NYC Street Fairs

NYC Street Fairs 

Times Square Spring Block Party  May 31, 2014  10am-4pm
45th Street from 6th to 7th Avenue

NEW YORK CITY STREET FAIRS, FESTIVALS AND PARADES: JUNE 2014

The Ultimate Science Street Fair  June 1, 2014  10am-6pm
Washington Square Park, University Place and W. 4th St
http://worldsciencefestival.com/events/ultimate_science_street_fair2014

Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit – Spring Show  June 1, 2014
University Place, Greenwich Village
http://www.wsoae.org/

Israeli Day Parade  June 1, 2014  11am-4pm
Fifth Avenue from 57th Street to 74th Street
http://celebrateisraelny.org/

21st Annual Spring Crafts Festival  June 1, 2014  11am-6pm
Broadway between 65th and 72nd Streets

Drums Along the Hudson-A Native American Festival   June 1, 2014  11am-6pm
Inwood Hill Park, 218th Street and Indian Road
http://www.drumsalongthehudson.org/

Philippine Independence Day Parade June 1, 2014  12pm-2pm
Madison Avenue between 27th Street and 38th Street
http://pidci.org/

Philippine Independence Day Street Festival  June 1, 2014  10am-6pm
Madison Avenue from 24th St to 26th St
http://pidci.org/

New York Tennis Expo  June 1, 2014  10:30am-4:30pm
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows Park
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-new-york-tennis-expo-tickets-10902929957?aff=es2&rank=21&sid=f13ae44cbe7c11e39e4d22000a9f38e9

Third Avenue Spring Fair  June 1, 2014  10am-6pm
Third Avenue from 14th Street to 23rd Street

Summer Sundays in the Heights  June 1, 2014  1pm-5pm
Edward Morgan Place between W. 156th and 157th Streets
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/weekendwalks/html/find/find.shtml

NYC PictureStart Film Festival  June 1-4, 2014
http://www.picturestartfilmfestival.com/#/2014calendar/

Blue Note Jazz Festival  June 1-30, 2014
http://bluenotejazzfestival.com/

Hemophelia Walk  June 1, 2014  10am
Riverside Park, 83rd St and Riverside
https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/LoginRegister.aspx?eventid=134421&langpref=en-CA&Referrer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.hemophilia.org%2fwalk%2f

DayLife Festival  June 1, 2014
Orchard St between E. Houston and Delancey St
http://www.lowereastsideny.com/

O2 Breathe Walk  June 1, 2014  10am
South Street Seaport
http://www.o2breathe.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1096929

Taste of Times Square  June 2, 2014
http://www.timessquarenyc.org/events/taste-of-times-square/index.aspx#.UyHQrfmwKN0

Fleet Week is here! Hello Sailor!!

Fleet Week is here! Hello Sailor!!  

This is a fun time in NYC as the streets become flooded with Sailors, Marines & Coast Guardsman. Fleet Week runs from May 21^st – May 27^th and there are several events planned that you should familiarize yourself with at this link http://www.fleetweeknewyork.com/fleetweeknewyork/

One product that you can directly tie into Fleet Week that we sell is the Intrepid Museum.  Many of the ships that the sailors are staying in are docked near there and they will have special events going on all week. http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/FleetWeek2014.aspx

2014 Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival in New York City

2014 Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival in New York City

The Annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival
By Heather Cross

On Easter Sunday, (April 20, 2014) you have the opportunity to see Easter bonnets to the New York City extreme as "paraders" wander along Fifth Avenue from 49th to 57th Streets. The area around St. Patrick's Cathedral is the ideal place to see the parade. The Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

What You Should Know About the Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival

Unlike most New York City Parades, the Easter Parade is a far less organized event. From 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. the area along Fifth Avenue from 49th to 57th Streets is closed to vehicular traffic, and folks wander the street admiring various Easter Bonnets and Easter outfits. Visitors in town during Easter will enjoy stopping by the area for a bit during the festivities, but seeing the various Easter bonnets and costumed pets .

http://gonyc.about.com/cs/holidays/a/easter.htm

The Tribeca Film Festival April 16 - 27, 2014

The Tribeca Film Festival April 16 - 27, 2014

The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival that was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff . Many claim the festival was a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the Tribeca neighborhood in Lower Manhattan , some put the planning for the festival  prior to the events of 9/11.

The mission of the festival is "to enable the international film community and the general public to experience the power of film by redefining the film festival experience." The Tribeca Film Festival was founded to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan.

By 2006 and 2007, the Festival received over 8600 film submissions and held 1,500 screenings.

The Festival's program line-up includes a variety of independent films including documentaries, narrative features and shorts, as well as a program of family-friendly films.

The Festival also features panel discussions with personalities in the entertainment world and a music lounge produced with ASCAP to showcase artists.

One of the more distinctive components of the Festival is its Artists Awards program in which emerging and renowned artists celebrate filmmakers by providing original works of art that are given to the filmmakers' competition winners. Past artists of the Artists Awards program have included Chuck Close, Alex Katz, and Julian Schnabel.

The festival now draws an estimated three million people—including often-elusive celebrities from the worlds of art, film, and music—and generates $600 million annually.

National Tartan Day Parade

National Tartan Day Parade - Saturday 4/5

The National Tartan Day Parade is tomorrow. The info you need to know is as follows.

The Parade starts at 2.00pm on April 5th at W45th Street and marches up 6th Avenue to 55th Street. Here are links to the websites for more info on the parade and related events.  

http://nyctartanweek.org/

http://www.tartanweek.com/

2014 St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City

2014 St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City

The Parade will take place on Monday, March 17, 2014 starting at 11 a.m. on 5th Avenue around 44th Street. The parade takes place on March 17, except when March 17 falls on a Sunday (as it did in 2013), and then it is held on Saturday. Toward the north end of the St. Patrick's Day Parade route are the best viewing spots if you want to avoid the crowds that throng the sidewalks below 59th Street. The Parade ends at 79th Street, around 2 or 3 p.m.

Keep in mind that the grandstands are located between 62nd and 64th Streets, so that area is accessible only with a ticket, but if you score a spot close to the grandstands, you might be able to see the marchers performing for the judges. The crowd is densest at St. Patrick's Cathedral and in the area immediately around there and tends to lessen as you move north along the parade route.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Street Closures - Monday, March 17

The following streets in Manhattan will be closed on Monday from 11 am to 5 pm for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade:

5th Avenue between 42nd Street and 86th Street
Madison Avenue between 63rd Street and 64th Street
Vanderbilt Avenue from 43rd Street to 46th Street
44th Street and 45th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
46th Street to 48th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
63rd Street and 64th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
80th Street to 85th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue

The NYC Half Marathon This Sunday

The NYC Half Marathon - Sunday 3/16/14

The NYC Half Marathon is this coming Sunday the 16th. It begins at 7:30am and will finish sometime after mid-day. Attached is a map of the route that the runners will follow and below is a link to their website for additional race info.

The race will also definitely affect traffic for the better part of the day. Make sure to add additional travel time for your guests to get to the airports, at least 45min to 1 hour, so they can make their flights. Tour bus routes will also be affected. We will update you when we have more information on the route changes.

http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2014/nyc-half