With the welcomed arrival of warm weather, begins active exploration of City Island. This weekend once again visitors and islanders alike flocked to the midtown area on City Island Avenue. The subject in focus is The City Island Arts and Crafts Fair. This popular and regularly scheduled event is an opportunity for local shop owners, organizations and area-wide business men and women to sell their merchandise to tourists and locals alike.
City Island Images is proud to announce walking tours of City Island and surrounding areas.
Our small tour groups will meet @ the last stop on the #6 SUBWAY, Pelham Bay Station. We will then take the #29 Bus to City Island, where we will begin our journey. Depending on the tour and dates, our stops will include Pelham Cemetery, City Island Historical Society/Museum, The Old Schoolhouse, PS 175, Yacht Clubs, Restaurants, Galleries, Shoppes, Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum. We will finish at the end of City Island Avenue and return to Pelham Bay Station #6 SUBWAY.
June thru September is always the busiest season for City Island. This weekend this small and charming nautical community plays host to an outdoor arts and crafts fair, but that is not all.
As visitors and boaters enjoy the sunny skies, calm seas and warm weather, the fishing season appears to be in full swing.
The 2012 Hurricane Season is here once again. It begins in June and runs through November for the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
And as most City Islanders should still remember, this region was spared the last time mother nature sent her calling card. However, according to The National Hurricane Center, although Hurricane Preparedness Week is now ending, our work has only just begun.
MUBARAK GETS LIFE. Former Egyptian President Sentenced for Conspiring to Kill 850 Protesters.
Muslim Brotherhood demand a retrial, saying the prosecutor should collect more evidence, as Mubarak's health appears to worsen.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II PARTY TIME. UK Loyal Subjects Find A Reason To Cheer.
Brits honor Queen Elizabeth’s 60-year reign. Prepare for an onslaught of special broadcasts, star studded concerts and personal tributes.
SLOWDOWN RESHAPES POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. Romney May Benefit.
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GO WITH THE FLOW COMMUNITY FESTIVAL COMES TO RANDALLS ISLAND
Re-Opening of 103rd Street Footbridge, Opening of FLOW.12 Art Installation, Sports Clinics, Cultural Events, Environmental Education and More is Scheduled!
Saturday, June 2, 2012 10:00 a.m. Randall’s Island 103rd Street Footbridge Touchdown Across from the East River Esplanade.
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Documentary Film: More people choose to end their lives at the Golden Gate Bridge than anywhere else in the world. THE BRIDGE offers glimpses into the darkest, and possibly most impenetrable corners of the human mind. The fates of the 24 people who died at the Golden Gate Bridge are linked together by a 4 second fall.
It is considered to be one of the world's most beautiful bridges, The Golden Gate Bridge is now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
It promises to be a spectacle that will never be repeated for another hundred years. The celestial phenomenon beginning in a few days and ending when Venus slowly inches across the face of the sun, likely will not again be witnessed by any of us alive today. Unless some mad scientist discovers the true fountain of youth, we will never witness this extremely special "transit of Venus."celestial phenomenon again.