Wednesday, August 26
Thursday, August 27
Saturday, september 5
VENUE: Located on the Grand Concourse — modeled on Paris’s Champs Elysées, but longer, and repository of the world’s largest collection of Art Deco residential buildings — between 161st-163rd Streets, with Bronx Borough Hall to the south and just up the hill and around the corner from Yankee Stadium,
FROM MANHATTAN: The BxM 4 Express Bus departs East 23rd St with many stops on the East Side of Manhattan. A comfortable hour-and-15 minute ride to 165th Street and Grand Concourse. FARE: $6.50 + free subway transfer.
VENUE: Located in the Morris Park neighborhood, “The Bronx’s second Little Italy” for the last 100 years and the first Montenegrin/Albanian community in the US, later joined by Kosovë War refugees in the 90s; and now, “Little Yemen,” with a rise in Yemeni, West Africans, Bangladeshi and Indian communities, college students and young professionals. A foodie paradise, with old-fashioned bakeries and the novelty of the year, Italian Meat cones, make this a full day’s adventure.
Friday, August 28
VENUE: Located in the Norwood district of The Bronx, it has a recreation center, a media lab and a full schedule of community programmes
Saturday, August 29 - TBA
Sunday, August 30 - TBA
VENUE: Located in Morris Park, “The Bronx’s second Little Italy” for the last 100 years and the first Montenegrin/Albanian community in the US, later joined by Kosovë War refugees in the 90s. It is now “Little Yemen,” with a rise in Yemeni, West Africans, Bangladeshi and Indian communities, college students and young professionals. A foodie paradise, with Old World-style bakeries and G & R Italian Deli’s novelty Italian Meat cones make this a full day’s adventure.
FROM MANHATTAN: The BxM 10 express bus departs East 24th St. and Madison Avenue, with stops on the East Side of Manhattan. A comfortable, safe ride lasting about an hour-and-15 minutes takes you to the Hone Avenue stop. FARE: $6.50 + free subway transfer.
Sunday, september 6
VENUE: Located on City Island, the nautical village off the Bronx coastline that recalls New England, this is worth a day trip. From 1935 to 1980, twelve (12) of the twenty (20) yachts that won the America’s Cup for the USA were crafted on City Island, which specialized in wooden hull boats for much of the 20th century. City Island is a seafood lover’s paradise, and merits a full day trip.
FROM MANHATTAN: The BxM 8 express bus departs East 24th St. and Madison Avenue, with stops on the East Side of Manhattan. A comfortable, safe ride lasting about an hour-and-15 minutes takes you straight to City Island. FARE: $6.50 + free subway transfer.