Summer & THE CITY News

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.

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

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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.

Debbie Valentino walks quickly along the shore of Rockaway beach in a baby blue tank top, dark green shorts and grey sneakers. The sky is overcast and the ocean laps at the sand.

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For Rockaway Locals, Summer Is Best in September

Sept. 3, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Sept. 2, 2024, 11:30 a.m.

As the beach crowds dwindle, locals say it’s prime time to lean back for one last peaceful summer month.

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

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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.

Sue Lucchi watches Mets batting practice at Citi Field.

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Meet the Mets’ Stadium Queen Keeping the Crew Running From Strike to Strike

Aug. 21, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Aug. 21, 2024, 1:20 p.m.

Sue Lucchi started with the team as St. John's intern in the mid-90s and is now the head of ballpark operations.

Designers prepare ornate costumes at the Flatbush camp for J’Ouvert musical performers 2J Friends.

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The Veteran Costume Designers Who Define the Brooklyn’s J’ouvert

Aug. 14, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Sept. 1, 2024, 5:27 p.m.

Amid a sea of body paint and chalk, the JouvayFest Collective’s elaborate costumes and characters stand out.

A person waits for a train at 72nd Street.

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By the Numbers: How the City Empties Out in Late Summer

Aug. 7, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Aug. 7, 2024, 12:12 p.m.

You’re right, the city does feel dead in August. That makes it easier to get a table, see a show or walk without getting jostled.

The ticket counter stood in the lobby of Kew Gardens Cinemas.

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Where Can You Still See a Summer Blockbuster for $10 in New York?

July 31, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 2:51 p.m.

For the city’s independent theater managers, keeping tickets affordable is part of the magic.

New York Mycological Society member Vivian Young examines a fungus during a walk in Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx.

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Hot, Humid Days Are Good News for New York’s Urban Fungi Hunters

July 24, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 24, 2024, 7:49 a.m.

The New York Mycological Society has been searching for and identifying fungal species since 1962 — and find new ones regularly.

Rocks sit along the beach at Breezy Point at the end of the Rockaway peninsula.

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A Field Guide to New York City’s Wild Corners

July 24, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 24, 2024, 8:13 a.m.

There are still a handful of places in our big, dense city where you might not that you’re in the city at all.

Summer & THE CITY

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

Time to Get Ready for Summer — 2025

For Rockaway Locals, Summer Is Best in September

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

Meet the Mets’ Stadium Queen Keeping the Crew Running From Strike to Strike

The Veteran Costume Designers Who Define the Brooklyn’s J’ouvert

By the Numbers: How the City Empties Out in Late Summer

Where Can You Still See a Summer Blockbuster for $10 in New York?

Hot, Humid Days Are Good News for New York’s Urban Fungi Hunters

A Field Guide to New York City’s Wild Corners

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