NYC Tequilia and Spirits Fest is Coming
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 6 pm-9:30 pm. The event will be held at the Harborside Atrium. On the waterfront of Jersey City with a view of the Manhattan skyline, enjoy over 100 styles of Tequila, Mezcal, and more, delicious food, and great music.
The Jersey City Tequila Fest is a perfect opportunity for Tequila and Mezcal enthusiasts to meet and hang out with friends and enjoy a huge variety of tequila and spirits
Tequila Fest is your all-access pass to tequila and spirits from around the world. Travel the world of wine at Industry City. Guests will enjoy unlimited samples for the entire evening paired with live entertainment, food, and interactive games.
With over 100 styles, it’s a great place to discover new libations and speak to representatives. Tequila Fest will also feature amazing vendors to purchase everything from New York-made products.
Guests will enjoy unlimited samples, paired with live music and food from Mozzarepas, Taste of Poland, Chavas Empanadas, Angry Archies and more.
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Session Times
6-9:30 pm
Chelsea Industrial
535-551 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001
Ticketing Info
General Admission: $60
Designated Driver: $15
Tickets are available online at:
All tickets include unlimited tastings and a souvenir tasting glass.
Vendor Participation:
Palomo
Ultramundo
G4 tequila
Acabo Raicilla
Quentisential brands
3BR Distillery
Golden Bay Distillery
Pistola
Drink Juan Please
Lalo Tequila
Ovo Vodka
Den of Thieves Whiskey
Siete Sirena’s Mexican Spirits
El Jefe Spirits
El Texano
Casa Elemental Sotol
Lafayette
Casa J tequila
Casa de Hamsa
Pathfinder
The Original Pickle Shot
Spiribaum
El Buho Mezcal
Spirited Insider
Su Casa Mezcal
Reif Rum
and more
Food Vendors
Mozzarepas
Taste of Poland
Angry Archies
Chavas Empanadas
And more coming!
Announcing Bayonne’s 1st Culture Day Festival on May31st, 2025
A new nonprofit, From Educators to Innovators, LLC, will host their very first Culture Day Festival in Bayonne on Saturday, May 31st at 16th Street Park.
This festival is meant to highlight all the wonderful and various cultures that reside in Bayonne. It will be a spectacular event showcasing music and dances from other countries, delicious cuisines from around the globe, and an array of vendors displaying their multicultural creations for the community to enjoy and purchase!
Let’s not forget about the various kids’ activities from face painting to arts & crafts to a gaming truck and more! What a great way for Bayonne to celebrate its people!
Grandmaster Austin Wright Sr. Inducted into the International Puerto Rican Hall of Fame
Grandmaster Austin Wright Sr. was recently inducted into the International Puerto Rico Hall of Fame and received “The Bushido Martial Arts Award of Excellence”. This was Puerto Rico’s 30th Annual Best of The Best Anniversary. The Tournament and Hall of Fame Director was Ruby Camacho. The Tournament and Hall of Fame were held in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Grandmaster Wright runs several schools in Bayonne and Jersey City, NJ. The school is offering $49 two-week trial classes for children ages 3-17 and $99 two-week trial classes for adults 18-up in the Arts of Isshin-Ryu Karate, JuJutsu, Kickboxing, Muay-Thai, Boxing, and mixed martial arts. For more information, go to our website www.karatenjmma.com or call 201-437-1820.
Jersey City Animal Care and Control Makes it Easy in May to Adopt a Pet
If you have been thinking of adopting a pet, JCAC has a program for May that makes it easy and affordable to bring that special pet to your home, their forever home.
For the entire Month of May Jersey City Animal Care will be reducing adoption fees to $4 for every dog and cat they have.
Every one of their animals is spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and ready for a loving home.
Jersey City Animal Care & Control:
235 Jersey City Boulevard
201 547-5700
jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/health/divisionofanimalcarecontrol/adoptfoster
Imur Gallery Presents a Reading by Tris Tris McCall
Author Tris McCall will read a paranoid tale from McCall’s almanac, his book of short stories, on Thursday, April 24th, 2025
McCall will also perform a few songs corresponding to the story at 8 p.m.
Arrive early, the show up in the gallery is really good. it features work by Valerie Huhn, Tina Maneca, and other artists.
No cover charge, but you’ll be able to pick up a copy of McCall’s Almanac
Imur Gallery is located at 67 Greene St., JC NJ.
Pope Francis Has Died
Pope Francis died Easter Monday at his home at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.
The Vatican announced in a statement on social media.
The Pope died at 7:35 am local time, 1:35 a.m. ET am
His Papacy ran for 12 years, and in that time, he worked towards an inclusive Roman Catholic Church in support of marginalized voices.
Francis, who has been limiting his workload on doctors’ orders, did not preside over the Vatican’s Easter Mass but appeared at the end of the event for a twice-yearly blessing and message known as the “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world)
Pope Francis died about four weeks after he was released from the hospital following an extended battle with respiratory ailments
Vice President JD Vance visited the Vatican over the weekend and met with the Pope on Easter Sunday
Photo of Pope Francis courtesy of the Vatican News as it appeared on X
Bayonne’s Annual Holocaust Memorial Program Set for Thursday, April 24th, 2025
Bayonne’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Service is scheduled for Thursday, April 24, at 6:00 p.m., in the Dorothy Harrington City Council Chambers at 630 Avenue C. The event is sponsored by the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of Bayonne and the Bayonne Interfaith Clergy and is hosted by the City of Bayonne. Mayor Jimmy Davis is the honorary chairman of the program.
At the memorial program, elected officials will offer brief remarks and present proclamations, resolutions, and citations. Clergy from various faiths will offer prayers and reflections. Members of Bayonne’s veterans’ groups will carry the colors and the banners of their posts. Bayonne students will also participate in the procession. The Bayonne Interfaith Choir will sing.
Hara Lynn Benjamin, a cantorial singer with the Temple Beth-El Religious School, will lead the singing of Hatikvah. Alan Gordon Smulen, a cantorial singer from Temple Emanu-El and President of the board of Amore Opera, will lead the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner. The accompanist will be Sidney Hagans, Director of the Bayonne Interfaith Choir. Lee Smulen is also a member of the event’s music committee.
The event will include a candlelighting ceremony to remember the victims of the Holocaust.
The winners of the Holocaust writing contest at Bayonne High School will read from their compositions. The students will receive awards sponsored by the Preminger and Epstein families.
Arnold Wendroff is President of the UJA Federation of Bayonne. Dr. Ellen Goldberg is the Executive Director of the UJA Federation and the Jewish Community Center. Ilona Rosenberg is President of the Bayonne Jewish Community Center. Helene Kessel Nagiar and Joseph E. Ryan will co-chair the service.
This memorial program is free and open to the public.
Bayonne Elks #434 Host Blessing of the Bikes
The Annual Blessing of the Bikes hosted by Bayonne Elks #434 began on Saturday, April 19th.
Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis stopped by with members of the Municipal Council. Pictured with Mayor Davis, 2ND Ward Council Member Jacqueline Weimmer, Council Member at Large Loyad Booker, Council Member at Large Juan M Perez, and members of the Bayonne Police Department
Live music is provided by “She Said No”
Bayonne Residential Parking Permit Regulations Enforcement 24 Hours a Day Begining May 12, 2025
The City of Bayonne is always looking for ways to improve the parking situation in our community. As the current administration worked towards improving the City’s financial status, we committed to jumpstarting the residential development of numerous long-dormant and often contaminated commercial properties. For the most part, the development of the new residential buildings was contingent upon the developers ensuring that they provided adequate on-site parking for occupants of these buildings.
Beginning on Monday, May 12, 2025, Bayonne Parking Enforcement Officers will begin enforcing the Residential Zone parking ordinance 24 hours a day. For the first month, Parking Enforcement Officers will issue Warning Notices to those who violate the ordinance by parking overnight on the street without a permit. This will permit residents to be familiar with the new enforcement procedures. After this familiarization period, however, beginning on Monday, June 16, 2025, the 24-hour Residential Parking Permit regulations will be enforced, and Parking Enforcement Officers will begin issuing actual tickets to violators. These tickets will include the appropriate fines and, in certain circumstances, may require an appearance in Municipal Court.
