Florida Python Cowboy makes a splash with new tactic for hunting iguanas

Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is just the most efficient way to nab the nuisance lizard, says Mike Kimmel, ...
Texans Wire

Removal of extra large (giant!) python highlights November competition

The South Florida Water Management District's monthly competition is winding down for 2025. Who took the top prize in ...
Curbed

Queens Is the Big Casino Winner

This rendering of Steve Cohen’s plans for a casino in Queens could soon be a reality. Photo: Metropolitan Park New York City has its casino winners: Barring any back-room high jinks or an act of God, ...
The Blood-Horse

Jockey Protest Leads to Aqueduct Cancelling Nov. 30

The New York Racing Association was forced to cancel the final eight races of the nine-race card Nov. 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack due to a protest lodged by the jockeys resulting in their refusal to ride ...
The Daily Gazette

Aqueduct races canceled over jockeys' dispute with NYRA management

The nine-race card on Sunday at Aqueduct ended after the first race when the jockeys refused to ride because of “a concern regarding the duties of the NYRA Clerk of Scales and Assistant Clerk of ...
The Saratogian

HORSE RACING: Live racing canceled at Aqueduct Racetrack yesterday

NEW YORK – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) was forced to cancel the final eight races of Sunday’s nine-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack due to a protest lodged by the jockeys, resulting in ...
Forbes

A Rundown Of The Cigar Mile At Aqueduct

Hoist The Gold was an impressive gate-to-wire winner in the 2023 Cigar Mile and this year's field has plenty of front-end speed. The Cigar Mile has offered a chance at late-year Stakes glory since ...
Times Union

Racing set to resume Thursday at NYRA's Aqueduct Racetrack

Racing is set to resume Thursday at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens after officials from the New York Racing Association and the Jockeys’ Guild met earlier this week to discuss the issues that led to ...
Hosted on MSN

The Old Croton Aqueduct Built to End NYC’s Water Crisis

Long before skyscrapers pierced the Manhattan skyline or the subway hummed beneath its streets, New York City faced a crisis most modern residents never think about: it was running out of clean water.
Newsday

NYRA to resume racing at Aqueduct despite dispute with jockeys

After eight of Sunday’s nine races at Aqueduct were canceled following a jockey-led protest, live racing remains on schedule to return Thursday afternoon, NYRA confirmed to Newsday on Monday. On ...
Archaeology

Rome's Lost Aqueduct

Archaeologist Katherine Rinne stands beside a large ancient Roman springhouse that may belong to the lost "Carestia" spring, one of the possible sources of the Aqua Traiana. Few monuments that survive ...