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Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks: How to score free NYC tix to the famed event
The Mayor’s Office is giving out 100,000 free tickets to watch the 50th Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks. The tickets will be in prime viewing locations along the Brooklyn and Manhattan waterfronts. The lottery opened Friday, June 26 at 10 a.m. and runs through...
Flash flooding in Kentucky leaves one dead as state issues emergencies, evacuations
Rounds of dangerous flash flooding swamped the Ohio Valley on Saturday, prompting water rescues and evacuations as multiple Flash Flood Emergencies were issued in Kentucky amid a multi-day stretch of torrential rain. At least one motorist was killed after being...
NYC’s market rate tenants getting stuck with Mamdani’s rent-freeze bill: board member
New Yorkers living in the city’s 1.1 million market-rate apartments are about to get stuck with the bill for the city’s rent freeze, according to the only member of New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board who is an economist and voted “no” on the freeze. Arpit...
Homeowners in coastal town fuming at warning against July 4 flags that could harm endangered birds
Residents of a Massachusetts coastal town say that they were warned that flying flags on their own property could violate endangered species laws, sparking outrage in the community just days before the nation’s 250th anniversary. Plum Island homeowners recently...
An ode to much-maligned Aqueduct as sun sets for good on historic Queens track
“Good morning yesterday. You wake up and time has slipped away. And suddenly it’s hard to find the memories you left behind. Remember. Do you remember?” — Paul Anka No racing at Aqueduct on Monday. Or ever again. Born Sept. 27, 1894, the racetrack in South...
George Soros has funneled staggering $103M into midterms so far, on track to shatter spending record
Billionaire Democratic kingmaker George Soros spent a staggering $102.8 million in the midterm election cycle — reportedly making him the largest individual donor to date and chief architect of the party’s seismic shift toward the radical left. With the...
Wash and wear suit? Mayor Mamdani jumps into outdoor pool season
New York city outdoor pools are open for the season. On Saturday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, fully dressed in a suit with a coat and tie, jumped into the Thomas Jefferson Pool in East Harlem with kids to celebrate the big day. But one child -- while enjoying the...
Cops looking for pedophile who raped 13 year old girl in NYC park
A pedophile dragged a 13-year-old girl into a Bronx park, where he raped her, police said Saturday. The girl was approached by the stranger on the BX9 bus and said something inappropriate to her before she got off the bus at Broadway and West 261st Street in...
Massive asteroid the size of multiple Empire State Buildings is zipping past Earth this weekend
NEW YORK — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don’t worry: It poses no danger. The space rock — 1997 NC1 — makes its closest approach Saturday morning, coming within 1.6 million miles (2.6 million kilometers), according to the European Space...
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