Summer & THE CITY

Parks Department intern Abigail Lenhard helps restore sculptures atop the Grand Army Plaza arch.

Facials for Stone Statues: On the Job With New York’s Monuments Doctors

July 17, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 17, 2024, 1:25 p.m.

A summertime crew of restoration interns travels all over the boroughs to maintain the more than 800 public sculptures in New York City.

Volleyball players brave the heat in Williamsburg’s Domino Park, July 16, 2021.

Summer & THE CITY

How to Be an Olympian for the Day in NYC

July 10, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 12, 2024, 3:40 p.m.

Where to play table tennis, beach volleyball, rugby sevens and lots more in the five boroughs.

Bensonhurst’s Anne Cebula lunges at a fencing opponent.

Summer & THE CITY

En Garde: Two New York Olympic Fencers Are on The Path to Paris

July 10, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 9, 2024, 9:20 p.m.

First-time Olympians Anne Cebula and Lauren Scruggs prepare to compete with the U.S. Women’s National Fencing Team in Paris this month.

Food vendor Trisha Forbes slices watermelons in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

Summer & THE CITY

Hawking Melons in Bed-Stuy With the Summertime Salesman ‘Everybody Knows’

July 3, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 9, 2024, 11:41 a.m.

Watermelon vendor James Jackson sells as many as 200 of them a week from his corner at Throop Avenue and Macon Street. He’s been at it for decades.

A Laru Beya surfer in the kids group warms up before getting in the water.

Summer & THE CITY

A Free Surf Camp in Queens Teaches Kids to Stand Tall on the Ocean

June 26, 2024, 12:59 p.m.June 26, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Laru Beya instructs more than 100 students about wave anatomy, surf etiquette and how to confidently ride the water at Rockaway Beach.

CIBBOWS prepare for a long swim on Brighton Beach.

Summer & THE CITY

Open Seas at Brooklyn’s Least Exclusive Beach Club

June 26, 2024, 12:59 p.m.June 26, 2024, 7:50 a.m.

A group of ocean swimmers is on a mission to make the joys and terrors of diving into nature accessible to people ready to venture out of the pool.

How to New York

Where to Swim, and Learn to Swim, in New York City

June 26, 2024, 5:00 a.m.June 26, 2024, 11:53 a.m.

Your guide to access, safety and cooling off in the water for free or cheap in the five boroughs.

Young people play at the Dyckman Basketball summer league in Northern Manhattan.

Sports

How Dyckman Basketball Became the ‘Red Carpet of Streetball’

June 19, 2024, 12:59 p.m.June 18, 2024, 11:28 p.m.

The summer tournament in Inwood grew from a bring-your-own-shirt, $50 entry to now hosting NBA players, major sponsorships and celebrity fans.

City blacksmith Andre Emilien leans on a ladder inside the Parks Department workshop.

Summer & THE CITY

The Hands Behind New York City’s Hoop Dreams

June 19, 2024, 12:59 p.m.June 18, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

These blacksmiths put the baskets in basketball, creating the notoriously unforgiving steel rims that send missed shots flying in city parks.

Juneteenth festival organizers Brenda Brunson-Bey and Spring McClendon speak to each other in Bed-Stuy's Herbert Von King Park.

Summer & THE CITY

How Brooklyn Celebrated Juneteenth Way Before It Became a National Holiday

June 12, 2024, 12:59 p.m.June 11, 2024, 3:59 p.m.

And this year, for the first time since it started in 2001, the Brooklyn Juneteenth Arts Festival will take place on two days instead of one.

Summer & THE CITY

Facials for Stone Statues: On the Job With New York’s Monuments Doctors

How to Be an Olympian for the Day in NYC

En Garde: Two New York Olympic Fencers Are on The Path to Paris

Hawking Melons in Bed-Stuy With the Summertime Salesman ‘Everybody Knows’

A Free Surf Camp in Queens Teaches Kids to Stand Tall on the Ocean

Open Seas at Brooklyn’s Least Exclusive Beach Club

Where to Swim, and Learn to Swim, in New York City

How Dyckman Basketball Became the ‘Red Carpet of Streetball’

The Hands Behind New York City’s Hoop Dreams

How Brooklyn Celebrated Juneteenth Way Before It Became a National Holiday

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