The official start to the summer season with the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade

Yesterday witnessed the official start to the summer season with the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade . Organizers estimated that over 3,000 mermaids ,sea maidens ,mateys and starfish marched while thousands gathered to eye the scantily clad participants.

Portugal Day Music Fest 2011

Last year this event was simply off the hook The venue will be packed with great talent on this years bill. All ages are welcome to this event there will be tons of food ,energy drinks and a full bar with oversized sangrias and everything else!

Celebrate the 54th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade this Sunday, June 12

The Puerto Rican Day Parade also known as the National Puerto Rican Day Parade takes place every year along Fifth Avenue in New York City, on the second Sunday in June, to honor of the nearly 4 million inhabitants of Puerto Rico and all people of Puerto Rican birth or heritage residing in the mainland U.S. With over 80,000 participants and 3 million spectators lining the parade route.

Fleet Week arrives in New York

New Yorkers get their annual visit as a port of call to members of the armed forces who arrive in town Wednesday for Fleet Week.Thousands of Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen from the US Navy and the US Coast Guard are expected to arrive.

The End is Near

The end is near according to the so-called “Rapture” doomsday cult which has pasted the city’s subways and bus stops with ads predicting Armageddon this Saturday. The cult predicts the world will end sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. tomorrow in a massive outbreak of earthquakes and tidal waves.

Happy Mother’s day

One of the earliest historical records of a society celebrating a Mother deity or Mothers Day can be found among the ancient Egyptians, who held an annual festival to honor the goddess Isis, who was commonly regarded as the Mother of the pharaohs

Can’t make the Kentucky Derby you can still enjoy a Mint julep

Ok so you couldn’t make it to the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby ,but there is one way for New Yorkers to celebrate the sport of kings greatest event , with a mint julep.

BMW’ unveils its first production version of the ActiveE electric vehicle at the New York Auto Show

BMW’ unveiled its first production version of the ActiveE electric vehicle at the 2011 New York International Auto show. The carmaker plans to ship 700 EVs to the U.S. for long-term customer testing for the fall delivery.

The NYC Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival on Easter Sunday

The Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival is held on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011 . You have the opportunity to see Easter bonnets in all their glory to the New York City extreme as “paraders” wander along Fifth Avenue from 49th to 57th Streets parade route. The area around St. Patrick’s Cathedral is an ideal place to watch the parade. The Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Vienna 1900: Style and Identity

The famous Fifth Avenue museum dedicated to German and Austrian Art, the Neue Galerie, is showcasing a fascinating exhibition on Vienna as it was during the turn of the 20th century. Through the pieces of decorative and fine art on display, the halls of the museum transport you back to a time when the fresh [...]