Times Square Ball, fireworks and parties
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New Year's Eve revelers converged on Times Square to watch the dropping of a new energy-efficient ball, while gay couples in New Hampshire awaited the stroke of midnight to take advantage of a new law allowing civil unions.
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Dream weddings are happening throughout June in city parks and gardens and the center of Times Square.
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Checklist for having a ball at the ball: Tuxedo with tails or shimmery designer gown? Check. Rented limousine? Check. Pedicure, manicure and movie-star hairdo? Check.
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Stubborn clouds and early showers didn&#039;t deter thousands of Fourth of July revelers from turning out for fireworks, the Boston Pops and Aerosmith.
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The developers of Naughty Gifts, a Facebook application that lets users send virtual sex toys to each other, are throwing real-world parties in New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
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The Fourth of July fireworks display billed as the nation's biggest is trying to up this year's oohs and aahs with a pyrotechnic novelty: exploding shells aimed at the water, not the sky. The so-called nautical shells are supposed to explode on the surface of the East River, remaining illuminated for a few seconds before fading out, said Robin Hall, executive producer of the Macy's Fourth of July display.
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The corner of Broadway and Wall Street turned into party central for legions of Giants fans.
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'Tis the day before Christmas and all through D.C.
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A bright symbol of the holiday burst to life in Rockefeller Center Tuesday night as Mayor Michael Bloomberg and three Olympians turned on the 30,000 lights decorating the center's famed Christmas tree.
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The Times Square tradition of dropping the new year's ball began a century ago with a 700-pound ball of wood and iron, lit with 100 25-watt incandescent bulbs
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Every year the P.S.1 Contemporary Arts Center in Long Island City hosts a series of summer music concerts called Warm Up. For 10 Saturdays, 5,000 partygoers converge on the museum's 15,000-square-foot courtyard to pump up the jams with their favorite bands.
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Life & style: Sport and politics combine to upstage this year's shows on the New York catwalks
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A look at the events and highlights slated for the upcoming year.
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Slide Show: A selection of photographs that tell the story of the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include SantaCon, the Metropolitan Opera's production of "War and Peace" and the Frank Viola Homing Pigeon Club on Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island.
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Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, partygoers are making Times Square in New York City the top destination spot to ring in the new year, according to a survey of Priceline.
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NEW YORK -- The sounds of marching bands from across the country and the sights of gigantic balloons floating high in the sky filled New York City Thursday.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily December 22, 2004 - NEW YORK - The lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center is widely televised, but there are other New York holiday traditions, like getting the ho-ho-ho out of town. As romantic holiday gifts go, what could be better than a bag packed for the tropics and a pair of plane tickets to get there?