Bay Ridge has Saturday Night Fever! The iconic flick set in the humble ‘hood is screening next week, and we’re totally losing it here at Bay Ridge Nights. If that wasn’t enough, the Ridge is hosting the first of four Third Avenue Summer Strolls and plenty of live music this weekend, so bust out the Afro-Sheen and get movin’.
On Friday, shake the rust off your sea-foam green leisure suit with a strut down the block. The Third Avenue Stroll (between 80th and 90th streets) is the perfect place for you to use your walk. Grab a slice, pick up a can of paint from the hardware store, or just put a nice silk shirt on lay-away. Whatever you do, just watch the hair!
Shuffle over to Schnitzel Haus (7319 Fifth Ave. between 73rd and 74th streets) on Saturday night to catch throw-back rockers Steppin’ Back at 9:30 pm on Saturday. They’re not exactly a disco group, but we’ll forgive them this time around because they play tunes from the 70s. Maybe if you ask nicely, they’ll cut out that obnoxious Sabbath and play some Donna Summer!
On Thursday, lace up your dancing shoes and boogie down to the beautiful John J. Carty Park (Ft. Hamilton Parkway between 94th and 101st streets swaddled in the shadow of the Gowanus Expressway) for a free screening of “Saturday Night Fever” at 8:30 pm. The movie was originally released with an R rating, but the Parks Department is showing the PG version, so you’ll have to use your imagination for the racier bits. On the plus side, the edited version includes deleted dance scenes and even more footage of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge — score! Admission is free for anyone who dresses in disco duds (and everyone else, but seriously, wear flared pants and rhinestones).