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Macy's 4th of July fireworks is headed back to the Hudson River for 2009. In honor of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson sailing down the river that bears his name and discovering Manhattan, Macy's will be firing off its 2009 4th of July fireworks extravaganza from barges on the Hudson River. For Jersey folks like me, that's an extra special treat.

The Macy's fireworks display starts at 9 p.m. ...

It's the end of the line for the $2.00 subway and bus fare: the one-way price for an NYC Transit ride goes up to $2.25 up at 12:01 Sunday morning, June 28th. If you're going out Saturday night, there's a chance you'll be paying one fare going out and another coming back.

Fares are also going up at the same time for Long Island Bus and the Staten Island Railway. ...

The annual Celebrate Brooklyn festival begins tonight, June 8th, with a free concert by Talking Heads frontman David Byrne.

As usual, the Celebrate Brooklyn concerts take place at the bandshell in Prospect Park. Tonight's David Byrne show begins at 8 pm, and gates open at 6:30pm at 11th St. and Prospect Park West. Byrne will be performing with his band, and according to a blog posting at radio station WNYC ...

Today is Japan Day in New York City, and there are plenty of great events planned. The annual Japan Run four-mile race was held this morning, and that's just the start. The Japan Day festivities take place in Central Park (where the race was held).

There's music, film, food, theater, demonstrations of origami and calligraphy, family events, and much more, including "robot battles" and what's described as a "Hello ...

Despite the recession, free movies in New York City's Bryant Park are back for the summer of 2009! The NewYorkology.com Web site has a listing of the films that are part of the Bryant Park movie series this year, which as always will be on Monday nights during the season. (The site also has links to some free movies that will be shown in Brooklyn's Prospect Park as part ...

The Blueshirts are back in the postseason and 2009 New York Rangers playoff tickets for games at Madison Square Garden go on sale Monday, April 13th at Noon. Go to the official MSG Rangers playoff ticket page here to get the tickets.

Note that dates and times for many Rangers playoff games are yet to be determined; they will be decided later based on the teams involved in the ...

A few days ago the fears became real: it was announced that the MTA, the agency that runs the public transportation in New York City and area, would have to raise fares a lot to fill a huge budget shortfall. In short, the one-way fare on NYC subways and buses would go up more than 20%, from $2.00 to $2.50. Similar increases were proposed for monthly, ten-trip, and other ...

New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade is the grandaddy of them all... it's been a tradition since 1762 and is still going strong on Fifth Avenue. And yes, the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade does have an official Web site, where you can find out all the details on when and where the event takes place and much more.

There can check out the line of march for 2009, see ...

Taylor Swift has made a big impact on the music scene at a very early age, and she's coming to New York this summer. Tickets went on sale March 14th for Taylor Swift's concert at Madison Square Garden on August 27th, 2009, and you can get tickets from the official MSG Taylor Swift ticket site.

Swift released her second studio album, "Fearless," when she was only 18, and now ...

The 2009 Big East men's basketball tournament starts Tuesday, March 10th at Madison Square Garden, and there's a full slate of four big games. The action starts at high noon and continues on into the evening. Here are the matchups you can look forward to on the first day:

12:00 Noon:
No. 9 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 DePaul

2:00pm:
No. 12 Georgetown vs. No. 13 St. John's

7:00pm:
No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 ...