Lights

The Dyker Heights lights are an annual tradition—both loved and loathed (but mostly loved)—that harness the chaos that is the holiday season through a neighborhood-wide display of dazzling mayhem. The decked-out homes make…

Some NYC traditions never die! This year, the Bronx Zoo has decided to reinstate its beloved holiday light show for the first time since 2007, and the grand spectacle is bigger—and greener—than ever. Heck, yeah! Julie…

Holiday Windows Unveiling @ Macy's Downtown BrooklynYou've seen them on Gothamist.com, maybe you've even seen some of them in real life—everyone agrees the department store holiday windows are a delight. Macy’s Herald Square…

The annual winter holiday lights were installed today on Greenpoint streets. It’s beginning to look and feel a lot like winter, Greenpointers! Holiday lights were being strung along Greenpoint’s main avenues today just as the…

Kehinde Wiley’s first monumental sculpture, RUMORS OF WAR, has been installed in Times Square this November. Times Square collaborates with contemporary artists in order to give their work a new light and public.On November 3rd, Disney…

Baseball season is now over, and we're looking at a long, cold winter until pitchers and catchers start reporting to spring training next February. But if you want something to help stave off baseball withdrawal, we have…

All of the lights! The holidays in New York look pretty much like a glowing wonderland. From the iconic Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting to all of the showstopper storefronts worth oohing and ahhing over—the…

This year marks the 18th anniversary of the Sept 11th attacks and, as in past years, the annual tribute installation Tribute in Light will once again appear over Lower Manhattan to honor the legacy of those lost in the largest U.S.…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It may still be summer, but the countdown to Christmas is on in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. It’s become one of the biggest and, depending on who you ask, either beloved or dreaded traditions in the city; the Dyker…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A waterfall of fireworks off the Brooklyn Bridge started this year’s Macy’s fireworks spectacular in New York City. All part of a 25-minute, jaw-dropping show over the East River. “I just love all the red, white,…