Four blocks will be closed off on Columbus for Bloomingdale Family Days this year.

A special street fair and food fest called Bloomingdale Family Days will take over Columbus Avenue between 106th and 110th street on Sunday. As part of the event, local restaurants will serve food from 2 to 4 p.m. at Columbus and 109th. Learn more below.

Taste of Bloomingdale: Flavors of the World (Columbus Ave. at 109th St) 2-4pm

Tickets are required for each tasting, and can be purchased from the BID table (outside of 983 Columbus Ave on the day of) for $3/ticket or $5/2 tickets. Proceeds will go towards the promotion of area restaurants, through the Bloomingdale Restaurant Association.
ART, MUSIC, and & DANCING:

• Live music throughout the day by Casa Mantequilla
• Strolling musical performances by What a Neighborhood!, the Accordoleles, and a barbershop quartet
• Mexican folk dancing on the main stage
• Poetry reading and art/photography project demonstration, with the West Side Arts Coalition
• Art in the garden at Mobilization for Change Community Garden

ENVIRONMENTAL & EDUCATIONAL:

• Recycling education with West Harlem Sanitation Coalition
• Composting with La Perla Community Garden
• Giveaways from Green Mountain Energy
• Family activities with Museum of the City of New York and New York Historical Society
• History quiz, with Bloomingdale History Group
• Electronics & bike ID, with 24th Precinct
• Financial services & retirement planning with New York Life
• Nutrition and WIC information with Ryan Community Health Center
• BMI and blood pressure readings with the YMCA

HEALTH & RECREATION:

• Learn to ride a bike, with Bike New York
• Traffic safety outreach and interactive street design workshop with Transportation Alternatives
• Bloomingdale Playground information with Partnership for Parks

KIDS’ ACTIVITIES:

• FDNY Battalion 11 Firetruck (2-4pm) at 106th St
• Box City for kids, courtesy of Manhattan Mini Storage
• Arts and Crafts with YMCA, Dazzling Discoveries, and Bloomingdale Family Program
• Dominoes
• Chalk Art