HelpNewYork.com https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Ultimate 2026 NYC Guide: Expert Itineraries & Safety Tips Sunday Commuter Rail Preview: LIRR, Metro-North, and NJ Transit for Monday, May 4, 2026 — Grand Central Madison Holds Steady, Harlem Line Track Work Looms NYC Subway Service Update: Sunday, May 3, 2026 — A/C Local Suspended in Brooklyn, 1 Train Out at Van Cortlandt, Rockaway Shuttle Down Through Monday Morning Highbridge Park: The 130-Acre Manhattan Park Most New Yorkers Walk Right Past A Cross-Borough Locals’ Day: East Village to Long Island City Without Backtracking Where Locals Actually Eat & Drink Before Mets Games: The Citi Field Pre-Game Crawl (Service Guide) NYC Week-Ahead (May 4–9, 2026): Two Sunny Days, Wednesday-Thursday Wet Commutes, Tuesday Tops 76°F NYC Weather Today (Sunday, May 3, 2026): Sunny, 60°F, Elevated Fire-Spread Risk Across All Five Boroughs The NoHo Townhouse Frozen in 1865: Inside the Merchant’s House Museum, Manhattan’s Last Intact 19th-Century Home The Queens Sunset Secret Locals Don’t Want You to Know: Watching Manhattan Glow from Gantry Plaza NYC Seniors: How to Find a Free EnhanceFitness Fall Prevention Class Near You — and the One Phone Number That Connects You to Every Program in the City NYC Parents: The May 5 Summer Rising Acceptance Deadline, the Waitlist Path If You Missed Out, and Free Things to Do This Sunday Two NYC Small Business Grant Deadlines Hit This Month: $100,000 Each From SBS, Closing May 8 and May 20 Monday Motivation: Your Free NYC Fitness Lineup for the Week of May 4 — Yoga, Boot Camps, and Group Runs Across the City Free NYC Public Running Tracks: Where to Get a Real Speed Workout Without Paying a Dime NYC Public Art This Week: Woody De Othello Lands at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Risha Gorig’s ‘The Journey’ in Prospect Park, and Where to Walk the Murals Right Now NYC Festival Weekend Recap + What’s Next: Plantathon, the Five Boro Bike Tour, and the Japan Parade Lighting Up May 9-10 Free Air Conditioner From NYC: How HEAP Cooling Assistance Works in 2026 (Up to $800 Toward an AC) NYC Rent Freeze 2026: What Mamdani’s New Rent Guidelines Board Means for Stabilized Tenants Trinidadian Food in Richmond Hill, Queens: A Doubles, Roti, and Curry Tour of Little Guyana’s Liberty Avenue NYC Restaurant Openings & Closings: May 2, 2026 — Smokey Bones Wipes Out Statewide, Jeju Noodle Bar Eyes Nolita, and a Cinco de Mayo Lineup Takes Shape Staten Island Hidden Gems: St. George, Snug Harbor, and the North Shore Walk Bronx Hidden Gems: Hunts Point, the Bronx River Greenway, and Soundview Queens Hidden Gems: Jackson Heights and Flushing Walking Routes Brooklyn Hidden Gems: A Walking Route Through Greenpoint and Williamsburg Manhattan Hidden Gems: Upper Manhattan Walk from Harlem to Inwood NYC Sick Leave Just Expanded: The 32 New Hours, Stronger Wage-Theft Collection, and How to File After May 2026 How to Vote in NYC 2026: Poll Site Finder, Early Voting Dates, and Mail Ballot Deadlines NYC Real Estate Transfer Tax 2026: RPTT, Mansion Tax & TP-584-NYC Explained Is Your NYC Neighborhood Actually Getting Safer? The Q1 2026 Data, Decoded Eating Like a Pilgrim in New York: The Canon, the Counter Rules, and How to Actually Find a Real Deli What to Wear to a Broadway Show: A First-Timer’s Guide to the Room, the Rhythm, and the Feeling Concert Hall Etiquette in New York: A Pilgrim’s Complete Guide to What to Wear, When to Clap, and What to Expect Off-Broadway vs Broadway: Which Is the Real New York Theater? Movies Filmed in Brooklyn Heights: A Cinephile’s Walking Guide to Moonstruck, Prizzi’s Honor, and the Promenade Brooklyn Bookstore Saturday: A Pilgrim’s Route Through Six Independent Bookshops NYC Bike & Micromobility Update: Saturday, May 2, 2026 — A Weekend Greenway Ride Plan While Lime Pushes for Citywide E-Scooters and DOT Promises 50 New Miles of Protected Lanes NYC Subway Service Update: Saturday, May 2, 2026 — Q Line Cut to Coney Island, 3/4 Local Suspended in Crown Heights, 1 Train to Van Cortlandt Park Out Heckscher Playground in Central Park: Complete Service Hub Guide (Hours, Permits, Restrooms, Parking) Domino Park for Brooklyn Residents: Parking, Off-Peak Hours, the Restroom Map, and What Locals Actually Use It For Cheapest Legit Yankee Stadium Tickets: The Saturday Buyer’s Guide (No Scalpers) NYC Weekend Outdoors May 2-3: Skip the Beach Saturday, Sunday Is the Day NYC Weather Saturday May 2: Morning Rain Showers, 62°F High, Drier Sunday Ahead BQ Flea: The Sunday Trunk Market Under the BQE That Just Came Back for 2026 The Brooklyn Army Terminal: NYC’s Cathedral on the Water (And the $4.50 Ferry That Drops You at Its Door) NYC Student Money Guide: The 2026-27 FAFSA, NY TAP, and Excelsior Scholarship — What CUNY Students Need to File This May NYC Senior Resources: How to Use HIICAP and Aging Connect for Free, One-on-One Medicare Help — 2026 Open Enrollment Plan NYC Healthcare Navigator: How to Recertify SNAP and Renew Medicaid In Person at HRA Centers — Verified Locations and Hours for May 2026 NYC Dog Adoption Events This May: Doggy Fashion Shows, Puppy Pride, and How to Show Up Ready Skip the Manhattan Crowds: 5 Outer-Borough Dog Runs Worth the Subway Ride This Weekend