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62 years ago on May 25, 1957 — South tube of the Lincoln Tunnel opens
21 years ago on May 26, 1998 — The Supreme Court rules that the majority of Ellis Island belongs to New Jersey
Quinnipiac poll results give de Blasio the lowest marks of any potential candidate
The Amateur Astronomers Association of New York will be holding viewing sessions where you can look through a large telescope and learn about objects visible in the skies above the city. Stop by the Lincoln Center plaza on Friday, May 24th and Saturday, May 25th and also find them on the High Line in the Meatpacking District on Tuesday, May 28th.
Manhattanhenge - Photography Tips and Viewing Locations — May 29 & 30
89 years ago on May 27, 1930 — The Chrysler Building opens with a formal ceremony, but construction would not be complete until August 1930
NYC Fleet Week 2019 from May 21st to 28th
6 years ago on May 27, 2013 — Opening day of the Citi Bike system, with 332 stations and 6,000 bikes
17 years ago on May 28, 2002 — Workers cut down the final piece of steel at Ground Zero, ending the clean-up effort after the September 11th attacks
136 years ago on May 30, 1883 — Memorial Day visitors overcrowd a Brooklyn Bridge stairway and cause a stampede that kills 12 people and injures dozens more
The city's public beaches will be opening on May 25th. Swimming is permitted 10am to 6pm as long as there is a lifeguard present and the area is not closed due to water quality or dangerous conditions. Visit the Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk, Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach (next to Coney Island), Rockaway Beach, Cedar Grove Beach (in Great Kills Park in Staten Island), Midland Beach and South Beach (in Staten Island), Orchard Beach (in Pelham Bay Park), and Wolfe's Pond Beach (in Staten Island)
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Park of the day
Astoria Boulevard Concrete Triangle — A sad bit of property, this park is little more than a traffic island situated next to busy Astoria Boulevard. Sometime around 2011, the park lost its small trees, leaving only one surviving tree and four other square patches of grass amidst the concrete where other trees used to stand. Even more depressing, there are now 4x4 wooden posts in the patches of grass with a small Parks Department logo attached, marking where trees used to be planted as far back as the 1950s.
Parks Events
Washington Square Park May Tour — May 25, 2019
Concert Calendar
Mono and Emma Ruth Rundle are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Wednesday, May 22nd.
American Football and Pure Bathing Culture are playing Warsaw on Friday, May 24th.
American Football and Pure Bathing Culture are playing Warsaw on Saturday, May 25th.
Greta Van Fleet is playing Forest Hills Stadium on
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