No, Brooklyn Isn't Under Attack -- It's Just Fleet Week

• The U.S.S. Bainbridge will be blowing out eardrums and drawing crowds in Red Hook all week. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy

BROOKLYN, NY — You may find yourself wondering, at some point this week, if the 22 gigantic, successive booms coming from just below Sunset Park are the battle sounds of a 21st century Revolutionary War revival, or if the throngs of boat-shoed tourists swarming to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook have been set loose by a foreign army as annoying decoys.

But you need not fear: 'Tis only Fleet Week New York, that annual Memorial Day pre-party in which military men and women, past and present, metaphorically kiss their biceps (and America's!) aboard large hunks of expensive metal for a full week of air, sea and land events.

Below, your 2016 guide to enjoying the festivities — or avoiding them at all costs. Or, if you love yourself a U.S. Navyman but would rather stay indoors, head to your nearest Brooklyn Public Library branch for an intimate read-aloud by a service member. (Full reading schedule here.)

Wednesday, May 25

Parade of Ships (Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island)

• WHERE: Lower New York Bay (Staten Island/Brooklyn) to George Washington Bridge (Manhattan)
• WHAT: Large fleet of 20 ships in waters
• WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Fort Hamilton Salute to Ships (Brooklyn)

• WHERE: United States Army Garrison Fort Hamilton
• WHAT: 22-gun salute during the Parade of Ships
• WHEN: 12 p.m. to 12:10 p.m.

Navy Band Concert (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Pier A, 22 Battery Place
• WHAT: Amplified Sound and increased pedestrian traffic
• WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 26

General Public Ship Tours (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Manhattan, Pier 88 and Pier 92
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Red Hook, Brooklyn)

• WHERE: Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Staten Island)

• WHERE: Staten Island, USS The Sullivans Homeport Pier
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

@FleetWeekNYC kicks off tomorrow with the #ParadeofShips in the New York Harbor #FleetWeek2016 #SupportOurTroops pic.twitter.com/CbZCS2zE0o
— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) May 24, 2016

Friday, May 27

General Public Ship Tours (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Manhattan, Pier 88 and Pier 92
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Red Hook, Brooklyn)

• WHERE: Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Staten Island)

• WHERE: Staten Island, USS The Sullivans Homeport Pier
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

U.S Navy Parachute Jump Practice (Queens)

• WHERE: Citi Field
• WHAT: Air event
• WHEN: 10 a.m.

Navy Band Performance (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Foley Square
• WHAT: Increased pedestrian traffic
• WHEN: 1 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.

Saturday, May 28

General Public Ship Tours (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Manhattan, Pier 88 and Pier 92
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Red Hook, Brooklyn)

• WHERE: Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Staten Island)

• WHERE: Staten Island, USS The Sullivans Homeport Pier
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

US Coast Guard Search and Rescue Demonstration (Staten Island)

• WHERE: Staten Island, USS The Sullivans Homeport Pier
• WHAT: Air event
• WHEN: 12 p.m.

Navy Band Concert (Brooklyn Heights/DUMBO, Brooklyn)

• WHERE: Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park
• WHAT: Amplified Sound and increased pedestrian traffic
• WHEN: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, May 29

Fleet Week Freedom Run (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Liberty Street between South End Avenue and West Street; Battery Place between West Street and State Street; State Street between Broadway and Bridge Street; Bridge Street between State Street and Broad Street; Broad Street between Bridge Street and Liberty Street; Liberty Street between Broad Street and Greenwich Street
• WHAT: Rolling street closures for vehicles
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Red Hook, Brooklyn)

• WHERE: Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Staten Island)

• WHERE: Staten Island, USS The Sullivans Homeport Pier
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

College Point Memorial Day Parade (Queens)

• WHERE: College Point Boulevard between Fifth Avenue and 20th Avenue
• WHAT: Street closed to vehicles
• WHEN: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Navy Band Concert (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Times Square, Military Island
• WHAT: Amplified Sound and increased pedestrian traffic
• WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday, May 30

General Public Ship Tours (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Manhattan, Pier 88 and Pier 92
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Red Hook, Brooklyn)

• WHERE: Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

General Public Ship Tours (Staten Island)

• WHERE: Staten Island, USS The Sullivans Homeport Pier
• WHAT: Increased Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
• WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rockaway Memorial Day Parade (Queens)

• WHERE: Rockaway Beach Boulevard between Beach 94th Street and Beach 29th Street
• WHAT: Street closed to vehicles
• WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade (Queens)

• WHERE: Northern Boulevard between 247th Street and Glenwood Street
• WHAT: Street closed to vehicles
• WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Kings County Memorial Day Parade (Brooklyn)

• WHERE: Third Avenue between 101st Street (in Fort Hamilton) and Bay Ridge Parkway (in Bay Ridge)
• WHAT: Street closed to vehicles
• WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Glendale/Ridgewood Memorial Day Parade (Queens)

• WHERE: Myrtle Avenue between Madison Street (in Ridgewood) and Cooper Avenue (in Glendale)
• WHAT: Street closed to vehicles
• WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

US Navy Flyover of 4 FA-18 aircrafts (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Hudson River
• WHAT: Air event
• WHEN: 12 p.m.

Staten Island Memorial Day Parade (Staten Island)

• WHERE: Forest Avenue between Decker Avenue and Hart Boulevard
• WHAT: Street closed to vehicles
• WHEN: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

US Navy Parachute Jumps (Queens)

• WHERE: Citi Field
• WHAT: Air event
• WHEN: 12:55 p.m.

US Navy Flyover of 4 FA-18 aircrafts (Queens)

• WHERE: Citi Field and surrounding area
• WHAT: Air event
• WHEN: 1 p.m.

US Coast Guard Search and Rescue Demonstration (Manhattan)

• WHERE: Intrepid Pier, Hudson River
• WHAT: Air event
• WHEN: 1:30 p.m.

City Island Memorial Day Parade (The Bronx)

• WHERE: City Island Avenue between Bridge Street and Pilot Street
• WHAT: Street closed to vehicles
• WHEN: 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.