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Enjoy Access to Live Music and Comfortable Accommodations at the Fairfield Inn New York Long Island City
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:21:00 -0700
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY-- - From June 23-24 on Randall's Island, the Governor's Ball Music Festival is a two-day, two-stage festival with some of the best music acts. And, the Fairfield Inn New York Long ...
Ed Burns, Wade Boggs And A Fishing Tournament In New York City
Sat, 19 May 2012 06:24:20 -0700
Welcome to New York City's largest and loudest fishing tournament.
NY man arrested after dragging cop with his vehicle
Sat, 19 May 2012 01:40:04 -0700
ISLAND PARK, N.Y. – A 60-year-old New York man was finally arrested after a rampage in which he dragged a policeman along the road following a traffic stop.
Visitors Traveling to Long Island this Weekend for WWII Re-enactors in Restored 19th Century Long Island village Book ...
Fri, 18 May 2012 03:12:17 -0700
More than 1,000 visitors are expected to converge on Long Island this weekend to witness dozens of World War II enthusiasts, armed with tanks and howitzers, invade a county park on Long Island for a weekend World War II re-enactment camp. Travelers planning to visit the event are booking private vacation rental condos and homes from property owners who have listed their properties with New York ...
Staten Island's FDR Boardwalk Turns On Free AT&T Wi-Fi
Tue, 01 May 2012 21:00:00 -0700
NEW YORK, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Staten Island's FDR Boardwalk is the 21st New York City park location to turn on free AT&T * Wi-Fi service. The company announced a partnership with the Bloomberg ...
Travel: Five great things to do in New York . . . and they’re free
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:13 -0700
It’s ironic in a city with some of the most expensive hotels and restaurants in the world, but many of New York’s best attractions are free.
Ben Gibbard, Dick Manitoba & Real Fans Hate the New York Yankees Ersatz Ballpark
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:40:42 -0700
Craig Calcaterra of HardballTalk reported that Rolling Stone asked some rock stars to reveal their favorite ballpark. Dodger Stadium and Wrigley Field were the winners. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie, who sang the National Anthem before the third game of the 2010 NLCS in San Francisco , said that PNC Park in Pittsburgh is his favorite. Then he excoriated the New York Yankees new ballpark ...
Runners Take To Brooklyn Streets For Half Marathon
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:08:11 -0700
Saturday's Brooklyn half marathon saw runners run a path from Prospect Park to the Coney Island boardwalk.
Urban heat island effect has upside for oaks in NYC
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:42:42 -0700
Red oaks in New York City grew eight times faster than rural oaks. Scientists think the the urban heat island effect was the primary reason.
This Furniture Has New York City History Ingrained in It
Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:19 -0700
Vintage lumber salvaged from old urban structures, like Coney Island’s boardwalk and a Park Avenue water tower, gets a second life.