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Oyster Bay Announces New Pickleball Courts Open at Tappen Beach in Sea Cliff
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Town Clerk Richard LaMarca and Tax Receiver Jeffrey Pravato announce that new pickleball courts are now open for play at Harry Tappen Beach in Sea Cliff. Due to popular demand, the Town constructed new pickleball courts for local residents. “Pickleball is a fun sport...
Gov. Hochul unveils proposal to turn former prison into affordable housing units
CHELSEA, Manhattan (PIX11) — A former prison in Manhattan that has been shut down since 2012 might finally be repurposed. The Bayview Correctional Facility on West 20th Street could be converted into 124 affordable housing units, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The proposed project, titled Liberty Landing, was selected after Hochul called for proposals to […]
East Village favorite International Bar reopens on Monday
After nearly a four-plus-month closure, the International Bar reopens Monday at 102 First Ave. near Sixth Street. The bar's Instagram account posted the reopening date yesterday (. ). Back in the spring, the iBar folks told us that paperwork snafu was behind the closure, which seemed to last longer than...
North Central Bronx Hospital Unveils New Community Mural
The management and employees of NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB) joined artist Sophia Victor for the unveiling of a brand new mural entitled Healing Waves, created by Victor and painted on one of the interior, corridor walls of the Norwood-based hospital on June 28. In reference to the...
Camden man accused of selling drug more dangerous than fentanyl
NEW YORK CITY – A Camden man is accused of selling a synthetic opioid here that’s up to three times more dangerous than fentanyl. Erik Alberto Lopez Valdez, 38, and a New York man were charged with distribution of the drug, protonitazene, and conspiring to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Muggy and cloudy conditions continue with less humidity for the Bronx area
Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Hope Osemwenkhae says stubborn clouds stick around today with muggy conditions. Can't rule out an isolated shower this afternoon. Humidity improves this evening as a cold front moves through our area.
Palisades Park/Leonia football building new roots this fall | State of the Program
The Palisades Park/Leonia football team played some of its best football late in the 2023 season. Now, the goal is getting off to a faster start. The Tigers finished 1-5 in coach Jon Koonce's debut season last year, but a dive into their schedule shows a tale of two halves. After three blowout losses...
Village of Lawrence: Outdoor Pest Control Updates
I hope all is well with you and your families. This summer season has been one of the hottest on record and the worst among the biting horseflies. This particular fly hatches from larvae located in the marshes and it makes its way inland. The Village is going to be aggressively addressing this issue next week with a two-prompt approach which is outlined below:
Juan Soto Calls Out Every Yankee Not Named Aaron Judge
Ever since arriving in the Bronx, Juan Soto has been every bit the superstar the New York Yankees hoped he'd be. Soto has absolutely raked at the plate this year, sporting a .311 AVG to go with a ridiculous 1.029 OPS. Soto and fellow Yankee (and masher of baseballs), Aaron Judge, have been the best ...
New Jersey lottery player wins $500,000 on $10 scratch-off ticket. Here's where
A trip to the liquor store turned into a half-million dollar payday for one Hudson County lottery player. The New Jersey Lottery announced on social media Monday night that one of three grand prizes had been won in its new $10 Neon Cash Party Scratch-Off game. The $500,000 winning ticket was sold at ACL Golden Liquors on Bergenline Avenue in North Bergen, the New Jersey Lottery announced. ...
ID Released For 28-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash
It happened on Friday, July 19, at around 5:30 p.m. in Lynbrook. A 28-year-old man was riding a white 2010 Ducati motorcycle eastbound on Peninsula Boulevard when he collided with the rear of a Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) bus being driven by a 40-year-old woman. The bus was traveling westbound...
Ex New York Mets GM Omar Minaya’s wife found dead at family’s home as mystery surrounds cause of death
THE wife of the former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya was found dead at the couple's home on Saturday. Rachel Minaya, a mother of two, was found at the property in New Jersey, as officials work to confirm her cause of death. Mystery surrounds what happened as suicide...
Popa Chubby – 1/6 – B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (New York, NY)
If you know New York-bred guitar dynamo (and sometime Elmore writer) Popa Chubby, congratulations, you are officially a true blues fan. If you don’t know Popa Chubby, especially if you consider yourself a blues fan, then you simply must see this man onstage. For over 25 years, Chubby has...
Jeanine Tesori, Tiler Peck, Isaac Mizrahi, More in Works & Process Fall 2024 Season
The Guggenheim Museum has announced the lineup for the fall 2024 Works & Process series, which will include a sneak peak of Jeanine Tesori's newest opera Grounded, ahead of the opera's Met premiere when it opens the 2024-25 season. Met General Manager Peter Gelb will moderate the September 9 discussion with the creative team, and members of the cast will perform selections from the opera, based on the play of the same name by George Brant, who also penned the opera's libretto. Grounded concerns a fighter pilot who is grounded due to an unexpected pregnancy, and subsequently reassigned to piloting lethal drones remotely.
'Oh, Mary!' tickets now available through November
Cole Escola's critically acclaimed historical comedy play played an extended run off Broadway this spring before transferring to Broadway's Lyceum Theatre. It's getting another term! Oh, Mary! has extended on Broadway, with tickets now available through November 10. Get Oh, Mary! tickets on New York Theatre Guide. Oh, Mary! dives...
'The Notebook' tickets now available through December
The Tony Award-nominated musical, adapted from the 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel and the 2004 romance movie, opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre this spring. Their love still goes on! The Notebook on Broadway has released a new ticket block, with seats now available for performances at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre through December 29. Get The Notebook tickets on New York Theatre Guide.
Origami Angel announce new LP & tour with Arm's Length, Macseal, Forests, share double single
Origami Angel have announced a new album, Feeling Not Found, due September 27 via Counter Intuitive Records, and you can pre-order it from the band’s new early-2000s Windows-looking website feelingnotfound.com. It was produced by Will Yip, and it features recent single “Fruit Wine” as well as two new songs that were just released with a double music video, “Dirty Mirror Selfie” and “Where Blue Light Blooms.”
Iconic rock star returning to stage after illness
SARATOGA, New York – A month after canceling tour dates due to an unspecified illness, Neil Young will return to the stage in September. Young is set to play Farm Aid at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sept. 21 in New York. He’ll be joined by other iconic artists including Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews along with Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson with The Travelin’ McCourys, and Charley Crockett, according to Rolling Stone.
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