Past Events. NYC History Festival. Gotham Ed Online Courses. K Programs. Scholarship Research Projects. Masters Program. Resources Museums. Nelson D. Rockefeller officially established Brooklyn-Queens day in But the holiday only gave the day off to schools in those two boroughs, and after years of bellyaching the United Federation of Teachers negotiated to bring the holiday to all five boroughs during their contract negotiations.
And although the parades are much smaller these days, there is one scheduled for tomorrow: 10 a. If I were at home, I probably wouldn't be doing any of those things either.
Jun 10, PM. Facebook Twitter Reddit Email. NYC news never sleeps. Get the Gothamist Daily newsletter and don't miss a moment. The name of the holiday was later changed to Brooklyn Day , and then, in , in response to lobbying for the expansion of the holiday to Queens by the Queens Federation of Churches, it was changed again to Brooklyn—Queens Day , and the day of the celebration was moved to the weekend.
Over time, the origin of the holiday as the celebration of a religious organization has been forgotten, and it became a secular holiday in celebration of Brooklyn and Queens, despite the complaints of the other boroughs that have no similar day devoted to them. It is now observed on the first Thursday in June if it falls in the same week as Memorial Day, it is celebrated on the second Thursday.
The last parade in Ridgewood was held in
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