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What is the Epiphany? Why is it also called Three Kings Day? And when do Christians celebrate it?

Posted on January 5, 2024

New Year's Eve

Holidays

Drones in the air, cops downstairs: Inside the NYPD’s Times Square massive security detail on New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 31, 2023

NY: 2024 Numerals Arrive In Times Square

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It’s New Year’s Eve! Here’s what you need to know before you ring in 2024

Posted on December 31, 2023

sneak peek at the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball design

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Here’s a sneak peek at the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball design

Posted on December 29, 2023

Drunk driving crash in Washington Square Park

Drunk driving crackdown: NYC launches aggressive enforcement campaign for New Year’s weekend

Posted on December 28, 2023

Philly couple gets engaged in Times Square

People

What a Christmas gift! A surprise engagement for Philly couple in Times Square

Posted on December 27, 2023

New York lottery vendor sells Powerball ticket

Bronx

Five New Yorkers win Powerball prizes on Christmas Day as big jackpot soars again to near $700 million

Posted on December 26, 2023

Business

What do you do with all those gift cards you got for Christmas? Spend them, but don’t forget them!

Posted on December 26, 2023

First responder brothers help Brooklyn man

Brooklyn

How two NYC first responder brothers changed the lives of Brooklyn father and his disabled son with a gift of accessibility

Posted on December 25, 2023

Yankee great Mariano Rivera with Santa Claus and children in Inwood

Yankee great Mariano Rivera and Santa Claus bring gifts and joy to Inwood

Posted on December 25, 2023

Holidays

Here are some ways you can reduce financial stress during the holidays

Posted on December 24, 2023

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Busiest holiday travel season in years is off to a smooth start with few airport delays

Posted on December 22, 2023

Travel

Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway

Posted on December 22, 2023

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‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ will feature Janelle Monáe, Green Day, Ludacris, Reneé Rapp and more

Posted on December 21, 2023

man chipping tree at mulchfest

Brooklyn Paper

Cedar later! Say goodbye to your old Christmas trees at Mulchfest 2023

Staten Island student with special needs hugs Highway Patrol officer during Santa Claus visit

Holidays

Ho, ho, ho with the Highway Patrol: Santa makes a special Christmas stop for Staten Island kids

Posted on December 21, 2023

Teresa Hui celebrates the Countdown to 2024 with the arrival of numerals in Times Square

Countdown to 2024: Times Square gets the numbers for the big New Year’s Eve ball drop

Posted on December 20, 2023

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Bronx Times

New York Cares coat drive, gift distribution brings smiles to students at PS/MS 31 in Melrose

Mayor Eric Adams celebrates Open Streets on 5th Avenue

Business

City puts a bow on 5th Avenue Open Streets for the holiday season, as mayor touts boon for businesses

Posted on December 17, 2023

Gisou hosting first-ever NYC pop-up with limited-edition giveaways

Posted on December 15, 2023

MTA pop-up sale

Brooklyn Paper

MTA offering ‘perfectly imperfect’ transit memorabilia at holiday pop-up shop

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights

Brooklyn Paper

Silver lanes aglow: Dyker Heights Christmas Lights dazzle southern Brooklyn

roof master with electric screwdriver

Holidays

Make your home cozy for the holidays – with Home Pros

Posted on December 13, 2023

David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris's jam Merry Winter Cherry for City Harvest.

David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris team up with Beth’s Farm Kitchen to launch fundraising jam for City Harvest

Posted on December 12, 2023

holiday-themed show to MSG

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Cirque du Soleil brings first-ever holiday-themed show to MSG

Posted on December 11, 2023

Holidays

Why Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ became so popular — and stayed that way

Posted on December 11, 2023

Over 300 tuba players spread holiday cheer at the annual TubaChristmas at Rockefeller Center on Dec. 10, 2023.

Holidays

It’s all about the brass: TubaChristmas spreads holiday cheer

Posted on December 11, 2023

Gov. Kathy Hochul gathered with Jewish community leaders for the lighting of the world's largest menorah on Sunday night in Central Park.

Holidays

World’s largest menorah lit in Manhattan to kick off Hanukkah

Posted on December 8, 2023

Large group of people in Santa Claus costumes at SantaCon

Brace yourselves: SantaCon is returning to NYC this Saturday. Here’s what to expect

Posted on December 6, 2023

Saks

Open Streets return to popular Midtown holiday destinations this December

Posted on December 5, 2023

Holidays

What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world

Posted on December 5, 2023

Rockefeller Center tree lighting 2023

Holidays

SEE IT: Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting sees the stars come out

Posted on November 30, 2023

This year’s tree will be lit at the annual “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” telecast on Nov 29.

Holidays

The Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting is tonight — who’s performing, how to watch and fun facts about the iconic tree

Posted on November 29, 2023

Business

More Americans are expected to ‘buy now, pay later’ for the holidays. Analysts see a growing risk

Posted on November 24, 2023

Music

Fill your holiday stocking with Cher, Ella Fitzgerald, Brandy, Andrea Bocelli and more

Posted on November 24, 2023

Shopping

A 2023 gift guide that will strike a chord: 10 ideas for the music lover in your life

Posted on November 24, 2023

NY: 2023 Macy’s Thankgiving Parade

Holidays

SEE IT: The 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade rings in the official holiday season

Posted on November 23, 2023

Police Commissioner Edward Caban

Upper West Side

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: NYPD’s top cop Edward Caban talks efforts to keep the festivities safe

Posted on November 23, 2023

Turkey rules the Thanksgiving table. But a poll finds disagreement over other holiday classics

Posted on November 23, 2023

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Holidays

Mayor, NYPD say they will not tolerate protest disruptions at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade

Posted on November 22, 2023

Nordstrom NYC

Shopping

Nordstrom NYC flagship gears up for the holiday season

Posted on November 22, 2023

Cameron Johnson at Marcy houses in Bed-stuy

Brooklyn Paper

‘Putting faces to the people’: Nets player Cameron Johnson stops by Marcy Houses for Thanksgiving giveaway

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2022

Holidays

Here are a few fun facts about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade

Posted on November 22, 2023

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Record crowds are expected to take to the air and roads for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 22, 2023

Luna Park Coney Island opening

Brooklyn Paper

Riding in a Coney wonderland! Luna Park opens for winter season for first time in 120 years

Holidays

Police Commissioner Caban distributes Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need in Lower Manhattan

Posted on November 21, 2023

Holidays

Hannah Waddingham takes viewers ‘Home for Christmas’ with holiday special featuring ‘Ted Lasso’ pals

Posted on November 20, 2023

Macy's Herald Square on November 16, 2023, where Santaland takes place.

Holidays

Reservations now available for annual Macy’s Santaland at Herald Square store

Posted on November 20, 2023

More from around NYC

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Year-in-Review: Bronx takes bold steps toward future with housing reforms and Metro-North expansion

This Verizon telephone exchange building on Fairview Avenue in Ridgewood has been connecting callers around the community for generations.

Ringing up some Queens telephone history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Frequent flare-up: Firefighters battle blaze at Gobbler Auto Parts in East Flatbush

Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.

Year in review: What changed for LGBTQ rights in 2024