Yesterday the first ever Powerball tickets sold in New York were being scooped up by locals hoping for a lucky break. This Wednesday night there's a $107 million jackpot up for grabs, and one regular player told the NY Post, "Now I don't need to go to Pennsylvania to play." The official kickoff is being celebrated right now in Grand Central Terminal where Yolanda Vega is hosting the "World's Largest JackPIT." They tell us this is made up of "Human Mega Millions balls and Powerballs jumping into a giant ball pit with over 120,000 balls." Why not. And if you want to jump in, it's open to the public all day, and those who participate can win an iPod. Surely worth jumping into a pit of germ-infested balls for. more ›

Park(ing) Day always goes by so quickly! One minute you're swimming in a ball pit in SoHo, and the next minute the tyranny of parked cars has returned to our city's streets. Viva la Park(ing) Revolution! Here are some more photos of yesterday's whimsical fun, which transformed over 50 spaces usually occupied by motor vehicles into imaginative urban oases. more ›