Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks launch early, beat the storm
July 6, 2026
New York City launched Macy’s July 4 fireworks early to beat storms as crowds celebrated the nation’s 250th anniversary.
New York City launched Macy’s July 4 fireworks early to beat storms as crowds celebrated the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Fort Hamilton celebrated America’s 250th birthday with tall ships, military flyovers and community festivities along New York Harbor.
A giant American flag was installed on the bridge in June 1976 for the United States Bicentennial, but it was destroyed due to strong winds.
The 50th edition of the nation’s largest Independence Day celebration in New York City will fire 85,000 shells in 30 colors from six barges.
Bay Ridge’s 159th Memorial Day Parade honored fallen service members with ceremonies, speeches, and tributes along Third Avenue.
“We marched to honor those who are no longer with us and to bring New Yorkers together,” said the leadership team at Five Borough Veterans.
Brooklyn will help celebrate America’s 250th anniversary as tall ships and military vessels sail through New York Harbor.
Oh, how kids love a parade! On Saturday, October 25, MCU Park was the stage for the Fifth Annual Coney Island Children’s Halloween Parade. The highly attended event was hosted
Oh, how kids love a parade! On Saturday, October 25, MCU Park was the stage for the Fifth Annual Coney Island Children’s Halloween Parade. The highly attended event was hosted
With canines in costume and pumpkins a-plenty, Bay Ridgeites came together on Sunday, October 12 for a fun-filled tradition as the Narrows Botanical Garden hosted its annual Fall Harvest Festival.
With canines in costume and pumpkins a-plenty, Bay Ridgeites came together on Sunday, October 12 for a fun-filled tradition as the Narrows Botanical Garden hosted its annual Fall Harvest Festival.
A large portion of South Brooklyn’s Asian-American community gathered on Sunday, September 8 for the annual Autumn Moon Cultural Festival Celebration, one of the largest celebrations of its kind in
A large portion of South Brooklyn’s Asian-American community gathered on Sunday, September 8 for the annual Autumn Moon Cultural Festival Celebration, one of the largest celebrations of its kind in
Brooklyn youth recently relived more than a century of African-American musical history as part of a Black History Month fun facts scavenger hunt at the Flatbush/Caton Market. The event, co-sponsored
Nothing short of a night to remember, the 10th annual A Shared Dream Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert was surely an event that the late civil rights
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Merry Christmas to all of my readers. I agree with the song that it is the most wonderful time of the year. A special Christmas greeting to Pastor Dennis Ellison in Wisconsin, who told me that he reads this column every week. Read More »
Santa Claus has nothing on Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis! Malliotakis became Santa for the day on Monday, when she stopped by a Sunset Park day care center to deliver dozens of
Everywhere you turn, Brooklyn is hopping. As we say goodbye to outgoing Borough President Marty Markowitz, whose three terms saw Brooklyn transition from “outer borough” to “the place to be,”
Brooklyn is all aglow and snow has been falling. Suddenly, the holiday season is well underway, with Christmas around the corner.
The merriment of the season cant be understated. Tree lightings have become a regular event, and wherever you look, there are festive decorations. With …
This Saturday, December 14, follow the candy canes to the second annual Holiday Window Display Competition on Grand Street, between Lorimer and Humboldt Streets in East Williamsburg, where shoppers can
On Saturday November 2, Trinity Lutheran Church hosted Dia de los Muertos, a traditional Mexican day-long event dedicated to honoring the dead. Thanks to the collaboration between Adelante Alliance and
Autumn saw the McCarren Park Pool close for the season, but winter will see it reopen again–as an outdoor ice skating rink. The 7,200-square-foot winter wonderland will open on Friday,
In Holland Taylor’s current Broadway hit Ann — about the legendary late Texas Governor Ann Richards –- Richards’ character says, “I’m getting so old I can hide my own Easter
Egg hunts on Easter weekend Easter and Passover are early this year, but spring flowers are starting to bloom and Brooklyn’s little chicks are looking forward to scampering, basket in
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The Home Reporter and the Brooklyn Spectatorhave made a gallery of photos and addresses of homes decked out forthe holidays and Christmas tree lightings around the borough foryou and your family to enjoy. Click
From Thanksgiving to just after New Year’s Day, southwesternBrooklyn takes on a new allure. Across the area, twinkling lightsadorn houses small and large, many of which are augmented withelaborate displays including toy soldiers, reindeer, elves, snowglobes and myriad versions of Santa, creating …
With white lights festooned just about everywhere, creating anighttime dreamscape, the corner of 88th Street and Third Avenuelooks like holiday central.
At Cebu and House and Key, the lights are wrapped dramaticallyaround street trees. At The Home Reporter
The Thanksgiving turkey is now history, Black Friday has comeand gone, and holiday season, 2011, is officially upon us.
From Bay Ridge to Dyker Heights to Bensonhurst, homeowners andbusinesspeople are busy putting up decorations, adding lights andwreaths and inflatable Santas to lawns, porc …Every year, Brooklynites – like their peers across the country -sit down to Thanksgiving dinner surrounded by family and friends,eager to enjoy a good meal, good times and the cherished company ofthose they love.
For many, it is a sumptuous feast that epitomizes the spirit ofcelebration. Co …
Every photo of adorable children garbed in creative costumessent to The Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectatorwas a winner!
However, the winners of tickets to the Alpine Cinemas are: AdeleGiambrone, who submitted a photo of her five-month-oldgranddaughter, Gianna; Lorraine …
Disgraced Congressmember Anthony Weiner has resigned and it isofficial – the seat representing Congressional District 9 that runsfrom Brooklyn into Queens is vacant.
Governor Andrew Cuomo – who is a proponent of reform throughnonpartisan redistricting – took this opportunity and scheduledsp …