Every Fourth of July, thousands descend on the Coney Island boardwalk to watch the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.

The official start date for Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is Monday, Aug. 18. Amtrak plans to celebrate the start of the service with an inaugural train that will operate on Aug. 16, inviting public ...

The National Weather Service is calling for cloud-free skies, a lot of sunshine and a generally picturesque Independence Day ...

Rhode Island boasts 21 lighthouses, some of which are open to the public. Beavertail Lighthouse, the state's first, dates ...

Though only a fraction of its Gilded Age mansions remain, Long Island still offers a glimpse of the opulence that F. Scott Fitzgerald found 100 years ago. Inside a room of this Mediterranean, ...

Temperatures will reach highs in the mid-80s, but due to the humidity, the heat index will feel as high as 96 degrees.

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Two kayakers were rescued on Monday evening north of the Sunken Meadow State Park, according to Suffolk County officials.

A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she ...