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UPDATE: No ‘Stroll’ Tonight, Merchants Say

With severe thunderstorms expected to last into the evening hours, tonight’s “Summer Stroll on 3rd” event has been canceled, the Merchants of Third Avenue announced. read more »

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Chuck Otey’s Focus: February 23, 2012

A ‘Piazza’ Is Not a ‘Plaza,’ It’s A Classy ‘Summer Stroll on 3rd’

What’s the difference between a “plaza,” a “piazza” and a “stroll?”

Hopefully, Bay Ridgeites and a select throng of peaceful, law-abiding, culture-loving aficionados will find out this July and August when they come to Third Avenue’s “Summer Stroll.”

The program, which will hopefully take place on selected Friday nights, is such a novel idea that it’s acquired a number of names. One newspaper has called it a “plaza.” Not so. read more »

Events Politics

Community Board 10 Meets Feb. 27

Community Board 10 will hold its next meeting on Monday, Feb. 27, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1305 86th St., at 7:15 p.m.

The board will vote on whether to recommend city approval for the “Summer Stroll On Third” event, which the Merchants of Third Avenue organization, state Sen. Marty Golden, and Councilman Vincent Gentile are proposing for this July and August. read more »