WEEKEND EVENTS ON STATEN ISLAND (7/24-7/28/19)
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The weather was brutal through the week and beyond, but we New Yorkers dealt with it, hopefully attending free concerts, movies, fun times at the New York Public Libraries, at Community Days or Sprinklerfest at Snug Harbor. I worked in my garden, weeded, cut down branches from dead trees and bushes. It’s hot anyway so why not be productive! I enjoyed the breezes on my porch and chatted with neighbors. What did you do?
The 116th Anniversary Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society continued through last weekend. It didn’t disappoint with games of chance, live music and yummy Italian food especially the smell of zeppoles that beckoned the crowds. Make it a point to visit the National Landmarked shrine on the grounds at 243 Virginia Ave. Visit: …
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pools, reading underneath a tree in the park, family picnics or hanging out with the kiddies at the sprinklers. You can’t just stop exercising? Did you take a Zumba class this week or practice your Ballroom Dancing at the Social at the Y on Sunday? Did you take your children to one of the events at the many libraries on Staten Island? I know we will soon be complaining about the chill in the air, so let us enjoy our gardens and the outdoors, do a bit of weeding in the early evenings and pick those juicy tomatoes,…
Photowalk at Fort Wadsworth on Saturday was an eye opener! With professional photographer, Ed Coppola, as our guide, we captured photos of all the many angles and views of the Verrazano Bridge and the many edifices—inside and out—of the Fort. A Gateway Park Service volunteer filled us in on the background of this historic site. All of the fotogs, down to the youngest child had a ball snapping pictures.