The East River is a tidal strait linking Upper New York Bay to Long Island Sound, separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Brooklyn and Queens.
Two fire engines have doused a blaze on a section of the Brooklyn Bridge during a fireworks display, with crowds kept at distance as weather threats prompted an earlier start. No injuries have been reported; the blaze burned out within a minute as crews responded.
The Fox pregame show for the World Cup final is marked by fast travel through a ferry, a helicopter, and a police-escorted car ride, with Zlatan Ibrahimović sweating over the flight. The crew faced delays but reached MetLife Stadium in time as viewership broke records.