summer

Hundreds of New Yorkers were stuck waiting in line outside because a shortage of lifeguards forced workers to rope off sections of the Astoria Pool.

A roundup of ways to entertain the little ones during the joyful months between the end of the school year and the start of a new one.

Nick León, Tongue in the Mind, Cashu and Emma dj are among this year’s performers.

Every day is Fat Beach Day, according to plus-size model, artist, and self-described “fat activist” Jordan Underwood.

The season includes nine world premieres of newly commissioned works, including one from Twyla Tharp in collaboration with T Bone Burnett.

Roller skating parties! Swing dance festivals! Movies on aircraft carriers! No matter what you like, there’s something for you this summer in NYC.

Little Island will host concerts, dance performances, comedy events and more in the Glade, the more intimate of its performance spaces, and the Play Ground, the spacious plaza that greets all arrivals.

Don’t sleep on your second to last weekend of summer!

Hit the beach while you still can.

Temperatures are expected to push into the low nineties Tuesday and Wednesday, with the threat of severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon.