Spain fans celebrate their big World Cup win at the watch party in Central Park on July 19. ( Photo: Satish Shahi) Hotel Industry Says Bookings Lag Despite World Cup Final Surge The FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina drove a late surge in hotel bookings, bringing the revenue closer to... News 25 Jul 2026 | 10:46
City Council speaker Julie Menin, who represents an UES district, stands with Council Members including Harvey Epstein (far left), Virginia Maloney (second from left) and Queens Council member Lynn Schulman (third from left) to discuss the city’s response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak. ( Photo: NYC Council) Politicos Divided Over How City Handled UES Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak The Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak plaguing the Upper East Side has killed five people as of July 24, with a total of 82... News 24 Jul 2026 | 12:14
50,000 fans turned out for a World Cup Finals watch party in Central Park on July 19, but a hotel trade association says bookings for hotels are actually off from a year ago and did not match the early hype. ( Photo: Satish Shahi) Red Card: NYC Hotels Say World Cup Boom Never Materialized NYC hotels filled up on big match days during the 2026 World Cup, but data indicates that a broader economic boom driven... News 20 Jul 2026 | 04:07
July 16 haze on the downtown Manhattan skyline. ( Photo: Madeleine Farr) Blame Canada: Wildfire Smoke Shrouds NYC in Summer Haze (Again) It seems that hazy orange skies and an air quality health advisories are now staples of summer in New York City, as already... News 16 Jul 2026 | 10:54
The Gateway Board of directors just approved $88 million to rip up 500 submerged pier stumps that are standing in the way of boring machines involved in building the new Hudson River rail tunnels. ( Photo: Gateway Development Commission July 8 slide deck) Pier Pressure! $88 Million to Remove Pilings for Hudson Tunnel Project Call it pier pressure— with a sky high price tag! That’s but one lesson learned after the Gateway Development Commission... News 15 Jul 2026 | 03:37
The penultimate space in the “Manifesting Marilyn: The Making of an Icon” exhibition is a cinematic installation tracing the star’s evolution from Norma Jeane Mortenson. ( Photo: Madeleine Farr) “Manifesting Marilyn” Reintroduces the Woman Behind the Icon This summer, New York’s Genesis House is reintroducing Marilyn Monroe’s legacy in, “Manifesting Marilyn: The Making of an... City Arts 09 Jul 2026 | 04:18
Rockefeller Center has been reimagined and redecorated as LED screens go up and the city prepared for the home stretch of the FIFA World Cup. ( Photo: Madeleine Farr) Packed Plazas, Quiet Stores: Inside Rockefeller Center’s World Cup Fan Village Rockefeller Center is louder and busier than normal thanks to the NYNJ World Cup 26 & Telemundo Fan Village that opened July... News 08 Jul 2026 | 05:44
Norway Fans celebrating after their win against Côte d’Ivoire. ( Photo: Aiana Jones ) World Cup Crowds Give Manhattan Bars a Summer Boost The predicted tourist boom for soccer fans flocking to the World Cup is propelling Manhattan bars and restaurants to some... Food & Drink 06 Jul 2026 | 04:51
“Fire and Freedom: The American Revolution in New York” provides a new look into the American Revolution as it unfolded in the Empire State. ( Photo: Cornell University Press) “Fire and Freedom” Highlights New York’s Role in American Revolution Despite the efforts of the Gotham Center for New York City History and the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, the Empire... News 26 Jun 2026 | 01:51
A week of nautical celebrations in New York Harbor will be highlighted by the parade of tall ships. ( Photo: Sail4th 250) What to See and Do to Mark America’s Semiquincentennial 4th of July New Yorkers are certainly busy this summer. The Knicks won a championship following a 53-year drought, the FIFA World Cup... News 23 Jun 2026 | 01:45
The approximate corner where Rozencwaig said his wife was assaulted on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Google Maps) Petition Urges Faster Mental Health Intervention under Kendra’s Law After Steven Rozencwaig’s wife was assaulted on Third Avenue in September 2022, he subsequently discovered that the attacker... News 18 Jun 2026 | 06:36
Pedicab operators at work at West 58th Street and 7th Avenue near Central Park South. There are 850 licensed pedicabs in the city, but the number of unlicensed cabs means the number on the street is nearly double that figure, a recent city council report found. ( Photo: Madeleine Farr) City Moving to Combat Tourist Scams Ahead of 2026 World Cup Anticipating a World Cup-driven wave of malefaction, fraud and ripoffs, New York’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection... News 12 Jun 2026 | 01:35
The New York City Commission on Human Rights’ graphic for their new “ Visitors’ Rights in NYC” resource hub, which they encourage viewers to share and spread online. ( New York City Commission on Human Rights) NYC Commission on Human Rights Launches Resource Hub for Tourists The city wants our out-of-town visitors flocking to events like the Semiquincentennial anniversary of the founding of America... News 10 Jun 2026 | 05:02
