Sunday has a lot of late-summer, food-related activities from which to choose. Below is a sample:
Sunset Park Fifth Avenue Street Festival
Celebrate the Latin flavor of this diverse community. Taste food from Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and other countries during this annual 15-block festival. Nostalgia buffs will enjoy seeing the Transit Authority's vintage Jackie Gleason bus.
Fifth Avenue (from 44th to 59th Sts), Sunset Park, Brooklyn
10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Free.
(718) 439-7767
By train: R to 45th St; N to 59th Street
By bus: B63
Flatbush Frolic
This is the 31st annual Country Fair with a Cortelyou Flair. Lots of food, emphasizing local restaurants.
Cortelyou Road (between Ocean & Coney Island Avs), Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Free.
(718) 859-3800
http://www.flatbushfrolic.org/
By train: Q to Cortelyou Road
By bus: B23
Eighth Annual NYC International Pickle Day
Pucker up and challenge yourself to a "brined tasting" of pickles from around the world, "because it's all about the pickles … and you."
Orchard Street (between Grand & Broome Sts), Lower East Side, Manhattan
11:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Free.
(212) 966-0191
http://www.nyfoodmuseum.org/_phome.htm
By train: F to Delancey Street or J,M,Z to Essex Street
By bus: M9, M14A, M15
81st Annual Feast of San Gennaro
A big celebration in Little Italy. Does it even need an introduction?
Mulberry Street (between Canal & Houston Sts), Little Italy, Manhattan
September 11-21; times vary. Free.
By train: 6 (IRT),N,Q,R,W,J,M,Z (BMT) to Canal Street; B,D,F,V to Houston Street
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