📋 Help shape the future of White Plains Road from Adee Avenue to the Mount Vernon border! NYC Planning, working with Council Members Kevin Riley and Eric Dinowitz, wants your input on delivering more homes, jobs, and neighborhood investments across Williamsbridge, Wakefield, Olinville, Woodlawn, Edenwald, and Eastchester. Take the survey to share your priorities for this key transit corridor.
📚 Score free backpacks and more at Queens Borough President's back-to-school events! From August 13th through August 31st, families can grab supplies at Corona Plaza, Borough Hall, Maspeth, College Point, Flushing, and more. Don't miss the bike jamboree (Aug 13) or the special Knicks basketball clinic with Darryl "DMC" McDaniels (Aug 31). First come, first served!
🎵 Don't miss the rest of Harlem Week's 51st celebration running through August 17th! Upcoming highlights include job connections with 40+ employers (Aug 13), culturally-focused health programming (Aug 14), kids' activities with the Alex Trebek Spelling Bee (Aug 16-17), and the epic Harlem Day finale (Aug 17) stretching across 135th Street with jazz, gospel, Hip-Hop, and more.
🎨 Open Streets are back in Washington Heights with daily community programming! Join Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) weekdays 8AM-4PM through August 15 at three locations: 159th Street, 164th Street, and Academy Street. Car-free zones host arts, sports, and cultural activities that transform asphalt into gathering space.
🎾 Harlem becomes the main court Friday, August 16th when Tennis in Harlem: On the Block transforms West 120th Street's car-free space into a tennis and cultural celebration! Marcus Meets Malcolm, All-Love Racquet Club, and Dreamers Youth are bringing free kid's clinics (12-3PM), adult tennis takeovers (3-6PM), yoga, mindfulness, local DJs, and food to make this open street the perfect venue for community connection.
🍜 Taste authentic Burmese cuisine while supporting humanitarian relief at the 5th Annual NYC's Burmese Food Street Fair Saturday, August 16th, 11AM-3PM on Woodside Avenue between 78th & 79th Street in Elmhurst! Over 50 varieties of homemade food and drinks starting at $3, plus free live music. All proceeds support earthquake relief and displaced families in Myanmar.
🤸 Join the East New York Community Land Trust for their summer block party Saturday, August 16th, 2-7PM on Arlington Ave! This free community celebration features DJ Crowne spinning tunes, double dutch demos, face painting, balloon animals, and plenty of food. See how community ownership creates spaces where neighbors come together and kids can play safely in the street.
🎤 Raise your voice at the 2nd Annual Urban Gospel Karaoke Thursday, August 22nd, 12-6PM at Nehemiah Park in Brownsville! Incredible Credible Messengers hosts this free community celebration featuring gospel, soul, and old-school classics. Whether you're a powerhouse vocalist or just love cheering on neighbors, come for the music, free food, and radical joy. Sign up to perform - spaces are limited!
🎵 Dance into your weekend on Little West 12th Street Open Street every Thursday through August 28th, 4:30-8:30PM! Vibes on Little West 12th brings rotating DJs, drinks, and dancing to the Meatpacking District's car-free zone. Catch DJ Cole Crush + Earl Brooks (Aug 14th), FKA Jazz (Aug 21st), and DJ Vicky (Aug 28th) for golden hour hangouts hosted by the Meatpacking District BID.
🍽️ Astoria gets its turn at The Longest Table Sunday, September 7th, 4-7PM on 31st Avenue Open Street! This community-building event has been connecting neighbors across NYC, and now it's coming to Queens. The Open Street Collective provides tables and chairs - you bring food and friends for a communal meal that shows what streets become when we prioritize people. Watch for registration August 24th!
