Dec 31, 2022
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Times Square, New York, USA, December 30, 2022 – Mayor Eric Adams with NYPD, FDNY Officials at the New Years’ Eve Security Presser Today December 30, 2022, at Times Square in New York City. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire Times Square, New York, USA, December 30, 2022 Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell: Thank you, Mr. Mayor, and good afternoon everyone. Thank you for being here and happy New Year. As with every major event the NYPD prepares for, planning surrounding this event began right after the confetti dropped on January 1st. Always involved in these conversations is the FDNY and all of our [Read More]
Mar 17, 2018
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar tak es part in the 2018 Saint Patricks Day Parade today in New York City. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire by Kurt Wheelock New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo marched separately in the 257th annual St. Patrick Day’s parade on Saturday, along with over 100,000 other marchers. Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, flanked by Long Island Republican Congressman Peter King, announced his government’s multi-million dollar grant for an Irish cultural center in Hell’s Kitchen. He also recounted traveling to Oklahoma to visit to Native American tribe which after suffering its own [Read More]
Aug 9, 2015
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Photos by: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK (QUEENS), New York, July 9 2015 — (by Albin Lohr-Jones) – Alligators in the sewers? Perhaps not. But dragons were plentiful at the 2015 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Races in Queens. From the dragon dancers weaving through the crowd at the festival to the elaborately-carved “head” adorning each of the boats, the ancient Eastern symbol of prosperity and good fortune caught the eye at every turn. The NYC version of the popular summertime festival, celebrated annually across the globe, featured food, musical performances, dance and — of course — boat racing. Now in its [Read More]