Joe Macken, a truck driver from upstate New York, turned a basement hobby into a 50-foot replica of New York City that went viral on TikTok and landed a spot at one of Manhattan's most prominent museums. Macken's model, built from balsa wood, foam board, and Elmer's glue over more than twenty years, contains an […] The post A truck driver spent two decades building 800,000 tiny structures into a scale model of New York City — now it's a museum exhibit appeared first on American Almanac .
Joe Macken, a truck driver from upstate New York, turned a basement hobby into a 50-foot replica of New York City that went viral on TikTok and landed a spot at one of Manhattan's most prominent museums. Macken's model, built from balsa wood, foam board, and Elmer's glue over more than twenty years, contains an estimated 800,000 miniature structures spanning all five boroughs, parts of New Jersey, and stretches of suburban Long Island. It sits on more than 300 large foam boards, interconnected like puzzle pieces, and measures nearly 30 feet wide. Each inch represents roughly 160 feet of real city. The exhibit, titled "He Built This City," opened in February at the Museum of the City of New York on Manhattan's museum row near Central Park…Open
A group of girls visiting a Long Island nature preserve stumbled on an alligator wandering loose on a trail, and managed to keep the animal contained until rescuers arrived to haul it away. The Strong Island Animal Rescue League responded Thursday to the Holtsville Ecology Center in Long Island, New York, after reports came in […] The post Alligator found abandoned on Long Island nature preserve trail, rescued by quick-thinking visitors appeared first on American Almanac .
A group of girls visiting a Long Island nature preserve stumbled on an alligator wandering loose on a trail, and managed to keep the animal contained until rescuers arrived to haul it away. The Strong Island Animal Rescue League responded Thursday to the Holtsville Ecology Center in Long Island, New York, after reports came in that an alligator was on the loose at the preserve. The gator had apparently been abandoned there by an unknown owner, and visitors discovered it moving along one of the facility's trails. A group of girls at the preserve spotted the animal first. Rather than flee, they corralled it and held it in place until the rescue team could get on scene, a move that likely prevented the alligator from slipping deeper into…Open
Christopher Gallant, who is running against Representative Nick LaLota on Long Island, acknowledged that the photos that surfaced in media reports on Monday were legitimate.
Suzanne Campbell O’Rahilly transforms a Long Island beach into a patriotic tribute honoring the lives lost on 9/11 by arranging red, white and blue shells into the Twin Towers, an American flag and the words 'never forget.' #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #september11 #911 #neverforget #longisland #newyork #patriotism #patriotic #america #americanflag #twintowers #worldtradecenter #memorial #tribute #911memorial #firstresponders Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
The Hamptons tradition of emptying out after Labor Day is vanishing, replaced by year-round crowds that remote workers, content creators, and tourism marketers show no sign of surrendering. For more than five decades, the Tuesday after Labor Day carried an unofficial name on the East End of Long Island: Tumbleweed Tuesday. It marked the day […] The post Hamptons "Tumbleweed Tuesday" fades as remote workers and influencers refuse to leave after Labor Day appeared first on American Almanac .
The Hamptons tradition of emptying out after Labor Day is vanishing, replaced by year-round crowds that remote workers, content creators, and tourism marketers show no sign of surrendering. For more than five decades, the Tuesday after Labor Day carried an unofficial name on the East End of Long Island: Tumbleweed Tuesday. It marked the day summer visitors packed up, traffic evaporated, and locals reclaimed their towns for nine quiet months. That ritual is now, by most accounts, finished. Second-home owners who once left after the holiday weekend are filing earnings reports from places like Quogue. Influencers are staging fall content shoots in Montauk. And the region's own tourism office has actively campaigned to keep the crowds coming.…Open
'Jesse Watters Primetime' quizzes Long Island beachgoers on basic American history, math, and geography questions. #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #jessewattersprimetime #jessewatters #watters #longisland #newyork #beach #history #americanhistory #geography #math #education #quiz #questions #america #students #knowledge #culture #lifestyle Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
Jesse Watters Primetime' puts Long Island beachgoers to the test with basic questions about American history, math and geography. #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #jessewattersprimetime #jessewatters #watters #longisland #newyork #beach #beachgoers #history #americanhistory #math #geography #education #quiz #trivia #america #knowledge #culture #lifestyle #shorts Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
Wealthy car enthusiasts on Long Island's South Fork are pouring tens of thousands of dollars, and sometimes seven figures, into bespoke garages built less for parking than for living, entertaining, and showing off prized collections. Arthur Aidala, a New York trial attorney who started collecting cars when he bought a 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider for […] The post Hamptons car collectors spend big on luxury garages that double as private retreats appeared first on American Almanac .
Wealthy car enthusiasts on Long Island's South Fork are pouring tens of thousands of dollars, and sometimes seven figures, into bespoke garages built less for parking than for living, entertaining, and showing off prized collections. Arthur Aidala, a New York trial attorney who started collecting cars when he bought a 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider for just over $3,000 at age 25, now keeps a rotating stable of six vehicles in a 500-square-foot garage at his Quogue home. The other nine cars in his 15-vehicle collection sit in off-site storage. He estimates he has spent roughly $25,000 turning that modest garage into something closer to a private lounge, designer flooring, a flat-screen television, a refrigerator, and a cigar station, the New York…Open
A 67-year-old Northern Virginia man is among as many as 90 Americans unaccounted for after flash floods destroyed a Himalayan border checkpoint, and his family says they have heard almost nothing from the governments involved. Anil Goel, a retired World Bank employee and seasoned trekker, had his visa approved at the Rasuwagadhi immigration checkpoint on […] The post Virginia family desperate for answers after Nepal border floods leave dozens of Americans missing appeared first on American Almanac .
A 67-year-old Northern Virginia man is among as many as 90 Americans unaccounted for after flash floods destroyed a Himalayan border checkpoint, and his family says they have heard almost nothing from the governments involved. Anil Goel, a retired World Bank employee and seasoned trekker, had his visa approved at the Rasuwagadhi immigration checkpoint on Nepal's border with Tibet at 8:35 a.m. local time on August 26, 2026. Roughly 35 minutes later, the collapse of a distant rock ledge and the massive glacier it supported sent a wall of floodwater and mud through the valley, CBS News reported . Every building at the checkpoint was swept away or buried. Goel had sent a photo to his family from the border crossing just minutes before the…Open
