First Fridays is a monthly event held on the first of the month providing fun, free shuttles and many surprises from the old town charm of City Island, NY.
On the first Friday of every month, the businesses of City Island's nautical neighborhood host an amazing event. We call it, First Fridays. The mission of First Fridays is to promote and support our area by providing businesses with an outlet to showcase their work.
The New York City police force is once again under investigation for a second restraint-related death. This one reportedly took place on July 13 involving a drugged and emotionally disturbed Ronald Singleton, four days before a fatal videotaped choke-hold that fueled community outcry and led the department to overhaul its use-of-force training.
It's going to be a local wedding that will also become massive a media event. She’s an MSNBC news anchorwoman. He’s the consummate White House natural food guru. Ms. Alex Wagner and Sam Kass, considered to be one of the high powered political couples are getting married near New Rochelle, NY.
Sam Kass, who likes cooking for the president and Alex Wagner, who serves platefuls of news tidbits are getting married this weekend in New Rochelle, N.Y, and President Barack Obama will be at the wedding.
The New York International Salsa Congress Dance & Music Festival is celebrated every Labor Day weekend. Salseros and salseras from all around the world come to town for the New York International Salsa Congress Dance & Music Festival—and dance cards fill up at a fast and furious pace. The action unfolds at the New York Hilton Midtown, with a full schedule of workshops, performances, competitions, live music including sets by Bronx conga king Eddie Montalvo and the Jimmy Bosch Orchestra and DJs spinning tunes well into the early morning hours.
New York Hilton Midtown
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The East Bronx History Forum is pleased to announce that the Forum will hold its 1st Off Site meeting at The Maritime Industry Museum, Fort Schuyler Bronx NY on Wednesday, September 17th 2014 at 7:30 pm.
What ever happened to reflecting the audience you serve? The three major TV networks may have decided to deny diversity dictates from multicultural and gender equality efforts. All three network news anchors are once again white men.
NBC News president Deborah Turness says the network news organization had been asleep for 15 years. She came to the job from Britain’s ITV News not long ago, and told The New York Times “NBC News hadn’t kept up with the times in all sorts of ways, for maybe 15 years . . . I think the organization had gone to sleep.”
NBC exec unapologetic over 'sleep' claim http://pge.sx/1qLv3Kb
NBC News President Rouses the Network http://nyti.ms/1ALGSHy
Brokaw, execs fuming over NBC chief's remark http://pge.sx/VQ5m2u
Big waves and high surf from offshore storms are walloping US East and West Coasts.
Southern California waves are 15 feet high from Hurricane Marie and slamming into beaches from Los Angeles to San Diego, a late-summer treat for surfers in search of big waves.
Meanwhile, here on the East Coast, waves from Hurricane Cristobal will be causing high surf and beach advisories from southern New England to the mid-Atlantic coast. The advisories will be in effect in many areas.
Toilet paper began its popularity in 6th century China, but Joe Gayetty, who could have been full of crap is credited as having re-invented toilet paper in the United States.
In 1857, Gayetty’s Medicated Paper was the first commercially available paper and was sold in flat sheets. Toilet paper has evolved a lot over the past 150+ years, appearing in various plies, colors, textures, scents, and patterns.
H. Post Lists 11 Places In NYC That Aren't Totally Chaotic. Among them is our very own City Island:
Just "a bridge away" from the Bronx lies a charming little island of yacht clubs, bait shops and seafood cafes so coastal and charming, you'd swear you were in New England. Take the subway and then a bus to total bliss.
11 Places In NYC That Aren't Totally Chaotic http://huff.to/1tzjEC7 via @HuffPostTravel