The Polish Festival featured traditional fare like zapiekanki, a delicious treat made from shredded, sauteed mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, scallions and a squiggle of ketchup. It's a delicacy at the annual event. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri) Pamela Silvestri STATEN ISLAND, N.
Y. — On Sunday afternoon, trees rustled in a rush of hot wind blowing through the Polish Festival at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens. On that same breeze wafted scents of garlicky kielbasa and sauteed sweet onions.
The Polish Festival 2024: Pamela, Jan and Jozefa Boczar, from left to right, from Linden, N.J. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri) Pamela Silvestri With an estimated 3,000 attendees throughout the day at the 15th annual event, orchestrated by historic St.
Stanislaus Kostka R.C. Church , this show of Polska pride has become one of the largest celebrations of its kind in the United States.
Richmond County’s version rivals Chicago’s Taste of Polonia , say its New Brighton organizers. “We hope to make it welcoming to everyone. We do our very best to make our homegrown Polish Festival the very best.
We also try to highlight the talent and craft of the Polish people who live and work in our region,” said the Rev. Jacek Wozny, pastor of the church. A casual sampling of attendees at this year’s Staten Island festival backed up that claim.
Revelers reported they had crossed bridges from various parts of the Big Apple and Garden State, the Left Coast, plus f.
