This event has been rescheduled for 2021.

Stay tuned and try out the sister event: Pig Island NYC, which will be held for the 11th annual year on September 12, 2020

WhistlePig Presents: 5 Boro PicNYC

Food Karma Projects – the producers of Pig Island NYC and Brisket King NYC – are bringing you the ultimate memorial day barbecue with WhistlePig. Join us on Saturday May 23 for a full day of live music, whole hog barbecue, grilled vegetables and plenty of beverages. 

This farm-to-chef culinary event will feature sustainably raised heritage breed hogs and top chefs from across the country, bringing 5 Boro PicNYC to the next level. Plus there will be hot sauces to sample, a selection of hard cider and craft beer to sip on, and WhistlePig cocktails for your enjoyment. It’s all happening at the historical Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Ride the ferry to flavor and kick off summer at this all-inclusive Memorial Day weekend festival.

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Festival Preview

Barbecue:

Tank Jackson of South Carolina’s Holy City Hogs will be slow cooking two of his heritage breed hogs in Peg Leg Porker’s ‘General George Washington’ smoker.

He’ll be preparing his heritage breed hogs along with some NYC barbecue favorites!

Chef Spotlight on Tank Jackson of Holy City Hogs

Tank Jackson talks about his Heritage breed hogs and why he considers himself a “hippie farmer” with Food Karma Projects

Grilled Vegetables:

Trevor Kunk, The Culinary Director of The Little Beet is preparing a vegetable brigade!

Plus other chefs will create vegetarian dishes from grilled peppers to Mexican corn.

Snug Harbor Heritage Farms will be supplying some spring vegetables and herbs and composting the festival’s leftovers.

Hot Sauces:

Rocket Fuel Hot Sauce

Shaquanda’s Hot Pepper Sauce

Hell’s Kitchen Hot Sauce

And more!

Beverages:

Cocktails and Spirits Tasting by WhistlePig

Craft Beer by Flagship Brewing and more

Hard Cider by Orchard Hill Cider and Indian Ladder Farms and more

Snacks and Desserts:

To be announced 

Live Music:

By Dusty Wright Band

And more! 

WhistlePig Presents: 5 Boro PicNYC: When and Where

Directions

Public Transportation

Take subway to lower Manhattan, via the 1 train to South Ferry or the 4/5 train to Bowling Green or the R train to Whitehall. Exit and walk south to blue neon Staten Island terminal to take FREE ferry. After landing in Staten Island take the S40 bus at Gate D to travel along Richmond Terrace, less than a 10-minute ride. Let the bus driver know that you want to get off at Snug Harbor.

Ferry Schedule
S40 Bus Schedule
S44 Bus Schedule

By Car From Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island

Take the lower level of Verrazano Narrows Bridge; stay on the right, and exit at Bay Street. Take the Bay Street exit service road to Bay Street. Make a left and follow Bay Street past the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, where Bay Street becomes Richmond Terrace. Follow Richmond Terrace about one mile to Tysen Street. Make a left on Tysen Street, and then the next right on Fillmore Street, and enter the parking lot immediately to the left of the gated entrance. Parking will be right after the gate on the left-hand side.

Brooklyn Battery Tunnel: To BQE West. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to SI Expwy (I-278). Get off at Clove/Richmond Road exit (#13). At third intersection, bear right onto Clove Road. Continue to Bement Ave. (will see a cemetery), turn right onto Bement. Continue to Richmond Terrace. Make a right onto Richmond Terrace to Snug Harbor. Make a quick right at the Snug Harbor sign and then a quick left through the brick gatehouse.

By Car From New Jersey

From the Goethals Bridge: Take 278 East or take the Outerbridge Crossing to 440 North, following signs to the Verrazano Bridge/278 East. Get off 278 East at the exit marked Richmond Road/Clove Road. (Do not take the Richmond Avenue exit). Take the service road to the first light, make a left, and follow Clove Road to Richmond Terrace. Make a right on Richmond Terrace and follow it until you come to Snug Harbor, which is on the right and marked by a black cast iron fence and magnificent pillared buildings at Snug Harbor Road. Turn right and you will see the entrance gate on your left-hand side. Follow the signs for parking.

From the Bayonne Bridge: Take the first exit (Richmond Terrace). Make a right at the top of the exit ramp onto Richmond Terrace. The Terrace snakes around a bit, following the shore of the Kill Van Kull river. Go about 3 – 4 miles, you will see Snug Harbor on the Right. It is just past the Getty gas station and a little restaurant on the left called Blue.

5 Boro PicNYC is Proud to Partner with Friends of Firefighters and Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Friends of Firefighters is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing free, confidential mental health and wellness services to New York City’s active and retired firefighters and their families. Over the past 18 years, our organization has expanded to meet the growing needs of the FDNY community by providing a range of peer support programs, financial guidance, expert counseling, and wellness services. Support FoF today. 

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden is the result of more than four decades of restoration and development to convert a 19^th century charitable rest home for sailors to a regional arts center, botanical gardens, and public park. It is a place where history, architecture, gardens, agriculture, visual and performing arts, and education come together to provide a dynamic experience for all ages.