North Hempstead modernizes town code, lifting a 75-year-old ban on Sunday circuses and carnivals, reflecting changes in ...

North Hempstead Town is considering a change to a 1951 law that makes it illegal to hold a circus or carnival on Sundays.

The Big Apple Circus, New York’s hometown attraction, is struggling to keep the big top up amid slumping ticket sales and dwindling corporate donations. Gary Dunning, the circus’s executive ...

A circus performer was rescued in upstate New York last week after she was found dangling from a bridge during a photo shoot, according to a local report and fire officials.

A look back at 70 years of circus elephant photographs as the Ringling Bros. elephants get set for their last New York City show this weekend.

Get an inside look at the Big Apple Circus as New York City plays host to Europe’s Circus-Theater Roncalli. The theme of this year’s show is ‘Journey to the Rainbow’ and wil… ...

The circus runs until Jan. 30, 2022. Alan Silva flies on the silks during a performance of the Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center in New York City on Dec. 11, 2021.

The battle for control of the New York state Senate has turned Albany into a circus for the past several days, but in the long run, this chaos will be good for the state, its government, and ...

Circus Icon Ringling Bros. Says Goodbye After 146 Years To a sold-out crowd, "The Greatest Show on Earth" showed off its death-defying stunts and exotic animals for the last time in New York.

And now they're getting a reminder in the form of a 90-ton train car still painted with the logo of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

A treasured New York circus with a Jewish backstory that helped make entertainment accessible to people of all backgrounds is folding up its big tent for good. The Big Apple Circus announced ...