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Young people train at Fort Hamilton High School to become city lifeguards.

Beach Season in NYC is Just Beginning. For New Lifeguards, It Began Months Ago.

May 22, 2025, 3:45 p.m.May 22, 2025, 4:31 p.m.

The Parks Department now has training centers in high schools across the city, and is hoping to change the culture of the beach watchers.

People wearing New York t-shirts enjoy the High Line during a warm spring afternoon.

Economy

City to See Fewer Tourists as Trump Stances Anger Canadians

May 8, 2025, 5:04 p.m.May 8, 2025, 5:05 p.m.

Domestic visitors help fill the gap as international travel to New York dips.

Budget

NYC Arts Groups Reel as Trump NEA Cuts Hit Home

May 8, 2025, 12:02 p.m.May 8, 2025, 2:26 p.m.

From dance to film to music to theater, the evaporation of already-promised funding threatens local culture.

People enjoy a glorious spring afternoon in Washington Square Park.

How to New York

How to Throw a Party in a City Park, the Right Way

April 29, 2025, 1:49 p.m.April 29, 2025, 1:50 p.m.

Even pop stars need park permits.

A feral kitty catches some sun next to the Rikers Island Cat Rescue trailer.

animals

Meet the Cats Who Roam Rikers Island

Jan. 10, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 10, 2025, 9:10 a.m.

And the retired Corrections officer who cares for them.

An artist recreated a “Subway Therapy” wall in the ageway in the 14th Street ageway between Sixth and Seventh avenues, Nov. 6, 2024.

Art

Post-Election Healing With Post-It Notes: ‘Subway Therapy’ Returns

Nov. 6, 2024, 5:53 p.m.Nov. 6, 2024, 5:53 p.m.

“NY, I LOVE YOU!" Artist Matthew Chavez said he expects commuters to post some 20,000 sticky notes expressing their feelings by the weekend.

A piano sits in a large performace space at the Bronx Music Hall.

South Bronx

Bronx Music Hall Launching in Grand Fashion This Weekend

Oct. 16, 2024, 7:16 p.m.Oct. 23, 2024, 9:53 a.m.

The performance center builds on a rich history of music and culture in the South Bronx.

Venezuelan artist Roger Miranda had some of his recent work displayed at a makeshift gallery inside the Hall Street migrant shelter.

Immigration

Migrant Artists Find Light in the Darkness at Brooklyn Shelter

Oct. 15, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 15, 2024, 11:03 a.m.

Two visual artists from South America are displaying their work at the Clinton Hill shelter they’re living in.

Lifeguard sits wearing all orange, under an orange umbrella in a tall lifeguard chair overlooking the ocean.

Summer & THE CITY

Time to Get Ready for Summer — 2025

Sept. 4, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Sept. 4, 2024, 11:05 a.m.

Book a state campsite, get ready for the 2025 NYC primaries and mark your calendar for New York’s youth job applications.

Governors Island caretaker Tristian Mariner drives Reed to a field on the south side of the island.

Summer & THE CITY

A Wild Goose Chase: Running With the Working Dogs of Governors Island

Aug. 28, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Aug. 28, 2024, 3:07 p.m.

Reed and Aspen work hard to keep the fields and lawns of the island clear of hazardous goose poop.

Life

Beach Season in NYC is Just Beginning. For New Lifeguards, It Began Months Ago.

City to See Fewer Tourists as Trump Stances Anger Canadians

NYC Arts Groups Reel as Trump NEA Cuts Hit Home

How to Throw a Party in a City Park, the Right Way

Meet the Cats Who Roam Rikers Island

Post-Election Healing With Post-It Notes: ‘Subway Therapy’ Returns

Bronx Music Hall Launching in Grand Fashion This Weekend

Migrant Artists Find Light in the Darkness at Brooklyn Shelter

Time to Get Ready for Summer — 2025

A Wild Goose Chase: Running With the Working Dogs of Governors Island

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