Easter spending expected to hit $177 per person this year

A recent survey of consumers reveals that they feel inspired to shop for Easter-related items because it's a tradition and an enjoyable activity to do with family and friends.

Home Depot to bring back 12-Foot Skelly, new spooky friends for Halloween

Home Depot is reviving the Halloween spirit more than six months early by announcing the return of the popular 12-foot skeleton decoration, known as Skelly, along with introducing new companions and friends for the upcoming season

Easter 2024: Why is holiday so early this year?

Each year, Easter is celebrated on a different day – and this year it’s coming a little early.

Staten Island holds first inclusive St. Patrick's Day Parade

Staten Island will be holding its first inclusive St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday after excluding the LGBTQ community for years.

Heroic FDNY brothers honored at St. Patrick's Day Parade

Tom and Tim Haskell, two brothers from Seaford, New York, and members of the FDNY, perished on 9/11 while rescuing others from the Twin Towers.

Spring 2024 starts Tuesday: What to know about the vernal equinox

The spring equinox is almost here. In the U.S., get ready for earlier sunrises and later sunsets until the summer solstice in June.

NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade: 2024 map, street closures, more

Sláinte! New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade is March 16. Here's what you need to know about it, and other things you can do to celebrate.

Krispy Kreme free doughnut: Chain unveils 4 new flavors for St. Patrick's Day 2024

Krispy Kreme has free doughnuts in honor of St. Patrick’s Day 2024. Here’s how to score the green treat, as well as a look at some of its new festive flavors.

From students to stars: Inside the journey of Ridgewood Irish Dancers

A New Jersey Irish dance group brightened up a cloudy Bergen County Saint Patrick's Day parade Sunday before making their way to Duffy's in Paterson as a part of their busy March schedule.

Spring 2024: When Daylight Saving Time begins, sun sets after 7 p.m. in NYC

New Yorkers had a sweet taste of spring on Sunday when sunny skies teamed up with 60-degree highs. Ignore this week's rain: here's what we can look forward to:

Leap Year 2024: What is Bachelor's Day?

Ireland’s leap year tradition of Bachelor’s Day dates back to the 5th century.

Leap year 2024: Switching from the Julian calendar to Gregorian

In honor of Leap Day, this read is for the history nerds. Ever wonder how America caught our calendar up with the rest of the world? In September 1752, we skipped over 11 days.

Leap Day history: Things that happened on Feb. 29

Without a Feb. 29 about every four years (but not quite), the seasons wouldn't align with when farmers plant - and chaos would ensue. Here are some interesting things that have happened on Feb. 29.

Chinatown hosts 2024 NYC Lunar New Year Parade

Revelers welcomed the Year of the Dragon in Chinatown on Sunday for the 26th Lunar New Year Parade and Festival.

NYC Lunar New Year Parade: Road closures, routes, info

Tons of festival booths and people will line the route of the parade across Chinatown on Sunday.

Why did George Washington have two birthdays?

A fun fact about George Washington is that the first president has “two birthdays" because of the way that time was kept for the first 20 years of his life.