EL BARRIO HAS A HISTORY OF USING ITS STREETS AS GATHERING SPACES.
JOIN US TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY WITH OPEN STREETS 2025. Make plans for outdoor dining, LIVE MUSIC & FAMILY FUN … plus splashing in the hydrant when the temps get high!’
Find us at 101st Street or 100th street at lexington avenue. Between those two streets, you’ll find a diversity of cuisines including Thai, Mexican, Italian, Belgian and Brazilian — plus shops dedicated exclusively to mousse, carrot cake and ice cream just a few blocks away.
This summer, we’re popping up each Saturday with Storytelling, Crafts & Live Music, plus other special events.
See below and mark your calendars:
STORYTIME EVERY SATURDAY AT 2 P.M.
Come early or stay late to enjoy the books & crafts in our Street Lab outdoor reading room. Many thanks to community members for donating books, and also Made for Me Books for filling our shelves with stories that reflect our community.
Saturday, June 21: Help get the library ready for the season: We’ll dust off the shelves, organize the books, and welcome any children’s book donations from the community.
Saturdays, June 28-August 30: Inez Martinez or Silvia Alemany from Literacy, Inc., plus free paletas (popsicles) from local small business Dalila’s Tacos!
PLUS A WINE TASTING FOR PARENTS & MORE! EVERY SATURDAY AT 2 P.M.
Pop your head into local small business Rosenthal Wine Merchant for a wine tasting! Each week is focused on a theme to help you learn and explore. The tasting runs throughout the afternoon, until the bottles are done.
CRAFT TIME EVERY SATURDAY AT 3 P.M.
Meet the artisans of El Barrio during weekly crafting sessions ranging from crochet to beadwork to dollmaking and more. Activities are geared for all skill levels, from kids through adults.
Saturday, June 21: Community crochet with Carmen Paulino of Carmen Community Artist, plus bead jewelry with Patricia Blount of Angel Rays Designs.
Saturday, June 28: Bead jewelry with Patricia Blount of Angel Rays Designs.
Saturday, July 5: Community crochet with Carmen Paulino of Carmen Community Artist.
Saturday, July 12: Bead jewelry with Patricia Blount of Angel Rays Designs.
Saturday, July 19: Bead jewelry with Patricia Blount of Angel Rays Designs.
Saturday, July 26: Paper flowers with Andreia Andrikopoulos Batres.
Saturday, August 2: Pottery with Mila’s Porcelain Bar.
Saturday, August 9: Pottery with Mila’s Porcelain Bar.
Saturday, August 16: Pottery with Mila’s Porcelain Bar.
Saturday, August 23: Bead jewelry with Patricia Blount of Angel Rays Designs.
Saturday, August 30: Community crochet with Carmen Paulino of Carmen Community Artist.
LIVE MUSIC EVERY SATURDAY FROM 5-7 P.M.
Kick off your Saturday night alongside the sounds of local musicians, ranging from jazz to funk to fusion and more.
Saturday, June 21: Make Music New York! in partnership with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, featuring the salsa, timba and global rhythms of People of Earth.
Saturday, June 28: Jazz & smooth vocals with the Kaushik Quintet.
Saturday, July 5: Latin rhythms with Ali Bello & Friends.
Saturday, July 12: Smooth soul with Bruce Edwards & Friends.
Saturday, July 19: Soul & funk with Noel Simone Wippler & the Band of Friends.
Saturday, July 26: Traditional Brazilian rhythms and dance with Forró na Ladeira.
Saturday, August 2: Roda de samba with Turma do Samba.
Saturday, August 9: Street jam with DJ Marcela.
Saturday, August 16: African rhythms with Noël Simoné & Band of Friends / Africa!
Saturday, August 23: Roda de samba with Fora de Moda.
Saturday, August 30: End-of-season salsa party with the Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz Quartet and dance leader Franck Muhel!
Photo thanks to Tharuis Guadalupe.
Saturday, June 21: Celebrate the Summer Solstice and the official start of summer with a People of Earth concert partnership with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem and Make Music New York.
Saturdays, July 26, August 2, August 9, August 23: Get set for Brazilian cultural programming in partnership with Bar Goyana.
Saturday, August 2, 3 p.m.: Join in on a pop-up Harlem Project dance workshop and performance by the Matthew Westerby Dance Company.
Special thanks to CIVITAS, ascendant neighborhood development, Union Settlement, Ponce bank, project construction pros, Community Board 11, NYC Department of Transportation, NYC Department of Small Business Services & DEPUTY SPEAKER DIANA AYALA for their support. we’re also grateful for local residents and small businesses dalila’s tacos and taqueria el tepeyac for keeping the fun going all summer long!
