July 10, 2012 The Naked Cowboy in New York City's Times Square has some competition. The Naked Indian. Adam David is banging his drum and strumming his guitar in his underwear. Robert Burck, who plays the Naked Cowboy, is threatening to sue. David says there's plenty of room in Times Square for both of them. What do you think?
June 28, 2012 Horse lovers from all over Upstate New York are heading for Syracuse as the Syracuse International Horse Show continues through this weekend. YNN reports that the American Saddlebred Horse Association hosted show will feature some 650 horses making it one of the largest to date. Along with the various equine events there are charitable causes that will benefit.
June 22, 2012 This years NASCAR Sprint Cup Series At the Glen race winner will be getting a beautiful new trophy courtesy of the Corning Museum of Glass. YNN reports that the company has teamed up with NASCAR to provide an elegant cylindrical glass piece featuring aspects of the Watkins Glen track as well the areas unique geographic aspects.
June 22, 2012 The campaign meant to give the bullied bus monitor Karen Klein a vacation, has raised over $455,000. And the fund just keeps growing. Donations are coming in every minute - from one dollar to one hundred dollars. Maybe she can retire? Karen's "about me" on her Facebook page mentions she would work "unless she came into lots of money." The question now is, how much is lots of money?
June 21, 2012 Karen Klein is a 68-year-old school bus monitor for a school in Rochester, New York. She's in charge of making sure the kids are safe on the bus. But it also means she has to sit amongst the kids who are often brutally mean and obnoxious to her.
Earlier this week, she was viciously bullied by several kids who relentlessly called her names and ultimately brought her to tears. A difficult-to-watch 10-minute video was posted to YouTube and support for her is pouring in from the community, as well as from people around the country. She's being showered with support and gifts, and also praised for showing restraint. Her story is being told across the country as it should be.
June 16, 2012 He did it. Nik Wallenda became the first man to tightrope walk over Niagara Falls. Thousands gathered at the Falls to watch history in the making, while millions more watched on TV. It took Wallenda all off 25 minutes to cross over Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the three Falls. He even ran the last few feet.
June 15, 2012 Nik Wallenda will attempt something that hasn't been done in over 100 years. He'll tightrope walk over the Niagara Falls. The 7th generation Flying Wallenda received special permission to perform this feet since it was banned 128 years ago. You can watch it unfold live on ABC tonight at 9.
June 15, 2012 Do you remember playing Truth or Dare? It was a great ice-breaker and an opportunity to get to know others. Well, it's still a great way to get to know people and with so many people to get to know in New York City, what better way to do it than by setting up a big game of Truth or Dare?
June 14, 2012 Lee Greenwood isn't taking the elementary school 'God Bless the USA' controversy lying down. He's speaking out for the kids who are too young to understand why their school principal banned the song from this year's graduation ceremony.
June 13, 2012 The kindergarten kids at a New York school may not be allowed to sing Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless the USA at their graduation, but we're letting local kids sing it for them.
We decided to show our support by having parents record their children and send it in. The principal won't let the kindergarteners in Coney Island wave their red, white and blue, so we're waving it for them. Thanks to all the parents who sent us video of their kids.
The principal at a Coney Island, NY elementary school is under fire from both parents and some members of the community after she banned the kids from singing Lee Greenwood’s patriotic anthem ‘God Bless the USA’ at a kindergarten graduation.
But you won’t believe what she says they can sing.
June 10, 2012 For most of the year Lowville is a sleepy little community of around 4,000 people. However for one day in September the village comes alive with what Trip Advisor calls one of America's "10 wackiest summer events", its annual Cream Cheese Festival. The event is appropriately located in Lowville, the home of the world's largest Kraft Cream Cheese manufacturing plant. What are the other "wacky" summer events?
