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East Harlem

April 23, 2013

Organizer Calls Off Annual Cinco De Mayo Festival, Citing Her Health

CECOMEX, the festival's organizer, did not submit paperwork for the festival this year, officials said.

Red Hook

September 10, 2012

Cacao Prieto Rolls Out Latest 'Widow Jane' Bourbon

Red Hook's maker of chocolate liquors and desserts celebrates with a block party next month.

Long Island City

August 27, 2012

Artsy Block Party Bringing Pom-Pom Making and Sculpture to Long Island City

The SculptureCenter is throwing its first ever LIC Block Party on Purves Street.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

July 17, 2012

Central Brooklyn Organizers Mine Citizen Journalism for Photo A Day Project

Brooklyn Movement Center solicits a photo a day in Crown Heights this July.

Chelsea

July 03, 2012

Where to Watch the 4th of July Fireworks

The fireworks will be shown over the Hudson River for the fourth year in a row.

Upper East Side

May 17, 2012

Kids' Exhibits All the Rage for Annual Museum Mile Festival

The 34th annual Museum Mile Festival will offer a huge range of kids activities.

Downtown

September 15, 2011

Battery Park City Block Party Gears Up for 10th Year

The Battery Park City Block Party started in September 2002 as a celebration of the neighborhood's recovery from 9/11.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

August 03, 2011

Greenwich Village Cops Host Community Party

Members of the 6th Precinct served up free hot dogs and hamburgers as part of National Night Out, an annual event which aims to encourage police/community partnerships. 

Midtown

June 13, 2011

Big Apple BBQ Festival Earns Sauce-Covered Thumbs Up

Despite concerns about noise and damage to the park, most neighbors said the event was a success.

Midtown

April 08, 2011

Racism Fears Prompt CB5 Officials to Duck Big Apple BBQ Decision

The board committees are still smarting from accusations of racism after they rejected ethnic parades from the area.

Midtown

March 10, 2011

Board Postpones Vote on Big Apple BBQ

Midtown's Community Board 5 said it wants to give its members more time to come to an agreement.

Midtown

March 04, 2011

Community Board Wants Big Apple BBQ Out of Madison Square Park

A committee of Community Board 5 voted Thursday to boot the popular grilling event from Madison Square Park.