RANGERS BEAT CAPITALS
Marian Gaborik made a goal at fourteen minutes of the 3rd overtime, while the New York Rangers thrashed the Washington Capitals team in a 2-1 win on the morning of Thursday.
This led the New York Rangers to make a lead of 2-1 in their upcoming Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Brad Richards was close to the backboards just prior to sending a pass to Gaborik, who completed the run by slipping the puck just within the pads of goalie Braden Holtby.
It was Gaborik’s 1st goal ever since New York’s 1st playoff game just next to Ottawa, where the team snapped an 8 game shortage.
JOIN IN THE BROOKLYN JAZZ FESTIVAL
Drop your hair down and dance at the Thirteenth Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.
Music to stir your souls and spirit, this festival begins from March 30 and will run till April 30.
Organized by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, this music series is New York's longest continuously running grassroots festival committed to jazz. More than five hundred artists will be performing in 40 events. The venues will range from Coney Island to Williamsburg in Brooklyn.
BELFAST COULD LOSE NY FLIGHT
Belfast could lose the opportunity to offer flights directly to New York due to rising prices.Managing Director for Continental UK and Ireland, Bob Schumacher, said the Belfast route is making a loss.
"In order to compete with our own routes from Ireland we are paying the difference," Mr Schumacher said.
"We see a direct correlation between the amount of money we are losing on the route and the size of the cheque we are writing to Westminster.
AMTRAK ANNOUCES SALE
Amtrak has said that tickets for the regions like New York will be available at discounted prices. Travel from Philadelphia and Wilmington, Del., to New York on Northeast Regional service and Keystone Service for just $25 each way. The sale is available now through June 2 for travel between July 12 and 28, 2011.
REVIEW: BRONX ZOO
We spent the day with friends exploring the Bronx zoo. It is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States. The zoo is well kept and we spend quite some time there.
Other than the normal animals that one would find in zoo's, we got to see some of their main attractions like the Butterfly Park, Tiger Mountain - these Siberian tigers are taught games to keep them fit and stimulated, Madagascar - you can view all the different types of wildlife from the world's fourth largest island. Like leaping lemurs, hissing cockroaches, towering baobobs and octopus trees.
THE BRONX: GRAND CONCOURSE
Grand Concourse, officially called "Grand Concourse and Boulevard", is a 4 1/2-mile, 11 lane major street that was modeled after Champs Elysees in France and is the borough's longest stretching street. Beneath it runs the former Independent Subway Line a.k.a. the D & B trains that run from 205th St. (Norwood) and Bedford Park Blvd. (Bedford Park), respectively, to Coney island, Brooklyn. The Bx1 and Bx2 buses also run on Grand Concourse.
IN DEPTH: THE BRONX ON WIKI
The Bronx is the only New York borough on the mainland of the United States. It was originally part of Westchester County but was gradually annexed by New York City. The Bronx was completely incorporated into New York City in 1898.
TAKE THE KIDS TO BRONX ZOO
“If you’re from out of town, you take them to Times Square to see the lights. But also consider the American Museum of Natural History. This legendary museum is an absolute playground for the imagination. It is a fascinating, interactive place to learn about Earth’s history and is in the heart of Manhattan.”
The Museum of Natural History exhibition is sponsored by Ascot Hospitality Tickets, and is on Central Park West at 79th Street (212-769-5192).