Worlds largest Star Wars Lego model unveiled in NYC

A massive Lego model of the Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter was unveiled in Times Square, New York City on Thursday. Made out of a whopping 5.3 million Lego pieces, the craft weighs in at nearly 46,000lbs and is 43 feet (13.1 metres) long. Its wingspan measures 44 feet (13.44 metres) across, and is the largest Lego model ever built, Sky News reported. The ship is the work of 32 master Lego ...

New York City Hopes Bikesharing Will Make Streets Safer

Citi Bike, the country's largest urban bike-sharing system, will soon be rolling in New York City after almost a year of delays. The idea has worked elsewhere, including Paris, Washington, D.C., and Montreal. But critics wonder if it's safe to add tens of thousands of new cyclists to the crowded streets of New ...

Todays MLB starting lineups May 24

Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

New Yorks Main Beach tops experts list for best in U.S.

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1. Less surprisingly, that beach is in East Hampton, the vacation playground for the rich and ...

Is that Auburn tree wearing a scarf Wrapped up in yarn for art exhibit

Schweinfurth Art Center Executive Director Donna Lamb Friday describes the Yarn Bomb, an installation of scarves on trees in front of the Auburn museum. The yarn-wrapped trees are meant to draw attention to the museum's "Innovators & Legends" exhibit opening. The scarves will stay on the trees until the exhibit closes on Aug. 11, Lamb said. And the museum will gladly take ...