macys thanksgiving day parade Previewing the 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons With Ada Twist, Grogu Added The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off Thursday morning and the teams who will be handling its iconic balloons met outside Citi Field in Queens, New York, this week to practice. The show’s executive producer, Will Coss, previewed some of the additions to the balloon roster for 2021, including Netflix’s Ada Twist, Scientist, Grogu from “The Mandalorian” and Pikachu and...
rebound One Step at a Time: Moving Tourism Forward When a City Shuts Down A record 66.6 million tourists visited New York City in 2019 and business was booming for Stacey Toussaint, founder of diversity and inclusion-centered Inside Out Tours. But when the coronavirus pandemic brought the city to a standstill, Toussaint was left to figure out how to keep her tourism business running when there simply were no tourists.
2021 election Races to Watch as 2021 Election Results Roll In 2021 isn’t a typical election year, but there are a number of races with implications for the country as a whole. They include gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, mayoral races in New York, Boston, Atlanta and Buffalo, plus a referendum in Minneapolis that may replace the city’s police department with a public safety department. NBCLX political editor Noah...
New York City NYC Prepares For Gas Attack Drill If New York City ever had to deal with a toxic gas problem, security officials want to know how it would spread through the densely populated city. So later in October, the city and Department of Homeland Security will release non-toxic gas at about 120 sites throughout the city and take measurements of airflow. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum explains.
Cosplay Storm, Thor, Kratos and Many More Characters Come Out For NY Comic Con NBC New York’s Kay Angrum reports from NY Comic Con, talking to comic book and Funko Pop collectors, showing us the coolest cosplayers and more after the event resumed following a 2-year COVID hiatus.
prisons Deaths at Rikers Island Renew Calls to Shut it Down “They didn’t know what to do with us,” says Jermaine Archer, who caught COVID while incarcerated at Rikers Island. The New York City jail holds people pretrial and has faced criticism for deaths and crowded conditions. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum was live outside after 2 counter-protesting groups spoke on behalf of corrections workers and the incarcerated.
connect the dots Connect the Dots: Watch the Series that Proves Everything Is Connected What does the Boston Marathon have to do with coffee and student loans? And what does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have to do with gender equity?
connect the dots How Are the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Gender Equality and Skyscrapers Connected? What do the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, gender equity and skyscrapers have in common? You’ll be surprised by the connections NBC New York’s Kay Angrum found. For example, have you ever thought about the gender of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons? Angrum found a gender equality activist who has. And she thinks the lack of female balloons reflects a subtle...
9/11 anniversary A Look at Life in New York City in the Weeks After 9/11 What was life in New York City like in the weeks after 9/11? That is one of the questions we got from a member of Gen Z who was born before the terrorist attacks that changed the nation 20 years ago. A New Yorker who was a teenager herself on 9/11 described what it was like to live in its aftermath.
Sept 11 20th anniversary What Was Life Like for NYC Students in the Wake of 9/11? As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approached, we asked Millennials and members of Gen Z for their questions about the events of that day and their aftermath. In this installment of the series, we asked someone who survived 9/11 as a high school student to discuss the trauma of that day and its lasting effects — and how it compares...
