National Weather Service forecasters say that a high pressure builds over the area today and remains in control through Friday. A frontal system moving out of the Midwest Friday night will bring a warm front through Saturday.

The low moves through southeastern Canada Saturday night into Sunday dragging a cold front across the region Sunday afternoon. High pressure then builds in for Sunday night into Monday. A low pressure system passes south of the area Monday. Another low pressure system approaches for midweek.

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A Queens fish merchant smuggled nearly forty thousand flesh-eating piranhas into the country saying they were docile silver tetras. However, US Customs did not bite on his fishy tale.

66 year old Joel Rakower, of Transship Discounts has now reportedly agreed to pay $73,000 in fines for mislabeling the shipped piranha.

The company been located at JFK Airport in NY since 1978 and are suppliers of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Fish.

On Jan. 31, Asians and people all over the world will be celebrating the Lunar New Year with many festivities that literally last for weeks. More than a billion individuals are preparing for the Year of The Horse. The Chinese year 4712 celebration begins 1/31

In the West, the Lunar New Year is often referred to as the Chinese New Year, and while this is correct, it also marks the first day of the Spring Festival for so many other countries that use the lunisolar calendar.

He was an environmental activist, a folk singer and an American troubadour. Pete Seeger is dead at 94. He was always buoyed by his characteristically soaring spirit. Pete Seeger played on City Island and even took part in Occupy Movement protests.

The banjo-picking and guitar strumming troubadour who sang for college students, migrant workers, and star-struck politicians introduced generations to American folk music heritage.

The following are a wide sample of his appearances, but on this anniversary of the birth of Jose Marti, here is Pete Seeger singing about the great Cuban poet.

Turns out that the new restaurant that is scheduled to open up on City Island is a partnership between Paul, the Albanian owner of The Lighthouse and Jimmy, the Puerto Rican former owner of Jimmy's Cafe and current owner of two other Don Coqui restaurants.

City Island Images visited with these individuals today and they told cimages.me that they've also teamed up with the former owner of Lido Restaurant. However, they say that unfortunate operational issues have now delayed their grand opening.