Garrett Park Neighborhood Association's 8th Annual Block Party and Flea Market

Garrett Park Neighborhood Association's 8th Annual Block Party and Flea Market.

The eighth annual Garrett Park Neighborhood Association
Block party and Flea market will take place on Sunday, September 22 (Rain Date
– Sunday, September 29) from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Look for the balloons by the
Palmer Ave bridge and the Pondfield Road bridge (by the Pondfield Café).

The event includes flea market tables featuring a wide
assortment of finds from neighbors who are clearing treasures from closets,
folks who are making room for the new, some crafters, and usually a
professional exhibitor or two. Tom Falconi, a popular local caterer and
personal chef and resident of Garrett Park, will once again lead his grill team
in offering hot dogs, burgers etc., at nominal prices. Entertainment, back by
popular demand, will begin at noon. New this year will be Ready, Set, Sharp –
professional knife sharpening,  a nominal
prices, while you wait. Enjoy the festivities while your knives/scissors
etc.  are revived – they will returned to
you safely packaged for your trip home.

The event takes place on the portion of Parkview Ave that
runs between Palmer Road and Pondfield Road West (Bronxville/Yonkers border).
The entrances are from Palmer Road (directly opposite the southbound entrance
to the Bronx River Parkway ) and from Pondfield Road West (the walkway by the
doctors' offices and the Pondfield Cafe). Automobile traffic and parking will
be suspended on Parkview from Garrett Place to Pondfield Road West in order to
allow for safe browsing. Tables and chairs are set up so everyone can eat,
relax and people watch in addition to exploring the treasures that line the
street. It is a very fun day!

Any funds raised are used to support neighborhood projects
such as the Bridge Gardeners who create the beautiful gardens by the Palmer
Road and Pondfield Road West bridges. The Association also supports the
planters located on retail portion of Pondfield Road West and it coordinates
with the Armour Villa and Longvale Homeowners Neighborhood Associations on a
variety of common  interests and
concerns.

The Garrett Park Neighborhood Association has been a
grassroots organization for more than 20 years. The association represents the
area encompassing apartments, both cooperative and rental, on Parkview Avenue
(Parkview Avenue to Palmer Road), Bronxville Road (Kimball Avenue to Pondfield
Road West) and Pondfield Road West (Bronxville Road to Parkview Avenue). The
group, made up of representatives from the member buildings, meets on a regular
basis throughout the year.

The objective of the Garrett Park Neighborhood Association
is to continue to enhance the quality of life for residents of the area. Over
the years the Association has been addressing such local interests as
beautification, safety, and sanitation, as well as fostering a sense of
community.