'The Gates' return to NYC's Central Park 20 years later, but in a new form
The Gates art installation in Central Park made quite a mark on New York City back in 2005. They're back in augmented reality ...
Addisleigh Park, a historic Queens neighborhood, was once dubbed "Black Hollywood East"
Musicians from James Brown to Lena Horne and athletes Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis all made a home in Addisleigh Park, a ...
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19 Black trailblazers that may not have been in your history book
While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators (and their students) are eager to learn more about underrepresented ...
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How the Theme Song From a Maligned Martin Scorsese Movie Became New York City’s Unofficial Anthem
Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Theme From New York, New York” still raises spirits through challenging times and marks joyous ...
Longtime Palm Beacher Robert Green remembered for love of family, tennis, Palm Beach
The lifelong County resident is remembered for his love of family and tennis, and his decades as an orthopedist.
Gene Barge, renowned sax man and producer known as 'Daddy G,' dies at 98
NEW YORK (AP) — Gene “Daddy G” Barge, an admired and durable saxophone player, songwriter and producer who worked on hits by Natalie Cole, oversaw recordings by Muddy Waters, performed with the ...
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‘Miracle On 34th Street II’: Midtown Strip May Finally Get A Busway 17 Years After Bloomberg Plan
New York City is taking steps towards reviving the idea of a 34th Street busway — 17 years after Mayor Bloomberg nixed a plan ...
Art And Activism Across New York
Across New York, exhibitions highlighting the work of activists, from the mostly unknown to the iconic, offer hope, ...
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28 New York Movies That Bring the City to You
Is it any wonder there are so many iconic New York movies ... hand-in-hand down a brownstone-lined street in the West Village. The hum and thrum of the city is simply filled with grace notes ...
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How was your street named?
In the 1940s, it was renamed in honor of one of our famous generals, Douglas MacArthur. It also marks the original southern boundary of the Sonoma city limits established in 1883. Other streets ...
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New Orleans' frozen Canal Street had people playing hockey in the streets (don't tell Gary Bettman)
New Orleans was ... 10 inches falling on the city in some areas — seven inches more than has ever been recorded in The Big Easy. In other areas of the city, the streets became so icy, it ...
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Southerners play ice hockey on New Orleans streets after historic winter storm
and a puck deking down an ice-covered Canal Street in the Crescent City. One of the busiest blocks in all of New Orleans, Canal Street is empty and completely quiet save for the single skater and ...