File photo by Erica Price Beachgoers at the Polar Bear Plunge. File photo by Erica Price The offseason is busy, too. On New Years Day, brave swimmers mark the start of a new year by taking part in the ...

Despite moving from Austin to New York City two years ago, Rene Slataper keeps Texas close — maybe even closer than most. In ...

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An extreme heat watch was issued for NYC as forecasters expect four days of oppressive, dangerous temperatures to sock the Big Apple.

Activism / Amazingly, he then translated that into a real-life victory that will forever change the way elections are fought. Vanessa Ogle Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old Democratic Socialist who won ...

The Semiahmoo band of Straits Salish people called the site Tsan-wuch, or Say-wak, the latter meaning “people saved from a flood by building a raft." I suspect they named it ...

Get ready for the heat wave! The Big Apple was set to sizzle as a record-busting stretch of steamy temperatures made its way into the region with four days of oppressive, dangerous heat which was ...

Zohran Mamdani had been a state lawmaker unknown even to most New Yorkers before announcing his run for mayor. But that was before he declared victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary. The ...

After 18 months, the Coney Island cyclone screeched to life once again Friday. Some of the first to ride the iconic wooden roller coaster are brave for many reasons, but most of all because they ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Each year, thousands of New York City residents flock to the streets of Coney Island, Brooklyn, in an effort to catch a glimpse of the glamorous Mermaid Parade.

PREMIUM Our Nabes in Photos: The 43rd annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade June 25, 2025 Beth Eisgrau-Heller Burlesque Performers Bambi the Mermaid and Page Walter aka Lil Miss Lixx led the way with ...

Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello and Queenie Sateen led the procession as King Neptune and Queen Mermaid for the 43rd annual edition of the Brooklyn summer tradition.