Happy Tuesday in New York City, where the hottest new nursery is 30,000 feet high.
There’s been a lot of negative news coming out of our city’s airports in the last few months — from epic security lines to unwelcome ICE agents to collisions on the runway — but this week, JFK Airport played host to a truly life-affirming story when a baby was born en route from Kingston, Jamaica.
“We have a pregnant passenger who is going into labor at this time,” the pilot of flight BW005 told Air Traffic Control in an audio obtained by CBS News.
“Is it out yet?” a controller responds. “Tell her she’s got to name it Kennedy.”
The delivery was carried out without complications and the mother and child successfully rendezvoused with the airport’s medical team upon arrival. No emergency was declared onboard.
“Upon arrival, the mother and newborn were attended by medical personnel and are receiving necessary care,” a Caribbean Airlines spokesperson told PIX11. “The airline commends the professionalism and measured response of its crew, who managed the situation in accordance with established procedures, ensuring the safety and comfort of all onboard.”
Name: Kennedy. DOB: April 4, 2026. Place of Birth: Somewhere over the Atlantic. Can you still become president of the United States if you were born in international airspace?
A new exhibition opened in Columbus Park, next to the Kings County Supreme Court building. It showcases handwritten reflections by people impacted by homelessness.
The Carol Pino Learning Farm designer, Grain Collective, received the Honor Award for General Design by the American Society of Landscape Architects–New York.
The New York Transit Museum will host a discussion on the Interborough Express project on April 16, featuring speakers from the MTA involved in planning the new light rail line.
Students at P.S. 9 are learning to play tennis in hallways and across cafeteria tables through a free after-school program run by New York Junior Tennis and Learning. They are preparing for an upcoming tournament.
Around 10% of Citi Bike’s e-bike fleet is trialing a new built-in phone holder, mounted on the inside of the bikes’ handlebars.
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KENYA — Sticking out their necks for affection: Giraffes nuzzle each other in the savannah of the Maasai Mara in Narok, Kenya, Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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Bay Ridge golfer Ava Chen, 11, wins Augusta National tournament
Chen competes in the prestigious tournament. Photo: David Chen
Bay Ridge golfer Ava Chen, 11, is the champion of the 2026 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals for Girls aged 10-11.
She took home the trophy during the 2026 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday.
“It was very surprising, and I was so happy,” she told the Brooklyn Eagle. “The whole process was a little nerve-racking, and I was full of emotions. I just wanted to do the best I could, but it ended up working out really well, and I won.”
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50th Anniversary: The venerable Queens art museum, now known as MoMA PS1, will host a block party on Saturday, April 18, to mark its 50th anniversary, featuring local food and crafts, family activities and pumping music sets sure to draw visitors from across Newtown Creek. Learn more.
Happy Birthday to Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola!
On This Day in 1933: The Cullen-Harrison Act went into effect on this day in 1933. Beginning at 12:01 a.m., people could buy beer that was 3.2 percent alcohol by weight instead of the “near beer” they suffered with all through Prohibition. The public lined up on “New Beer’s Eve” at breweries in 20 states and Washington, D.C., and purchased 1.5 million barrels. April 7 remains an unofficial holiday celebrating beer in the U.S.
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