GRIDLOCK SAM

Fri. Aug. 5 -Sun. Aug. 7 ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

These Streets are Made for Walking (apologies to Nancy Sinatra) and biking and dancing!

Summer Streets are back for the next three Saturdays! Lafayette St./Park Ave. will be closed to cars but open to people from the Brooklyn Bridge to 1 0 9 th St. from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Adding to the fun this Saturday, Dance Party NYC will get people moving at over 8 0 sites. Locations include the Queens Library Central Branch, Merrick Blvd. and 8 9 th Ave. (1 1 a.m.), the Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza (2 p.m. to 3 :3 0 p.m.), Fifth Ave./4 2 nd St. in front of the NYPL Main Branch (3 p.m. to 5 p.m.), and Lincoln Center, Broadway and Columbus Ave. (8 p.m. to 1 0 p.m.).

Showdown at Citi Field! Arch foe Atlanta invades Queens for 4 games this weekend looking to unseat our Mets from atop the NL East with games Friday 7 p.m., a double-header Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., and Sunday 4 p.m.

The Bed Stuy 5 K Run/Walk For Peace begins Saturday at 8 :3 0 a.m. The course will make a loop starting/ending at Herbert King Park via Clifton Pl., Classon Ave., Willoughby Ave., Stuyvesant Ave., and Van Buren St. The Jamaica Jams Festival will be held from 1 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. along Jamaica Ave. between Parsons Blvd. and 1 7 0 th St.

Additional Saturday events include the Hester Street Fair for Jamaican Independence Day, 1 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. at South St. Seaport; the Rock the Bells Festival at Forest Hills Stadium, 1 1 a.m. to 1 1 p.m. (watch for impacts to 7 1 st Ave.); and the Poster House Block Party, noon to 5 p.m. at 5 th Ave. and 2 3 rd St.

The Summer Kirtan Festival takes place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Duffy Sq. in Times Sq. From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Sound of Poland Music Festival will be on at the Forest Park Bandshell; slowdowns are possible on Forest Park Dr.

Sunday, the Brooklyn Mile will shutter Kent Ave. between S. 1 1 th St. and N. Ninth St. from around 9 a.m. into the early afternoon. 1 0 a.m. to 6 p.m., the 3 0 th Ave. Fair will take place between Steinway St. and 3 1 st St. At noon, the Ecuadorian Day Parade will kick off from 6 9 th St. in Jackson Heights, proceeding along Northern Blvd. to 8 7 th St.

Kendrick Lamar plays Barclays on Friday and Saturday at 7 :3 0 p.m. An event featuring Joel and Victoria Osteen will be held at Yankee Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m.