Officials Launch Initiative to Keep Trash Off NYC Beaches
New York City officials met today out front of MCU Park in Coney Island to launch the campaign.
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NYC Music Trail: The Doo Wop Corner
Dion DiMucci recorded some of the most memorable songs of the pre-British Invasion era. Records like "A Teenager in Love" and "Runaround Sue" landed his brand of doo-wop and rock 'n' roll on the top-40 charts over a dozen times. But before his performances on American Bandstand, Dion performed at the corner of 187th and Belmont in the Bronx.
NYC Music Trail: Scott Joplin's Grave Site
Scott Joplin lived anything but a quiet life. The "King of Ragtime" - as he'd later be called - started making a name for himself while performing in brothels across the country.
He wrote pieces many critics call "revolutionary." They include famous ragtime tunes like "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer." But with all the "sites of sound" along the New York City Music Trail, the one honoring Joplin is the only one that's almost always silent.
Space Shuttle Enterprise Set to Open to Public
A piece of NASA history will soon be available for New Yorkers and visitors to see.
NYC Music Trail: Swing Street (with Slideshow)
Today, 52nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan is nothing but skyscrapers. People come here to work, do some banking, or have a $5 cup of coffee. But for much of the first half of the 20th Century, this was where you went to hear the best jazz musicians in the world.
NYC Music Trail: Erasmus Hall High School (w/ Slideshow)
Brooklyn's Erasmus Hall High School in Flatbush has never been a special school for the gifted. Yet dozens of famous musicians and other celebrities once walked these halls as students. They include people like Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, and Stephanie Mills.
Group says Christie Administration is Stalling Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
A group in New Jersey says the state's preventing the distribution of medical marijuana.
NYC Music Trail: Mandolin Brothers
When you walk into Mandolin Brothers music shop, you're standing right in the middle of founder Stan Jay's office. He's often there to greet you and show you around the store. Mandolin Brothers, which sits in the heart of Staten Island, specializes in buying and selling high-end fretted acoustic instruments like guitars, banjos, and - of course - mandolins. But Jay says these aren't the kind of instruments you could find in just any store.
Lawmakers and Veterans Cut Ribbon for New Memorial Grove
Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx has a new look commemorating the borough's war heroes.
French Soccer Invading the United States
New York French soccer fans are in for a real treat at the end of July when some top Ligue 1 teams stop by for a visit.
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