Pause for a swim at the glorious outdoor Lasker Pool (between 108th and 109th Streets), then catch one of the myriad free concerts - from Philharmonic to children's jazz to dub reggae - that grace the summer calendar.

BBC: Summer in the city: New York

One night nearly three years ago, their sound was reinforced by the addition of Toby Peter, a dub-wise bassist raised in Barbados, and Pacifika was born.

NPR: Pacifika: Peaceful Pop Sounds, in Spanish

One of the options floated was allowing people to defer the payment until after they die, prompting the Tories to dub it a death tax.

BBC: Elderly care: The other options