🌱 Rio Da Yung OG and 11 more events

Hello Great Neck Plaza! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize at Long Island Sound
• Jay Medal Soirée at Jay Estate
• Board of Education Public Action Mtg 7pm at PHIPPS at Great Neck UFSD

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
• Saturday: Sun and clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.

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📸 Around Great Neck Plaza

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great Neck Plaza

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29

• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am

Saturday September 19

• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27

• Board of Education Public Action Mtg 7pm at PHIPPS
  Great Neck UFSD PHIPPS
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• Rio Da Yung OG →
  Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl, New York
  7:00 pm

Monday August 31

• SUPERINTENDENT'S CONFERENCE DAY
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
• SH Gr. 9 Orientation & Walk Through
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
  9:30 am
• SR K Meet & Greet
  Great Neck UFSD SR
  1:30 pm
• PARK K Meet & Greet
  Great Neck UFSD PARK
  1:30 pm
• JFK Kindergarten Meet & Greet
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
  1:30 pm
• EMB K Meet & Greet
  Great Neck UFSD EMB
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27

• NH Gr. 9 Parent/Student Orientation
  Great Neck UFSD NH
  9:00 am
• SM Walk Throughs Gr. 6 A-L
  Great Neck UFSD SM
  10:30 am
• NM Walk Through & 6th Grade Orientation
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
  10:30 am
• SM Walk Throughs New Gr. 7 & 8 Students
  Great Neck UFSD SM
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Mavis Tire Supply posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse Team Member in Great Neck. Apply here.
• PrideStaff posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate in Port Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Great Neck Plaza here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Great Neck

• Your Travalanche Daily Digest for August 25, 2026 (wordpress.com)
• Are you a Sephardi or Mizrahi Jew? Your risk for breast cancer may be greater than you think. (sun-sentinel.com)

Port Washington

• Jean Grey Returned Through No Fault Of Her Own, Awaits New Home (patch.com)

Glen Cove

• Lifeguards, Residents Rescue Raccoon From North Shore Waters (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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