Partying Is Hard Work

The block party was actually fun! It seemed like a disaster at first – picking up the rental van & equipment took longer than expected, there were missing tables, some people didn’t show up, other people wanted to park their cars, & the police hadn’t even put the barriers up!

So we put up some cones, a sign & some balloons in the middle of the street and stopped traffic ourselves. Once the kids came out onto the street to play & draw, no one questioned whether the street was open for cars.

The street is a canvas!

Everything went smoothly after that: the liquid nitrogen ice cream was delicious & no one was hurt; people hung out in the street; kids drew & played frisbee & jumproped; and all the musicians & bands were great! [In case you didn't catch their names at the party, they were (in order of appearance): Bill Grady, The Last King of England, J'aime and I, and Last Year's Model.]

The one unfortunate part of the party was that only 5 people donated blood at the Blood Mobile across the street (and one of those people worked for the Blood Center). They’re having a shortage of blood and platelets right now, so if you’ve been saving up your blood for someone who really needs it, now’s your chance to donate!

The Broome Street Block Party would like to thank Transportation Alternatives & the LES BID for all their help. We would also like to thank SAVE.khaki for donating electricity & their outlets when our generator failed. And thank you Half Yard & Food Lab for the amazing ice cream! And of course, we’re very, very grateful for all the people who hung out with us at the party, especially the residents of Broome Street. We had a great time & hope everyone else did too!

We apologize to anyone who couldn’t find parking