New York City's free, public pools officially open for the summer today, including a brand new pool in Central Park. The Parks Department operates more than 75 outdoor pools across the five boroughs.

4th of July, officially known as Independence Day, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, marking the formal separation of the ...

Start your summer weekend Friday, June 27, at the annual Firefly Festival at the Trailside Nature Museum, Ward Pound Reservation, Routes 35 and 121 South, Cross River. Entomologists say the diversity ...