Open Streets on Newkirk Ave
are back!Open Streets on Newkirk Ave are back! Enjoy a Car-free Newkirk Avenue from Coney Island Avenue to East 17th Street. Sundays from 12–8 PM. There will be live music, children’s activities, movement & more! Beginning Sunday, May 19.
Upcoming Events:
July 7
- 12 PM – 6 PM: Community Resource Tabling sponsored by MarketMagnet (B/w E16 & E 17 street)
- 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Cancer Screening info Tabling – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (B/w E16 & E 17 street)
- 1 PM – 4 PM: Street Chalk, Games, Bubbles (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 1 PM – 3 PM: Soccer Fun for Kids! (B/w Marlborough & Rugby Road)
- 1 PM – 5 PM: DJ Coast Live Set (B/w Marlborough & Rugby Road)
- 2 PM: Live “New Alternative” music performance: Fredrix LiveNDirect 2 PM (B/w E16 & E 17 street – In front of Coffee Mob & Bar)
- 2 PM- 4 PM: Arts & Crafts with Cynthia Fortozo- Arts & Democracy (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 5 PM: Live Jazz perfomance by Kerry Brown Trio (B/w E16 & E 17 street – In front of Coffee Mob & Bar)
- 6 PM: Mexican Tecuanes Folk Dance performance (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 7:15 PM: Pinata! (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
July 14- Grand Finale!
- 1 PM – 4 PM: Street Chalk, Games, Bubbles (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 1 PM – 3 PM: Soccer Fun for Kids! (B/w Marlborough & Rugby Road)
- 1 PM – 5 PM: DJ Yah Supreme! Live Set (B/w Marlborough & E16 street – in front of WattLi Bar)
- 2 PM- 4 PM: Arts & Crafts with Cynthia Fortozo- Arts & Democracy (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 3 PM- 5 PM: Splash Art! By Artist Marlene Tapia (B/w Marlborough & Rugby Road)
- & More!
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PAST EVENTS:
May 19 (Flatbush Community Day!)
- 11 AM – 3 PM | Paper Shredding services on site
- 11 AM – 3 PM | Electronic waste recycling
- 11 AM – 6 PM | Community Clean up (this will include street cleaning, painting over graffiti, touching up mail boxes, etc.)
- 12 PM – 4 PM | Clothing and Textile Recycling
- 12 PM – 4 PM | Live set by DJ Yah Supreme
- 12 PM – 4 PM | Bounce house/games for kids
- 12 PM – 4 PM | Community resource Tabling Throughout
June 2
- 12:45 – FDC programming tables set up for activities & giveaways
- 2:00 PM – Salsa Lessons with Marisol Ramirez (B/w Argyle and Rugby Rd)
- 2:00 PM – Arts and Crafts (B/w Argyle and Rugby Rd)
- 3:00 PM – Karate Demonstration (B/w Marlborough and Rugby
- 5:00 PM – Live music Performance at WattLi- Wayne Tucker and the Bad Mothas
- 8:00 PM – Streets Re-open
June 9
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1 PM – 4:30 PM: Street Chalk, Games, Bubbles (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
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2 PM: Sunday Salsa with Marisol Ramirez (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
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2 PM- 4 PM: Arts & Crafts with Cynthia Fortozo- Arts & Democracy (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
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5 PM: Live Performance by Alegba and Friends (WattLi Bar)
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7 PM: (Newkirk Plaza) Opening Celebration for the latest art installation coming to the neighborhood! FDC Presents: Newkirk Plaza Path of Light: Illuminating the Urban Braids
- 8 PM : Lighting Ceremony
- 8:30 PM: Light Walk Begins
June 16
- 1 PM – 4:30 PM: Street Chalk, Games, Bubbles (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 2 PM: Sunday Salsa with Marisol Ramirez (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 2 PM- 4 PM: Arts & Crafts with Cynthia Fortozo- Arts & Democracy (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 3:30 PM: Pinata! (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 4 PM – 7 PM: Kids Rock for Kids! ( In front of Milk & Honey – Argyle/ Westminster Road)
June 23
- 11:30 – 12:30 PM: Turning a Street Tree Bed into a Native Pollinator Garden. Volunteers needed!!
- 1 PM – 3 PM: Tree-Green Street workshop – Help “build, craft and create a large & small fabric tree collages. Learn about what trees do for us, and what
we can do for trees!
- 1 PM – 4:30 PM: Street Chalk, Games, Bubbles (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 2 PM: Sunday Salsa with Marisol Ramirez (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 2 PM- 4 PM: Arts & Crafts with Cynthia Fortozo- Arts & Democracy (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 3 PM – 5 PM: Splash Art! (B/w Rugby and Marlborough Rd)
- 5 PM: Brooklyn Porch Music Summer Recital! (Between East 16 & East 17 Street)
July 7
- 12 PM – 6 PM: Community Resource Tabling sponsored by MarketMagnet (B/w E16 & E 17 street)
- 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Cancer Screening info Tabling – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (B/w E16 & E 17 street)
- 1 PM – 4 PM: Street Chalk, Games, Bubbles (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 1 PM – 3 PM: Soccer Fun for Kids! (B/w Marlborough & Rugby Road)
- 1 PM – 5 PM: DJ Coast Live Set (B/w Marlborough & Rugby Road)
- 2 PM: Live “New Alternative” music performance: Fredrix LiveNDirect 2 PM (B/w E16 & E 17 street – In front of Coffee Mob & Bar)
- 2 PM- 4 PM: Arts & Crafts with Cynthia Fortozo- Arts & Democracy (B/w Argyle & Rugby Road)
- 5 PM: Live Jazz perfomance by Kerry Brown Trio (B/w E16 & E 17 street – In front of Coffee Mob & Bar)
July 14
- Grand Finale!
- Stay Tuned for updates!