Living in NYC, you never know what you'll encounter in the nearby streets: a movie shooting, a police investigation, or subway construction. There's always another alternative, however - a street fair.
Every year, my school shuts down 71st Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues and holds a huge fair called Strawberry Fest. We have free food, a DJ, dancing, inflatable events, club tables, and a host of other activities. Although it is exclusively for MMC students, near the end we always open it up to our neighbors.
This is one of my favorite days of every year - although it was slightly marred this year by sitting (and getting dunked) in a freezing cold dunk tank. Other street fairs, such as the traveling festival with all the same markets and booths each weekend, are exciting - but ours is the best. I'm not sure that other schools do anything like this... New School is home to a lot of protests and NYU has a lot of impromptu art projects happening on its nearby streets, but who else gets a permit and shuts down traffic for an entire street? If you find any others, let me know - I'd definitely have to check that out.
About Me
- Meghan
- I'm a double major with Dance and English at Marymount Manhattan College, a small liberal arts college on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. When I'm not drafting 20 page essays, running late to ballet class, or reading every book in sight, I'm usually trying to take in what the city has to offer. I'm incredibly interested in the NYC dance scene, as well as concerts, theater performances, and anything entertaining (whether it's a subway performer, a movie, or simple people watching). I'm originally from New Hampshire, so NYC is a lot busier than what I'm used to, and I like it that way.
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