. Beginning at 6th Avenue at 44th Street, marching north to 55th Street in Midtown. The festivities begin the week preceding it and there's an after party. From 4.30 - 8.30 pm there's an after party. In 2024 it was at Sony Hall at 235 West 46th Street in Manhattan costing $109 which includes drinks and entertainment. This year it's been SOLD OUT. But the parade is free for all and no rsvp needed. For details see https://www.nyctartanweek.org/. Tartan Day parade in Manhattan.

Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 1 to 3 pm - Hands Off - Trump budget cut protests at Bryant Park between 40th and 42nd Street and between 5th and 6th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan. NYC Protests of Trump Federal Government budget cuts.  For details see - https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/

The photo above or at right was taken at one of the Hands Off protests in Manhattan on Saturday. This shows folks who spilled over and up the steps in front of the NY Public Library on 5th Avenue. Thousands congregated along 42nd and 40th Streets and then down along 5th Avenue, chanting, cheering and chewing the fat with each other, in spite of the rainy / inclement weather. They were protesting the Trump / Musk cutting of federal government services and programs, in order to fund an ongoing tax cut for billionaires, who already pay lower tax rates than the middle / working classes.

 


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April 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

* No Foolin' - Elizabeth Street Garden Event - Tuesday, April 1, 2025

3.31.28 Manhattan _ Just in today, an event tomorrow at 4 pm, to commemorate the garden and its artistic inspirations. This is how they described the event, " ... We are calling on everyone to gather in the Garden tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4 PM to celebrate this special space. We’ll be there for a while, but please try to arrive at 4 PM if you can. We are still in federal court and doing everything we can. At this point, we're taking it day by day. If you're a painter, photographer, poet, or artist who has created something inspired by the Garden, please bring your work. We only ask that it be related to the Garden. We want to show everyone how much Elizabeth Street Garden means to our community and to New York City ...". See related story in the weekend post of 3.28.25 below, next to the E St Garden / Ramones photos. The short story also includes their website url.

 


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April 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Partial Solar Eclipse, Greek Independence Parade, Holi Celebration at the Seaport, IFPDA at Park Ave Armory, Japan (Food) Fes, Dance Festival, Buena Vista Social Club Performances, Cold Sweat at the Players Theatre & Next Week April Fools Day Parade in Manhattan; Bayside St. Patrick's Day Parade & Pubs, First Street Fair of the Season, Greek Indie Parade in Manhattan & Mets Home Opener Next Week in Queens; Luna Park Opens on Coney Island, DeKalb Market, Fort Greene Artisans Bazaar, A Streetcar Named Desire at BAM in Brooklyn; Yankees Home Opener, Bronx Arts Ensemble & Bartow Pell Mansion Concerts in the Bronx; Famous Staten Island Women History, Tavern Concert & Art Opening Reception on Staten Island & Next Week National Action Network Convention, ArtExpo & Qns Colleges & Universities Fair

March 28, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsSunrise 6.46 am. Sunset 7.17 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting three hours and 18 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. Spring began last week on Thursday, March 20, 2025, which is also the Spring Equinox, when the day is half daylight and half dark.

NYC Weather. The temperature highs will rise from the low 60's on Friday, to about 80 [yes that's not a typo - 80] degrees on Saturday, and then will fall back to 50 on Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the low 50's on Friday, descending to the mid / high 40's for the rest of the weekend. The humidity will range from 40% - 60% on Friday and Saturday, and then rise to 60% - 80% on Sunday. There's a 50% chance of about a quarter inch of rain Sunday evening after 8 pm. The winds will be between 5 - 10 mph on Friday and Sunday, rising a bit to 7 - 12 on Saturday.

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsNew Album or New Project? The folks in the photo above or at right, reminded me of an album cover of the Ramones, which was a 1970's rock group based here in NYC.

But the folks in the top photo are in fact some of the key members of the Elizabeth Street Community Garden, who have so valiantly fought to keep the Adams Administration from closing it.

The Adams Administration wants to enable several community organizations to erect another unimaginative, glass and steel box pile on the site. The proposed development, like all government sponsored real estate developments of late, is being sold to the public as including all or some 'affordable housing', which - if recent history is any indicator - would then only be affordable to people making $170,000 to $250,000 per year. Please note that these rents aren't the specifics of this project, per se. And the Adams Administration says otherwise. But unfortunately I no longer trust most NYC government officials when it comes to the deceitful affordability claims they've been making about real estate developments since Michael Bloomberg became Mayor [although it should be said that Mayor de Blasio injected more truth into the conversation than either of Bloomberg or Adams]. Also, the numbers often change, and sometimes quite significantly, between the time when the projects are proposed, and when the deals are finalized. Too often it seems the changes are made when the dealmakers know the public isn't watching any longer.

The doors to the garden were expected to be closed as early as this week, but the group continues to fight on. They're working on a proposal to keep the space intact and usable by the entire community, instead of solely for the future owners of a taxpayer-subsidized development, erected by real estate developers, rented to those who can afford to pay the freight for rentals, sold to the public as 'affordable housing', in order to obtain some of the taxpayer funded subsidies. The color photo above was taken this week. Late Edit Saturday Night 11 pm. It occurred to me this evening, to include the Elizabeth Street Garden website info, as you might be interested in getting involved and helping them - https://www.elizabethstreetgarden.com

 


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things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsMarch 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

Thursday - Sunday, March 6 - 23, 2025 - La Gota Fria: Cold Sweat - at the Players Theatre at 115 MacDougal Street in the Village neighborhood of Manhattan. For details and tickets see - http://www.theplayerstheatre.com

In the photo at right, taken a couple of weeks ago, you see a full auditorium at the NYU Skirball Center in Manhattan where there was a Mayoral Forum. That the attendance was solid, was heartening, as it shows that some members of the electorate are paying attention to a very important electoral contest coming June 24th.

 

 


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March 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsMORE DETAILS COMING NEXT WEEK _ March 6 - 23, 2025 - La Gota Fria: Cold Sweat - at the Players Theatre at 115 MacDougal Street in the Village neighborhood of Manhattan. For details and tickets see - http://www.theplayerstheatre.com

Sunday, March 9, 2025 beginning at 1.30 pm - March Across Brooklyn Bridge - commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the March in Selma. Begins at the steps of City Hall in Manhattan and ends on the Brooklyn side west of Borough Hall.

In the photo at right are six of the nine announced candidates running for NYC Mayor, and one unannounced 'candidate' or protester who made quite a theatrical appearance at the event. It wasn't clear what her message was, but whatever it was, she delivered it comically, amusing the audience for several minutes, before being carried off stage by security in an agreeable and respectful manner [on both sides].

I don't think Mayor Adams nor former Governor Cuomo have the courage to debate the other candidates in a public forum, as they're not likely to have good answers when queried for their actions. TV News seems willing to play the role of a propaganda machine for both men - by providing them with what seems unlimited access to TV News audiences- without asking either of the two leading candidates the hard questions about their actions that the public should know before heading to the voting booth on June 24th.

Bear in mind that all commercial TV Network News outlets are controlled by billionaires, who appear to use their outlets to manipulate the electorate to vote for candidates they favor [like Cuomo and Adams]. The candidates favored by the billionaires seem in turn give them and their friends huge tax breaks and other public policy gifts and favors, in exchange for the billionaires' support. The electorate needs to wake up and take to the web to find out what's really going on [see story coming next week about Trump SOTU speech]. And voters need to help educate the 50+ crowd who rely primarily on TV News, and turn out in larger numbers to vote than the younger generations, using the TV News distorted perspective / unreality TV / misinformation, which is why so many of the wrong people are in key positions in government at present.

 


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February 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsNYC Weather. Sunrise 7 am. Sunset 5.20 pm. We're getting an hour and five more minutes of sunlight than we were the weekend of the Winter solstice in late December. Spring Forward Daylight Savings Time is Sunday, March 9th, 2025 - only four weeks away.

Saturday evening we're expecting about 5 inches of snow between the hours of 6 pm and Sunday 8 am. The temperature highs will hit 40 on Friday before descending into the mid 30's the rest of the weekend. The temperature lows will remain between 25 and 30 degrees all weekend. The humidity will range from 30% - 40% Friday, rising from 30% to 70% on Saturday, before tapering off between 50% - 60% on Sunday. The winds will be 10 - 15 mph Friday, falling to 5 - 10 mph for the rest of the weekend.

The photo at right was taken at the Georges Berges Gallery at 462 West Broadway [at Houston] in SoHo a couple of weeks ago. There's a group show, entitled Tarot, at the gallery, which runs through February 28th, and it's well worth a visit. The images in the painting change when you move.

 


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February 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsNYC Weather. Sunrise 6.51 am. Sunset 5.29 pm. We're getting an hour and twenty three more minutes of sunlight than we were the weekend of the Winter solstice in late December. Spring Forward Daylight Savings Time is Sunday, March 9th, 2025 - only three weeks away.

We're expecting less than two inches of snow beginning around 1 pm Saturday, turning into an additional half inch of rain on Sunday before winding down around 8 pm.

The temperature highs will be in the mid 30's on Friday and Saturday, rising to the low 40's on Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the high 20's on Friday and Sunday, rising to the mid 30's on Saturday. It's going to be a windy weekend with winds between 5 - 13 mph Friday, between 7 - 11 mph on Saturday and then rising to between 10 - 17 mph on Sunday. The humidity will range from 40 - 50% on Friday, from 50% - 90% on Saturday and between 80 - 90% on Sunday.

The photo above or at right was taken earlier this week at the Downtown Independent Democratic Club, which seven of the nine candidates running for Mayor attended. We'll post a full report Sunday evening, so you can begin doing your homework prior to voting four months from now in the primary. While Mayor Adams was not in attendance, these seven candidates were: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, NYS Assemblymember Mamdani, Former Vice Chair of the DNC Michael Blake, Former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, Former Hedge Fund Manager Whitney Tilson, NYS Assemblymember Jessica Ramos and last but not least NYS Senator Zellnor Myrie.

 


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February 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsFriday & Saturday, February 14 & 15, 2025 beginning at 7.30 pm and 2 pm respectively - Remembering - at the Brooklyn Academy of Music at 30 Lafayette Avenue in the Fort Green neighborhood of Brooklyn. The performance is described as follows, " ... a multimedia production exploring the Middle Passage, slavery, and emancipation ... the event blends  contemporary and African dance with spoken word, music, and African drumming, bringing American history to life through African voices and dynamic audiovisual elements ...". For $45 / $75 tickets and details see - https://www.bam.org

NYS Senator Zellnor Myrie of Brooklyn, one of about nine candidates for Mayor, is shown in the photo above or at right, speaking to a live and Zoom audience of between 300 - 500 people at Downtown Independent Democrats Club on the Lower East Side earlier this week. We hope to post a full report about all of the candidates on Sunday evening. It's not too early to do your homework / research on the mayoral candidates, as the Democratic Primary is only four months away.

 


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February 2025 / Manhattan Neighborhoods & History / Manhattan Arts & Culture NYC / Manhattan News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Manhattan Buzz NYC.

 

things to do nyc manhattan brooklyn queens bronx staten island nyc eventsNYC Weather. Sunrise 7.07 am. Sunset 5.12 pm. We're getting 50 more minutes of sunlight than we were the weekend of the Winter solstice in late December. The temperature highs will be in the high 30's on Friday and Saturday, rising to the mid 40's on Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the mid 30's on Friday and Sunday, dipping in between to 20 on Saturday. The humidity will rise to 80% assuming that precipitation arrives Friday evening, then dipping to 40% - 50% on Saturday, before rising back to 50% to 70% on Sunday. There's a 75% chance of a small amount of precipitation [1/5 inch tops] Friday evening. After that it's dry for the rest of the weekend.

The photo at right was taken at the Georges Berges Gallery at 462 West Broadway [at Houston] in SoHo this past Thursday evening. There's a group show, entitled Tarot, at the gallery, which runs through February 28th, and it's well worth a visit.