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If your favorite part of marathon training is the eating, Greenpoint has an event for you.
On Saturday, October 24, The Longest Pastry Table will take over a car-free stretch of Driggs Avenue in Brooklyn, inviting New Yorkers to pull up a chair, share something delicious and get acquainted with the people passing the bagels. The free communal potluck runs from noon to 2 pm alongside McCarren Park, between North 12th Street and Lorimer Street.
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Pastry Runners is organizing the gathering with The Longest Table, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance and North Brooklyn Open Streets. Runners and run clubs from across the city are invited to swap miles for a sit-down meal ahead of the NYC Marathon, but you don’t need a training plan (or even a passing interest in split times) to participate. Neighbors, bread enthusiasts and anyone whose preferred endurance event involves a bakery line are welcome, too.
The assignment is simple: bring a carb to share. Bread, bagels, pastries, cookies and homemade contributions all make the cut. Think of it as a chance to introduce your neighbors to your favorite loaf or finally give that baking project an audience beyond your roommates. You can RSVP through the Pastry Runners website.
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The gathering borrows its format from The Longest Table, a community-building initiative that began with a neighborhood potluck in Chelsea in 2022. Since then, the idea of connecting strangers over a shared meal has traveled far beyond: according to organizers, 44 Longest Table events are taking place across the five boroughs in 2026, along with more than 150 across the United States and a growing number internationally.
This Brooklyn edition also builds on North Brooklyn’s Open Streets efforts, which have created space for walking, recreation and neighborhood gatherings since 2020. Organizers are looking at how Driggs Avenue, which runs through McCarren Park, can become a more active part of local life. For at least two hours, the street will have a clear purpose: getting people around one long table.
There's no announced pastry lineup or bakery haul; it is a bring-and-share affair, so the spread depends on what guests bring, whether that be a surprise standout cookie, an excellent homemade cake or even just a debate over the city’s best bagel. Consider bringing enough of your favorite to make a few new friends.