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On this July 4th week, we’re handing the mic to 4th graders for a history lesson
On this Fourth of July week, we're handing the mic to fourth graders for a history lesson. In Oceanside, N.Y., Jennifer D'Amelio's students are learning about the lead-up to the American Revolution, from Paul Revere to the Boston Tea Party, and also studying something you might not remember from history class...
Westchester inspectors trying to keep watery gas from damaging your car
NEW YORK -- CBS New York told you last week about multiple vehicles suffering significant damage after filling up at a gas station in Queens after water somehow got into the underground storage tanks.The city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection said it sent an inspector to test the gasoline again Tuesday to make sure the issue has been resolved.Protecting you from that is very much on the radar of other local consumer protection officials.Westchester County officials are on the caseTanks that hold the fuel that flows through the pumps and into your vehicle are buried underground at more than...
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York for falsehoods about 2020 election
Washington — Rudy Giuliani, who served as former President Donald Trump's personal attorney, was disbarred from practicing law in New York on Tuesday after he was found to have spread falsehoods about the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.A New York appeals court concluded that Giuliani is disbarred effectively immediately and ordered his name "stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-large" in the state. The court also ordered Giuliani to "desist and refrain" from practicing law in any form, appearing as an attorney before any court or judge, offering legal advice or "holding himself out in any way as...
NYC, state officials reveal free ways to get kids off their phones and outside: ‘Don’t scroll through life’
City and state officials urged New York parents Tuesday to get their kids off their phones and outside — and they gave a few suggestions on how to do it. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that pools at New York’s state parks will be free to all for the rest of the summer — including at Jones Beach on Long Island, Riverbank State Park in Manhattan, Roberto Clemente State Park Pool in The Bronx and Bear Mountain in the Hudson Valley. The state will also chip in $1.5 million in transportation grants to help get disadvantaged kids to swim lessons at the pools,...
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks 2024: Street closures, entry points, more
NEW YORK CITY - Thousands of people are set to gather in New York City for the 48th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Show. The fireworks will launch from the Hudson River for the first time in 10 years. New Jersey will also finally have the chance of getting...
Which US Cities Have the Best 4th of July Fireworks Shows?
The 4th of July marks one of the height of summer. Independence Day is a time for gathering with friends and loved ones. Usually, it also involves barbecue, spending time in or on the water, plenty of cold drinks, and backyard favorites like cornhole and splash slides. It’s also a...
Northwell At Jones Beach Theater Opens For The 2024 Summer Concert Season With New Additions
Northwell at Jones Beach Theater ceremoniously cut the ribbon Thursday, opening the theater for the 2024 summer concert season after undergoing a massive renovation to modernize the venue and prepare it for the season. The five-year multi-million dollar project, in partnership between New York State Parks and Live Nation, was...
A mysterious bell has been ringing at a NY subway station for weeks and no one knows where it’s coming from
They’re on a Stairway to Bell. A noisy bell has been relentlessly ringing at a Manhattan subway stop for nearly two weeks straight, leaving business owners baffled — and reaching for earplugs. The shrill ringing — which resembles a classic school bell — has consumed the stairway to the downtown 1 train platform at the 50th Street subway station, though it’s not clear where exactly the noise is coming from. No tolling bell is visible anywhere in the immediate area, and its volume seems to ebb and wane without obvious sense throughout the tunnel. “You hear it strongly only right here,” said...
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