Federation of Black Cowboys and one of their ponys. ( Battery Park City Authority) Juneteenth: It’s a Celebration! Know this first: Juneteenth is a celebration! This is how the day was born on June 19, 1865— when Union Army General Gordon... Home 14 Jun 2024 | 03:32
The Fifth Avenue holiday Open Street initiative, which launched last year in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 4, will be back again for this holiday season. (Photo by Violet Mendelsund/Mayoral Photo Office) Stroll car-free down Fifth Avenue On three Sunday afternoons next month - Dec. 3, 10 and 17 - a 12-block stretch of Fifth Avenue leading up to Central Park... Home 25 Nov 2023 | 05:29
Photo: Meir Pliskin Chanukah on Ice Returns to Wollman Rink Chanukah on Ice NYC will not only resoundingly announce the holiday when the event happens at Wollman Rink in Central Park... News 19 Nov 2021 | 03:42
Rabbi Ben Tzion Krasnianski (fourth from right) with four generations of family, including his mother (first on the right). Photo courtesy of Rabbi Ben Tzion Krasianski The Gift of a Global Shabbat This year Rosh Hashanah begins on Shabbat which is a day of rest, a day of delight and a day of pleasure which sets the tone... Voices 09 Sep 2020 | 05:37
Not this year: the annual Fifth Avenue Easter parade (2019 shown here) doesn’t comply with current social distancing recommendations. ( Photo: Phil Roeder, via flickr) Preparing an at-Home Easter While COVID-19 remains top of mind for many New Yorkers, Easter is a reminder to look forward to better days ahead. Straus... News 03 Apr 2020 | 05:20
Photo: slgckgc, via flickr Preparing for Passover “Of all the Jewish holidays, Passover is a time that people associate with family,” Cantor Benny Rogosnitzky of Park East... News 30 Mar 2020 | 07:00
A festively-appointed dining room table setting at Holiday House. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) A Season of Giving The tree at Rockefeller Center. Ice-skating at the various venues around New York City. Taking in the department store windows.... Voices 14 Nov 2019 | 10:32
