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🎃👻🍂 Sleepy Hollow Street Fair Day Trip! 🚆🎶🌭

Sun, Nov 8 · 10:45 AM EST

McDonald's, 18 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017, USA, New York, NY, US

# 🎃👻🍂 Sleepy Hollow Street Fair Day Trip! 🚆🎶🌭

Join us on Sunday, November 8, 2026 for a fun fall day trip from NYC to historic Sleepy Hollow, New York! 👻🎃🍁
We’ll meet in Midtown Manhattan, walk together to Grand Central Terminal, take the scenic Metro-North Hudson Line directly to Philipse Manor, and then walk into downtown Sleepy Hollow for the Sleepy Hollow Street Fair!
The Street Fair is officially scheduled for 10:00 AM–5:00 PM on Beekman Avenue, with shopping, food, vendors, and community festivities throughout the heart of Sleepy Hollow. (Sleepy Hollow)

## 🚆 OPTION 1 — TAKE METRO-NORTH WITH US FROM NYC!

### 📍 NYC MEETING LOCATION

McDonald’s
18 E 42nd St
New York, NY 10017
⏰ Meet between 10:45 AM and 11:00 AM
Please try to arrive no later than 11:00 AM!
We’ll give everyone a few minutes to meet each other, say hello, and get organized before walking together to Grand Central Terminal.
We plan to begin walking toward Grand Central at approximately 11:00–11:05 AM, so please do not arrive late. Our train leaves at 11:25 AM and we want enough time to find the track and board comfortably.

## 🚶 WALKING TO GRAND CENTRAL

From McDonald’s at 18 E 42nd Street, we’ll walk east along 42nd Street toward Park Avenue.
Grand Central Terminal is located at:
89 E 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
🚶 Walking time: approximately 5–10 minutes
Once inside Grand Central, we’ll follow the signs for Metro-North Railroad and locate our Hudson Line train.

## 🚆 OUR TRAIN — METRO-NORTH HUDSON LINE

We are taking:

### Metro-North Train 8723

🚆 Hudson Line
📍 Grand Central Terminal → Philipse Manor
Departure from Grand Central: 11:25 AM
Arrival at Philipse Manor: approximately 12:21 PM
The current MTA weekend Hudson Line timetable lists Train 8723 departing Grand Central at 11:25 AM and stopping at Philipse Manor at approximately 12:21 PM.
That makes the train ride approximately:

### ⏱️ 56 minutes

Part of the Hudson Line runs alongside the Hudson River, so we should get some beautiful river views along the way! 🌊🚆🍂
Please be at McDonald’s between 10:45 and 11:00 AM. We do not want anyone running through Grand Central trying to catch the train at the last minute!

## 🎟️ METRO-NORTH TICKETS

Everyone is responsible for purchasing their own Metro-North ticket.
In the MTA TrainTime app, purchase:

### Grand Central → Philipse Manor

Please check the TrainTime app again on the morning of the meetup for any last-minute track changes, delays, or service adjustments.

## 🚗 OPTION 2 — MEET US DIRECTLY AT PHILIPSE MANOR!

If you’re driving, already in Westchester, or traveling separately, you do not have to come into Manhattan.
You can simply meet us directly at:

### 📍 Philipse Manor Metro-North Station

78 Riverside Drive
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
⏰ Meet us at approximately 12:21 PM
Our train is scheduled to arrive at approximately 12:21 PM, so please try to be around the station when we arrive.
Once everyone is together, we’ll start walking toward the Street Fair.
The Village of Sleepy Hollow is encouraging visitors to use Metro-North because parking is limited. Both Philipse Manor and Tarrytown stations are officially listed as being within walking distance of the Street Fair. (Sleepy Hollow)

## 🚶 HOW FAR IS THE WALK FROM PHILIPSE MANOR?

This is one of the biggest improvements to our new route!
Instead of getting off at Tarrytown, we’ll get off at Philipse Manor, which puts us on the Sleepy Hollow side of the area and closer to the northern/Pocantico Street side of the fair.
From Philipse Manor Station to the Pocantico Street end of Beekman Avenue, expect approximately:

### 🚶 15–20 minutes of walking

### 📏 Roughly 0.9–1 mile

A nearby Pocantico Street location is listed at approximately a 17-minute, 0.9-mile walk from Philipse Manor Station, so about 15–20 minutes is a good estimate for our group. (Apartments.com)
We’ll walk together, so nobody needs to navigate alone.
Our destination will be the Street Fair area around:

### 📍 Beekman Avenue & Pocantico Street

Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
The fair stretches along Beekman Avenue between Pocantico Street and Route 9, and the entire section will be closed to vehicle traffic for the event. (Sleepy Hollow)
So once we reach Beekman Avenue, we’ll be able to walk through the fair toward the center of Sleepy Hollow.

## 🎃👻 MAIN EVENT — SLEEPY HOLLOW STREET FAIR!

### Sleepy Hollow Street Fair

📅 Sunday, November 8, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow
💰 Free admission
The Village of Sleepy Hollow describes the event as a full day of shopping, food, and community fun in the heart of Sleepy Hollow. (Sleepy Hollow)
Expect plenty of:
🎨 Vendors and arts & crafts
🍔 Food and snacks
🛍️ Shopping
🎶 Entertainment
🎃 Fall atmosphere
👻 Sleepy Hollow vibes
📸 Photos
🍂 Exploring
😂 Great conversation
🤝 Meeting new people and making new friends
September is the perfect time to start getting into the Halloween spirit, and where better to do it than Sleepy Hollow! 🎃👻🍂

## 🎃 RIVERTOWN PUMPKIN TRAIL

September 20 is also the opening day of the Rivertown Pumpkin Trail.
Local artists decorate large pumpkins that are displayed throughout Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Irvington, Ardsley, and Dobbs Ferry from September 20 through November 1. (Sleepy Hollow)
There isn't one single meeting point for the Pumpkin Trail, so we can keep an eye out for the decorated pumpkins while we explore Sleepy Hollow.

## ⚰️ OPTIONAL SLEEPY HOLLOW EXPLORING

Depending on how everyone feels and how much time we have, we may also walk around some of the other famous areas of Sleepy Hollow.
Possible places and activities include:
👻 Historic downtown Sleepy Hollow
⚰️ Sleepy Hollow Cemetery area
🎃 Pumpkin displays
🏘️ Historic streets and architecture
🌊 Hudson River views
📸 Photos around town
🍽️ Food, snacks, or drinks afterward
The Street Fair is our main planned activity, so anything afterward can be decided by the group depending on everyone’s energy and interest.

## 🕐 UPDATED ROUGH SCHEDULE

10:45–11:00 AM — Meet at McDonald’s, 18 E 42nd Street
Around 11:00–11:05 AM — Begin walking together to Grand Central
Around 11:10 AM — Arrive inside Grand Central and locate our track
11:25 AM — Metro-North Train 8723 departs Grand Central
12:21 PM — Scheduled arrival at Philipse Manor Station
12:21 PM — Meet anyone traveling separately
Around 12:25–12:30 PM — Begin walking toward Beekman Avenue
Around 12:45 PM — Arrive around the Pocantico Street/Beekman Avenue end of the Street Fair
12:45–5:00 PM — Street Fair, food, vendors, shopping, photos, fall festivities, and exploring 🎃👻🍂
5:00 PM — Street Fair officially ends
Afterward — We can decide together whether to grab food, explore more of Sleepy Hollow, walk around the waterfront, or head back toward Metro-North.
There is no pressure to stay until a specific time.

## 📱 CONTACT STEVEN

If you’re running late, taking a different train, driving, or meeting us directly in Sleepy Hollow:
Steven
📱 646-238-9910
You have two easy options:

### 🚆 TAKE METRO-NORTH WITH US

Meet at McDonald’s, 18 E 42nd Street, between:

### 10:45 AM–11:00 AM

Then walk with us to Grand Central and take the:

### 11:25 AM Metro-North Train 8723

to Philipse Manor.

### 🚗 MEET US THERE

Meet us at:

### Philipse Manor Metro-North Station

### Approximately 12:21 PM

Then walk with us approximately 15–20 minutes into the Street Fair.
Please check the Meetup page and MTA TrainTime app on Sunday morning in case there are any last-minute train changes or announcements.
Looking forward to a fun fall adventure with everyone in Sleepy Hollow! 🎃👻🍂🚆
See you soon!

# Wepa! 🇵🇷🎉

10 Ways to Help You Live in the Present

Tue, Nov 10 · 7:30 PM EST

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There are 10 ways that can help you to live in the present. Helpful and effective thought experiments and exercises can make living in the present easier A special guest, David Kunin, will explain what these ways are. He has written them in his book "10 Crutches to Living in the Present."

You may bring something very simple to eat as part of an exercise (like a single almond, or one blueberry, that kind of thing.) You may also bring a coin or a pencil for another exercise.

Here is my interview with David

Here is David's website with his book

ZOOM LINK WILL BE PROVIDED BY TIME OF THE CALL.

"Art Of Manga" @ Brooklyn Museum

Sat, Nov 14 · 2:30 PM EST

Brooklyn Museum (Institution Park), 200 Eastern Pkwy. & Washington Ave., Kings County, NY, US

● MeetUp For:

At 02:30 PM, to view Brooklyn Museum's and De Young Museum of Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco's "Art Of Manga" Special Exhibition, and other Exhibitions, Galleries and Installations, at Brooklyn Museum, on 2026 November 14 Saturday.

● MeetUp Date And Time:

On 2026 November 14 Saturday, at 02:30 PM.

● MeetUp Venue And Location:

Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, and Washington Avenue, in Institution Park, in Prospect Heights Brooklyn, NorthWestern Brooklyn, Brooklyn.

● ŸMeetUp Cost:Ÿ

• First two Members, acknowledged and recognized, inside the Grand Lobby of Brooklyn Museum's Martha A. And Robert S. Rubin Pavilion And Lobby, next to "Along The Way" (2013) Colossal Eighteen Foot High Wood Sculpture by the Artist known as KAWS, by the Event Organizer, will be gifted a single complimentary, courtesy, gratis, free standard individual Museum regular general admission ticket, to Brooklyn Museum, from the Event Organizer.
• Standard individual Museum regular general admission ticket payment is $30.00, per single standard individual Museum regular general admission ticket, WITH Special Exhibitions, to Brooklyn Museum.
• Standard individual Museum regular general admission ticket payment is $20.00, per single standard individual Museum regular general admission ticket, WITHOUT Special Exhibitions, to Brooklyn Museum.
• For local residents of New York City, with current proper valid photographic identification, single standard individual Museum regular general admission ticket, WITHOUT Special Exhibitions, to Brooklyn Museum, is "Pay What You Can", when obtained, purchased and secured in-person at Brooklyn Museum's Admission Desk.
• Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, getting, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own single individual Gallery, Museum, Program and/or Theatre regular general admission tickets, by themselves, directly from Brooklyn Museum.
• Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.

● MeetUp Locating, Finding And Joining:

• Meet at 02:30 PM, inside the Grand Lobby of Brooklyn Museum's Martha A. And Robert S. Rubin Pavilion And Lobby, next to "Along The Way" (2013) Colossal Eighteen Foot High Wood Sculpture by the Artist known as KAWS, on 2026 November 14 Saturday.
• Search for and Seek out the Event Organizer inside the Grand Lobby of Brooklyn Museum's Martha A. And Robert S. Rubin Pavilion And Lobby, next to "Along The Way" (2013) Colossal Eighteen Foot High Wood Sculpture by the Artist known as KAWS.

● MeetUp Activity:

• At 02:30 PM, to view Brooklyn Museum's and De Young Museum of Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco's "Art Of Manga" Special Exhibition, and other Exhibitions, Galleries and Installations, of Brooklyn Museum, on 2026 November 14 Saturday.
• Intended target exhibitions, at Brooklyn Museum, to possibly visit, include:
  ● "Art Of Manga" Special Exhibition, in the Great Hall, of Brooklyn Museum, for Special Exhibition and Arts Of Asia.
  ● Rubin Museum Of Himalayan Art's "Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room" Long-Term Loan Immersive Installation, in the Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room Gallery, of the Arts Of Buddhism Gallery, of the Arts Of Asia Galleries, for Arts Of Asia.
  ● "Arts Of Buddhism" Installation, in the Arts Of Buddhism Gallery, of the Arts Of Asia Galleries, for Arts Of Asia.
  ● "Arts Of China" Installation, in the Arts Of China Gallery, of the Arts Of Asia Galleries, for Arts Of Asia.
  ● "Arts Of Himalayas" Installation, in the Arts Of Himalayas Gallery, of the Arts Of Asia Galleries, for Arts Of Asia.
  ● "Arts Of Japan" Installation, in The Leslie L. Beller Gallery For Japanese Art, of the Arts Of Asia Galleries, for Arts Of Asia.
  ● "Arts Of Korea" Installation, in the Arts Of Korea Gallery, of the Arts Of Asia Galleries, for Arts Of Asia.
  ● "Arts Of South Asia" Installation, in the Arts Of South Asia Gallery, in the Arts Of Asia Galleries, for Arts Of Asia.
  ● "Arts Of SouthEast Asia" Installation, in the Arts Of SouthEast Asia Gallery of the Arts Of Asia Galleries, for Arts Of Asia.
  ● "Arts Of The Islamic World" Installation, in the Arts Of The Islamic World Galleries, for Art Of The Islamic World.
  ● "Assyrian Art" Installation, in the Hagop Kevorkian Gallery Of Ancient Near Eastern Art, for Egyptian, Classical, And Ancient Near Eastern Art.
  ● "Unrolling Eternity: The Brooklyn [Egyptian] Books Of The Dead" Special Installation, in the Ancient Egyptian Art Galleries, of The Martha A. And Robert S. Rubin Galleries and The Iris And B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, of The Morris A. And Meyer Schapiro Wing, for Egyptian, Classical, And Ancient Near Eastern Art.
  ● "Growing Up Tutankhamun" Special Installation, in the Ancient Egyptian Art Galleries, of The Diana And Frederick Elghanayan Armana Gallery, of The Morris A. And Meyer Schapiro Wing, for Egyptian, Classical, And Ancient Near Eastern Art.
  ● "African Ancestors Of Egypt And Nubia: From The Green Sahara To The Nile" Special Installation, in the Ancient Egyptian Art Galleries, of The Morris A. And Meyer Schapiro Wing, for Egyptian, Classical, And Ancient Near Eastern Art.
  ● "Ancient Egyptian Art" Installation, in the Ancient Egyptian Art Galleries, of The Martha A. And Robert S. Rubin Galleries, The Iris And B. Gerald Cantor Gallery and The Diana And Frederick Elghanayan Armana Gallery, of The Morris A. And Meyer Schapiro Wing, and Ancient Egyptian Art Galleries, for Egyptian, Classical, And Ancient Near Eastern Art.
  ● "Breaking The Mold: Brooklyn Museum At 200" Installation, in the Decorative Arts And Design Galleries.
• Additional Exhibitions, Galleries and Installations, at Brooklyn Museum, to possibly visit, as gathered group interests suggest.
• Socially Awkward But I'm Trying's "Post '"Art Of Manga" @ Brooklyn Museum' Nosh" MeetUp Event, immediately after Socially Awkward But I'm Trying's "'Art Of Manga' @ Brooklyn Museum" MeetUp Event, at a location and venue nearby Brooklyn Museum.

● MeetUp Notes:

• Meet at 02:30 PM, inside the Grand Lobby of Brooklyn Museum's Martha A. And Robert S. Rubin Pavilion And Lobby, next to "Along The Way" (2013) Colossal Eighteen Foot High Wood Sculpture by the Artist known as KAWS, on 2026 November 14 Saturday.
• Search for and seek out the Event Organizer inside the Grand Lobby of Brooklyn Museum's Martha A. And Robert S. Rubin Pavilion And Lobby, next to "Along The Way" (2013) Colossal Eighteen Foot High Wood Sculpture by the Artist known as KAWS.
• Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, getting, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own single standard individual Gallery, Museum, Program and/or Theatre regular general admission tickets, by themselves.
• Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all costs, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
• Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
• Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves, discharges and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, any and all requirement and any and all responsibility for themselves.

● MeetUp Advisories:

• Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for arranging, getting, obtaining, purchasing and securing their own single standard individual Gallery, Museum, Program and/or Theatre regular general admission tickets, by themselves.
• Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for any and all of their own costs, expenses, purchases and tabs, including, but not limited to, any and all charges, any and all costs, any and all fees, any and all gratuities, any and all taxes, and any and all tips.
• Each and every individual is fully and wholly accountable, fully and wholly culpable, fully and wholly faultable, fully and wholly indemnified, fully and wholly liable, fully and wholly obligated, fully and wholly required, and fully and wholly responsible for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else.
• Each and every individual absolutely and irrevocably absolves, discharges and releases anyone and everyone else, from any and all accountability, any and all culpability, any and all fault, any and all indemnity, any and all liability, any and all obligation, any and all requirement and any and all responsibility for themselves.
• Each and every individual either by merely RSVP (répondez sil vous plaît)ing, by merely attending or by merely joining, both represents and affirms that they, are fully vaccinated, fully inoculated and fully immunized against COVID-19, have not tested positive for COVID-19 nor are exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms anytime within the past twenty-one (21) days, and are exercising and will exercise proper COVID-19 Pandemic precautionary, preventative and safety practices and measures.

● MeetUp MetaData:

• AGI Tadashi.
• AKATSUKA Fujio
• Animation.
• Anime.
• Animeeshyon.
• ARAKI Hirohiko.
• Art.
• Art Criticism.
• Art Critique.
• Art History.
• Asia.
• Asian.
• Asian Art.
• Asian Art Criticism.
• Asian Art Critique.
• Asian Art History.
• Brooklyn.
• CHIBA Tetsuya.
• Comic.
• Comic Art.
• Comic Book.
• ComicBook.
• Crown Heights.
• Drawing.
• East Asia.
• East Asian.
• East Asian Art.
• East Asian Art Criticism.
• East Asian Art Critique.
• East Asian Art History.
• Graphic Art.
• Graphic Novel.
• IKEDA Riyoko.
• Illustrative Art.
• Institution Park.
• ITOU Junji.
• Japan.
• Japanese.
• Japanese Art.
• Japanese Art Criticism.
• Japanese Art Critique.
• Japanese Art History.
• Komikku.
• KUBO Tite.
• Line Art.
• Manga.
• Mangaka.
• Manga-ka.
• New York.
• New York City.
• NorthWestern, Brooklyn.
• ODA Eiichiro.
• OKIMOTO Shyuu.
• Pop Art.
• Popular Art.
• Pop Culture.
• Popular Culture.
• Prospect Heights.
• Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
• Prospect Park.
• Sequential Art.
• Sequential Graphic Art.
• Sequential Illustrative Art.
• Sequential Narrative Art.
• TAGAME Gengorou.
• TAKAHASHI Rumiko.
• TANAAMI Keiichi.
• TANIGUCHI Jirou.
• Tankoubon.
• TORI Miki.
• YAMASHITA Kazumi.
• YAMAZAKI Mari.
• Visual Art.
• Visual Culture.
• YOSHINAGA Fumi.