City Events

  • Nearly 2,400 Sailors Explore New York During Fleet Week

    Fleet Week in New York returned in full force on May 24, led by three US Navy ships, two U.S. Coast Guard vessels and four U.S. Naval Academy boats joined by ships from Canada, Italy and the UK on the opening day...

  • First Ever Kimera Festival Introduces the Brazilian Culture of Open Arms to UWS This Week

    The Inaugural Kimera Festival is celebrating the Brazilian Chimera — which is a hybrid monstrous creature, according to Greek mythology — through pop, world, jazz and operatic music on the first Saturday of every month...

  • Days of Celebrating Juneteenth Ends with "As Black As It Gets!" Event

    Juneteenth celebrations have been going on since Thursday June 15 and wrapped up on the official federal holiday Monday, June 19th in the Upper West Side at 679 Riverside Drive at the 4th annual cookout called As Black As It Gets!...

  • Around 8,000 People Gather to Do the Downward Dog in the Middle of Times Square

    The Summer Solstice Yoga: Mind Over Madness event in Times Square on Wednesday, June 21 at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue between 44th and 48th Streets held around 8,000 people doing yoga this year...

  • Solar Eclipse Viewing Party Attracts Big Crowd to 23rd Street

    The solar eclipse hit Manhattan at its peak at 3:25 p.m. on April 8. While 90 percent of the sun was said to be blocked out as the moon crossed its path, it did not totally darken the skies...

  • Sci-fi-like Portal Links Dublin to NYC; Some Find Overseas Dates, Others See Family Members

    A portal in the Flatiron district provides a 24-hour livestream to a similar portal on O’Connell Street in Dublin. Some New Yorkers are finding their love interests, spotting their family members to reconnect with and simply saying hello via portal...

  • NYC-Dublin Portal Reopens with Limited Hours after Lewd Incidents Forced Shutdown

    NYC’s newest tech installation that went live on May 8, was shut down on May 14 due to heightened raunchy behavior on both the Dublin side and the NYC side. The portal reopened on May 20 with added restrictions on the livestream hours and heighted security patrolling the area...

  • Why the manure expo coming to Cayuga County is much more than a 'sh!t show'

    Many jokes were made when it was announced that Cayuga County would host the 2024 North American Manure Expo this month. Patterson Farms in the town of Springport, where the event will take place, has even called it "the sh!t show."...

  • Looking to Lincoln: Scholar excited to give Auburn talk about immigration

    There are few better places to talk about Abraham Lincoln than Auburn, home of the president's secretary of state and one of his most influential advisors in William H. Seward. That's why Harold Holzer, a Lincoln and Civil War scholar, is excited to talk about those topics...

  • 'A sense of belonging': Sterling Renaissance Festival has new acts, enduring appeal

    This year’s Sterling Renaissance Festival is much more than just buying a turkey leg and watching an Elizabethan play. While the immersive outdoor experience still takes attendees back to 1585 in the small country town of Warwick, England, this year's edition features several new acts...

  • Auburn medical center announces art contest

    Artists of all ages in central New York will have a chance to spread awareness for East Hill Medical Center in Auburn through a new art contest hosted by the center in July. In a news release, the center said the contest is part of National Health Center Week, taking place Aug. 4 to Aug. 10 this year...

  • Hot Salsa Band and Free Ice Cream Draw over 700 People to East River Waterfront Party

    Friends of the East River Esplanade hosted a fun event with free ice cream, kids craft activities and live salsa music for people of all ages by the East River Waterfront at 60th Street at Andrew Haswell Park on June 1, 2024...