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Bronx Zoo peacocks fly the coop, expected to return on their own
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – Several peacocks were spotted outside the Bronx Zoo on Monday, Citizen App video showed. The video shows at least five colorful birds hanging out near a roadway. A spokesperson for the Bronx Zoo said that the peacocks roam freely around the zoo, usually don’t stray too far if they do […]
Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens
Central Park sits like a monster’s footprint in the middle of Manhattan, girdled with towers, lush and verdant but hard to mistake for the wilderness. Such an imposing work of infrastructure appeals to Wadada Leo Smith. The great AACM trumpeter and composer’s releases since 2012’s Ten Freedom Summers encompass an alternative map of America, lovingly sketching in its Great Lakes and National Parks while honoring its civil rights leaders, artistic geniuses, and the millions displaced and killed in its creation. Smith composed six of the seven pieces on Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens, and he’s joined by pianist and AACM cohort Amina Claudine Myers, who completed the sessions with no prior rehearsal. Smith describes Central Park as his favorite park in the world, but from the first minor-key piano notes on “Conservatory Gardens,” it’s clear that Mosaics is about more than bucolic landscapes.
Shaking it up for summer!
“Summer’s here and the time is right .... for dancing in the street” — Martha and the Vandellas I'm ready for summer, peeps! And to start it off, I was at the Tiki Beach Pier Restaurant in Rye for the official kick-off of Westchester Magazine's Wine & Food Festival and the MOST FUN annual Bartender Shakeoff that's part of their Party on the Pier event. ...
“Top Gun” sequel is enjoyed by crowd aboard flight deck at Intrepid for Fleet Week
MANHATTAN (PIX11) – Is there a better way to celebrate Fleet Week and the start of the Memorial Day weekend than attending a free movie screening of “Top Gun Maverick” on the flight deck of the Intrepid? More than 1200 people thought this was perfection. “It’s an absolutely incredible experience you can only do in […]
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