Here’s What’s Happening This Week (in order of appearance):

Annual Pride Month Events  / Primary Election Info / Free FIFA Shuttle Service / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Annual Pride Events ‘March’ Their Way Through NYC: Sat./Sun., June 27/28 | Whether you’re one of the many who march down the middle of the street or one of the many more who cheer from the sidelines, NYC always caps the final weekend of Pride Month with a trio of very vocal, very visible celebrations.

On Saturday, June 27, the NYC Dyke March steps off from Bryant Park at 5pm. Taking place sans permits or sponsors, the NYC Dyke March “is a protest, not a parade,” notes the event’s website. The following day, at noon, the 57th Annual NYC Pride March begins at 26th Street and Fifth Ave., passes The Stonewall Inn on its way through the West Village, then concludes at the dispersal point of Seventh Ave. and West 15th St.

Billing itself as “among the world’s oldest, largest LGBTQ+ demonstrations,” its comprehensive cavalcade of participants also qualifies this as one of the world’s longest public declarations of pride (the 2018 version was over 12 hours long!). Founded in 2018 as a “no cope, no corps, no BS” alternative to the Pride March, the Eighth Annual Queer Liberation March gathers at Union Square and concludes at Foley Square. This year’s theme is “Breaking the Chains of War and Oppression for Trans and Immigrant Rights.” 

The Primary Election: Tuesday, June 23, Polls Open from 6am to 9pm | Early voting not your style or siimply something that slipped throgh the cracks? Then Tuesday, June 23 is yor last chancle to vote in the 2026 Primary. The first step: Click here to make sure you’re registered to vote (to check by phone, dial 1-866-3692). 

To find your pollsite and view a sample ballot, click here. Races on the ballot are for NYS Comptroller, Representative in Congress, NYS Assemblymember, and City Council Member (the only position on the ballot allowing for ranked choice voting). For more info, click here for the New York Public Library’s Voting in NYC guide.

On FIFA World Cup Match Days, 34th & 42nd Streets Become Bus & Stadium Shuttle Corridors | As NYC continues to find itself with a major case of that other kind of football fever, efforts are being made to mitigate traffic. Official NYNJ Stadium shuttle buses will provide non-stop express service for ticketholders to and from Manhattan and the NYNJ Stadium in New Jersey on June 22, 25, 27, 30 and July 5 & 19. Click here for more information.

Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea: Saturdays, 9am-2pm on West 23rd St. off Ninth Ave. | April saw the welcome return of this opportunity to eat well, while supporting local vendors. See the below flyer for details. To sign up for the Market’s email newsletter (sent every Thursday), click here.

—-Listings Compiled by Scott Stiffler

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