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Astoria

May 15, 2013

Home-Cooked Greek Treats on the Menu at Astoria's St. Demetrios Festival

The annual St. Demetrios Greek Festival will take place in Astoria from May 16 to 19.

Astoria

April 26, 2013

Astoria Husband-and-Wife Team Launches Meatball Business

Husband-and-wife Daniela DelGiorno and Bill Morris started Bill's Balls, a meatball sandwich startup.

NoHo

July 06, 2012

Arab-American Street Fair Bringing Henna and Hookah to NoHo Saturday

Musicians and food vendors will set up shop on Great Jones Street all day Saturday.

Belmont

June 08, 2012

Bronx's Little Italy Celebrates Feast of St. Anthony

Bronx's Little Italy celebrates the Feast of St. Anthony with a five-day festival in Belmont.

Hell's Kitchen & Clinton

May 18, 2012

Ninth Avenue Food Festival Offers Taste of Neighborhood's Best Restaurants

The 39th annual Ninth Avenue Food Festival celebrates Hell's Kitchen cuisine.

Greenwich Village

May 15, 2012

The Village and SoHo Go Festive With Spring and Summer Street Fairs

At least 15 street fairs have been approved for Greenwich Village and SoHo this spring and summer.

Murray Hill, Gramercy & Midtown East

April 05, 2012

Kips Bay to Test Pedestrian Plaza for Three Months

The DOT plans to temporarily turn a stretch of Second Avenue into public open space.

Manhattan

January 10, 2012

Street Closures Interactive Map Launched by City

A new interactive city map features planned street closures for construction and events.

Downtown

July 25, 2011

Downtown Street Fairs Crippled by City's Weekday Ban

The city banned all weekday street fairs in lower Manhattan earlier this year.

Manhattan

April 27, 2011

New Bill Would Help Annoyed Residents Avoid Street Fairs, Film Shoots

City Council will vote on Thursday on a bill requiring the city to create an online map of street fairs, film shoots, etc.

Midtown

March 07, 2011

Organizers Upset Over Attempts to Limit Midtown Street Fairs

Community Board 5 passed new rules last month designed to limit the number and frequency of summer street fairs.

Midtown

January 19, 2011

Midtown to Turn Up the Heat on Summer Street Fairs

New rules now under consideration would give local merchants first dibs on spots in front of their stores.

Midtown

January 12, 2011

Madison Square Market Hopes for Reprieve with New Design

Madison Square Market organizers are revising their plans for this year's event after a committee voted against it.

Manhattan

June 17, 2010

TriBeCa Wine Bar Declares War on Street Fairs

Terroir Tribeca owner Paul Grieco posted an angry manifesto against street fairs on Twitter Wednesday.

Manhattan

April 23, 2010

As the Warm Weather Arrives, So Do Fairs and Street Closures

The NYPD released a list of street closures for the weekend.