Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island - NEXT WEEK - Halloween, NYC Marathon & DST

November 7, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 6.33 am. Sunset 4.45 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 10 hours & 11 minutes of daylight or four hours and 55 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 at the Green Room in Crown Heights in Brooklyn. It's been open about a year and a half and it's a great neighborhood dining and gathering place.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. There's a 60% - 80% chance of a 1/4 inch of rain forecast for between 10 pm tonight and 7 am Saturday morning. On Sunday there's the threat of less than a 1/4 inch of rain all day [so how likely is that?]. Because of the extreme dryness in our climate in recent years, we've noticed water weather systems tend to be over-forecast, as by the time they get here, they have dried out. While this may make for nicer weekends, it's a huge warning sign that the planet is drying up, which is going to wreak havoc on human and other life. Ignorance is bliss. The temperature highs will be between 60 and 65, and the temperature lows will be 55 - 60 all weekend. The humidity has been tending to peak around 7 - 8 am and dip in the late afternoon. Friday and Saturday the highs will be 80% and 95% respectively, while the lows will be 35% and 50% respectively. On Sunday it's going to be about 90% humidity all day. The winds will range from 10 - 15 mph on Friday and Sunday and from 5 - 10 mph on Saturday. Some wind, possibly a bit of rain, with moderate temperatures - all in all not a bad November weekend.

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Manhattan

Baltic Film Festival, Washington Heights Jazz Festival, Comedy Festival, Diwali in Times Square, Veterans Day Parade, the Rockettes Return & Big Apple Circus

Wednesday thru Sunday, November 5 - 9, 2025 at various times - The Baltic Film Festival. At Scandinavia House at 58 Park Avenue in Midtown just south of Grand Central Station. Tickets are $55 up to $675 which includes multiple film viewings and group rates. They also have a virtual option and special events option(s). For details see - https://www.scandinaviahouse.org | https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/nybff-2025/2025-11-06/

The photo above or at right was taken down in the subway at Times Square, while the 2025 Marathon was being run.

Thursday - Sunday, November 6 - 9, 2025 - Washington Heights Jazz Festival. Four days of live jazz by 65 musicians from the neighborhood. At six locations, but the primary one appears to be Le Cheile at 839 West 181st Street. Also at Kismat at 603 Fort Washington Ave and 181 Cabrini at 854 West 181st St. Then on the last day, Sunday, November 9th, there's a free performance at the Bonnefont at One Margaret Corbin Drive in Fort Tyron Park, followed by a paid performance at St. Frances Cabrini Shrine at 701 Fort Washington Avenue, followed by another free performance at the Dutch Baby Bakery at 813 W 187th St in Washington Heights. Tickets are $20 / $15. For details see - https://jazzwahi.org

Friday, November 7 - 16, 2024 - NY Comedy Festival - at two dozen different venues primarily in Brooklyn & Manhattan. To view locations see - https://nycomedyfestival.com/venues/. For details and tickets [prices vary by show $25 and up] see - https://nycomedyfestival.com/

Sunday, November 9, 2025 from 1 to 9 pm - 10th Anniversary Diwali in Times Square - along Broadway between 46th and 48th Streets in Midtown. A celebration of the Hindu festival of lights in Times Square including dance, music and food. The festival was originally scheduled for October 12th, 2025, but the TV News threatened a Noreaster, so they decided to play it safe, even though the Noreaster didn't really happen. St festivals Midtown. NYC.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 from 10.55 am - 3.30 pm - 106th Veterans' Day Parade & Ceremonies which commence prior to the parade. Beginning at 10.55 am there will be ceremonies honoring the dead, ending with a wreath laying at the Eternal Light Monument in Madison Square Park at 5th Avenue at 24th Street. Then the parade steps off from 25th Street at 12.30 pm, marching up 5th Avenue to 45th Street, ending about 3.30 pm. Here's how Military.com describes the event, " ... parade is expected to feature nearly 300 marching and vehicle units and welcome 20,000 participants from across America, representing every service branch of the military and every era ...". Midtown Manhattan parades & street fairs Manhattan NYC. For details see - https://www.uwvc.org/newsandevents/event/6b111946-e378-43f8-8984-fb4fabebd526 or https://www.military.com/veterans-day/new-york-veterans-day-parade-live-stream.html √

Ongoing _ UWS _ Friday, November 7, 2025 to Sunday, January 6, 2026 at various times - Big Apple Circus - at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. For $26 tickets and details see - https://bigapplecircus.com

The Rockettes have resumed their holiday performance, for the 100th year, at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown.

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November 2025 _ Purefinder is hosting a couple of tours each week in Manhattan thru late November - see MCAL link above for details and links.

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Queens

Queens World Film Festival & the Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair have Begun, Veterans Day Parade & Flip Circus

Wednesday - Sunday, November 5 - 16, 2025 at various times - Queens World Film Festival - at the Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35th Avenue in Astoria. There are 124 films, from 17 nations, some of which will be projected on the big screen each day for 17 days. For details, the schedule and $20 - $25 tickets see - https://queensworldfilmfestival.org/festival-schedule/

The photo above or at right was taken at LaGuardia Airport last Sunday, before the FAA announced the 10% flight cut backs at the top 40 airports in the nation because the air traffic controllers aren't being paid and are having to contend with financial stress as well as the stress of their jobs. In 2013 Donald Trump said it's the job of the president to bring the various representatives together to hammer out a deal. And yet neither he nor the Republican Senate Majority Leader nor the Republican House Speaker appear interested in trying to hammer out a deal with the Democrats.

The Republican leader I find most annoying is Mike Johnson, who has got to be the best straight faced liar I have ever seen. First he told us that the 'No Kings Day rallies' were 'Hate America rallies'. Now he's blaming the Democrats when the Republicans control the Presidency, the Senate and the House. Why don't the billionaire TV newspeople who cover him every day, ask him why he's talking to them, instead of talking to the Democrats and his fellow Republicans - all of whom he sent home over a month ago?

Thursday, November 6 to December 14, 2025 weekday evenings & weekend afternoons & evenings - Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair - at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The fair hosts an opening reception from 6 to 9 pm on Thursday 11/6/25. The Gallery is open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Last year all art work priced was under $999 and I expect this year the same but I haven't confirmed that with anyone. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/LICArtists | the following are from 2024 - https://www.culturelablic.org OR https://www.licartists.org/off-the-wall-2

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 7, 8 & 9, 2025 at various times - Flip Circus in Queens - see the Parades & Festivals page.

Sunday, November 9, 2025 beginning at 11.30 am / Parade at 12 noon - Veterans' Day Parade - beginning at 80th Street and marching down Metropolitan Avenue to Christ the King Church at 69th Street in Middle Village. There will be a commemorative ceremony beginning at 11.30 am. This generally ends at 3 pm but the length of the event is unconfirmed 2025. For details see - FB https://www.facebook.com/queens.parade.7

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Things To Do This Weekend / Week in Brooklyn

The Other Art Fair, the Brooklyn Folk Music Festival & Some Pop Up Markets

Thursday - Sunday, November 6, 7, 8 & 9, 2025 - The Other Art Fair - at ZeroSpace in Brooklyn. Three Brooklyn creative hubs : Clay Space, Dirtbag ArtHaus & the Textile Arts Center are presented by Saatchi Art and for sale at prices ranging from $100 plus.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 7 - 9, 2025 at various times - Brooklyn Folk Music Festival - at St Ann and the Holy Trinity Church on 157 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Organized in tandem with the Jalopy Theater [of 315 Columbia Street in Carroll Gardens / Red Hook]. For details and tickets ranging from $25 [kids] to $48 [adult] up to $152 for a full festival pass see - https://www.brooklynfolkfest.com/ or https://www.jalopytheatre.org

Saturday & Sunday, November 8 & 9, 2025 from 11 am to 6 pm - FAD Pop Up Market - at Empire Stores at 55 Water Street in Dumbo. For details see - https://fadmarket.co.

Sunday, November 9, 2025 from 10 am to 6 pm - Williamsburg Brooklyn Fair - along Bedford Avenue from 7th Street to Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg Brooklyn NYC.

Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 10.30 am - 5.30 pm - Brooklyn Pop Up Market at the Brooklyn Museum - at 200 Eastern Parkway in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The market features about twenty local vendors selling artwork, jewelry, fashion, home and other goods. For details see - https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/

Two Plays - Polonsky & Billie Holiday Theater.

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November 11, 2025 from 6 to 8.30 pm - A Legacy of Love: 29 Years of Community and Connection - GRIOT Circle honors LGBTQ+ elders of color at the Loft in Downtown Brooklyn - see MCAL link above for details.

Things To Do This Weekend / Week in the Bronx

Flip Circus in the Bay Plaza Mall Parking Lot & the Veterans Day Parade in Throggs Neck

Saturday - Tuesday, October 18 to November 4, 2025 at various times - Flip Circus in the Bronx. In the Mall at Bay Plaza in the parking lot. For details and tickets ranging from $104 for two and up, see - https://www.flipcircus.com

Sunday, November 9, 2025 - assembly begins at 11 am and the parade steps off at 12 noon - 41st Annual Bronx Veterans Day Parade - steps off from East Tremont and Lafayette Avenues, marching left at Randall Avenue and ending at Veterans Memorial Park in Throggs Neck. Veterans Day parades in the Bronx NYC. For details see - FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/168764600635/ OR https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/event/11-10-2024-bronx-veterans-day-parade/

The photo above or at right was taken in the Mott Haven / Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx, just south of the Hub shopping district. The south Bronx has been seeing a lot of gentrification activity over the past five to ten years.

Wednesdays, November 19, & December 17, 2025 from 4 to 9 pm there's a Vegan Bazaar - at the Andrew Freeman Home - for details see street fairs page.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - Sheriff Anthony Mirdanda - at the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association (PPNA) monthly meeting - see MCAL link above for details.

Things To Do This Weekend / Week on Staten Island

St Andrew Holiday Fair, New Dorp Moravian Trash to Treasures & the Tottenville Cranberry Festival

Friday & Saturday, November 7 & 8, 2025 beginning 10.30 am Friday & 11 am Saturday & ending at 5 pm both days - Church of St. Andrew Holiday Fair - at 4 Arthur Kill Road on Staten Island. The fair includes take out lunches, handmade decorations, crafts, baskets, baked goods, money tree and attic treasures. This year there will be a raffle for $500 in gift cards as well as a Samsung Smart TV. For details see - https://www.standrewssi.org/upcomingevents or call - 718.351.0900.

Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 10 am to 2 pm - New Dorp Moravian Church Trash to Treasure Christmas Fair - at 2205 Richmond Road in New Dorp. Last year they mentioned vendors, refreshments, raffles and a visit by Santa between 1 pm - 3 pm. All of which is likely for this year, but as this information was not included in the post on their website it is UNCONFIRMED. For details see - https://www.newdorpmoravian.org/event/new-dorp-moravian-christmas-fair/

Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 8 am to 3 pm - Cranberry Festival Celebrating Over 200 Years - at Bethel United Methodist Church at 7033 Amboy Road in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island. Breakfast runs from 8 am to 11 am with cranberry pancakes, lunch is served at 12.30 pm, both including numerous delicious cranberry eats. There's also an indoor / outdoor flea market in between the two meals and a bake sale in the afternoon. For details see - https://www.instagram.com/p/DPtkEc6DmJh/# | http://www.bethelumcsi.com/cranberry-festival.html

The photo above or at right was taken from the SI Ferry, in the New York Harbor, looking south to the St. George neighborhood on Staten Island.

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Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Halloween / Daylight Savings Time / NYC Marathon. Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island - NEXT WEEK - Halloween, NYC Marathon & DST

October 31, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 7.25 am. Sunset 5.53 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 10 hours & 27 minutes of daylight or four hours and 39 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 at the NYC Halloween Parade in a prior year. The parade returns tonite. See details below.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. Cloudy, but no rain all weekend, continuing an extremely dry Fall, and year in NYC & NYS, due to climate change. The temperature highs will be in the high 50's all weekend and the temperature lows will be in the mid 50's Friday, low 50's Saturday and the high 40's on Sunday. The humidity will range from about 50% to 90% on Friday, 50% 65% on Saturday and 50% to 80% on Sunday. The humidity highs peak each morning around 8 or 9 am and the humidity lows bottom out mid to late afternoon between 2 and 4 pm. The winds will range from 10 - 20 mph Friday, 10 - 15 mph on Saturday and from 5 - 10 mph on Sunday. Looks like another dry and comfortable Fall Weekend. Enjoy.

Saturday Morning Edition @ 6 am. Done.

Weekly News Updates will follow this on late Friday or early Saturday, so check back in for some local news that too often gets passed over on billionaire TV Network News. And while we will only partially update the Halloween page [also see below for parades and related events], the Halloween page contains the events from last year, which provides clues as to what might be planned this year. We include the urls so you can easily see what's in the works this year.

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Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

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October 24, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 7.17 am. Sunset 6.02 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 10 hours & 44 minutes of daylight or four hours and 22 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 Wednesday at the Spectrum News NY1 NYC Mayoral Debate at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, in Queens. From left to right are Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa. The debate was suprisingly spirited and interesting. We'll provide details over the weekend, or early next week.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. No rain all weekend, continuing an extremely dry Fall, and year in NYC & NYS, due to climate change. The temperature highs will be in the 60's all weekend and the temperature lows will be around 50 all weekend. The humidity will range from about 50% to 80% all weekend with the humidity highs peaking each morning around 8 or 9 am and the humidity lows bottoming out mid to late afternoon between 2 and 4 pm. The winds will range from 5 - 10 mph all weekend. Looks like a very nice Fall Weekend. Enjoy.

Saturday Early Morning Edition @ 3 am. Done with the Front Page Weekend Post of events and attendant pages. Weekly News Updates coming later in the weekend, so stay tuned.

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Editor's Note. Our regular weekend things to do post coming either late Thursday, October 9 or by midday Friday, October 10, 2025. The following post contains some special Columbus Day weekend events, as well as a number of suggestions of things to do over the holiday weekend. Enjoy.

Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

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Updated October 4, 2025 v. 10/3/2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 6.53 am. Sunset 6.36 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 11 hours & 42 minutes of daylight or three hours and 24 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 on Sunday at the Tour de Bronx Bike Ride on the Grand Concourse at 161st Street just outside of the Bronx Borough Hall. About 4,000 cyclists signed up for the event, and based on what I saw on a beautiful, warm, sunny, dry morning, most of them showed up for the ride.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. Looks like a great weather weekend. No rain. The temperatures highs will be in the mid 70's Friday, rising to the low 80's on Saturday and Sunday. The temperature lows will be in the high 50's on Friday and the mid 60's on Saturday and Sunday. The winds will be a pretty steady 5 mph all weekend. And the humidity will swing wildly again this weekend, from about 95% to 45% Friday, and from 80% to 45% on Saturday and Sunday. The humidity rises when it's dark out, peaking around daybreak, and then falling during the day, bottoming between 3 and 5 pm.

Saturday Morning Edition @ 10.15 am. Mostly done, with a bit of clean up to do on some of the attendant pages. We'll have it finished by about noon'ish. It's another big, fun filled weekend. Please share with family & friends. Have a good weekend.

Ongoing. We started adding a bit more news and events two weeks ago. Scroll down the page for some enhanced local coverage and check out our local and other news section using the drop down button, on the main tool bar in the upper left corner under the header. This will evolve over time. Stay tuned and thanks for clicking in.

NYC-Wide Office Candidate Debates Begin Next Week

Thursday, October 9, 2025 beginning at 7 pm - the First NYC-Wide Candidate Debate - organized by the NYC Campaign Finance Board and rebroadcast on Sunday. Further details coming next week.

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Adams Aborts Re-election Bid

After Years of Numerous Allegations of Corruption, Adams Exits Mayors Race

September 30, 2025 / NYC Mayors Race / Brooklyn Politics / Brooklyn News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Brooklyn BLVD NYC.

We look at events leading up to Adams exit from the NYC Mayoral Race, which lend credence to Sliwa's accusations that Adams was or will be compensated for dropping out. We identify one huge pending public land transfer that Adams is working on [FEC Chelsea NYCHA], and provide a summary history of many of the many real estate deals Adams implemented which provide public land, tax benefits, financing and possibly public funding to billionaires and real estate developers. Some of the people involved in these deals were Adams supporters.  Then we look at some of the Adams Mayoral track record, including crime, putting his accomplishments in context.  And lastly we look at the aftermath of Adams exit, and what Sliwa, Mamdani and Cuomo had to say about it.

NYC Mayoral Race - Eric Adams Secret Florida Rendezvous with a Trump Official Who's also an NYC Real Estate Developer

Adams traveled to Florida following the Labor Day Weekend.  Coming out of that trip, there were rumors of Adams cutting some sort of deal to drop out of the NYC Mayors race, in exchange for a position in the Trump Administration.  On either September 2 or 3, 2025 Adams reportedly met with Trump Administration member, Steve Witkoff, who is also an NYC real estate developer. 

Stephen Ross & Related Companies - A Huge Public Land Transfer Deal is Lurking in the Background that hasn't been Covered by Billionaire TV News

It's worth noting that Stephen Ross, of Related Companies, lives in Florida. Ross is one of the largest NYC developers, and historically has been one of the largest players in the funding of NYC Mayoral & City Council members campaigns via supportive Political Action Committees or PACs.  And Stephen Ross & Related Companies and affiliates are one of the largest - if not the largest - recipient of NYC public land transfers to a developer over the past quarter century. 

Ross currently has at least one huge transfer of NYC pubic land to him and his companies pending [FEC Chelsea NYCHA], which Adams has obligingly - if not submissively - overseen.  Ross and friends have been supporters of the campaigns of candidates like Adams for many years, which the current state of NYC's affordable housing crisis bears out.  Stephen Ross has also been a financial / PAC Trump supporter, having reportedly hosted a fundraiser for Trump on Long island back in 2020.

Trading Up?  Adams Indulges Billionaire Developers, While Ditching his Supporters

In 2021 the billionaires opened their campaign cash spigots for Adams, thus enabling him to win that NYC Mayoral race based on campaign funding and TV commercials - not merit.  And ever since Adams became NYC Mayor, he's been working hard to move ahead the billionaires' real estate development projects, which far too often appear to include the transfer of NYC public land at rock bottom / oligarchy free-for-all prices.  I believe this is one of the reasons the billionaire developers and media oligarchy don't want to see Mamdani win, as it will slow down their railroading of riches from the public into the private domain.

Adams' meaningful achievements for the working class of NYC are close to non-existent.  This helps explain why Adams repeatedly showcases a picture of his mother Dorothy at public appearances, to lay claim to her working class roots.  Adams may have been born into the working class, but he does not appear to have working class values, nor a true affinity for them - least not since becoming NYC Mayor.  Adams seems to have traded in his affinity with the working class, for aspirational riches a long time ago.  Likely before he was famously quoted saying "show me the money".

The Adams Record as NYC Mayor

Violent Crime Down Significantly Across the U.S. including NYC, But the other NYC Crime Reductions Significantly Trail the U.S.

Adams insinuates, if not outright claims, he's reduced crime in NYC since taking office.  When Adams became Mayor in 2022, we were still dealing with the pandemic. Crime in NYC rose not just here, but in the rest of the nation as well.  But over the past few years, crime has fallen in NYC, and in all other U.S. cities. 

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Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

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September 19, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 6.34 am. Sunset 7.09 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 12 hours & 35 minutes of daylight or two hours and 31 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 last Sunday evening outside Brooklyn Borough Hall, where they held The People's Runway Fashion Show. Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso teamed up with Arts Ambassador Colm Dillane, of Brooklyn based fashion brand KidSuper, to put on an inspiring People's Fashion Show at Borough Hall, right in the middle of NYC Fashion Week [9/11 - 9/16/2025]. Scroll down for more photos. And Bravo, well done.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different vs TV News Area Weather. Looks like a great weather weekend, and with plenty of interesting things to do. No rain. The temperatures highs will be in the high 80's on Friday, the low to mid 70's on Saturday and Sunday. The temperature lows will be about 70 on Friday, dropping to the low to mid 60's on Saturday and Sunday. The winds will range from 4 - 12 mph all weekend. And the humidity will fall from 90% to 40% on Friday, then range between 45% - 65% Saturday and 50% to 80% on Sunday. The humidity is higher when it's dark out, and lower during the day.

Saturday Very Early Morning Edition @ 5 am. Done. It's another big, fun filled weekend. Please share with your family and friends. We wish you an enjoyable weekend.

P.S. NEW. We're adding more news and more events starting this weekend and coming week. Stay tuned.

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NYC Mayoral Race - Polls

September 21, 2025 / NYC Mayors Race / Brooklyn Politics / Brooklyn News NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Brooklyn BLVD NYC.

This section is dedicated to providing our audience with a weekly update of recent polls surrounding the NYC Mayoral Race, and select other NYC public positions to be decided in this upcoming election.

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Billionaires are Rapidly Changing TV News & Not in a Good Way

Billionaires are Amassing a Huge Concentration of Mass Media Assets, in What Appears to be the Privately Owned Propaganda Press

September 18, 2025 / New York City News / NYC Billionaire Press Billionaire TV News & Free Speech in America / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz.

All six TV Networks are controlled by billionaires [or folks whose wealth rounds up to billionaires or are members of billionaire families]. Increasingly they appear to be turning the TV networks into privately controlled propaganda machines. Too often they appear to resemble Rupert Murdoch's mistreatment of the truth in the news. This means they seem to omit key facts and even entire stories from view, while amplifying falsehoods and outright lies spoken by politicians and their teleprompter readers alike, which go uncorrected, leaving those who still trust Network TV News, ignorant and in the dark as to what's really going on in this country.

Network TV News Corps Appear to be Trading Journalistic Integrity for Media Market Share so they can Price More Aggressively. America Beware, as they will have Even More Influence over what you / we Americans see, hear & think.

Colbert was cancelled by CBS and numerous seasoned journalists departed for journalistic integrity reasons. CBS appeared to be compromising their integrity, as Colbert is the top rated show in the time period. But Trump doesn't like Colbert, and CBS had a merger deal that needed to be approved by the Trump Justice Department and FCC, so poof, Colbert cancelled. CBS denies this reasoning, saying they have other [unannounced] plans.

Disney / ABC paid off Trump in a lawsuit many attorneys were sure they could have easily won. And this week Disney / ABC took the Jimmy Kimmel Show off the air for making an opinionated comment of which Trump didn't approve, on the Kirk assassination shooter. Kimmel had joked that the shooter was a MAGA Republican which he does not appear to be, although reportedly the rest of his family is.

The alleged shooter was reportedly in a relationship with someone working through gender identity issues, which is just one of the many important issues of our day, that billionaire TV News repeatedly fails to fully inform upon. This link will take you to the Metropolitan Museum website, of a past photo exhibit, wherein in the mid 1800's a French photographer documented a hermaphrodite, which is someone with both male and female genitalia. That's a fact, that I have NEVER seen raised nor discussed by the flunkies on TV News, who don't seem to be knowledgeable about the world around them, and definitely far too often, just simply do not do their basic homework on important issues.

And the sad thing is that this translates to an increasingly ignorant American public, as up until this year TV was the dominant news source. This year news on the web FINALLY passed TV News, and I am hoping that that trend will accelerate as more Americans start paying attention to how badly TV News fails them, daily.

If you decide to click this link you'll encounter what is likely a shocker to most folks [was to me the first time I saw it at the Metropolitan Museum exhibit in the late 1990's]. But the idea isn't to shock, but rather to instruct - Metropolitan Museum photo exhibit by Nadar of hermaphrodite.

• CLICK to view the rest of this report about how the NYC billionaire press is taking over free speech in America. GB.

Buglisi Dance Theatre Company at Lincoln Center 911

Weekend Events / Things To Do & Update Coming Later Today

Reposted September 11, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / Things to do NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

This is a video of one of the rehearsals for the Table of Silence performance this morning at Lincoln Center, commemorating the 19th anniversary of 911. They return to perform the Table of Silence at Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center on Thursday 9/11 at 8.10 am. Free.  Or catch the live stream - https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/table-of-silence-project-911-259

• Heartfelt wishes to all.  May you have a harmonious day and success working toward having a harmonious life.

Live Interview with Key Representatives / Activists about FEC Chelsea NYCHA

9.10.25 _ Queens News / News Analysis & Opinion _ Click here to learn a bit more through an interview by Erroll Louis on Spectrum TV on August 28, 2025, who interviewed an author / community activist and the President of the FEC Tenants Against Demolition about what's going on there - NYC Oligarchy - Stephen Ross, Related Companies, Essence, Eric Adams transferring huge amount of public wealth & NYC billionaire TV doesn't much report it. Also on the front page scroll down to the Landlord Tenant Harassment button to become familiar with the bigger picture.  And click into the drop down OpEd section from the front page tool bar to learn more about the FEC Chelsea NYCHA land grab by Stephen Ross and Related Companies.  Ross and Related Companies have been the beneficiaries of the transfer of acres upon acres of prime public NYC land all over NYC for what seem like fire sale / corruption prices.

In the meantime, see front page, government and politics, neighborhoods and things to do sections.

Click for our report series on Landlord / Tenant Harassment in NYC

Please be advised that this series will be evolving slowly starting sometime in Q4 2025 and continuing thereafter. Thus far we've posted some of our historical coverage, but by far and away, the best is yet to come.

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.

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.

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.

Click this link for holiday parties, party venues, party halls and catering halls in Jackson Heights Queens NYC.

Get it While it's Hot - 'Affordable Housing' Lottery in LIC

150 'Affordable Housing' Units Available for Folks w/ Incomes of 'Only' $99K to $250K

October 23, 2024 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Real Estate & Business / Gotham Buzz NYC.

'Better hurry' to participate in this 'affordable housing' lottery for apartments in the Jasper at 49-20 5th Street in Long Island City, Queens. Studios are renting for the 'low, low price' of $2,900 per month and two bedroom apartments are a 'steal' at only $4,400 per month.

To qualify you 'only' need to be earning between $99,000 and $250,000 per year. These annual incomes, which are an eligibility requirement, are only 'slightly' higher [+50% to +291%] than the median NYC salary of $64,000 per year.

But don't worrry, if you miss this 'great' opportunity for 'affordable housing', because the real estate developers, real estate investors, billionaires, property owners and Mayor Adams, are pushing hard to get through the City of Yes Zoning Law changes, which will provide huge tax breaks to investors, billioinaires and real estate developers to make even more of this kind of 'affordable housing' available all over NYC.

Isn't that 'exciting'? It looks like more 'affordable housing' is finally on its way ...

See related stories below and in our City of Yes Special Report section on Gotham Buzz.

And you still have time to be heard by the NY City Council regarding your opinion of the City of Yes. Written Testimony is accepted for 72 hours after the hearing that was held Tuesday 10.22.24. Use this email address to send them your opinions - landusetestimony@council.nyc.gov. I believe the comment period expires at the close of business on Friday 10.25.24.

The LIC Summit 2024

Photos and Clean Up to Follow

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.

Coney Island - Final Fireworks of the Summer 2024

August 30, 2024 / Coney Island / Brooklyn / Brooklyn BLVD.

On Friday night, the final fireworks show by the Alliance for Coney Island, started around 10 pm on the Reigelmann Boardwalk just east of the Steeple Chase Tower and adjacent to the Luna Amusement Park. It was a comfortable evening, with a slight, cool breeze coming in off the water. There were hundreds of spectators who came to see the show and enjoy an end of the summer ride and snacks at Luna Park. I shot the 10 - 15 minute show from various locations around the Boardwalk, water and Luna Park and then edited it down to about 2 - 3 minutes, ending with a bit of island music. Enjoy the show.

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.

Click here for things to do this weekend Brooklyn NYC or click here for things to do this weekend in Manhattan NYC.

NYS Primary Voting Tuesday, April 2, 2024

In addition to the presidential primary, there are also NYS primary races on the ballot.

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.

Triumph of The [Rupert's] Will: How Murdoch Manipulates Voter's Perceptions & Public Policy

Australian born Billionaire Appears to use his Media Outlets to Shape Voter's Views, Loading them with Misconceptions, So They'll Elect Compromised Fox Nation Pols, Who Upon Assuming Office, Seem to Reward Murdoch's Media Support, by Crafting Public Policy to Conform to Murdoch's Will, Favoring his Business Interests

September 4, 2020 / NYC Neighborhoods / U.S. Politics / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

As mentioned previously, I've been doing a fairly deep dive into learning as much about the Third Reich and Nazi Germany as time permits, in order to more fully understand what's happening in present day events.

Media Manipulation for Fun & Profit

I began noticing similarities between Australian born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's manipulative use of his large share of Amerian media in 2016, to what Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Propaganda for the Nazis, did beginning in the 1920's until his end in 1945. On May 1, 1945 Goebbels poisoned his children, his wife and himself as the Allied forces neared his home. Hitler and his companions had committed suicide the day before, as Allied forces invaded Berlin. None of them had the courage to stand trial for their crimes against humanity ... although like Mussolini, they may not have made it to court.

1. Did Fox 'News' Attempt to Protect the Reputation of a Propaganda Asset via Omission?

So today, we're going to look at just a few of Murdoch's media manipulations made in just the past couple of months - and I'm nearly certain that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Unfortunately, I don't have the resource to fact check what is the largest misleading news content producing organization in the nation, and possibly the free world.

Let's start with the first two photos on this page. This story broke in the Guardian on July 7, 2020.

The first photo shows Fox News 'reporting the news' regarding the sexcapades of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell. In the first photo, Fox News conveniently cropped out Donald Trump. In the second photo [at right] we have the 'full picture' aka the truth.

The man who calls everyone else a 'sleezeball' is seen with Melania 'being best', and two of the people alleged to be among some of the sleeziest on the planet [Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell]. Do birds of a feather flock together?

So we must ask why Rupert Murdoch would crop Donald Trump out of the photo? Is it to avoid portraying the Donald in a negative light in order to keep him - a Murdoch asset - in office?

Trump appears to have been a boon to billionaire Murdoch through massive billionaire tax cuts funded by debt to be paid for by America's children and unborn? Or is because Trump's actions in the Middle East vis a visIsrael seemed to serve to legitimize Murdoch's investment in Genie Energy in the illegally occupied Syrian Golan Heights? Or was it because Trump loosened up the FCC ownership limits for mega media companies like Murdoch's thus allowing the few to control our media, which givens them the power to influence the national democratic conversation - and in Murdoch's case - it seems the power to corrupt it in order to profit from it. Or was it because Trump famously fired all U.S. Attorneys, including Preet Bharara - who was investigating Murdoch's companies for sexual harrassment and phone hacking - less than 24 hours after Sean Hannity on Fox News told him to do just that? Perhaps most importantly, Trump's Attorney General Bill Barr, greenlighted the merger of Disney / ABC, which was an inverted takeover resulting in Rupert Murdoch becoming Disney / ABC's largest shareholder.

• CLICK here to read our report on NYPBA police union endorsement of Trump seems out of step with the union rank and file, as well as the NYPD and NYC - but Murdoch's NY Post provides propaganda cover.