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Midnight Run

Dec 2009 (annual)

A party with a difference, the four-mile Midnight Run in Central Park is a New Year's Eve event for fitness fanatics. Live DJs and dancing, a costume parade and fireworks are all part of the…

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Christmas cheer on the ice rink. Photo credit to the Rockefeller Center  Rockefeller Center

Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center

6 Nov 2009 - 9 Jan 2010 (annual)

Few scenes are more heart-warming than the rink full of happy skaters cavorting in front of the floodlit towers of New York's Rockefeller Center. The rink has welcomed skaters every Christmas…

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Adriano Moraes attempts to ride Frontier & Teague's Big Bucks during the championship round of the 2007 New York Built Ford Tough Series PBR.  Photo by Andy Watson

Professional Bull Riders: VERSUS Invitational

Jan 2010 (annual)

A uniquely American sport, bull riding is as spectacular to watch as it is dangerous for the riders. Each year they come to New York's Madison Square Garden to take on the challenge of the…

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Empire State Building Photo courtesy Empire State Building

Empire State Building Run-Up

Feb 2010 (annual)

If the thought of a broken escalator fills you with dread, then stay away from this race! Fit and fearless competitors race up the 1575 stairs of the Empire State Building, from the lobby to…

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Bronx Half Marathon

Feb 2010 (annual)

One of New York's less celebrated boroughs, the Bronx is oft overlooked by visitors to the city. During the Bronx Half Marathon (which starts and finishes on Goulden Avenue) it becomes the…

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New York Open Judo Championship

Mar 2010 (annual)

The New York Open at the Athletic Club is the top judo tournament in the US and features participants from over 30 countries, including Olympians and world champions.

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Wollman Ice Rink in Central Park, picture courtesy of New York City Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Ice Skating in Central Park

12 Nov 2009 - 31 Mar 2010 (annual)

With a backdrop of Manhattan skyscrapers, New York's Central Park has two picturesque ice-skating rinks that are open daily in the winter months: Lasker Rink (north-Park at 106th St) and…

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NHL Ice Hockey: New York Rangers

2 Oct 2009 - 11 Apr 2010 (annual)

The New York Rangers play their NHL ice hockey games at Madison Square Garden. The regular season runs from October to April. For full details of the schedule, please visit the Rangers' website.

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NBA: New York Knicks

28 Oct 2009 - 14 Apr 2010 (annual)

The New York Knicks play their NBA basketball games at Madison Square Garden. The regular season runs from October until mid April. Please visit the NBA website for full details of all fixtures.

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Courtesy of NASA

Earth Day at Grand Central

Apr 2010 (annual)

In celebration of Earth Day, Grand Central Station stages a week-long Giant Earth Images exhibition and a two-day Earth Fair. The fair includes various activities and lectures, including…

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The majestic Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn. © Jeff Greenberg/NYC & Company, Inc

The Great Saunter

May 2010 (annual)

Join the Shorewalkers on their annual Great Saunter - a 32-mile walk around Manhattan's edge. The walk starts at South Street Seaport (corner of Fulton & Water Sts) and ends in the same place…

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Bike New York © Bike New York website Image courtesy of Bike New York website

TD Bank 5-Boro Bike Tour

2 May 2010 (annual)

The TD Bank 5-Boro Bike Tour is the largest mass-cycling event in the USA. A river of 30,000 cyclists flows from Battery Park between the skyscrapers of Manhattan at the start of a 68km…

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Cherry blossoms. Photo credit to Lucy Moss (lucy@globeflower.com)

Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival)

May 2010 (annual)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's cherry trees flower in spring every year. To celebrate the new flowers and the new season, New York's Japanese community gathers to dance to the sound of flutes and…

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Belmont Stakes

Jun 2010 (annual)

The Belmont Stakes, at Belmont Park, is the oldest of the US Triple Crown Races. First run in 1867, it is one of the most famous horse races in the world, with a purse of US$1 million to the winner.

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The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA. Courtesy of New York Convention and Visitors Bureau

Manhattan Island Marathon Swim

Jun 2010 (annual)

Each summer, as New York gets hot and sticky, the spectacular annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim offers contestants a way to cool down. The swim is a 28.5-mile marathon through the waters…

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New York Women's Mini-Marathon. Photo courtesy New York Road Runners

Women's Mini-Marathon

Jun 2010 (annual)

Open to women of all ages and abilities, the Women's Mini-Marathon is a ten-kilometre race through Central Park, New York. The historic race was first held in 1972 and is named after the…

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The start of the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Championship. Photo courtesy of Chase Corporate Challenge Championship

Chase Corporate Challenge Championship

Jun 2010 (annual)

The 3.5 mile Chase Corporate Challenge Championship sees accountants, attorneys and company big-wigs get together to race down Manhattan's Park Avenue. Participating companies use the event to…

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Credit to Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

Rose Month at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

Jun 2010; not Mon (annual)

During June, the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens are awash with roses of every hue. Tens of thousands of the sensuous blooms cascade down arches, climb up lattices, clamber over pavilions and fill…

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Vans Warped Tour

Jul 2010 (annual)

The music and extreme sports behemoth that is the Vans Warped Tour rolls into Hempstead, New York. It presents leading punk and hardcore bands on ten stages, extreme sports demos, a Guitar…

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New York's Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted & Calvert Vaux's masterpiece of landscape gardening. Courtesy New York Convention & Visitors Bureau  NYCVB

New York City Triathlon

Jul 2010 (annual)

The triathlon is one of the most gruelling of all endurance sporting events. Nonetheless, New York's event attracts more than 1000 hardy competitors to swim the Hudson River, bike along the…


Highlights

Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center

6 Nov 2009 - 9 Jan 2010 (annual)

Professional Bull Riders: VERSUS Invitational

Madison Square Garden

Jan 2010 (annual)

Empire State Building Run-Up

Empire State Building

Feb 2010 (annual)