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What is happening in New York that changes your trip: subway changes, tickets, openings and seasons, with a traveler's angle.
NYC Labor Day Weekend 2026: Sunday Subway Schedule, Broadway Season, 9/11 Events
Subway runs on a Sunday schedule Sept. 7. Broadway's fall season starts. Top of the Rock has no glass barriers. Brooklyn marks 9/11's 25th.
Read more →Free 16,000-Square-Foot Snoopy Exhibition Opens in Manhattan Today
A free Snoopy exhibit opens in Manhattan on Sept 2, 2026, ahead of Labor Day events and a free bilingual Broadway concert.
Read more →NYC Fall 2026 Events: Arte Museum Deal, Hispanic Heritage Month, Halloween Plans
Low-priced anniversary tickets at Arte Museum New York, Hispanic Heritage Month events, a new NYTW play and the 2026 Halloween lineup.
Read more →The 'They Changed Our Name at Ellis Island' Myth Is a Family Story, Not History
The Ellis Island name-change myth explained: inspectors used manifests written at departure, not the island. Search your ancestor's actual manifest.
Read more →The Crown Climb: Inside the Statue of Liberty’s 160 Steps
The Statue of Liberty crown climb takes about 160 steps up a narrow spiral, and tickets sell out months in advance. Here’s the pedestal view most people
Read more →NYC Labor Day Weekend 2026: Reggae Festival, Broadway Subway Set, and the 86th Floor View
Four-day reggae festival at Pier 15, the U.S. Open in Queens, Broadway in the subway, and the Empire State Building's 1931 deck.
Read more →SNL Lottery Closes Today, 9/11 Exhibit Opens, Disney Cruise Returns to NYC in 2027
SNL ticket lottery closes today. 9/11 Memorial Museum opens a new exhibit. Disney Cruise returns to Manhattan in fall 2027. Details inside.
Read more →The DUMBO Shot: Washington Street's Manhattan Bridge Frame and the Hour It Empties
The Washington Street view of the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO draws a permanent crowd, go early or late, then stay for the piers and bridges.
Read more →The Edge at Hudson Yards Glass-Floor POV: A 100-Storey Dare
What standing on the Edge glass floor feels like, when wind closes the deck, and why the straight-down POV keeps looping.
Read more →The Magic Hour at the Brooklyn Bridge: Dawn on the Empty Walkway
At dawn, the Brooklyn Bridge walkway is empty, the skyline is framed by the Brooklyn-side pylon, and rainy mornings have a DUMBO backup plan.
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