https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/what-to-see-and-do-to-mark-america-s-semiquincentennial-4th-of-july-DG5954522 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-20T17:51:17-04:00 What to See and Do to Mark America’s Semiquincentennial 4th of July https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/sail4th-tall-ships_4-10850334_20260620143645.jpg A week of nautical celebrations in New York Harbor will be highlighted by the parade of tall ships. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/more-fireworks-from-macy-s_4-10835558_20260620143644.jpg Macy’s is celebrating its 50th year of putting on a fireworks display and this year is firing them off from the Hudson River, the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-20-133611_4-10850335_20260620143645.png A flotilla of tall ships will sail into New York harbor from 32 countries with 15,000 sailors aboard. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/fraunces-tavern_4-10850341_20260620143645.jpg Fraunces Tavern is holding an open house in its Museum on July 4 focusing on three American presidents who died on July 4: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Adams. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/july-1-concert-at-nypl_4-10850340_20260620143645.jpg The New York Public Library will kick off its display of a rare handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence with a concert on July 1. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://events.leapevents.com/tickets/us-250-concert/tag/nyplwebsite">Tickets are required</a> for timed admission to see the document. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/uws-condo-board-sues-to-kick-allegedly-violent-resident-out-DL5951522 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-21T16:21:05-04:00 UWS Condo Board Sues to Kick Allegedly Violent Resident Out https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-16-at-4-51-48-pm_4-10832340_20260616165326.png The board of a condo building on W. 89th St. has sued to evict a former SNL saxophonist who owns an apartment there, due to an alleged pattern of menacing his neighbors. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-16-at-4-53-46-pm_4-10832357_20260616165815.png Lawrence Feldman, the resident being sued, has owned an apartment at the “Admaston” building since the 1980s. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/knicks-parade-draws-two-million-fans-orange-blue-forever-LJ5957827 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-22T08:22:44-04:00 Knicks Parade Draws Two Million Fans, Orange &amp; Blue Forever! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-kids-missed-grad_4-10850956_20260622081545.png Knicks parade pilgram “missed my grad for this.” https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-two-million-jalen_4-10850908_20260622072624.jpg Jordyn Brunson, his mom Dr. Ali Marks and Jalen Brunson at the Knicks parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-church-cortlandt_4-10850929_20260622075649.jpg Sea of humanity at Church Street and Cortlandt Place, off the parade route proper. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-cany_4-10847705_20260622075650.jpg Knicks Parade entering the Canyon of Heroes. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks_4-10849654_20260622075101.png Police estimate two million Knicks crammed into downtown for the Knicks ticker-tape parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-two-million-centr_4-10850953_20260622081244.jpg Knicks pilgrims congestion at Centre Street and Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-willis-reed_4-10850950_20260622081150.jpg Knicks piligrams including No. 19 Willis Reed walk in over Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-broo_4-10849191_20260619113954.jpg Knicks parade pilgrims walking into Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-bill-bradley_4-10850938_20260622075951.jpg Knicks parade pilgrims including Bill Bradey and Allan Houston walking in from Brooklyn. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-broa_4-10848372_20260622075651.jpg Knicks parade crowd jams Broadway, NYPD Strategic Response Cops on bicycles in yellow. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-cent_4-10849193_20260619113957.jpg Knicks parade fans and others stuck at the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-barricades_4-10850913_20260622073213.jpg Knicks parade fans at the barricades. Many, many more people couldn’t get ths close. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-two-million-rick_4-10850899_20260622072021.jpg Knicks assistant Rick Brunson, Jalen’s dad, cradles the NBA Championship trophy at parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-baby-jordyn-rick_4-10850916_20260622073543.jpg Baby Jordyn Brunson in her moms arms, touches trophy held by her grandpa, Rick Brunson. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-burial-g_4-10849651_20260619134139.jpg Knicks parade fans dashing across the African Burial Ground National Monument. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-cop-knicks-medall_4-10850905_20260622072624.jpg Even some cops wore Knicks medallions at the parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-paraade-draws-millions-stiller_4-10849213_20260619114402.jpg Knicks parade guest Ben Stiller hold a giant Josh Hart head, Julie Menin standing beside them. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-mta-floa_4-10847709_20260619112605.jpg Knicks Parade MTA float. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-tracy-mo_4-10847711_20260619112610.jpg Knicks parade guest Tracy Morgan holding up a No. 14 Anthony Mason jersey. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-anthony-mason-dja_4-10850935_20260622075424.jpg Knicks parade pilgrim Django from the Bronx in No. 14 Anthony Mason jersey waves flag. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-outfit-a_4-10849461_20260619130315.jpg Knicks parade attendee in orange and blue. This is “Outfit Architecture” as Dallas Penn would say. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-brunson-family-tracy-mo_4-10850919_20260622073544.jpg Brunson family at Tracy Morgan, seated at right, at the Knicks parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-brunson_4-10847707_20260619113550.jpg Knicks parade with Spike Lee on the Jalen Brunson float. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-crowd_4-10847708_20260619112603.jpg Knicks parade fans await their heroes on Battery Place. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-cop-jordan-clarks_4-10850926_20260622074008.jpg Cop gets her photo taken with Jordan Clarkson at start of Knicks parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/greatest-knick-patrick-ewing_4-10850902_20260622072021.jpg Patrick Ewing, No. 33, and fans, at the Knicks parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-outfit-architectu_4-10850932_20260622074702.jpg Knicks pilgrim shows off his “Outfit Architecture” in a No. 25 Mikal Bridges sweatsuit. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-anthony_4-10849197_20260619114001.jpg Knicks parade brought out Django from the Bronx. wearing his Anthony Mason jersey. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-millions-fans-ora_4-10849215_20260619114403.jpg Knicks parade fan in New York vs. Everybody t-shirt and orange nail polish. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-plus-sani_4-10849195_20260619113959.jpg Knicks parade fans take over a sanitation truck outside the Oculus. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-james-dolan_4-10850922_20260622073835.jpg Knicks owner James Dolan in orange jacket quietly awaits the start of Knicks parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/fulton-st-fans_4-10849695_20260619135609.jpg Fans climbing atop traffic signals along Fulton Street. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/karl-anthony-mason-fan_4-10849657_20260619134547.jpg Knicks fan wearing No. 32, Karl-Anthony Towns. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-million-burial-gr_4-10849648_20260619134139.jpg Knicks parade crowd ecstatic on lower Broadway, entering the Canyon of Heroes. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/triple-decker_4-10849692_20260619135607.jpg Fans climbed traffic lights along the Canyon of Heroes https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-jumping-fenches-b_4-10850944_20260622080724.jpg Knicks pilgrims jumping fences at the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-broooklyn-bridge_4-10850947_20260622080913.jpg Knicks pilgrims will not be dettered by fences at the Brooklyn Bridge. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/champions-way_4-10849698_20260619135609.jpg Broadway was renamed Champions Way for the Knicks victory parade. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-zohhran-huchul-fi_4-10850959_20260622082714.jpg Knicks parade ceremony wth Gov. Hochul, Rama Duwaji, Mayor Mamdani. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-parade-draws-zohran-bus-josh-h_4-10850960_20260622082845.jpg Knicks parade with Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a No. 3 Josh Hart jersey. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/exuberant-cheers_4-10849660_20260619134548.jpg Exuberant fans cheer on the Knicks along the Canyon of Heroes. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/knicks-kids-parade-draws-big-crowd-to-children-s-museum-AG5954882 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-22T08:33:23-04:00 Knicks Kids’ Parade Draws Big Crowd to Children’s Museum https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-02-pm_4-10836023_20260617231416.png Children, parents, and caregivers gather outside the Children’s Museum of Manhattan to celebrate the Knicks win with music, crafts, and other activities. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-16-pm_4-10836113_20260617231438.png Strollers are the primary mode of transport for many of the youngest Knicks fans. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-13-12-pm_4-10836111_20260617231423.png It was wall-to-wall fans at a block party outside the Children’s Museum of Manhattan on June 17, celebrating the Knicks championship a day before the big parade at the Canyon of Heroes downtown. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-07-pm_4-10836112_20260617231431.png A packed West 83rd Street, even featuring a canine Brunson jersey! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-42-pm_4-10836114_20260617231443.png One of the festivities’ many offerings was a raffle, promising a life-size Knicks cut out and CMOM membership to the lucky winner. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-11-10-36-pm_4-10836116_20260617231454.png The Knicks’ youngest fans and their families danced and sang to Uncommon Schools’ drumline and the classic New York songs. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/puerto-rican-day-parade-fills-fifth-avenue-with-pride-politicians-XJ5964257 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-22T11:12:20-04:00 Puerto Rican Day Parade Fills Fifth Avenue With Pride, Politicians https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-fills-fifth-knicks-f_4-10850871_20260621194324.jpg Puerto Rican Day Parade 2026 celebrated Boricuans and the Knicks in abundance. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-parade-zohran-josh-h_4-10850868_20260621194236.jpg Puerto Rican Day Parade inspired Mayor Mamdani to wear a No. 3 Josh Hart Knicks jersey. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-parade-fills-fifth-a_4-10850848_20260621193635.jpg Puerto Richan Day Parade, Tricia Shimamura in green, Mayor in Knicks jersey in tie. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-parade-fills-knicks_4-10850849_20260621193637.jpg Puerto Rican Day parade included a Court officer holding a No. 34 Charles Oakley Knicks jersey. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-parade-fills-knicks_4-10850851_20260621193638.jpg Puerto Rican Day Parade included many people showing both Boricuan and Knicks pride. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-pride-fills-jumaane_4-10850882_20260621234931.jpg Comptroller Jumaane Williams with a Knicks medallion and black and white Puerto Rican nationalist flag. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-paradide-fills-knick_4-10850885_20260621235108.jpg Cops at the Puerto Rican love the Knicks too. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-parade-fills-levine_4-10850853_20260621193640.jpg Puerto Rican Day Parade included Borough President Mark Levine in a Knicks hat. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-parade-fills-reynoso_4-10850855_20260621193642.jpg Puerto Rican Day Parade brough saw Nydia Velazquez campaigning for Antonio Reynoso. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-parade-fills-espaill_4-10850847_20260621193633.jpg Puerto Rican Day Parade included Congressman Adriano Espaillat marching. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/puerto-rican-day-parade-fills-skeleto_4-10850857_20260621193643.jpg Puerto Rican Day Parade inlcuded a skeleton riding a PR flag-adorned bicycle. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/amtrak-extends-another-olive-branch-to-mta-on-penn-station-rebuild-plan-AG5967626 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-22T11:56:04-04:00 Amtrak Extends Another Olive Branch to MTA on Penn Station Rebuild Plan https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/exterior-of-proposed-new-penn-station_4-10852821_20260622121747.jpg An artist rendering of the grand entrance on Eighth Ave. that is proposed in the rebuilding of Penn Station. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/crime-watch/knicks-mayhem-in-midtown-yellow-taxi-smashed-teen-beaten-into-coma-YD5959089 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-22T13:21:38-04:00 Knicks Mayhem in Midtown: Yellow Taxi Smashed, Teen Beaten into Coma https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-mayhem-in-midtown-taxi_4-10850435_20260621002403.jpg Knicks Mayhem: three males wanted for “criminal mischief,” June 11. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-mayhem-in-midtown-teen-beaten_4-10850438_20260621002548.jpg Knicks Mayhem: wanted for gang assault, June 11. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/knicks-mayhem-in-midrtown-yellow-taxi_4-10850462_20260621075846.webp Knicks Mayhem: yellow taxi driver Noureddine Bita was victimized. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/white-box-portable-times-square-art-XK5963145 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-22T13:46:36-04:00 Whitebox Portable Turns Times Square Commuters Into Art Viewers https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/times-square-art-chin-chih-yang-exhibition_4-10850274_20260619165906.jpg Works by Chin-Chih Yang are displayed behind the glass storefront of Whitebox Portable, a gallery located inside the Times Square subway complex. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/times-square-art-chin-chih-yang-installing_4-10850281_20260619170123.png Artist Chin-Chih Yang adjusts a sculpture made from cut aluminum cans while installing <i>23 Pollution Solution</i> at Whitebox Portable. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/times-square-art-cecile-chong-with-installa_4-10853228_20260622124253.png Cecile Chong poses with her installation <i>Chicken Little – Líneas de Falla / Fault Lines</i> at Whitebox Portable in the Times Square transit hub. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/times-square-art-cecile-chong-gallery-exter_4-10850262_20260619165722.jpg Commuters view <i>Chicken Little – Líneas de Falla / Fault Lines</i> by Cecile Chong through the windows of Whitebox Portable inside the Times Square transit hub. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/times-square-art-visitors-cecile-chong-inst_4-10850284_20260619170249.jpg Visitors explore Cecile Chong’s <i>Chicken Little – Líneas de Falla / Fault Lines</i> at Whitebox Portable in the Times Square transit hub. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/times-square-art-whitebox-founders-roa-punt_4-10850287_20260619170425.jpg Curator Yohanna Magdalene Roa, right, and Whitebox founder Juan Puntes at Whitebox Portable inside the Times Square transit hub. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/crime-watch/brawling-female-knicks-fans-at-ticker-tape-parade-go-viral-AN5960750 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-22T13:51:00-04:00 Brawling Female Knicks Fans at Ticker-tape Parade Go Viral https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/brawling-female-knicks-fans_4-10850363_20260620174632.jpg Brawling female Knicks fans at Trinity Place and Thames Street, June 18. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/crime-watch-uws-062526-HF5968779 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-22T14:14:32-04:00 Crime Watch UWS 06.25.26