Brooklyn Eats!
"Brooklyn Eats!" began in 1997 with a borough dining guide and a few restaurants providing samples. It's now become a large annual event.…
Flatbush Frolic
The annual "Flatbush Frolic" is a street festival that takes place in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. http://www.clearviewfestival.com/eventforms/050918_con2005fdc.pdf…
Atlantic Antic
"Atlantic Antic" is one of the city's longest-running street fairs. It takes place on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. http://www.atlanticave.org/antic2005.htm31st Anniversary…
Fifty-First State
Many people have suggested that New York City become the Fifty-First State. 21 March 1959, New York Times, "Can City Secede? Well - Yes and No," pg. 12:Can this city of 8,000,000, beset…
American Crafts Festival; Autumn Crafts Festival
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has hosted an American Crafts Festival since the 1970s. The Autumn Crafts Festival at Lincoln Center is ten years' younger.…
Two Bridges
"Two Bridges" is the area in Manhattan between the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge. Or, it could also mean the area in Manhattan between the Manhattan Bridge and the Williamsburg…
New York Television Festival (NYTVF)
The first New York Television Festival (NYTVF) was announced in late August 2005. http://www.newyorktelevisionfestival.com/festival.htmWhat is the NYTVF? The New York Television Festival will…
Blues, Barbecue and Fireworks Festival
The Blues, Barbecue and Fireworks Festival was started by the Hudson River Park Trust in 2000. http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=24819Sunday, Aug 28th,…
SoFo (South of Fourth Street)
"SoFo" is "South of Fourth Street" in Brooklyn. The term - a new one - is also the name of a bar there. http://www.papermag.com/guide/bars/brooklyn.htmlSOFO 550 Court St.,…
VENDEX (Vendor Information Exchange System)
VENDEX (or Vendex) is New York City's Vendor Information Exchange System. It's meant to prevent mob-related city contracts, or influence-peddled city contracts. (Official VENDEX…
Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Block Party
The Eldridge Street Project celebrates both the Jewish culture of the Lower East Side and the Chinese culture of Chinatown with an annual "Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Block Party." Nice…
Capital of Everything
New York is sometimes called the "Fashion Capital of the World," or the "Financial Capital of the World," or just the "Capital of the World." The New Yorker writer E.…
“The Bronx is burning” (1972; alleged Howard Cosell quote during the 1977 World Series)
"Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is burning" is the title of a 2005 book. It's from a alleged quote by the late Howard Cosell during a World Series game on October 12, 1977. The…
JAMS (Jamaica Arts and Music Summer Festival)
JAMS (the Jamaica Arts and Music Summer Festival - shouldn't that be JAMSF?) began in 1996-97. It takes place on Jamaica Avenue in Queens. http://www.clearviewfestival.com/Saturday, August…
Ecuadorian Parade and Festival
The Ecuadorian Parade and Festival has taken place in Queens since 1984. http://www.citylore.org/cl_cel-aug.htmlEcuadorian Parade and FestivalQueensEarly-mid August, daylongFlushing Meadows-Corona…
Loco Foco Party
"Loco foco" matches were named that in New York City in the early 1930s. The Loco-Foco Party (now the Democratic Party) was named from the matches in 1835. See the last article below for…
“To the victor belongs the spoils” (Spoils System)
"To the victor belongs the spoils" is the famous quote by New York Senator William Learned Marcy (1786-1857), recited in the U. S. Senate, 25 January 1832. The "spoils system"…
Wrecking Families Party (Working Families Party nickname)
The Working Families Party is a new political party, formed in 1998 by Democrats and a coalition of unions. To its enemies it's been dubbed the "Wrecking Families Party" (cited in…
Mayor’s Cup Handball Tournament
The annual Mayor's Cup Handball Tournament began in 1995. It's sponsored by the Inner City Handball Association and the United States Handball Association.…
Big Apple Netball Tournament
Netball is a sport that's like basketball. The Manhattan International Netball Club was established in 2000, and the first Big Apple Netball Tournament was played in 2005.…