Hovering on the brink of generic New York Street Fair-dom, the Fifth Avenue Fair still manages to retain its own character, its own flavor.

Yes, the generic stuff probably outnumbers the good stuff. But from Third Street to Union, the fair was at its best as local stores and restaurants strutted their stuff in fron of their storefronts.

Stone Park was serving delicious beer, kielbasa and corn — that looked tasty. There were delicious ribs at Blue Ribbon (3 for $5  dollars). They had beer, too. The line for Blue Ribbon Sushi was especially long so I wasn’t able to sample any of that. Or even see their offerings.

Jonathan Blum, the Bodega artist, a woman selling beautiful African print skirs and bags, someone selling sushi pillows, 3 R Living, Dianna Kane, Scaredy Cat and more, more, more were there to lend their uniqueness to the New York institution of a crowded, noisy streetfair.

Fifth Avenue still does it with style.

OSFO and her friend still prefer the fair above Third Street where they could ride the Space Walk as many times as they wanted. This year, there was a special: $10 bucks for all-you-can-ride instead of $3.00 per ride.

In years past I have spent gazillions on Space Walk rides. This year, I got OSFO the special bracelet and — you guessed it — one ride was enough.

Grrrrrr.

Managed to spend money on lots of lemonade — the day turned out to be sunnier and hotter than expected.

Tired feet, a salty taste in my mouth from too many pistachio nuts, impatient from waiting on line for the King Kong ride in the sun…

We returned home with a splitting headache, too much stuff, including a Razor skooter bought at a Fifth Avenue stoop sale, and a feeling of crankiness…

A nap later, I felt a little better. And it was time to go to the Bill Di Blasio BBQ…